29/01/2017

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:00:22. > :00:24.The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has called on President Trump's

:00:25. > :00:27.state visit to the UK to be cancelled amid a global outcry

:00:28. > :00:29.against his ban on refugees and citizens from several Muslim

:00:30. > :00:38.The Prime Minister is facing criticism for not condemning

:00:39. > :00:40.the controversial US ban more quickly, but has now said action

:00:41. > :00:43.will be taken if British nationals are affected.

:00:44. > :00:46.Overnight, a US court ruled to stop deportations of those affected -

:00:47. > :00:49.we'll have more on that in a moment, but first our political

:00:50. > :00:56.correspondent Susanna Mendonca reports on growing row.

:00:57. > :00:58.correspondent Susanna Mendonca reports on the growing row.

:00:59. > :01:00.Protests have spread across America's airports

:01:01. > :01:03.ever since Donald Trump's travel ban came into force.

:01:04. > :01:07.At the time, Theresa May was in Turkey for trade talks,

:01:08. > :01:09.where she failed to criticise the ban, when asked

:01:10. > :01:12.Well, the United States is responsible for the

:01:13. > :01:17.The United Kingdom is responsible for the United Kingdom's

:01:18. > :01:22.Hours after landing back in Britain, Number Ten issued a

:01:23. > :01:25.statement, insisting the Prime Minister did not agree with this

:01:26. > :01:31.It added that if there is any impact on UK nationals, then clearly,

:01:32. > :01:40."We will make representations to the US Government."

:01:41. > :01:43.The British Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah is worried he could be

:01:44. > :01:46.one of those affected, as he was born in Somalia and lives

:01:47. > :01:50.He described the US policy as coming from a place of ignorance

:01:51. > :01:53.and prejudice and one of Theresa May's very own MPs,

:01:54. > :01:55.who was born in Iraq, has been told he would be affected.

:01:56. > :01:58.How does it make you feel that Donald Trump doesn't want

:01:59. > :02:03.Gosh, I don't think I've felt discriminated against,

:02:04. > :02:09.probably since little school when kids were very cruel,

:02:10. > :02:11.as a young boy coming from Iraq or Kurdish origin.

:02:12. > :02:14.For the first time in my life, last night, I felt discriminated against,

:02:15. > :02:20.The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has now

:02:21. > :02:22.criticised the travel ban on seven merely Muslim countries

:02:23. > :02:28.and wrong and a petition calling for Donald Trump not to be invited

:02:29. > :02:31.for a state visit to the UK has picked up pace, gaining enough

:02:32. > :02:34.signatures to be considered for a debate in Parliament.

:02:35. > :02:36.I'm not happy with him coming here until that ban

:02:37. > :02:43.Because, look at what is happening with those countries,

:02:44. > :02:49.effect of this on the rest of the world?

:02:50. > :02:51.But Ukip's Nigel Farage has defended the US President.

:02:52. > :02:54.He said Mr Trump agreed with democracy and was doing

:02:55. > :02:56.what the voters who backed him wanted him to do.

:02:57. > :03:00.He was elected to say he would do everything

:03:01. > :03:05.America from infiltration by Isis terrorists.

:03:06. > :03:08.Now, you know, there are seven countries on that list.

:03:09. > :03:13.In America, the opposition continues, with families being kept

:03:14. > :03:19.For the British Government, it's perhaps a sign of the challenges

:03:20. > :03:21.ahead of trying to maintain a special relationship

:03:22. > :03:24.with a president who has some very different views to the UK.

:03:25. > :03:35.This morning, President Trump stood by his decision

:03:36. > :03:38.He tweeted that America needed strong borders and extreme

:03:39. > :03:41.His comments come after chaos at airports yesterday

:03:42. > :03:43.when travellers with legal visas were turned away,

:03:44. > :03:50.Outside this New York courthouse, they chanted,

:03:51. > :03:56.They were waiting for these lawyers to emerge after fighting for two

:03:57. > :03:58.Iraqi men held on arrival into the US despite

:03:59. > :04:06.It's a case which challenges President Trump's authority.

:04:07. > :04:09.The judge, in a nutshell, saw through what the Government

:04:10. > :04:12.was doing and gave us what we wanted, which was to block

:04:13. > :04:17.the Trump order and not allow the Government to remove anybody

:04:18. > :04:21.who has come and is caught up in the order nationwide,

:04:22. > :04:39.The ruling will be reviewed next month and there's no direct

:04:40. > :04:41.directive about what should happen now to the dozens

:04:42. > :04:43.detained at airports across the country.

:04:44. > :04:45.At Chicago's O'Hare Airport, the authorities released 17

:04:46. > :04:48.migrants they have detained, but for them and thousands

:04:49. > :04:51.of others, the freedom to come and go from the US freely

:04:52. > :04:56.And that's a concern for major US companies which have brought

:04:57. > :04:59.in talent from the seven countries hit by the order.

:05:00. > :05:01.Google says more than 100 of its employees have been affected

:05:02. > :05:05.and it is trying to bring back those travelling abroad.

:05:06. > :05:08.Donald Trump, though, is holding firm.

