Of british politics. Ned, theresa may, specifically, can she and will she survived this . Ned, theresa may, specifically, can she and will she survived thi57m we had had this conversation a m g of ago i m g of ago i would have said couple of days ago i would have said to mccready. Probably, nt to mccready is, probably, yes. Not because her main strength is anybody who wants herjob that anybody who wants her job within the Conservative Party would have to have his or her head examined to want the job under these circumstances. Youre going into brexit negotiations which will be at least difficult and possibly more than difficult, so there is a communal Self Interest among tories in keeping her there for a while. What has changed is, as you what has chanded is. 2; 2g 234 gig; oi what has chanded is. 2; 2g 234 gig; or the utter tone deaf of her response to this fire. Nature of her response to this fire. It drew on a lot of the criticism she attracted during the Election Campaign and it is utterly unpredictable. If she lasts, lets say, a week, i still give her two yea rs, say, a week, i still give her two years, but it is all very fluid now and reminds me a little bit of the atmosphere on the final days of Maggie Thatcher after the poll tax riots. Politics is about a narrative, once your narrative as a oi narrative, once your narrative as a or politician changes, that leader or politician changes, that isa leader or politician changes, that is a very difficult for to escape. But more than anything, her narrative was i am strong and stable, instead she is to stable, instead she is showing to the people of britain that she is not strong, not not the people of britain that she is not strong, not not even not strong, not stable, not even compassionate. She is unable to meet compassionate. She is unablstomssti compassionate. She is onabletorneeti people that have lived through a thepeoplethathavetived throogha and them, thepeoplethathavetived throogha and them, like jeremy tragedy and hope them, like Jeremy Corbyn did. Not only has she lost the narrative but she is unable to provide another one. They might not provide another one a hug, but they clearly want want a hug, but they clearly want a nswe is , want a hug, but they clearly want answers, people clearly feel that the answers have been given. Answers, people clearly feel that the answers have. Been given. The feeling in london is that overall feeling in london is that the government is losing control of too many things. The brexit talks are starting on monday and we have iio are starting on monday and we have no idea, in brussels they have no idea what the British Government wants to achieve in these negotiations. Which is fine because the government has no idea either everything. Changed because of everything has changed because of the election, everything is up in the election, everything is up in the hour. Maybe a softer brexit. The very eurosceptic tories in the Parliament Still dominate talks . At the same time, you might think the easy as the same time, you might think the ea the same time, you might think the 0 wrong, the same time, you might think the easy as go wrong, which easy as things go wrong, which is show compassion. I was there, i. G the next three days actually spent the next three days actually the tower, i was there on near the tower, i was there on thursday morning when she arrived i i told the people that the prime and i told the people that the Prime Minister was here and they said, where was she, we did not see her, why didnt she come to see us . She again on friday to try to do it went again on friday to try to do it better and it completely went wrong. Her argument being that she met firefighters and emergency services. It is the easiest thing for such professional people in downing street, in terms of pr, to stage a visit. What is your reading of that . The criticism throughout the the criticism Throoghoot The campaign, and then there Election Campaign, and then there was this, by all accounts, very Strong Performance in front of her own party, we call at the 1922 committee, the committee of backbench conservative mps, mps were coming out of that meeting saying, my goodness, if she behave that while the my goodness, if she behave that while the Election Campaign while during the Election Campaign we would not be in this position. They were really bolstered by this. They were really bolstered byrthis; we re they were really bolstered by this; were no lessons learned. That there were no lessons learned. That is when she can control the situation. The situation out there people being devastated, with people being devastated, helpless, hopeless, waiting for news four days and nights in. Heat, to daf and niahts in the heat ~ ~ 7 7 , homeless, to daf ahd hiahts in the heat ~ ~ 7 7 , homeless, that is the outside, homeless, that is the situation she cannot control and she eitttefiefi efte eeeftee eeftefee e55; efte not handle eitttefie5 e5e eefifiee ee5§fee e55; e5e not handle it, she did not go, could not handle it, she did not go, she is scared. I. Not could not handle it, she did not go, she is scared. I i not agree at all she is scared. I do not agree at all with the effect of the grenfell tower. On her position. Tower fire on her position. U nfortu nately tower fire on her position. Unfortunately her weakness was in dealing with Terrorist Attacks. She was a former home she was in charge of dealing with actually in chargeof dealingrwith for six terrorism. For six years. The russians warning the west, and as well, for many years britain as well, for many years after the first chechen conflict started, the dangers of islamic terrorism spreading quickly. Nobody paid any attention, russia was pilloried and criticised by dealing with this threat. This problem basically swept into the west. Instead of uniting with russia in dealing with this threat, because russia was dealing with the threat in the sense that it was banning the that are helping finance ngos that are helping finance terrorist activity, banning charities, which prosper here. Look at them, they are collecting money from disillusioned