Victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some Police Forces in england and wales according to a report out today. Her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. It said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. Heres our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. But are these Vital Community posts being eroded as forces juggle their priorities . Thats one of the warnings in a stark report from her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary. After five years of budget cuts, some forces arent making the right tough calls over how to use their resources. Its raised what it calls a red warning flag to those struggling forces. Some have been downgrading 999 calls if theyre short on officers. That means they dont have to respond as quickly. The hmic also says Domestic Violence calls to some forces have been downgraded because of a lack of specialist officers. 0therforces have ignored leads on organised crime because it would stretch their resources. 0nly durham is delivering outstanding policing. Neighbourhood policing, that proactive, preventative presence of Police Officers in communities is eroding even further, so that means theyre not stopping crime from happening in the first place and thats what the public want to see. This isnt in all forces many forces still have a really Great Service in that area but some forces are beginning to take officers out of Neighbourhood Policing to focus on other areas, and were saying absolutely that erosion of Neighbourhood Policing cant be allowed to happen. The hmic says overall most forces are doing well, but a third may be placing the public at unacceptable risk by rationing their resources. Some Chief Constables believe the inspectors have got it wrong, but their National Council says each force is facing difficult decisions over what matters most. Dominic casciani, bbc news. In a statement, the Home Office Said that a number of forces still have more work to do. President trumps newly appointed Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions is under mounting pressure over two undisclosed encounters with the Russian Ambassador to the us late last year. Mr sessions denied having met any russian officials to discuss issues of the president ial campaign. But the House Democratic leader nancy pelosi Accused Him OfLying Under Oath. As Attorney General, he is in charge of the fbi, which is currently investigating that alleged russian interference. During his Confirmation Hearing injanuary, mr sessions was asked directly about contacts with russia by the minnesota senator al franken. If there is any evidence that any one affiliated with the Trump Campaign communicated with the russian government, in the course of this campaign, what will you do . Im not aware at all venues those activities, i have been called a circuit in that campaign and i did not have communications with the russians and im unable to comment oii russians and im unable to comment on it. Some senior democrats have now called on mr sessions to resign, as our correspondent greg dawson reports. 0nce once again, questions are being asked about one of Donald Trumps key appointments, once again its all to do with russia. The man at the centre of the row, the new us Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions. It is claimed he had to undisclosed conversations with the Russian Ambassador during the Election Campaign, when he was still a senator, but its a conversation he didnt mention in his Confirmation Hearing when asked whether anyone affiliated with that Election Campaign had contact with the russians. Now senior democrats, including house leader nancy pelosi, say he should resign, accusing him of Lying Under Oath. In a statement, mr sessions said it comesjust it comes just weeks after former National Security adviser Michael Flynn was forced to resign after he misled the white house about conversations, again with the Russian Ambassador to the us, allegedly regarding sanctions against moscow. In a further twist, us lawmakers in the House Of Representatives have announced they will investigate possible contact between moscow and resident Trumps Campaign after claims the kremlin worked to help him defeat Hillary Clinton. We do need scrutiny, and we need to if there are americans talking to the russians, and anybody connected to the russian government oi connected to the russian government or russian agents. Ever since his election donald trump has repeatedly denied close ties with russia but this development is likely to increase that scrutiny even further. Jeremy shapiro specialises in us politics and was also at the State Department under Hillary Clinton where he worked from 2009 until 2013, hejoins us now. Did you think mr sessions should resign . 2013, hejoins us now. Did you think mr sessions should resign . I dont think that he will resign, i think from Donald Trumps perspective, he needs him in that position too much. Thats a position where he really needs a loyalist and he doesnt have too many other sufficient stature to fill it if he were to leave. They think he might be forced to, though . I dont think so, given the current revelations, if there are more revelations, if there are more revelations, which the pattern is that there always could be, maybe that there always could be, maybe that will happen. But as of now were talking about are two fairly incidental contact with the Russian Ambassador and the question of whether his words under oath and contingent lying. I dont think that donald trump will be too exercised by the idea hit Attorney General may have laid. You almost appeared to be downplaying this incident, why are democrats getting so exercised about it and calling for his resignation . I think this incident isnt such a big deal in isolation but there is a massive scandal going on In Washington, arguably the biggest since watergate, about russian contacts with the Trump Campaign and whether that influenced the election. The reason people are so exercised about what would ordinarily be a small event is it seems to be blossoming, mushrooming everywhere, and spreading through the Administration Like a fungus. Its refusing to go right for the president , what are your thoughts, how much do you think he knew about russian activities during the election . I really couldnt speak later about how much donald trump no, ithink later about how much donald trump no, i think its fairly obvious that there have been a lot of contacts at this point, it has been so many reports of contact between the Trump Administration and campaign and the russian officials, that i think it requires at this point, a serious investigation, probably a Special Prosecutor, to let the American People know and to let. To reveal the people what actually happened so people can go comfortable about what their government, what their relationship with russia is. How likely do you think that is to happen . I think it became more likely today, we have seen from the congressmen mentioned in your report and from senator lindsey graham, from south carolina, that there was increasing calls for an independent investigation, even for a Special Prosecutor and forJeff Sessions to recuse himself from the investigation, that has the hope of creating an investigation which can be independent enough to give us a good sense of what happened stop this comes after the National Security adviser mike flynn had to go because of his dealings with the russians. Whatever else happens, this issue isnt going away. |j russians. Whatever else happens, this issue isnt going away. I think thats right, it