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Good afternoon. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
A local council has taken the rare
step of imposing emergency spending | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
controls because of what it
describes as severe | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
financial challenges. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
No new expenditure will be allowed
at the Conservative-led | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
Northamptonshire County Council -
except for work protecting | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
vulnerable people. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said
austerity was causing chaos | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
in local government. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
Jane-Frances Kelly reports. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:52 | |
Northamptonshire County Council, its
new headquarters cost £53 million | 0:00:52 | 0:00:57 | |
and was opened just last year but
the building could be up for sale | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
soon to help the authority balance
its books. It is now banning all new | 0:01:01 | 0:01:06 | |
expenditure although services
safeguarding vulnerable people will | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
be protected. Staff pay will be
unaffected. The leader of the | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
council blamed cuts handed down to
it from central government. We have | 0:01:13 | 0:01:19 | |
been in a perfect storm of huge
increases in demand for services and | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
at the same time significant
reductions in funding from central | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
government. We have said to
government since 2013 that we could | 0:01:27 | 0:01:32 | |
not sustain or worse services with
the level of reduction in funding. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:37 | |
The council said that rising demand
for adult social care services had | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
driven much of the £10 million
overspend on the budget this year. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:46 | |
Cuts under consideration include bus
subsidies and library services. At | 0:01:46 | 0:01:51 | |
the Labour local government
conference the party leader | 0:01:51 | 0:01:57 | |
condemned government austerity. What
more evidence do we need, austerity | 0:01:57 | 0:02:02 | |
is unleashing chaos across our
country. Squeezing our local | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
authorities and putting jobs and the
vital services they deliver at risk. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:12 | |
Experts say Northamptonshire, its
position is due to a number of | 0:02:12 | 0:02:18 | |
factors some particular to the
county but it could indicate a wider | 0:02:18 | 0:02:23 | |
problem. Ministers and civil
servants were worried that | 0:02:23 | 0:02:28 | |
Northamptonshire is a leading
indicator of something that could | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
happen more generally. We have had
eight years of cuts to council | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
budgets, a far greater impact on
them then save the NHS or welfare | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
budgets and the question is how far
you can go with that policy before | 0:02:38 | 0:02:42 | |
it begins to produce results like
this. The implications for | 0:02:42 | 0:02:50 | |
communities in Northamptonshire are
due to be discussed at the council | 0:02:50 | 0:02:51 | |
meeting later in the month.
Government inspectors have been | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
appointed to investigate whether the
authority is managing its finances | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
correctly. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
A prominent Conservative MP has
stepped up his criticism of civil | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
servants at the treasury over Brexit
forecasts - accusing them | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
of "fiddling the figures" -
in order to make the case for the UK | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
remaining in the EU's customs union. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
Jacob Rees Mogg - who was caught up
in a scuffle when protesters | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
disrupted a speech at a university
campus in Bristol last night - | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
told BBC Radio 4's Today programme
that Treasury forecasts | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
on the impact of Brexit were
"clearly politically influenced". | 0:03:19 | 0:03:26 | |
With the referendum and with the EU,
the Treasury has gone back to making | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
forecasts. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
It was politically advantageous
for them in the past. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
It is the same now. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
So yes, I do think they're
fiddling the figures. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
Our political correspondent
Matt Cole is here. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
Matt - that phrase "fiddling
the figures" seems to | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
imply it's deliberate? | 0:03:43 | 0:03:49 | |
Indeed. And not least it is the
second time in the week he has made | 0:03:49 | 0:03:55 | |
a serious accusation questioning the
impartiality of civil servants and | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
trying to undermine their warnings
about Brexit. The Treasury says that | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
the excavations are false but this
is more than just a row about a | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
backbench MP challenging Treasury
figures for the Jacob Rees-Mogg | 0:04:06 | 0:04:12 | |
leads an important section of
Conservative MPs on whom Theresa | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
May, her future | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
May, her future as Prime Minister
might depend. The European Tory | 0:04:22 | 0:04:27 | |
research group are opposed to any
form of staying in a customs union | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
with the EU after Brexit and that
subject will be discussed in key | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
ministerial meetings this week. We
know Theresa May has ruled out | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
staying in the customs union but is
said to be open to other | 0:04:34 | 0:04:39 | |
arrangements. So this intervention
could be seen as upping the ante and | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
putting pressure on Theresa May
ahead of a crucial week in which we | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
could find out more about our future
relations with the European Union. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
But also if Jacob Rees-Mogg, if its
people do not like what they hear, | 0:04:48 | 0:04:55 | |
about her future as Prime Minister. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
The government has announced
a package of financial support | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
for small companies affected
by the collapse of the construction | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
company, Carillion. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:03 | |
The state-backed British Business
Bank will allocate one | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
hundred million pounds in loans -
and customers worried about repaying | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
mortgages will be offered help. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
Thousands of suppliers were left
unpaid, after the firm went | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
into liquidation in last month. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
The head of the FBI has
defended its work after a classified | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
memo was released accusing it
of bias against President Trump, | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
and abuse of power. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:21 | |
The memo was written by Republican
members of Congress. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
It says the FBI got permission
to wiretap one of Mr Trump's | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
advisers in 2016 -
by using unsubstantiated | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
evidence which had been paid
for by his political opponents. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
Daniela Relph has this report. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:41 | |
The mammal is out. A controversial
GOP document on the Russian | 0:05:41 | 0:05:46 | |
investigation is released. They are
the headlines that tell of a vicious | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
fight at the heart of the United
States Government. For President | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
Trump his decision to release the
memo accusing the FBI of working | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
against him is totally justified. I
think it is a disgrace what is | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
happening in our country. Before his
opponents this is a president and | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
Republican party who have engineered
a political stunt. Under attack the | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
head of the FBI is defined.
