Beijing threatens retaliation after President Trump signs two bills which back the pro democracy protesters in hong kong. And the arms race over trees. All the parties are committed to planting more in this election but are the promises realistic, and wood you believe them . Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in london. Michelle fleury is enjoying her thanksgiving meal. So youre stuck with me tonight. These days, the Television Debates are part and parcel of most elections. And this week here in the uk, both the snps Nicola Sturgeon and laboursJeremy Corbyn have subjected themselves to the bbc andrew neil interview. It is always forensic, persistent and all encompassing. The headlines for mr corbyn the next day werent altogether flattering but then, no politician finds an andrew neil interview easy. At least mr corbyn took part. And he is tonight in the channel 4 debate on Climate Change. The Prime Minister and nigel farage were both no shows, and so they are being represented toni
Hello, yes indeed. Also. You will be talking about how people are reacting here in stoke on trent to the tumultuous events of the last few days concerning brexit and the vitriol that has been expressed by both sides. I shall talk to you shortly. Also this afternoon President Trumps top intelligence official faces congress over a whistleblower complaint that sparked an impeachment inquiry. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with holly hamilton. 242 with 2a2 with england at the world cup and a conference victory over the United States put them top of the group. All reaction to 30 pm. At 2 30pm. Thanks, holly. Stav danaos has all the weather. Into the weekend, we could be looking at a potent area of low pressure, heavy rain on saturday night into sunday with also some strong winds as well, all the details a bit later on. Thanks, stav. Also coming up the duke and duchess of cambridge are to name the uks new Polar Research ship. No, not Boaty Mcboatface, but the sir david attenborou
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Diana did the same. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. One of the Prime Ministers most Senior Advisers has said he is not surprised that some voters are angry with mps over brexit. Dominic cummings said the only way to solve the issue of abuse would be if mps respected the result of the eu referendum. And he said if mps say we dont want to respect that vote, what do you expect to happen . The angry tenor of debate over brexit has caused more than 100 bishops to warn against further entrenching our divisions. Theyve called for respect on all sides, in the debate on britains withdrawal from the eu. Boris johnson has defended the language he used in wednesdays commons debate, after he described one mps safety concerns as humbug. But the prime minster insists he deplores any threats to anybody, particularly female mps. Speaking at a book launch in london last night, mr cummings dismissed suggestions the government was under pressure over brexit, saying he was enjoying it. 0ur Poli