really cant go away until there is the type of full scale investigation which will ta ke full scale investigation which will take months under any circumstances, that will tell us exactly what happened and it can make People Co Mforta Ble happened and it can make people comfortable because otherwise, every bit of instigation that leaks out about a meeting between the Russian Ambassador and some official will reignite the scandal and reignite the questions about what these contacts were and what they meant for the election. Got to talk to. Thanks for your time. Some news coming in from france, that is that the European Parliament has voted to lift the French Far Right leader marine le pens Immunity From Prosecution. A bit of background to that, they have overwhelmingly voted to lift this immunity. That was for Tweaking Pictures of isis and violence. Marine le pen is a member of the European Parliament and is under investigation in france for posting images of isis executions on twitter. What more can you tell us . There is a special status attaching to European Parliamentarians which protects them up to a point from police investigation, it means she wouldnt have the answer summons by police, if she invoked that immunity. That immunity has now been removed, it refers as you say to these tweets that she made quite a long time ago, 18 months ago, which we re very long time ago, 18 months ago, which were very graphic features of so called ies byland, which later open to prescription of tweeting violent images. Isis violence. The persecution right on to this particular charge, there is a much larger charge which concern payments to her staff using European Parliamentary funds, that is an investigation that is ongoing, but so investigation that is ongoing, but so far she has been able to invoke her European Parliamentary immunity to resist questioning on that. As for its overall effect, i think itll be minimal, all her supporters will find that this is perfectly typical of europe involving itself in french affairs, they would not regard what she did as heinous. But if you are minded to be against marine le pen, its a sign of how she herself has had problems with the Justice System and seemed to try and truck them off. You mention the wider social election, one of the other contenders is speaking now, as we speak. I think we may be able to show you pictures of him. He is currently speaking in french but i think, do you have any sense of what he has had to say . Absolutely, the big criticism of macron has been that he hasnt spelt out his programme, it that its all image and internet and people in primary colours jumpers waving banners, and internet and people in primary coloursjumpers waving banners, at rallies, and we dont know what he stands for. Now he has spelt out a long list of proposals, his idea is to appeal the moderates of left and right, very pro european, there are measures here which are quite concrete, for example he wants to reform the pensions system, to bring the public Pension System in line with the private system, a very controversial issue in france, which the last 20 years has been called for by the right never happened, in 1995 there were big demonstrations which blocked it. That is a big reform which will please moderates on the right, he will say its just common sense. 0n the left there are measures, including more teachers, there is a measure to make more universal view and implement benefit system, these are ideas which are appealing the moderates of the left. There is no substance to his Programme Andi there is no substance to his programme and i think he has pulled it off well and has been very lucky, because of the timing of all this, comes right after the collapse in the polls of his main rival, fillon, opening this boulevard for macron to walk down, showing the country his policies. At a time when fillon can only talk about his judicial problems. Thank you. The headlines her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary, which oversees Policing Standards, has warned of the Potentially Perilous state of the service in england and wales. Democrats call on us Attorney Generaljess sessions to step down after he failed to disclose meetings with russias ambassador. The government says it will seek to overturn a demand by The House Of Lords that eu citizens living in the uk should be allowed to stay in the country after brexit. And in Sport Tributes have been paid to celtics lisbon lion tommy gemmell, who has died aged 73 following a long illness. Gemmell scored in 1967 when celtic became the first british club to win the european cup. British cycling will react today to the Damning Indictment of their medical practices delivered by ukad chair nicole sa pstead yesterday. She said she found the lack of documentation and Record Keeping around Prescription Medicines used by bc and team sky odd. And Billy Vunipolas hopes of playing in the six nations have been given a huge boost. Hes set to return to action for his Club Saracens this weekend. Vunipolas been out of action since november with a knee injury. Ill be back with more on those stories. Please defeated the government last night over the issue. But theresa may says the rights of eu citizens in the uk will be negotiated after article 50 is triggered. The bill will return to the commons later this month. The key Question Is Whether Mps will have been emboldened by last nights crushing defeat over this issue of eu nationals and decide to do the same in the commons. We had one labour peer suggesting that up to 33 mps could rebel, which of course would overturn the majority. That is probably emotional thinking than anything, because most people suspect there are a billion would be smaller probably more wishful thinking. But they must taken by the scale and ferocity of last nights defeat, in part fuelled by the fact that many peoples view this not as a political issue but almost as a moral issue, they think it is morally wrong to leave these people in limbo land, given that they have come here, settled here, work here and now find that thrown up in the airand are not and now find that thrown up in the air and are not clear about their future. They must also be that tactically it would be better for theresa may to make a unilateral gesture because that would crank up the pressure on the eu to grant the same rights to british nationals living elsewhere in the eu, but it was a passionate, ferociously argued debate. I ask your lordship to take the high moral ground and give reassurance to the millions who have made their home here in the expectation that they can continue to live and work here. These people need to know now, not in two years time or even 12 months time, they simply cant put their lives on hold. They need them to stay as much, if not more, than they wish to do so. So at Negotiating Position amounts to saying, do as we wish we will shoot our own foot. Now i completely repudiate the idea that i should treat any fellow human being as Bargaining Counter or of the kind. Why is everybody here today so excited about an amendment which looks after the foreigners and not the british . The best way of helping them is to pass this legislation as quickly as possible, to activate article 50 and then to negotiate to give these people the rights they deserve to stay our country. Ministers are saying that they will seek to overturn that defeat back in the commons, and a really critical issue is, are there enough conservative rebels to support mrs may . 0ne Leading Brexit Rebel is neil carmichael, i asked may . 0ne Leading Brexit Rebel is neil carmichael, iasked hi