Transcripts For BBCNEWS The Papers 20170409

Jackson. Find out what mark kermode if it in the film jackson. Find out what mark kermode it in the film review. Thinks of it in the film review. Narrated. Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me is thejournalist, lucy cavendish, and tom bergin, Business Correspondent at reuters. Tomorrows front pages then, starting with this. The Stop Story For The Times is about efforts by uk ministers assad. The Daily Telegraph leads with claims that russia and iran are threatening to retaliate against the United States with Military Action if the us launches more airstrikes on syria. The paper quotes a Command Centre made up of russian and Iranian Forces accusing President Trump of crossing red lines. On its front page ,the daily mail carries the same story. On its front page, the daily mail carries the same story. It also has a picture of chris bevington, the british Man The Metro is also among those leading on the threats of retaliation by russian and iran. Its front page also shows a picture of the coffin of the westminster attack victim Pc Keith Palmer prior to his funeral tomorrow. The us military is the focus for the financial times. It leads on the us president s decision to increase us naval power in korean waters. The independents main story, billed as an exclusive, is about the rising number of Domestic Violence victims withdrawing charges against their alleged abusers. And the guardian says that most Asylum Seekers are placed in the poorest parts of the country. Is that i i; , m tfaifi then, f fl 7 7 about. He was not president then, but donald trump of course ridiculed Barack Obamas line on that. Russia is clearly using very threatening tones. It is hard to know exactly what this would mean underground. But the reality i the what this would mean underground. But the reality. The us has got and according it be 500 us troops syrian is. So consequently, border is. So consequently, there are border is. So consequently, there a re targets border is. So consequently, there are targets the russians could hit. They could hit them and say they we re they could hit them and say they were aiming for Islamic State and create the deniable excuse. But this was done with syria and turkey after turkey shut down one of their gets. They pulled back from that. Jets. Just because we are seeing threatening statements does not mean russia will follow through. The other option is sanctions, which would not need the agreement of the united nations. They have not been able to pass resolutions because of the veto by russia. This is something borisjohnson the veto by russia. This is something Boris Johnson has the veto by russia. This is something borisjohnson has proposed recently. That story has moved on slightly. There has been a lot of worry is about the fact that Boris Johnson is not going to go to russia, which he said he was going to do. Worries. But we have moved oii to do. Worries. But we have moved on with the idea of sanctions. The problem with that take, and it is difficult to figure out what effect the sanctions have. There are already sanctions in place and that has not been anything clearer about what those sanctions would be. How would you work out whether it is having an effect. This is ominous, that threat of real war, that is in the daily mail. Obviously sanctions would be a better option. But what sort of sanctions can be put in place . There are often financial sanctions. The times, tough new sanctions. The times, tough new sanctions on vladimir putin. Boris johnson says he is being ridiculed on twitter was python, trading like monty python sketch. Trading insults. The talk more recently with tighter banking sanctions, at the end of the day we could turn off the taps in the oil pipes and shut the russian banks off with a swift messaging system. There are things we could do. The question is do we have the intention of rushing things that far. So far, the sanctions have been incremental. So there is more coherence between what the us and uk are doing than within the trump administration. We have had nikki haley, the Us Ambassador to the un, sort of talking about regime change, you know, removing Bashar Al Assad from power. There is a big Question Mark about. Well, there seems a shift, Bashar Al Assad was never going to be removed from power, it felt like. And now that does seem to have shifted completely. But with no suggestion of what the next sort of powerplay would actually be. Suggestion of what the next sort of powerplay would actually belj suggestion of what the next sort of powerplay would actually be. I mean, the compensation seems to be learning quite quickly, in its own view. President trump said after he saw the images on television of the child victims, he changed his mind, which is interesting. You know, politicians dont usually admit making a dramatic change of mind in such a short time. There is nothing wrong with changing your mind. Maybe politicians should do it more often. But it does mean that there are that are but it does mean that there are and hat are but it does mean that there are and h is are but it does mean that there are and H Is Naturalthey ,. Referring to and it is natural they would occur. Of course, one would hope you would think over time they become more consistent. It is not a goodidea become more consistent. It is not a good idea to have many different ideas. Talking about korea and moving naval tbs; we a lot of staying a lot of staying the considering. Now, staying with the times. I am considering. Now, staying with the times. I am moving on to pick times. Sorry, i am moving on to pick the nhs seeks £10 billion as a cash boost from hedge funds. Now, the government will