Ned temko the political commentator, Annalisa Piras the italian film maker and broadcaster, Stefanie Bolzen of germanys die welt, and the russian journalist alexander nekrassov. Welcome to you all. The british Prime Minister lost her overall majority in the general election, and is having to do a deal with mps from Northern Ireland to stay in downing street. Theresa may was criticised during the Election Campaign for not meeting real people, and within a week that criticism has resurfaced because of the government response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. An entire residential tower block in london destroyed by fire in one night. But when theresa may first visited the scene, she spoke to members of the emergency services, but not to local residents. All this coming just before those brexit talks are finally going to get underway. Lets discuss the state of britain, of british politics. Ned, theresa may, specifically, can she and will she survive all of this . If wed been having this conve
Ned temko the political commentator, Annalisa Piras the italian film maker and broadcaster, Stefanie Bolzen of germanys die welt, and the russian journalist alexander nekrassov. Welcome to you all. The british Prime Minister lost her overall majority in the general election, and is having to do a deal with mps from Northern Ireland to stay in downing street. Theresa may was criticised during the Election Campaign for not meeting real people, and within a week that criticism has resurfaced because of the government response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. An entire residential tower block in london destroyed by fire in one night. But when theresa may first visited the scene, she spoke to members of the emergency services, but not to local residents. All this coming just before those brexit talks are finally going to get underway. Lets discuss the state of britain, of british politics. Ned, theresa may, specifically, can she and will she survive all of this . If wed been having this conve
The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the
The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the