about diversity over that round of words. that is a basketful of words. trey: save you the trouble of looking that word up, it is a superficial cover. it is her way of calling senator scott a token. what she has done that too in the past. your appointment is seen by some as a member of progress. others have called you a mere token, elevated only to show that the g.o.p. has gotten the diversity. i do hope that as a senator, you will prove those who called you a token wrong. trey: for a party and a media, a client who loves civility and public discourse and ruling out the hot political rhetoric and finding some unity, she has a really weird way of showing it, like ignoring policy debates and engaging in personal attacks. if she knew anything about tim scott, she would understand full well why he would be participating in a press conference on the minimum wage. if she knew anything about tim scott, she would understand why he is frequently front and center in major policy
The Football World pays tribute to the former england manger Graham Taylor whos died suddenly aged 72. And we speak to the writer of la la land the man whos brought the art of the musical back to hollywood. And coming up in the sport on bbc news west hams star player Dimitri Payet wants to leave and is refusing to play for the club this weekend. But the manager says he wont be sold. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A former mi6 officer has gone into hiding after being named as the source of the latest allegations against President Elect donald trump. Christopher steele produced a dossier last year which included the allegations that mr trump had been caught in compromising financial and sexual activities. The allegations are unproven and americas cia, which has acknowledged the existence of the dossier, says it has made no judgement about its credibility. Heres our security correspondent Gordon Corera on the british connection. The murky world of intelligence gathering