President trumps cabinet . People with small Bank Balances need not apply. And i love all people, rich and poor. But in those particular positions ijust dont want a poor person. Does that make sense . Welcome to the programme. Im Christian Fraser in london, jon sopel is In Washington. The European Commission supported theresa mays decision to call a snap election. They wanted reassurance the Prime Minister had a mandate for brexit and would be there to see it through to the end. Well, they have no such guarantees. So, the Dinner Conversation tonight might be somewhat strained. Over coffee, mrs may will be explaining to the other 27 leaders how the uk plans to protect the rights of eu and uk citizens once it leaves the union. The commission has already made its counter offer, some weeks ago. We will see how they compare. But president of the european council, donald tusk, stressed brexit wasnt the only thing on the agenda and had this to say about defence. Somebody needs to set up perma
An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described theresa mays offer to give european Citizens Rights after Brexit Living in the uk is a good start. At a summit last night, the Prime Minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. In return the eu would have to
The issue a list of demands in a growing crisis. Welcome to World Leaders today. More than 800 hollings in tower blocks on a Council Estate in camden, north london are being evacuated because of safety concern. Camden council says residents in flat in five towers and the Chalcots Estate will be moved for urgent safety work. It follows the fire in last week in which 79 people died. The last few minutes, we have heard from georgia gould, leader of camden council. She explained why the decision has been made. Ever since the tragic fire at grenfell, we have done everything we can to check the safety of our blog. On wednesday we were first in the queue to check the cladding on our blocks. What we found was the installation was safe but the external cladding was not up to the standard that we wanted and was not fire retardant. Obviously this was very disappointed and we share that disappointment with our residents. Weve had a Public Meeting on thursday with residents were they concerned abou
Offences, including five murders. And 46 years after their last series triumph in new zealand, the British And Irish Lions prepare to take on the all blacks. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News i made a mistake and i must face up to it the words of british number three tennis player dan evans, after announcing he tested positive for cocaine in april. Good evening. A Mass Evacuation is underway tonight of nearly 4000 people from 800 households in tower blocks in north london. Camden council says it took the decision this evening, after it was told by Fire Services that the cladding on the blocks is not up to standard and the safety of the residents cant be guaranteed. The police have revealed that the cladding and insulation on Grenfell Tower has failed initial fire safety tests. They say they are now looking at criminal offences, including manslaughter. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze at the tower block last week. Tom symonds has more. There was no
Gcioss the night. Temperatures in the teams across england and wales but a much cloudy day in store, Brightening Up The Cross and cloud and patchy rain. Scotla nd the cross and cloud and patchy rain. Scotland and Northern Ireland blustery with a few showers. Eastern areas will be dried, you can see that pushing into eastern england. Central part of england to the morning only a few showers, mainly east anglia and the south east, into next week, a bit of sunshine and wetter and breezy conditions around and not a huge amount of sunshine. Hello. This is bbc news. The government says 27 high rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. Four buildings on the Chalcot Estate near Swiss Cottage in london were evacuated last night by authorities for urgent fire safety works. They identified a number of issues in the blocks around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was the combination of the flammable external cladding and