01/03/2017 The Papers

Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

With me are the former Trade Minister, Lord Digby Jones and

the Broadcaster and campaigner, Henry Bonsu.

Tomorrow's front pages, starting with...

The Metro leads with defeat for the Prime Minister

after the House of Lords votes to amend the Brexit Bill.

The Telegraph says Theresa May is determined to trigger

Article 50 in two weeks, despite the setback created

The Express says the House of Lords will fail to derail the government's

plans for a hard Brexit. The Times, record highs. Markets on both sides

of the Atlantic after President Trump's first speech to Congress.

The I has a warning about the "perilous" state of policing -

which it says is on the verge of a national crisis

Daily Mail taking up that issue. Claiming tens of thousands of

criminal suspects are on the loose because of substandard policing.

Any one place to start. Brexit. You were in the Lords, you were voting?

I obviously voted to ensure we get too March 15 with the service of

article 15 notice for the country to start the process of leaving the

European Union. You voted against the amendment? I wonder why it is

that people think they can firstly overrule the will of the

democratically elected House, but secondly trying to tamper with the

will of the Democratic expression of the people? Vivre moaners and the

seven tours are not stopping. What I find so strange about it. They would

be absolutely condemning anyone saying no, no, this is the voice of

the people. In case you forgot, it was a narrow victory. An

-- it was a narrow victory. It was not a landslide, millions of people

alarmed by the kind of Brexit. A lot of the speeches made in the Lords...

If I can finish the point, that is why it is useful to have a revising

chamber, not trying to thwart the will of the people, they are saying

to the elected House we think you should think again. These are

mature, experienced people. Lots of people. You, for example. What I'm

saying, people who have lived, who have experience. Who are going to

bring their experience to this. Very interesting that the government was

defeated in this particular endeavour. We are talking about an

amendment to try and guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK. On

the point about the EU citizens: do they not need reassurance? Wouldn't

this give them reassurance? I would go further, and I will come to that.

You did interrupted me, but... I am so sorry, Digby. The House of Lords

is like a nonexecutive director of the country. It revises, advisors,

kicks up a stink. It must not overrule the executive committee

democratically elected parliament. The legislature. It must not do

that, it is getting perilously close. I was in there last week

hearing the speeches. One after another, paraded out the same way. I

will respect the will of the British people, Bert. The greatest lie I

have ever heard. You have just done it now, it is the sort of Brexit. I

want a soft Brexit. You're saying I want to stay in the single market.

How do you know? If you want a soft Brexit, what you are after is

staying in the single market, that means accepting free movement of

labour, submissions to the European Court of Justice. People voted yes,

no on a simple question. The detail is coming through. It is very

important, and I'm delighted that intermittently telemark

independently minded peers are saying to the government on that

question, the rights of EU citizens, and that is what the government has

been defeated on. They will go back to the Commons and the put through

unopposed. You will be happy. The Telegraph, which we are reviewing,

it will go ahead. Theresa May will still trigger Brexit in two weeks. I

think it would be very good, the traditions of this nation to say to

citizens here. Worrying, you will fined here -- you will be fine. Did

you vote for that amendment? No, I would not overrule the Commons. I

would not fetter the power of the negotiating power of our government

in negotiations. Why aren't you all saying to the French, give us the

right for our citizens to live in Europe? People have been saying

that. The European Union has said they were not discuss this until

triggered. Why are you asking us to do that? Britain talks about being

in splendid isolation. Moral leader in the world. If you really are the

moral leader in the world. You want to cut down our negotiating power.

If she loses the negotiation, you will blame her. Come on, you lost.

If she is going to lose, she will lose many other things, but not

this. We need to move on to something that is not Brexit. Not

immediately to do with Brexit. Donald Trump made the speech in

Congress. Hailed as his most considered very and presidential to

date. As a result, the stock markets hitting a record high. Are you

surprised? It is all apple pie at the moment. Donald Trump very good

shaping the narrative, linking himself to Brexit, talking about a

guy who loves America, where the previous guy did not. He will be a

president for business. Some economic forecasters calling it a

fragile bloom. Talking about spending money on roads, gas

pipelines, increasing the defence budget by $54 billion. It sounds

great, but somebody has to pay for it. People are still spending on

both sides of the pond could, but Andrew Milligan, head of strategy at

standard life investments, investors remain concerned over the

affordability of tax cuts, spending booms, and the consequences of

protectionist trade. This author spending, something you might say

she had with Democrat? He's not really a Republican, he is his own

man. He was promising to spend on infrastructure, everybody in the 50

states knows it is crumbling. He's doing what he said it would do. This

is all tonal, because of the tone of the speech, so much more moderate, I

want to bring people together on this great adventure. Two people

have responded, Congress did, Congress intimating he will get his

tax cuts pushed through. Secondly the markets respond. I would hope he

would start engaging the brain before opening his mouth and

pressing text button. He has suddenly thought to himself, when

I'm a little bit more measured people do things I want. I hope the

penny drops. The bar is set so low, that is why people are delighted. We

haven't got time for you talk so much about Brexit. Do not start that

again. A company bosses quitting amid claims of profit chilly

profiteering. This used to drive me mad. This country has committed 0.7%

of GDP, 14 billion, I'm sorry, 13 billion. Regardless of where it is

spent, anything else, we are closing libraries at home, we will spend

this money. Of its own, not a bad idea. The places and the way they

are spending it is a waste of money. What it is doing here, the aid

budget has doubled on what they spend on consultants. Not giving

money to help starving kids in Sudan, ?1 billion a year increase

since 2012 on consultants, paying themselves. I agree with you. The

money is not going to people who need it in the nations we hope to

trade with post-Brexit. People in Britain. Next time people in the

Daily Mail complain about the aid budget, that at British companies

making money off the back of it, not people in poorer countries. Since

you mention the Daily Mail. Talk us through the front page. Policing in

meltdown. Tens of thousands of crime suspects on the loose figures of

near perilous policing. Lots of different ways of slicing it. The

police do not know what they are doing. Inexperienced people running

constabularies. Or the natural consequences in police budgets. It

might be both, the devil is in the detail and confiscated. 46,000

suspects now on the police wanted database, 343 sought for very

serious crimes like murder and manslaughter. This is the reason why

the Daily Mail see fit to put on the front page. It is a bit of both.

Inefficiency and poor management, it is low morale, that is leadership,

low morale. And it is going to be a lack of money. You put the three

together, you get that. It is worrying. All right thrust in the

studio talking about it. What about if you are one of the victims of the

1012 rapists. I'm sure you enjoy talking to each other! I can't

believe Digby is leaking what happened in the green room. That is

against the rules. Many thanks. That's it for The Papers tonight

before you go these front pages have Don't forget you can see the front

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seven days a week at bbc dot co uk Jimmy say, well done on the board.

ABC News Channel of the year at the Royal television Society. A

privilege to be with you. Good to talk to you, we will see you later.