For a second time aboard the International Space station. I saw this spacecraft every single day because our docking port was right next to the cupola window. So for six months in space, every time i would open the window, i would give to look out and see the Soyuz Spacecraft. Good morning, its thursday 26th january. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may is to tell Republican Leaders that the uk and the us can renew their Special Relationship in what shell describe as this new age, following brexit and the election of President Trump. Shell make the comments in philadelphia this evening, a day before she becomes the first world leader to hold face to face talks with the new us president at the white house. Meanwhile, donald trump has continued with a series of policy announcements. President trump has indicated he would support the Water Boarding of Terrorism Suspects if his Defence Secretary and the director of the cia want to reinstate the Interrogation Technique. Mexico will not
Our main story in a few hours time, theresa may is expected to become the first world leader to meet americas new president when she addresses Congressional Republicans in philadelphia. Tomorrow the Prime Minister will travel to the white house for formal talks. It is his first talks with Another World leader. Mrs may is expected to tell her audience tonight that a sovereign, Global Britain wants to enhance ties with its old friends. But some politicians here have expressed misgivings, after mr trump said he supported the use of waterboarding during interrogations. Heres our Political Correspondent, carole walker. Theresa may says her meeting with President Trump will be an opportunity to renew The Special Relationship, to discuss a Future Trade Deal and the importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. But how will she respond to the new president s latest remarks . Though some of his advisers dont agree with him but donald trump says he would consider methods such as
Good morning and welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Downing street has rejected calls to cancel the state visit to the uk by President Trump, which is expected to ta ke President Trump, which is expected to take place this summer. An online Petition Calling on the Prime Minister to withdraw the invitation has gathered more than a million signatures. Government sources say it is in britains long term interest to maintain links with the us. Foreign secretary borisjohnson will give a statement to mps this afternoon after the us says britons who have shared nationality with one of the seven Middle Eastern and african countries would not be stopped from coming into america. The Uk Foreign Office has advised that only those dual nationals travelling from one of the blacklisted seven countries would be subject to extra checks and those travelling between the uk and us would not be affected. Thousands have gathered at us airports in protest at the measures. President trump says the ban is an interi
Wednesday in parliament, our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords. On this programme, the bill that triggers the uks Eu Departure Process finally clears the commons and heads for the lords. The ayes to the right, 494. The noes to the left, 122. As a local authority abandons a Large Council tax rise to pay for social care, The Labour Leader presses theresa may on whether a deal was done. Is the same Sweetheart Deal on offer to every council facing the social care crisis created by her government . The last thing Social Care Providers need is another one of labours Bouncing Cheques and crisis, what crisis . A minister in the lords calms fears about those absent vegetables in the supermarkets. The only shortage will be of Iceberg Lettuce, which we think will be for about a few months and there is a wonderful variety called cos, which is even better. But first, the bill that authorises ministers to trigger article 50, the process by which the uk starts its departure fro
Christian frasers in london. The us Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, and the Homeland Security secretary, john kelly, have begun a day of meetings with their mexican counterparts. Their mission is to improve the badly damaged relations between the two nations. The trip comes after repeated public criticism of mexico by President Trump and a controversial plan that could mean the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to mexico, regardless of where they came from. This is what the president said about the visit this morning. That is going to be a tough trip because we have to be treated fairly by mexico, that is going to be a tough trip. But he is over there with general kellie who has been unbelievable at the border, you see what is happening at the border, for the first time, we are getting gang members and drug lords out, really bad dudes out of this country. And ata bad dudes out of this country. And at a rate that nobody has ever seen before. And they are