Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At One 20170131 : vimarsana

BBCNEWS BBC News At One January 31, 2017

Coming up in the sport on bbc news, claims that lord coe misled mps as questions grow over what he knew and when over the russian doping scandal. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has sacked his acting Attorney General, accusing her of betrayal after she told Government Lawyers not to defend his controversial Travel Restrictions in court. Sally yates, who was appointed by president obama, had said she was not convinced mr trumps temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. Richard lister reports. It isa it is a battle over American Values and its going on all across the county. In Columbus Ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. In dallas, texas, there was a silent vigil and concern over what the future holds. We came from mexico. Things arent great there now. Do deny something an opportunity to build a future seems completely wrong. The most significant protest came from sally yates, an Abomb Ma Appointee asked by President Trump to stay on as acting Attorney General. She said it was her duty to stand for what is white. She was sacked within hours. A Furious White House said she betrayed her department and accused her of being very weak on illegal immigration. Teeth exfrom the nation. This he can tiff order may be controversial but polling suggests at least half the country supports this ban against predominately muslim nations. These seven nations, one, they are not our friends and are not willing to provide the necessary Background Information on their nationals for us information on their nationals for us to even consider allowing them to visit our country. But washingtons preparing for another day of con greeceal confrontation. Democrats say the president s approach is causing chaos. If this continues, this country has big trouble. We cannot have a twitter presidency. We cannot have a twitter presidency. We cannot have a presidency that thinks, this sounds good and lets go do it and not think the consequences through. 7 go do it and not think the consequences through. . In a sign of the unusual time, the former president broke with protocol to say he fundamentally disdisagrees with the notion of discrimination because of faith or religion. There is a lot at stake. A Hardline Conservative who will influence the course of American Government for years to come. Congratulations, mr president. In ten days, donald trump has changed america in the point where it has been said if one of the biggest challenged faced by the eu in 60 years. The president of the European Council donald tusk has called Downing Street says any visit by President Trump is months away, and no timings have been decided. More than one and a half Million People have signed a petition urging the government to cancel his state visit to the uk later this year. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Say it loud and say it clear. Refugees are welcome here. They dont like the new president or his policies. They dont want him here as an honoured guest of the queen. Theres never been so much public protest. The government is standing firm, its invitation to donald trump on behalf of the queen still stands though it was issued far too quickly. It is the governments role to make sure the queen isnt dragged into political controversy. I think they have to watch that dimension given the level of public concern about this state visit invitation. The state visit is the highest accolade the country can pay to a foreign leader. Normally, its offered after a us president has beenin offered after a us president has been in office for several years. And to issue the invetation in the first days of President Trump being in the white house to happen in the next fewp months felt to me a bit premature, frankly. President obama much more popular in britain, was in his third year of office when he was given a state visit in 2011. Hed been before on politically focussed official visits but the pomp and pageantry of a state visit which delivers the coveted imagery. Today, Cabinet Ministers were staying silent on the controversy. Number ten are now stressing its months away. Prominent pro brexit mps are behind the invitation. This is an important state visit in the national interests. It represents the recognition in this country of United States in relation to the whole of our foreign policy, United States in relation to the whole of ourforeign policy, our alliances through two world wars and the whole of the Brexit Question as well. No date has yet been set for the state visit. But the petition against it is steadily gaining support. James robbins bbc news. The president of the European Council donald tusk has called President Donald Trump a threat to the European Union. In a strongly worded letter to member states, mr tusk said america had joined russia, china and Radical Islam among threats to europe and called on europeans to stick together. Our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas is in brussels. It was. Whats interested is that donald tusk has done this just before a meeting of european leaders at the end of the this week. He chairs those sum its. He prides himself on being a tough