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
In sport, Manchester United have won the Europa League for the first time. They beat ajax 2 0 to ensure their qualification for next seasons Champions League. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far and todayit warmest day of the year so far and today it will be hotter. For many of us, a lot of sunshine after the cloud this morning but there will be a few exceptions will top we will tell you where in 15 minutes. First our main story. The investigation into the Manchester Bomb Attack continues. Police are searching for a network linked to the attacker. Lets bring you up today with the latest developments. The identities of two more victims have now been confirmed. They are 17 year old Chloe Rutherford and her 19 year old boyfriend liam curry. Late last night there was another arrest in nuneaton, while a woman arrested yesterday has now been released without charge. Overnight, police carried out a controlled explosion during a search of a
Coming up in the next half hour the government sets out its brexit policy paper. The Transport Secretary says expanding heathrow will be good for britain post brexit. And, as mps debate alcohol harm, a former Minister Talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. I know what its like to feel that cold nausea when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. But first, the government has published its 75 page brexit policy document, laying out what its objectives are in the forthcoming negotiations on extracting the uk from the european union. The principles were contained in the Prime Ministers keynote speech last month, so there were few surprises. The Secretary Of State, david davis, said it confirmed the Prime Ministers vision of an independent, truly global uk. The government recognised the need for clarity and certainty. The white paper also sets out we will take control of our own laws so they are made in london, edinburgh, cardiffand belfast, and ensure that we will