we ll look at some presidential errors. also, unreal and overoptimistic. for the nhs and welfare state if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal. that s the opinion of the former prime minister sirjohn major. and the greek economic crisis it goes from bad to worse, we ll speak to the former greek finance minister yanis va roufakis. i m katty kay in washington christian fraser s in london. big increases in defence spending offset by cuts to domestic agencies and the state department that s what president trump wants from his first budget. he s promised one of the greatest military build ups in american history , and briefings by the white house suggest the increase could be more than 9%. also today, the defence secretaryjim mattis is due to deliver his plan for defeating the self styled islamic state group. this is what donald trump had to say earlier about the military. we must ensure that our courageous servicemen and women have the tools they need to deter war, a
african american. more later. millions of people are without clean water in chile because of mudslides. if you want to get in touch in the programme, get in touch. you can not oi’ programme, get in touch. you can not or e mail us. you can also e mail. ibegin i begin the programme with important stories from the us, donald trump is proposing a $54 billion increase in military spending. to give the context, this chart shows the 2015 government spending in green is the military budget accounting for 16% of the whole budget. the plan this year is a 10% hike on that. this is what he said. the defence spending increase will be offset and paid for by finding greater savings and efficiencies across the federal government. we will do more with less. we will do more with less and make the government lean and accountable to the people, we can do more with the money we spend. if he creates a lean machine, is there enough slack to get $54 billion? it is tough requiring significant cu
officials at the white house are listing his priorities as rebuilding the military, which took some deep spending cuts under president 0bama. they say the spending is also intended to restore america s nuclear capabilities. there will also be more resources for securing america s borders. all this to be paid for by cutting programmes such as foreign aid and environmental regulations, perhaps also contributions to the united nations. mr trump announced his plans at a meeting of state governors at the white house. the first budget will be submitted to the congress next month. this budget will be a public safety and national security budget. very much based on those two, and other things. it will have historic defence spending to rebuild the depleted military of the united states of america. clapping. president trump at the white house. the bbc‘s tulip mazumdar is in washington. what do we make of this? it remains to be seen, frankly, where this money is coming from. that
are listing his priorities as rebuilding the military, which took some deep spending cuts under president 0bama. they say the spending is also intended to restore america s nuclear capabilities. there will also be more resources for securing america s borders. all this to be paid for by cutting programmes such as foreign aid and environmental regulations perhaps also contributions to the united nations. mr trump announced his plans at a meeting of state governors at the white house. my my first budget will be submitted to the congress next month. this urgent will be a public safety and national security should very much based on those two, with plenty of other things, but very strong. it will include a historic increase in defence spending to rebuild the depleted military of the united states of america. the bbc‘s tulip mazumdar has more details from washington. i think it remains to be seen, frankly, where this money is going to come from. that is very unclear, and t
officials at the white house are listing his priorities as rebuilding the military, which took some deep spending cuts under president 0bama. they say the spending is also intended to restore america s nuclear capabilities. there will also be more resources for securing america s borders. all this to be paid for by cutting programmes such as foreign aid and environmental regulations perhaps also contributions to the united nations. mr trump announced his plans at a meeting of state governors at the white house. my first budget will be submitted to the congress next month. this urgent this budget will be a public safety and national security budget, very much based on those two, with plenty of other things, but very strong. it will include a historic increase in defence spending to rebuild the depleted military of the united states of america. the bbc‘s tulip mazumdar has more details from washington. i think it remains to be seen, frankly, where this money is going