say, hold on a minute, we gave you the billions of pounds extra that you needed to be why is this £10 billion needed . Needed. Partially because there is so needed. Partially because there is so much money needed, but also Interest Rates are so low it is a golden opportunity to raise money for infrastructure without having to go back to the government and asking for more money. Umm of course, hedge funds are not known for generally giving people money, and thats the problem, at low Interest Rates, and being kind to people. They need to make money ultimately. They are ultimately in it to make money. So, at some point, the nhs has in Borrowing Money that they will have to pay back, and some more, that they dont have. How is that actually going to work as white that reminds me of the private finance initiative, doesnt it . It is difficult to borrow your way out of poverty, especially not spending that money that you borrow on some kind of cash flow generating asset. The issue is that hedge funds do not have the biggest Balance Sheet in the world. Because that which they raise capital is significantly higher than that which the borrows at. If you are the nhs, the cost you could borrow money off the government, possibly of the Government Works loan board, or go toa Government Works loan board, or go to a hedge fund, the hedge fund will be more expensive. There is this real concerns are that this may not be the cheapest option. Concern. How come they cannot get this money off the usual funding mechanisms from the government for infrastructure . Is it because it does not meet the usual standard to apply . There are many elements here which would make one be concerned that these could end up being, not just a windup pailan, but quite expensive. Pay loan. So many of these pfi loans that were signed previously, hospitals got into trouble with them. Wood and a taxpayer be concerned at the track record . Wouldnt. The sun. We will tread carefully. A campaign for justice says the is, the hyde e is, the hyde park bomber four year is, the hyde park bomber must pay. Four people. Four year is, the hyde park bomber the ima es of the the Imaes Of The Horses the ima es of the horses that from the images of the horses that we re from the images of the horses that were killed, very visual. They were depicted on the television and newspapers. There was an ira Attack Backin newspapers. There was an ira attack back in 1982. Though it has been convicted of that. There have been investigations and a trial. The sun is now saying they are unhappy with the outcome of an attempt to, you know, prosecute somebody for that to be and they want to take a civil action and are trying to raise money for that. That. That is a very unusual thing for a newspaper to do. And within the context of a, well, a really complicated conflict, which is now in the process of the end result, that is also bringing some risk. You have to choose which evil a cts risk. You have to choose which evil acts you want to put right. Then people could see you are picking favourites. The fact this is the sun is especially the case because this was almost certainly, one of the most, i think, was almost certainly, one of the most, ithink, controversial headlines in newspapers. The irish bustards headline. The day after. The sun decided to put pictures of dead horses and said irish, not ira. That was perceived as racist. The sun would not be an independent arbiter on such issues. It is definitely going to cause some disquiet. Newspapers always run all sorts of campaigns, but raising money for a court case, that is what sets this part. It is a civil case. Again, i would sets this part. It is a civil case. Again, iwould really sets this part. It is a civil case. Again, i would really question why the sun is doing this campaign now. Newspapers have always been good at campaigning. Many are proud to say they do good campaigning. I am not sure why it is campaigning right 110w. Sure why it is campaigning right now. And, you know, it is very difficult, because we cannot look at the legalities of it. It would be a civil case, obviously. We will keep an eye on it. The telegraph, finally. Pay of Southern Rail Boss almost doubles. Charles, getting on to half a million almost in salary. Of course, nearly a third of southerns services were late last year. And chaos and misery. We have seen it all over the media and twitter. Absolutely everywhere. People are having a really horrible time. No seats, trains all over the place, striking. It doesnt actually say why, but this gentleman, his salary is going up halfi million. He may decide he will not take it because of the situation he is in. But who knows . It is a pr disaster. This is difficult. Often someones pay get scrutinised. But if it is in their contract, the Company Needs to pay it. There may be no performance aspect to it either. The negative outcomes you are referring to, the tardiness, it may not be his fault. He could be being measured on different parameters. The buck has to stop somewhere. Yes. But it is all eagle. And it is in his contract. The issue is that comes into that rampant Executive Pay issue we are seeing. Legal. We have seen it be totally disconnected from performance. Executive pay is rocketing up in performance is not doing the same thing. It keeps on rising. That is the issue mps are looking at and recommending changes to. But the government has no appetite for that. That is it for me papers tonight. Dont forget, all of the papers are on line on the bbc news website. You can read a detailed review. It is there for you seven days a week to be you can see us seven days a week to be you can see us there as well. 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