talking, straight talking sort of chairman of those meetings. Likes to lay out what he sees as the biggest issues facing the eu. He identifies threats externally, china assertive, russia, also the United States saying worrying declarations by the new American Administration make our future highly unpredictable. He talks about the new administration putting into question 70 years of american policy. There is a sense of real concern. Some disorientation in europe about what the Trump Administration is doing. Interestingly, mr Tusk Finishes with a call to say there are trade opportunities with europe to stand up opportunities with europe to stand upfor opportunities with europe to stand up for open trade too. Mps have just begun debating the bill which gives the government the authority to start the formal process of leaving the eu. The legislation allows for the triggering of article 50. It looks set to be approved in a vote tomorrow, with labour mps being told byJeremy Corbyn that they should back the bill. But some labour mps say they will join the snp in voting against it. Our Political Correspondent ian watson reports. The phoney war is over. The courts have Given Parliament a say over whether and when britain leaves the European Union. Now mps have to nail their colours to the mast. Are they going to argue over what type of brexit they want or oppose it entirely . The governments warning mps who vote against triggering article 50, the formal process of leaving the e. Will be defying the will of the people. The core of this bill lies a very simple question. Do we trust the people or not . The democratic mandate is clear. The Electorate Voting for a government to give them a referendum. Parliament voted to hold the referendum. People voted in that referendum. People voted in that referendum and we are now honouring the result of that referendum. Referendum and we are now honouring the result of that referendumm the result of that referendumm the legislation to leave the eu were compared to say, a train, it would bea compared to say, a train, it would be a eurostar on a fast track. Mps getjust be a eurostar on a fast track. Mps get just two days be a eurostar on a fast track. Mps getjust two days of debate this week, three days next and the government hopes it will all get through the House Of Lords by early march. If you were to stand here at the very heart of parliament at any time over the last quarter of a century, youd meet plenty of tory mps who are willing to defy their party line on europe. But, over the next two days of debate, it is labours divisions which will be on display. Jeremy corbyn has already lost two thames of his top team. Im told three Shadow Cabinet Members are considering whether to resign over his instructions to trigger article 50. Reasons around two dozen former ministers and Shadow Ministers areally to rebel too. One is the man who challenged Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. I asked him why hes still defying him . |j think him why hes still defying him . think brexit will make our country poorer, our politics meaner. I think some of us need to stand up for the public and against this Headlong Rush to leave the European Union and send us over the can cliff. Other Opposition Parties will attempt to stop britains exit from the eu in its tracks. We need to stop it and thats why we wont give the uk government carte blanch to do what he wants in relation to the brexit negotiations. Many of the conservative mps who have qualms over brexit are flagging up they wont rebel now. The Prime Minister said mps will get a final vote at the end of the process. This bill were considering this week and next isa were considering this week and next is a process to trigger the notice. So, expect a lively debate in parliament but dont expect a major upset. Iain watson, bbc news. We can. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Two days of debate. Then the vote. Theyre getting two days of debate. Then the vote. They re getting through two days of debate. Then the vote. Theyre getting through this quickly . They are but david davis seemed to have lost his voice a bit. Hell need it over the next few days. Hes facing an almighty parliamentary tussle over the timing and the way this legislation is being fast tracked through with three days. Over 100 amendments have been put down to try to shape mrs mays approach to brexit. Anger too this paper the government first promised back in December Setting out mrs mays plans for brexit still hasnt been produced. I dont know if you read the pavement eano or dandy, when Dennis The Menace was involved in a bust uhf, there were fists and grunts and groans and shouts. Thats going to happen in the commons. Yet theresa may will emerge unscathed. Shell have her bill in the timetable she wants. Why . Her opponents are divided. Tory rebels do not want to fight. Now, in the House Of Lords, they fear if they try to defy the result, it will provoke demands for scrapping the House Of Lords. Jeremy corbyn has told his mps to back the legislation. So confident is mrs may, her people think she can get the bill through by march 9th. Weeks before her end of march deadline. Thank you. And you can see continuing coverage of that debate over on the bbc news channel. A legal battle over