In corporation tax, and a lower rate for some individuals. Barclays bank says it will no longer offer a russian Anti Virus Software program free to customers after warnings it could be exploited by the kremlin. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im shaun ley. President donald trump is celebrating his first legislative triumph, after the Us Senate Passed tax cuts in the early hours of saturday morning. Should he be looking over his shoulder now his former National Security adviser has admitted lying to the fbi about contacts with russia . Well also discuss why irelands border could be a brexit barrier come monday. With me in the studio the irish writer and broadcaster brian oconnell. The algerian journalist nabila ramdani. Jeffrey kofman, who spent many years working for the us networks and the uk political commentator steve richards. Welcome to you all. Robert mueller, the special prosecutor examining alleged links between the trump president ial campaign and russia, has claimed an
White house. And if not him then certainly those close. What we see from flint is that in this agreement he is pointing fingers at senior white house officials and the us media is right with speculation that it is tomson in law. , sand he stated this publicly very blue back many times is that it will be over by christmas that he can be won, thatis by christmas that he can be won, that is not the case. This is a case of,s alternate reality catching up with him. In terms of the practicalities of this, how big a distraction is this . I think it is going to be running background theme throughout his entire presidency, however long it lasts. I dont think it will overwhelm him because hes not the type of figure to be overwhelmed by a single issue. He will move onto other factors. In fact, a single issue. He will move onto otherfactors. In fact, in a single issue. He will move onto other factors. In fact, in some ways, though i know what you mean about the tax cut been the best day because he
In the administration because he lied to the Vice President about russia has now admitted he lied to the fbi, too. The question being asked in washington is whether his admission is part of a deal with mueller that could take the investigation into the white house. Does this now smack of a plea bargain . Yes, absolutely. And i think we can record december i, 2017 as both the best and the worst day of trumps presidency so far. He has got this massive tax cut passed by the senate bya hair, and now the pressure is, the noose is tightening around the white house. And if not him then certainly those close. What we see from flynn is that in this agreement he is pointing fingers at senior white house officials and the us media is rife with speculation that it is trumps son in law and he stated this publicly very blue back many times is that it will be over by christmas that he can move on, that is not the case. This is a case of trumps alternate reality catching up with him. In terms of the p
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the Prime Minister changed his mind and locked down england again. Im not prepared to take the risk with the lives of the british people. But his predecessor challenge the numbers behind the lockdown. It is not 1,000 deaths a day so the prediction was wrong before it was even used. Also in this programme, a call for the bonfire night ban to go further. It isjust irresponsible. How can we morallyjustify the sale of fireworks ina pandemic . But first, for weeks borisjohnson had resisted calls for a temporary lockdown in england to slow the spread of coronavirus. He accused his critics of trying to turn the lights out, but as infections continue to rise, the Prime Minister admitted his strategy of local tiered restrictions had failed to reduce the number of infections. He came to the commons to seek the backing of mps and to explain why a four week long lockdown was needed. Why nonessential s
We, the people, will not be bullied. We, the people, will not surrender. My friends, i am confident we will emerge victorious. Seven states have yet to declare, including pennsylvania, and these are the states that will decide whos president for the next four years. The Trump Campaign is taking legal action to try and affect the counting of absentee ballots here in pennsylvania. The man leading the cou nty tells pennsylvania. The man leading the county tells me he is unconcerned. Leading the count. Across the united states, theres a mix of tension and uncertainty, as the final outcome could take time to resolve. This election is still on a knife edge but, by very fine margins, it seems that momentum is going injoe bidens direction. Well have the story of a turbulent 2a hours and well be asking what these events tell us about the health of us democracy. Also tonight. On the eve of englands lockdown, the head of nhs england says hospitals are now back at the highest alert level. And the