The Trump Presidency promises to be a fascinating test of the resilience of the system of government crafted by americas founding fathers. The new president has already slammed the courts for overstepping their authority in blocking his so called travel ban. A new Executive Order on the matter is imminent. My guest today is donald verrilli, us Solicitor General under barack obama. Does the constitution ensure that the white house is always subject to, not above, the law . Donald verrilli, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen, its good to be here. Lets start with a personal perspective. Having served five years as obamas Solicitor General, how painful is it for you to watch donald trump pledging to undo so much of the legislative Executive Legacy left behind by barack obama, and of course a legacy that you defended . Well, had you asked me that question two months ago i probably would have said extremely. But as time has passed, i think the resilience of the achievements of the Obama
To monday in parliament. Coming up the Health Secretary comes under fire after its revealed Hundreds Of Thousands of Patient Letters were put into storage instead of being posted. Two months and 2017 and the Health Secretary bakshi is from one crisis to another. There is no evidence so far that any Patient Safety has been put at risk. Peers begin their detailed scrutiny of the brexit triggering bill. And the speaker pays tribute following the death of the commons longest serving mp, sir gerald kaufman. It was that fidelity to principle, that commitment to causes, that insistence on doing his duty by his constituents, by his party and by his country. But first, the Health Secretary has told mps some 500,000 documents containing medical information, including cancer test results, were mistakenly put in storage rather than being sent to the gp orfiled in the patients records. The error occurred when a mail redirection company Nhs Shared Business Services hired by the Health Service failed
To End Free Movement of people on the day it triggers article 50. The telegraph has an interview with former ukip leader nigel farage, who says the party will collapse unless it ousts its only mp, douglas carswell. President trumps decision to increase Military Spending by 54 billion makes the guardians front page. The metro shows the shocked face of hollywoods finest after sunday nights oscar fiasco over the winner of best film. The times picks up on comments from a Senior British Police officer, suggesting paedophiles should only face criminal sanctions if they pose a physical threat. And the daily mail says the bbcs Director General is demanding an urgent investigation of allegations that Tv Licence Fee Inspectors are adopting ruthless tactics and targeting vulnerable people. Welcome to reporters. Im philippa thomas. From here in the worlds newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme on the frontline of the battle
The Trump Presidency promises to be a fascinating test of the resilience of the system of government crafted by americas founding fathers. The new president has already slammed the courts for overstepping their authority in blocking his so called travel ban. A new Executive Order on the matter is imminent. My guest today is donald verrilli, us Solicitor General under barack obama. Does the constitution ensure that the white house is always subject to, not above, the law . Donald verrilli, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen, its good to be here. Lets start with a personal perspective. Having served five years as obamas Solicitor General, how painful is it for you to watch donald trump pledging to undo so much of the legislative Executive Legacy left behind by barack obama, and of course a legacy that you defended . Well, had you asked me that question two months ago i probably would have said extremely. But as time has passed, i think the resilience of the achievements of the Obama
Ok. This is p. W. News live from berlin chiles president moves to increase the minimum wage in a bid to quell the countrys worst unrest in decades thats as Police Use Water Cannons and tear gas on protesters in the capital santiago also coming up to come up with that. In iraq protesters say Security Forces are shooting at them with live bullets its a brutal crackdown on baghdad the battle of the bridges. And in our special
coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall well take you to the colorful East Side Gallery where artists turned a symbol of division into a canvas for hopes and dreams for. Im told me a lot of both thanks for joining us chiles president Sebastian Pinera says he has asked parliament to raise the minimum wage by around 15 percent in a further attempt to end the countrys worst unrest in decades the president also says that police accused of Human Rights Abuses will be prosecuted with the same force as rioters and looters for weeks now the south Amer