This is a deliberate withholding of information from this house. We will speak to a former labour defence minister. At the start of his first full week in power, donald trump focuses on jobs, and threatens big border taxes on goods entering the country. The series of failures that led to a prisoners suicide, Dean Saunders mother says shed warned prison authorities. Im telling you know, if you do not put my son back on constant watch he will kill himself, you wont be able to say you didnt know. A focus on science and technology, as the Prime Minister unveils her New Industrial Strategy for britain after brexit. And, the actor gorden kaye, best known for his part in the bbc sitcom allo allo , has died at the age of 75. Its five oclock. Our main story is the governments admission that theresa may was told about a test of the Trident Nuclear deterrent, which took place last june. She was informed when she became Prime Minister a month later, but ministers wont confirm if shed been made aware of a possible malfunction, when, its claimed, an unarmed missile veered off course. The Defence Secretary sir Michael Fallon, told mps that a test did take place off the coast of florida last summer, but he insisted it was a success, and refused to comment on the operational details. The Prime Minister said today she had absolute faith in trident. Our correspondent andy moore has the latest. Initiate, fire one. Back in 2012, there was a successful Trident Missile launch, which the government is more than happy to talk about and released footage. The government has been much more reticent of discussing last years lodge. The sunday times says the american built Trident Missile went off course. Some Security Sources in the us are confirming reports. Same the missile was deliberately blown up because it malfunctioned. This afternoon, the Prime Minister confirmed she was told about the test, but refused once again to give any details about what she was told. I am regularly briefed on National Security issues, i was briefed on the successful certification of Hms Vengeance and her group. We dont comment on operational details for National Security reasons. Why werent you just admit if you knew were not . have just admit if you knew were not . |j have said i was briefed on the certification of Hms Vengeance. We dont speak about operational details for National Security reasons. In the House Of Commons the Defence Secretary stuck doggedly to the government line that the testing of the government submarine was successful. Contrary to reports in the weekend press, Hms Vengeance and her crew were successfully tested and certified as ready tojoin her crew were successfully tested and certified as ready to join the operational cycle. We do not comment on the details of submarine operations. That answer was not good enough for the opposition. Mr speaker, at the heart of the issue isa speaker, at the heart of the issue is a worrying lack of transparency. A Prime Minister who has chosen to cover up a serious a Prime Minister who has chosen to cover up a serious incident, rather than coming clean with the british public. This house, and more importantly the british public, deserve better. Michael fallon has 110w deserve better. Michael fallon has now been invited to discuss the matter further at the Defence Committee tomorrow, in closed session if need be. Lets talk to the former shadow defence minister, kevinjames. The former shadow defence minister, kevin james. What do the former shadow defence minister, kevinjames. What do you think the minister should be doing today, that he was not doing . He explained what he was not doing . He explained what he could not go further, you wanted to go further, why was that . In 2012 the mod gave a press release out, they gave footage. Peter hennessy in his book gave a full description of the missile launch, cleared by the ministry of defence, Michael Fallons home department. To date Michael Fallon said we could not talk about anything to do with the tests. Im there is a complete disjunction between 2012, and what was spoken about by a conservative Defence Secretary and the ministry of defence, and what is now convenient that they dont have the public. What do you think happened, given the sources we have reported today. And there have been more than one. What happened . The remarkable thing, as the parliamentary session was happening, a report came from the United States that us defence officials were openly talking about a failed test. If it is good enough for the American Public and congress to know about what happened on this test, to have a Secretary Of State and also a Prime Minister refusing to even talk about what happened, and how it came to be, it is not acceptable. Interesting line in those reports, the unnamed us official was reported to have said that the altered trajectory, the Missile Veering off course, part of an automatic Self Destruct sequence, triggered when Missile Electronics detect an anomaly. What do you make of that . I am a supporter of the uks nicola deterrent. I dont think the way the government is handling this is doing anything to bolster the case, making an argument for the reason why we need a nuclear deterrent. They are tested rigorously, and quite rightly they should be. When things go wrong, if they hide it, the way this government is doing, all it does is lead to suspicion and fear that there is something more sinister to hide. Clearly there might be. Is it afair bet hide. Clearly there might be. Is it a fair bet that if you were at the dispatch box, you may if not sharing information . The last government adults more than any other government included. The number of warheads, targeting lists. We had an open policy. There is a strict need for security, but there are certain areas already in the public domain. In peter hennessys that, the side of geek, already authorised by the ministry of defence. Silent deep. Iama ministry of defence. Silent deep. I am a strong supporter of the nuclear deterrent, the majority of british people. The conference will be undermined by these type of actions taken by the government. Thank you very much. Former shadow defence minister, kevin james. Thank you very much. Former shadow defence minister, kevinjames. Lets go back to westminster, and vicky. The Prime Minster has made have you known, not addressing the central point, what might and might not have gone wrong. What do you make of the exchange . The government, the ministers and the Prime Minister have ended looking evasive. Yesterday theresa may was asked four times what she knew, when she knew it, not totally answering the question. Similarly today briefings from downing street tojournalists, saying she had been briefed about the test. Not telling us what she had been told, if she was told there was a problem. Michael fallon in the House Of Commons taking questions for 45 minutes, and our, not telling us for 45 minutes, and our, not telling us anything. That moment when hes not giving us any details, a labour mp reading on twitter that cnn have sources on what may or may not have happened. They have got themselves into a tangle. Michael fallon said they believe everything you read in they believe everything you read in the newspapers. Absolutely adamant they have confidence in the system. The political side of this, this all happened just before there was a vote in the House Of Commons about the renewal of trident. They say thatis the renewal of trident. They say that is why the Prime Minister should have been more open