the rights of parents to take their children on term time holidays reaches the Supreme Court today. Five judges will hear an appeal by a council which fined a father, jon platt, for taking his daughter to florida without her schools permission. Mr platt challenged his fine in the high court and won. Our education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves reports. John platt, a dad from the Isle Of Wight fighting his case in the highest court in the united kingdom, over a £120 fine for taking his daughter on holiday to florida. Its a shocking situation that if i lose today that any unauthorised absence of any child in any school in england, that a criminal offence will have been committed. Warm seas, soft sand, trying to book a family break without incurring the big increase in price that Tour Companies charge during the School Holidays is a big challenge for most families. They shouldnt take weeks and weeks out of school but i dont think one family holiday per year is going to affect a childs education. Its a little bit too inflexible a system, i guess, because there can be lots of mitigating family circumstances. If it is during the school term and the rest of your class is coming into school and gaining their education, i dont think it is really fair that you get to take this time off. And the government agrees, saying even a few days away from school can have a big impact on exam results. But Teaching Unions think finding parents isnt the answer. It is important that children attend school, it is important heads are given the professional responsibility to make discretion and its important schools dont get into conflict with parents over the issue of fining. Better to engage and educate parents than have conflict with them. This morning, judges were told the case rests on whether it is right to fine a parent for taking their child out of school, if that pupil usually attends school regularly. Who doesnt dream of a warm Summer Holiday on a dank, miserable january day . The great challenge for the judges at the Supreme Court is to decide whether parents have the right to take that holiday at a time of their choosing. 35 schools have told the bbc theyve revised their dividance since mr platts case went to court. Gillian hargreaves, bbc news. Our top story this lunchtime. President trump sacks his Attorney General after she refused to implement his controversial travel ban. Coming up could wearing slippers to school help pupils do better in class . Coming up in the sport at half past chelsea meet liverpool in one of seven premier League Matches tonight. Jurgen klopps side have lost their last three games in a row as they prepare to face the Premier League leaders. Its being called the silent epidemic. More than nine Million People privately admit that they are always or often lonely, but most would never admit that in public. Thats according to Research Carried out ahead of the launch today of a new campaign to tackle loneliness. Its being set up In The Name Of the Murdered Mpjo Cox and will look for Practical Solutions to tackle the problem. Tim muffett reports. It is a horrible problem. You sort of go down and down and down with a loss of confidence. Sandras loneliness was all consuming. Loneliness leads to other things. It affects your Mental Health and things like that. It makes you depressed. How bad did things get for you . Really bad. Really bad where i did not want to live any more. Made aware of her isolation, sandra was visited by her mp, jo cox. I wanted to speak tojo and talk about the elderly being lonely, isolated, ill, nobody going to their homes. She was really shocked, i thought. She was really listening, you know, intense. I think she looked a bit upset as well. Jo cox began setting up a Cross Party Commission on loneliness to help tackle the issue when she was murdered. It was one of those issues. Today, with the backing of her family, it is officially launched. We have had very dark days and very dark times, as you would expect. But actually we are not going to be beaten by what happened. And for me, i have decided i am going to come out fighting and i am going to try and make some of the changes and differences jo cannot make for herself any more. The idea is politicians, charities and other organisations Work Together to help those who feel isolated. We were like that from being kids. The people is what we cared about, i cannot be back to normality because there is no normality withoutjo but what i can do is try and work to continue some of the good stuff she did and try and make her proud. More than nine Million People, around a fifth of the uk adult population, often feel lonely, according to one study. The impact on health can be profound. But admitting loneliness is a problem can be difficult. Sandra contacted the royal voluntary service, one of 13 organisations supporting thejo cox Loneliness Commission. Volunteers like victoria take time out to visit lonely people. The impact can be profound. It is quite a simple at the end of the day. I spend one hour in the whole week, i stop in On My Way Home from work. It is no extra effort on my part but the benefit people get out of it will be massive in terms of what you can do. Theyll try and help if they can, really, really nice pe

© 2025 Vimarsana