Air force one friday night, en route to saudi arabia, but his team was still trying to firefight the latest twist in the sacking of the fbi director, and the russia connection if there is one. I just fired the head of the fbi. He was crazy, a real nutjob, the New York Times claims he told the Russian Foreign minister, i faced great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. Well, if he did say it, that last part looks very premature. John mccain, the veteran republican senator, is among many to observe that this all feels horribly familiar. Stryker mcguire, they are all thinking of watergate. You were in the states, working as a journalist back then, all those years ago. Do you have a sense of deja vu . I was a mere child. Precocious journalistic talent journalists started at a young age back then. So, is it like watergate . No and yes. One thing is that watergate began with two break ins. May and june 1972. It built rather slowly, and the break ins themselves were rather inconsequen
Air force one friday night, en route to saudi arabia, but his team was still trying to firefight the latest twist in the sacking of the fbi director, and the russia connection if there is one. I just fired the head of the fbi. He was crazy, a real nutjob, the New York Times claims he told the Russian Foreign minister, i faced great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. Well, if he did say it, that last part looks very premature. John mccain, the veteran republican senator, is among many to observe that this all feels horribly familiar. Stryker mcguire, they are all thinking of watergate. You were in the states, working as a journalist back then, all those years ago. Do you have a sense of deja vu . I was a mere child. Precocious journalistic talent journalists started at a young age back then. So, is it like watergate . No and yes. One thing is that watergate began with two break ins. May and june 1972. It built rather slowly, and the break ins themselves were rather inconsequen
To dateline london. This week Donald Trumps travels abroad and trouble at home. Can one escape the other . And now britains Political Parties have published their manifestos, their contract with the people if we vote for one of them, just what are we signing up to . With me, David Aaronovitch of the times. Annalisa piras, the italian writer and film maker. Nabila ramdani, the algerian journalist. And stryker mcguire, london editorfor bloomberg markets. A warm welcome to all of you. Good to have you with us. Lets begin with donald trump, because he may have been Onboard Air Force one friday night, en route to saudi arabia, but his team was still trying to fire fight the latest twist in the sacking of the fbi director, and the russia connection if there is one. I just fired the head of the fbi. He was crazy, a real nutjob, the New York Times claims he told the Russian Foreign minister, i faced great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. Well, if he did say it, that last part looks
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
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