Notice, blaming the stand off over the debt ceiling which was ultimately lifted any last minute bipartisan deal. The feud was cited by fitch is one of the reasons for the downgrade. Make no mistake, this is a major black eye for america. The us treasury, essentially government ious are seen as the bedrock of the Global Financial system. Fitch is essentially pointing out there is an erosion of trust in american leadership. Given the death and perceived safety of us treasuries, this downgrade is not likely to change its role in the financial system. Likely to change its role in the financialsystem. It likely to change its role in the financial system. It could, likely to change its role in the financialsystem. It could, however, make it potentially harder and more expensive for the government to borrow in the future. Right now the Us Government owes 30 trillion in debt. Fitch is highlighting that the Us Government has too much debt doesnt have a way to bring it down. And at washington at
to return to the front line. the price paid is already too high to give up. we will have more in the next hour of our programme here on bbc news. the singer lizzo, her production company and her dance captain shirlene quigley are being sued by three former dancers. they have been accused of sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination, false imprisonment and creating a hostile work environment. two of the dancers were sacked, the third resigned over what she described as the appalling behaviour of her bosses. representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment. here is our cultural reporter with a summary of the allegations. i here is our cultural reporter with a summary of the allegations. i have a comlaint summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in front summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in front of summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in front of me,
summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in front of me, it - summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in front of me, it is - summary of the allegations. i have a complaint in front of me, it is 45 - complaint in front of me, it is 45 pages which was filed to los angeles yesterday. some of these allegations include one of the dancers arianna davies saying earlier this year lizzo organised a night out for dancers in a strip club in amsterdam in the netherlands and she felt pressurised into touching a naked performer in a strip club, as lizzo was leading chance of her name until she did so. the same dancer claims lizzo raised then leave veiled concerns about her putting on weight. we have tried to contact lizzo, her representatives and the production company that has been named as part of this filing but as yet we have not had any response. bbc news understands that police are investigating a sixth report of a non recent sexual offences by the former bbc radio 1 dj tim westw