people and then them into organisations like fund them into organisations like the muslim brotherhood. Specifically in the uk . Everywhere across the west, it is a major issue. We are seeing that she did not respond, and. Well to the attacks. In manchester, a devastating attack, are blown up. The people children are blown up. The people who run everything in the day said they would not next day said they would not hate crimes. It is a fair tolerate hate crimes. It is a fair point, but not at its time. It is offensive to people. The unexpected general election, theresa may and big conservatives came out with a reduced majority, and expected at reduced majority,~aad expectedat the vote was not to with terrorism, it is people do with terrorism, it is people having had enough of austerity . Terrorism is a major issue for the west. The has not been dealing west. The west has not been dealing with it. You say the west with it. Alexander, yousayiheflest do it the way of putin and Eeeule Ee Ie Eee eee ee fueie eee. ; ;. ; would tackle terrorism . Eeeule ee ie eee eee ee fueie eee. ; ;. ; would tackle terrorism . Are you they would tackle terrorism . Are you serious . I am serious about adopting of the strategies. You just had some of the strategies. You iust beam , ~ major some of the strateoiee. You iuet roam , ~ major conflict between western a major conflict between western allies, the arab countries, that have turned against qatar for allegedly supporting terrorism in the west as well. This shows is that the west as well. This shows is that the western governments do not have a National Security policy which works. What they are doing. Italy has not had one single terror attack. That is one country. And they are applying a different attitude to security which is probably needed. They are an exception. It is not an exception. Explain why you feel italy has managed that . I do not feel, it is a fa ct, managed that . I do not feel, it is a fact, italy is the only major european country which has not suffered a set suffered a terror attack. There are theories why this is happening, one is that because italy has been to the 705 and 805 in dealing with terrorism in a very con5ta nt dealing with terrorism in a very con5tant daily way, they have found a way of controlling the territory which means that possible 5u5pect5 are identified and removed and even deported even before they start becoming radicali5ed, which is different from what they are doing in france and britain where they tend to have a surveillance, you cannot survey peoplelihehthat there i too many. You need because there are too many. You need to have something much more to have somethifig mucifmora and. I the start of preventative and. At the start of the of radicalisation. They the process of radicalisation. Thee the process of radicalisation. Ihee of touching them in are afraid of touching them in britain, that is the problem. Can i quickly . In defence. The intervene quickly . In defence of the British Security forces and the Security Forces, it is american Security Forces, it is always difficult in a democracy under the rule of law to control terrorism. The thing, i terrorism. The miraculous thing, i have covered this. A long terrorism. The miraculous thing, i have covered this. A long time, have covered this for a long time, i5 have covered this for a long time, is not how many terrorist is not how many major Terrorist Attacks have been since 9 11 attacks that have been since 9 11 but how few. The Security Forces dont get everything right but it is not. This portrait of us are hapless inability to deal with Terrorism Isjust not real. We will continue to debate the reasons why the conservatives have reduced majority, terrorism may be a factor, but we are where we are, as politicians are fond of saying, we Area Politicians are fond of saying, we are a matter of days away, depending on when youre watching bits, from es. Me; 3 . Brexit ee e; 3 . Brexit talks ee ee; no brexit talks finally getting those brexit talks finally getting under stefanie, your those brexit talks finally getting under stefanie, your reading w interestingly, i talked to this . Interestingly, italked to some people yesterday in brussels, senior officials, the mood in brussels is very conciliatory. The first thing on the agenda is the very difficult question of eu very difficult questiorrofftt writes, will very difficult questiorrofftt writes, will happen citizens writes, what will happen with the 3. 5 million european citizens currently living in the uk and more than a million on the continent . Who will guarantee their rights . From the european has to be the perspective it has to be the European Court of justice, perspective it has to be the European Court ofjustice, from the perspective of mrs may this is non negotiable. Interestingly, i have not heard anybody in brussels saying loudly that this is a red saying loudlvthatihisiseied i think what they are saying line i thinig gigg; ;iggy ggg sgygg we need to get this done now, is we need to get this done now, just sit down and negotiate. There is an urgency in this, there needs to bea is an urgency in this, there needs to be a settlement on the money and the people as soon as possible because we are already in a state in europe, especially in the uk, that is very dangerous. Up the great political news of the week was that both france and germany have said something very important, they have said the door is open if you want to dol reflection, a reversal, as they do a reflection, a reversal, as they are starting to call i the do a reflection, a reversal, as they are starting to call. The door is eee eeee§i5e e5 eell it; e5e 555f ie this eee eeee§i55 e5 5ell it; 555 5;55e ie this is efe eteftifie if . I511 it; eee 51 . . . 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It is serious on the economic front, it is the slowest growing economy in europe, inflation is rising, prices are rising, investment is going wages are going down. You away. Wags; Ars Aging Dawn away. Wagaa Ara Gaing Dawn describing france, by the way, are describing france, by the way, word for word. France, politically,