Discussions quite quickly about that. Lets see. Its one thing when you are campaigning, its another when you have the office of president , and what they do decide on that, because that would change things a great deal for people coming into the uk. But then a great deal will change in the coming two yea rs deal will change in the coming two years for the United Kingdom and for europeans coming possibly, depending on what the Powers That Be decide in the brexit steel and the status of eu citizens and that equally of brits in the eu. And he needs some mps behind him. He has, elections will happen next month. At present en marche, his party, doesnt have a single member. So hes got to get some. Presumably hell be able to translate some of his momentum into a large numberof translate some of his momentum into a large number of seats. But if we can assume that the first round of elections indeed reflected the divisions accurately within france, theres no reason to presume that jean luc mele
I like their policies at the moment, i want to leave the European Union and i think theresa may is the only person who will get us out of the European Union with a reasonable deal. Labour. Ive always been labour. And our panel will tell us where theresa may sits on our map of the political terrain. Hello. Some of us remember the heydey of tv advertising. Consumer brands washing powders and the like would constantly market themselves as new and improved. Never mind that they were less than perfect before, as long as you now understood that they are better than ever. Well, the Conservative Party is pitching itself as new and improved today as well. A theresa may manifesto, with a pretty different emphasis to past efforts. A section entitled we believe in the good that government can do, for example. Some will say its just marketing, others will see it as substantive change. Certainly, the emphasis on scaling back the relative generosity displayed to the elderly is a notable shift. The po
Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public finances. How would this pay cap be paid for. I think what it tells us is the chances of being able to stick by the Public Sector pay cap for the next couple of years looks increasingly remote because we have now had up to six Cabinet Ministers weather themselves through their intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this i intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this 1 cap. Borisjohnson suggesting this can be done without what he calls fiscal pressure, without
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
Surprise and set her on course for a major battle with the uk government. Westminster says not now to a vote, but do ministers mean, not ever . And At Westminster tonight, the House Of Lords is set to approve the bill allowing the Brexit Process to begin. Also on the programme we report from somalia and uganda on the famine threatening more than 20 Million People in africa and the middle east. Many thousands of Rail Passengers are affected by Strike Action across england, affecting three train companies. And at buckingham palace, the queen starts the baton relay for the Commonwealth Games of 2018. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. Birmingham and liverpool host an interest in hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after it is announced that it wont be taking place in durban any longer. Good evening. The First Minister of scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, is to seek permission to hold a second referendum on independence between the autumn of next year and the spring of 2019. She said the vo