about this. Michael fallon has turned down an offer to go to this Defence Committee tomorrow, in secret if he needs to. He says you have to trust us, there is nothing wrong with the system. Effectively it work as it needed to do. Until they tell us more details, incredibly difficult for mps or asked to judge that. Micky young, with the latest on the row over trident. President trump has signed a number of Executive Orders. The Transpacific Partnership. Promising advantages for Companies Making products in the us. But reiterated his pledge to impose a substantial border tax on foreign goods entering the country. Hes been meeting corporate and Union Leaders at the white house, with the focus on manufacturing jobs. After a weekend settling in, this was his first day at the office. He assembled a number of industrial heads. Taxes will be down, you will have incentives to build. Then came the stick. A company that wants to fire all its people in the United States, and build some factories elsewhere, thinking that product will just flow across the border into the United States, that is not going to happen. There will be aboard attacks, substantial tax. What else is on the long to do list written in the campaign . Near the top is repealing 0bama care. The president S Health Care reforms. Which President Trump began doing so on friday. He said he would withdraw from the Transpacific Partnership with asian rim countries. He began that from day. He said he would end gun free zones in places like schools. Although that would take legislation. 0n schools. Although that would take legislation. On his position on the mexican wall, he changes policy, saying it will not be built along the whole border, and that mexico will not pay for all of it. He also moved the us embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. Moscow moved the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. Moscow said moved the us embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. Moscow said it expects tojerusalem. Moscow said it expects to receive a first phone call between President Trump and President Putin soon. Translation we see quite a few things i to eye on Foreign Policy. Some things President Trump has said overlap of President Trump has said overlap of President Putins Foreign Policy goals. Theresa may has a ready bag for the first meeting with President Trump bya for the first meeting with President Trump by a foreign meter. But that is at the end of the week. For now, his focus is on jobs, manufacturing and National Security. The issues on those who voted for Him Willjudge s presidency on. Judge s presidency. President trumps first weekend in charge was overshadowed by a row with the media, over coverage of the inauguration. His press Secretary Sean Spicer warned that the administration would hold the press accountable. Lets talk to erik wemple, whos a Media Columnist with the washington post. Thank you forjoining us. What is the atmosphere at the moment, in terms of the way you want looking ahead to the next four years . Well, the media is stunned, about what happened on saturday. Although they really should not have been. These tactics have been in circulation with the trump people for 18 19 months, they have been savaging the media in twitter, interviews, for a long time. The level of surprise and shockis long time. The level of surprise and shock is that this has migrated so strongly to the white house itself. There may have been a sense that they would leave these tactics aside, as they took power. It got them the power, helped get them to power. Some surprise and shock. I am not so sure that people should be shot. How credible is it that a new administration can get its message out there effectively, if it does not have an efficient relationship with the press within the white house . That traditional white house context. It is increasingly more and more credible. Donald trump has millions of followers on twitter. There are so many ways of getting at the public. President 0bama did that himself. There were some grousing amongst the press, that they were being circumvented by president 0bama. These sort of tactics go back a long way with president s. They have not waited to get to the American Public themselves. With the rise of technology and the web, it is easier and easier. At some point the media has a pretty big role. They are able to trust questions out there, do a lot of accountability. When they do accountability they get a lot of eyeballs. I dont think the Trump Administration will be wholly successful on this front. We have seen a successful on this front. We have Seena Campaign successful on this front. We have seen a campaign marked by, on both sides, and a lot of scepticism and cynicism. Now we have the weekend, and the press secretarys own performance, presenting what were called alternative facts, by a colleague of his. To what extent is it possible for the traditional media, the Mainstream Media to reset the rules, in terms of its own credibility and integrity . Is that damage really very significant . Credibility and integrity . Is that damage really very significant7m you look at the polls and the studies that have been done. The Media Credibility is well down in the cellar. The us media is one of the cellar. The us media is one of the most discredited institutions around. That is a huge problem for us. Something that has been abetted by Donald Trumps serial denunciations of the media this at the same time, that is a very broad and amorphous conception in the American Public. When the us media bring stories to bear, specific stories, people read them, and people still do believe them. The blocking and tackling ofjournalism, basically reporting a story, nailing it down, getting it right, it is a formula that is classic and releva nt, formula that is classic and relevant, as relevant as it was decades ago. As you speak, we are looking at images from the oval 0ffice today, President Trump signing Executive Order after Executive Order. Some of those significant, on the trade deal, the major trade deal he has pulled out. Your sense of how the American Media is keeping up with what is a pretty formidable news machine. This man is generating headlines by the hour. What is your sense of the way the American Media is handling that christmas the American Media has grown. Our media organisations, basically despatching Record Numbers of teams to cover the white house and the federal government. Increasingly there is a great deal of investment in American Media outlets and this stuff. We can keep up outlets and this stuff. We can keep up with that. There is more money, more eyeballs, more clicks on government politics. 0ne place where the American Media can make a go of things. We are keeping up with these things. We are keeping up with these things. It is a Fast And Furious cycle. Especially with trumps nominees on capitol hill, trying to get them approved by the senate. For these Executive Orders and initiatives in the first 100 days, coming atan initiatives in the first 100 days, coming at an insane pace. It does test us. We will talk in the weeks ahead, i hope. Thank you forjoining us. And from tonight on the Bbc News Channel we have a new programme covering the start of Donald Trumps presidency and the impact it could have on brexit. Thats100 days with Katty Kay In Washington and Christian Fraser in london at 7pm. The Prime Minister has refused to give more detail on the reported misfiring of a Trident Missile during a test. As we have seen <