A new National Security strategy, focusing on economic stability, and identifying russia and china as competitors, challenging americas influence and wealth. The president also said washington had no choice but to deal with the challenge posed by north koreas weapons programme. But he broke with several of his advisers, and previous american policy under president obama, by not mentioning the threat posed by Climate Change. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. For two years now, donald trump has talked incessantly about America First. Today, in unveiling his National Security strategy, he sought to give a slogan flesh and bones. And what he was keen to do was stress what a break with the recent past his election represented. He was the change maker. With the strategy i am announcing today, we are declaring that america is in the game, and america is going to win. But to seize the opportunities of the future, we must first understand the failures of the past. Our leaders engaged
Focusing on economic stability, and identifying russia and china as competitors challenging americas influence and wealth. The president also said washington had no choice but to deal with the challenge posed by north koreas weapons programme. He broke with several of his advisers and previous american policy under president obama by not mentioning the threat posed by Climate Change. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. For two years now, donald trump has talked incessantly about America First. Today, in unveiling his National Security strategy, he sought to give a slogan flesh and bones. The document says that russia and china want to shape a world antithetical to us values and interests. That is in line with the intelligence agencies unanimous view of the threat posed by moscow, with their interference in last years election. But the president notably didnt phrase it like that in his speech. We also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence
Breached the ministerial code. The telegraph also pictures damian green. It says theresa mays cabinet has been hit by a third departure injust two months. The daily mails headline sums up the scandal is what a sad way to go. The mirror says the Prime Minister in crisis. The ft also pictures damian green. Its main story is about brexit, and a bid by uk regulators to woo foreign banks with a promise of easy access when the country leaves the eu. The i claims that the uk has demanded total secrecy for future trade talks with the us. The express reports on research claiming that eating salad vegetables every day could help stave off dementia by boosting memory power. It pictures Meghan Markle attending a Christmas Party at buckingham palace. Well, lets begin inevitably with damian greens demise. Jack, kick us off. This is the telegraph, damian green sacked as theresa may loses a minister. There was a mad scramble when this news broke at 8 39pm which is right on deadline for most peoples fi
Its 9am in singapore and 1am in the morning here in london, where one of the british Prime Ministers key allies has been sacked. Damian green, who was deputy to the Prime Minister, theresa may, was found to have made misleading statements about pornography found on a computer in his office. He was also being investigated over claims hed behaved inappropriately towards a female journalist. He has denied wrongdoing. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Sharing a joke, right by her side, only hours ago. Prime minister. Damian green, until this afternoon the second most powerful politician in the country, his old friend theresa mays deputy in government. Not anymore. Is it right that downing street investigate you . All the allegations are completely false. Thank you. Hes always denied doing anything wrong, but number ten asked for an investigation into him after claims from a female journalist that hed behaved inappropriately to her, and allegations hed downloaded porn on his co
Damian green was deputy to the Prime Minister theresa may, and one of her closest allies. An inquiry has concluded he made inaccurate and misleading statements about pornography found on a computer in his office. Hes also being investigated over claims he behaved inappropriately towards a female activist. This report from our political editor, laura kuenssberg. Sharing a joke, right by her side, only hours ago. Prime minister. Damian green, until this afternoon the second most powerful politician in the country, his old friend theresa mays deputy in government. Not anymore. Is it right that downing street investigate you . All the allegations are completely false. Thank you. Hes always denied doing anything wrong, but number ten asked for an investigation into him after claims from a female journalist that hed behaved inappropriately to her, and allegations hed downloaded porn on his computer in parliament. He still denies he had anything to do with the porn that police found when they