Be the youngest president since napoleon. He was voting in his hometown, rather nice seaside town. He wants to shake up french politics. He wants to bring together he says a Coalition Of The Willing which he said would be able to reform france. And he wants an open facing france at the centre of a much more deeply integrated European Union. He is the favourite but he is up union. He is the favourite but he is up againsta union. He is the favourite but he is up against a woman who needs very little introduction, Marine Le Pen of the Front National, the self proclaimed champion of the forgotten. She was voting in the north where she has been a regional councillor. She has a very different vision. She would restore the borders of france. She would limit immigration, she would bring back the frank, she would give the french people a membership on their European Union membership and she tells people at the rallies that she is the only defender of french workers and french factories against
Beating the establishment. The outsider defeats the former Prime Minister in frances socialist primary runup. Does this give more ground to the independent candidate, Emmanuel Macron . Toyota the worlds bestselling automaker. How will looming trade barriers affecte the sector . Matt less than half an hour until the european open. Take a look at futures writedown. You at futures right now. Futures are off after equity markets declined. Chinese and various other asian markets are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, and i would are better advised to focus on other Asset Classes today. At currencies, commodities, treasuries what do you see . Guy lets run through the columns and talk about whats happening right now. What we are seeing most prominently, matt, is the dollar beginning to firm up. Earlier on it was down. Now it is barely budging. More than 1 10 ofha 1 ,. 13 now. Some dollar weakness but not a lot. Theyen is up by around. 3 , swiss franc is having to look out for as well. We
The peninsula to ukraine. There is a clear path to restoring peace in eastern ukraine. A full and immediate implementation of the agreements which the United States continues to support. The mensk agreements. The un ambassador to the United Nations, sounding just as an ambassador traditionally does. Now, its confusing to mr trumps opponents, he is destabilising. I suspect that for his supporters, there is craft in the chaos the new president is unpredictable and going to have everyone yielding to him. Heres our diplomatic editor, mark urban. The National Prayer breakfast is a washington institution. A chance for politicians, movers and shakers to commune with the almighty. A chance also for President Trump to exhort them to keep the faith. When you hear about the tough phone calls im having, dont worry about it. Just dont worry. They are tough, we have to be tough, its time we have to be a little tough, folks, we are taken advantage of by every nation in the world, virtually. It is not
To generate his own voice, complete with Yorkshire Accent. And nick has the weather. It is icy see in a few spots this morning and some patches of fog around i have this full report. Good morning. First, our main story. Train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. The Commons Transport Committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. Theyre calling on the Department For Transport to give up some of its powers. Rob young reports. Dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. Mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. They say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to Train Companies. The commons Committee Says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. National express used to be the biggest Train Company
To generate his own voice, complete with Yorkshire Accent. And nick has the weather. It is icy see in a few spots this morning and some patches of fog around i have this full report. Good morning. First, our main story. Train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. The Commons Transport Committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. Theyre calling on the Department For Transport to give up some of its powers. Rob young reports. Dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. Mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. They say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to Train Companies. The commons Committee Says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. National express used to be the biggest Train Company