:05:09. > :05:11.In a tweet this morning, he said, "Our country needs strong borders

:05:12. > :05:14.Look what's happening all over Europe and indeed

:05:15. > :05:18.And he got tweeted support from the leader of the Dutch freedom

:05:19. > :05:23."It's the only way to stay safe and free."

:05:24. > :05:26.But the countries included in the Trump order are reeling.

:05:27. > :05:29.Iran's Foreign Minister asked the Swiss ambassador

:05:30. > :05:31.to convey a message that it was against human

:05:32. > :05:35.And in Iraq, an American ally, there is confusion.

:05:36. > :05:37.This Kurdish family was prevented from boarding

:05:38. > :05:44.If someone says it and it's effective immediately,

:05:45. > :05:50.It's just like Saddam Hussein's decisions!

:05:51. > :05:52.President Trump seemed very confident about this policy

:05:53. > :05:55.when he signed it yesterday, but the ink is barely dry and it's

:05:56. > :05:57.already causing a furious debate in America and around the world.

:05:58. > :06:03.The Northern Ireland Secretary has criticised the way

:06:04. > :06:08.inquiries are being conducted into the Troubles.

:06:09. > :06:12.James Brokenshire said the current re-investigations into the conflict

:06:13. > :06:16.were disproportionately focused on the police and the army.

:06:17. > :06:18.A number of former soldiers are facing prosecution for deaths

:06:19. > :06:24.Jeremy Corbyn has warned his Shadow Cabinet that it will be

:06:25. > :06:27.impossible for them to keep their jobs if they vote

:06:28. > :06:30.against triggering the start of the Brexit process.

:06:31. > :06:31.The Labour leader has ordered his party's MPs

:06:32. > :06:34.to support the bill when it reaches the Commons.

:06:35. > :06:39.Two of his front bench have already resigned over the issue.

:06:40. > :06:42.Living standards are set to fall this year, according to a report

:06:43. > :06:47.The Resolution Foundation said the UK had experienced a "mini-boom"

:06:48. > :06:51.from 2014 to the beginning of last year.

:06:52. > :06:54.But it predicts rising prices and stagnating wages would now put

:06:55. > :07:01.Our Business Correspondent Joe Lynam reports.

:07:02. > :07:04.It may not feel like it for some of us, but we've enjoyed

:07:05. > :07:07.a mini-boom in living standards over the past two-and-a-half years.

:07:08. > :07:09.That's thanks to low inflation, low interest rates and growing

:07:10. > :07:14.employment levels, but that's set to end, according to a think-tank.

:07:15. > :07:15.The Resolution Foundation's annual living standards audit

:07:16. > :07:18.says the weaker pound will reduce our spending power,

:07:19. > :07:24.especially among low earners, and employers won't be able

:07:25. > :07:27.to increase wages as fast, while employment levels will slow

:07:28. > :07:35.There's things the Government can do.

:07:36. > :07:38.But they can't deal with inflation, the Government, but they can deal

:07:39. > :07:43.with trying to get even more people into work and obviously

:07:44. > :07:45.if the Chancellor solves some problems around productivity,

:07:46. > :07:51.The Government said that the UK, under Theresa May had the fastest

:07:52. > :07:54.growing economy in the G7 and it was determined to build

:07:55. > :07:56.an economy that worked for all, but the Government's

:07:57. > :07:58.own official forecaster expects the economy to weaken somewhat this

:07:59. > :08:01.year and that could leave many of us a little bit poorer.

:08:02. > :08:05.Polls have opened in France where the socialist party

:08:06. > :08:08.is choosing its candidate for April's presidential election.

:08:09. > :08:10.Manuel Valls, a former Prime Minister,

:08:11. > :08:19.The party faces a tough battle from France's right wing.

:08:20. > :08:24.At 35 years old, and five years after his last Grand Slam victory,

:08:25. > :08:26.Roger Federer has triumphed at the Australian Open

:08:27. > :08:32.He was up against his old adversary, Rafa Nadal.

:08:33. > :08:34.It's the Swiss player's 18th Major trophy,

:08:35. > :08:40.but as Tim Hague reports, it didn't come without a battle.

:08:41. > :08:43.Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, a match-up made in tennis heaven

:08:44. > :08:46.and a final no one could have predicted, yet everyone

:08:47. > :08:51.And this, with 31 majors between them, lived up to expectations.

:08:52. > :08:55.Back and forth, like two prized fighters.

:08:56. > :08:58.Federer struck the first blow, but Nadal, like his opponent,

:08:59. > :09:06.Relentless and ruthless in equal measure, and this match was level.

:09:07. > :09:10.The 17-time grand slam champion produced some scintillating

:09:11. > :09:12.stuff in the third set, taking on Nadal and

:09:13. > :09:32.In the bullring and taking the set by the horns.

:09:33. > :09:37.It meant we inevitably went to a fifth and final decider.

:09:38. > :09:39.There were so many break points, three of them executed,

:09:40. > :09:42.An 18th grand slam title for a 35-year-old many

:09:43. > :09:45.After this, it would be hard to disagree.

:09:46. > :09:52.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

:09:53. > :09:55.The next news on BBC One is at five minutes past six.

:09:56. > :10:15.Hello once again. I'm sure some of you will be thinking that's a highly

:10:16. > :10:18.inappropriate sphere but in a couple of days many of you will be looking