Addressing his staff Christopher | 0:06:09 | 0:06:14 | |
Wray said, talk is cheap. The work
that you do is what women draw. We | 0:06:14 | 0:06:19 | |
will keep doing that work because we
know who and what we are. Because we | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
know our mission comes first. The
American people come first. The memo | 0:06:22 | 0:06:29 | |
written by Republicans describes a
politically biased Justice | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
Department and FBI. Who are
determined to ensure Donald Trump | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
lost the election. They have a
warrant from someone in the Trump | 0:06:36 | 0:06:42 | |
campaign using opposition research
paid for by the Democratic party and | 0:06:42 | 0:06:48 | |
the Hillary Clinton campaign. This
began as an investigation into the | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
Trump campaign and its alleged links
with Russia. It is now but the | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
relationship between the White House
and the FBI at a new low. With | 0:06:54 | 0:06:59 | |
senior Democrats warning of a
constitutional crisis. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:06 | |
Dennis Edwards, the former lead
singer of The Tempations, | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
has died at the age of 74. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:09 | |
Dennis Edwards sang on the MoTown's
group's most memorable hits, | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
including Papa Was a Rolling' Stone. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:13 | |
# Papa was a Rolling Stone. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
# Wherever he laid
his hat was his home. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
# When he died... | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
# All he left us was alone. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:30 | |
# Papa was a Rolling Stone. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:39 | |
Now with the big build up
to the Six Nations rugby - | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
and the rest of the sport -
here's Mike Bushell | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
at the BBC Sport Centre. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:46 | |
Good afternoon. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
The Wales and Scotland teams will be
arriving into the tunnel | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
at the Principalility stadium around
now, greeted by the Welsh hymns. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
But that will be nothing compared
to the noise when they kick off | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
this year's Six Nations,
in less than an hour's time. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
Our Sports correspondent
Joe Wilson, is already there, | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
and Joe, it's injury ravaged Wales,
trying to bring down | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
Scotland in buoyant mood -
where will this one be | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
lost and won? | 0:08:09 | 0:08:17 | |
Here I am with the trophy at the
centre of things. The cauldron just | 0:08:19 | 0:08:23 | |
beginning to bubble here. On the
stadium wall it says this is not a | 0:08:23 | 0:08:30 | |
sport but what we live for. Not just
18 minutes, this is a lifetime | 0:08:30 | 0:08:36 | |
Bo-Dog it gives you a sense of the
importance of rugby and this match. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
I think that the Welsh team might
need every decibel of encouragement | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
because as you say it is racked by
injury. That will be a recurring | 0:08:44 | 0:08:51 | |
theme during the course of the Six
Nations. Scotland come with that | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
optimism having beaten Australia and
competed with New Zealand in the | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
autumn. And Scotland they have as
their coach player playing for | 0:09:00 | 0:09:08 | |
unpredictability. They have
attacking players, flair in the | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
back. The tactic from Wales might be
to try to keep the ball away from | 0:09:11 | 0:09:16 | |
Stuart Hogg in particular. We will
see how long that Scottish optimism | 0:09:16 | 0:09:20 | |
last. Elsewhere of course Ireland
are in Paris, traditionally you | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
might go to France some fear but I'm
not sure if that applies. In England | 0:09:24 | 0:09:29 | |
are in Italy on Sunday. It may come
down to England versus Ireland in | 0:09:29 | 0:09:34 | |
the final weekend. Whoever ends up
winning the match will start off the | 0:09:34 | 0:09:39 | |
tournament and looking upwards.
Thank you and what a noise before | 0:09:39 | 0:09:45 | |
kick-off. Both of those matches on
BBC One this afternoon. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:51 | |
Manchester City can go 18
ppoints clear at the top | 0:09:51 | 0:09:53 | |
of the premier league,
if they can win at Burnley. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
And the champions in waiting
are indeed in front. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
It took them just 21
minutes to find an opening, | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
carved beautifully by Danilo,
the Brazilian defender. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
It's approaching half
time in the early game | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
in the Scottish Premiership. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:07 | |
It's goalless so far
between Kilmarnock and Celtic, | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
but the league leaders suffered
an early blow losing defender | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
Dedryck Boyata to injury. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:18 | |
A win would see them go 14 points
clear at the top of the table. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:25 | |
There's a spring in the step
of the British David Cup team, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
ahead of today's doubles rubber,
in Spain against Spain. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot,
play with the tie at 1-all. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
It followed the heroics of debutant
Cameron Norrie, who produced | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
the performance of his life to beat
Roberto Bautista Agut, | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
who is 91 places higher
in the world rankings. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
He only turned
professional last June | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
and this was his first ever
professional match on red clay. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:50 | |
Andy Murray tweeted this was one
of best results ever. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
I just looked at my forehand
the whole match and thought | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
I was tougher than the guy
through the whole match. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
Physically had some problems
in the end but I was really pumped | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
with my efforts, it's
given me lots of confidence. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
My first match on clay
so I'm just stoked. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot play
in the doubles rubber later today | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
and it's live on BBC Two and the BBC
Sport website from one | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
o'clock this afternoon. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:17 | |
That's all the sport for now. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
I'll have more for
you in the next hour. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:24 | |
The next news on BBC One
is at the later-than-usual | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
time of seven o'clock -
bye for now. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
time of seven o'clock -
bye for now. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 |