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0:00:10 > 0:00:121097 pages - that's the length of President
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Trump's big year end victory.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Congress has just passed a massive tax reform bill -
0:00:20 > 0:00:24will it drive up inequality in America?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Critics say the rich get rich and the poor get poorer under
0:00:27 > 0:00:28the Republican plan.
0:00:28 > 0:00:34Nonsense says Mr Trump - it's a win for everyone.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37President Trump threatens to cut US financial aid to countries that vote
0:00:37 > 0:00:47against America on the issue of Jerusalem at the UN tomorrow.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Doing splits in your 80s - how simply being flexible and
0:00:50 > 0:00:54sociable could lengthen your life.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Also on the programme.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59The EU sets out a tough opening position on phase two
0:00:59 > 0:01:03of the Brexit negotiation.
0:01:03 > 0:01:11The transition will end, short of two years, in December 2020.
0:01:11 > 0:01:19From the beginning America has been an nation defined by its people.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20And Disney's Donald -
0:01:20 > 0:01:22if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, we wonder
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0:01:32 > 0:01:34Hello and welcome - I'm Katty Kay in New York
0:01:34 > 0:01:36and Christian Fraser is in London.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Donald Trump has secured the first big legislative
0:01:37 > 0:01:39achievement of his presidency.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44For the first time since Ronald Reagan was in office America
0:01:44 > 0:01:47has overhauled its wildly complicated tax system.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50But it's a triumph Republicans secured without any buy
0:01:50 > 0:01:53in from Democrats and with a plan that polls suggest is
0:01:53 > 0:01:54historically unpopular.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Critics say this bill will increase inequality in America
0:01:56 > 0:02:00and expand the US debt.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05Mr Trump says it will boost growth and benefit everybody.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08An historic victory for the American people.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14It will go through the final passage today in the House.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15And the congressmen and women and the
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Senate will be coming over - the Republican Senate.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Unfortunately, the Democrats don't like to see tax-cutting.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26They like to see tax increases.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28We can now speak to Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro who joins
0:02:28 > 0:02:37us live from Capitol Hill.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Democrats voted, all of you, against the tax reform Bill but President
0:02:42 > 0:02:49Trump says that Democrats always vote against tax cuts.Well like the
0:02:49 > 0:02:52American people, and you mentioned the opinion polls showing the
0:02:52 > 0:02:56American people are mostly against this tax bill, we realised it is a
0:02:56 > 0:03:03sham. That 83% of the benefits on this tax cut goes to the top 1% in
0:03:03 > 0:03:09this country. To the very wealthy. Most of the benefits also go to
0:03:09 > 0:03:13corporations, the corporate tax cuts are permanent, tax cuts for
0:03:13 > 0:03:19individual Americans are not. So for many reasons this is just a very raw
0:03:19 > 0:03:23deal and a bad deal for the American people.So under this tax plan
0:03:23 > 0:03:28corporate tax is brought more in line with corporate tax rates in
0:03:28 > 0:03:32other Western countries. American companies will bring a lot of money
0:03:32 > 0:03:37back on shore to the US and may invest that in jobs, capital
0:03:37 > 0:03:41infrastructure, that would be a good thing for American workers?That is
0:03:41 > 0:03:46the theory and the hope but at the same time right now the United
0:03:46 > 0:03:51States corporations basically are doing better than ever before. The
0:03:51 > 0:03:56stock market is higher than ever. And so would question the timing and
0:03:56 > 0:04:01the wisdom of such a steep corporate tax cut right now. That with this
0:04:01 > 0:04:09bill overall would add summer between 145 trillion and $2 trillion
0:04:09 > 0:04:16to the deficit, which is already at $20 trillion of debt. So again it
0:04:16 > 0:04:23was a poorly planned and poorly executed tax bill.Incorporated in
0:04:23 > 0:04:29this is the repeal of the Obamacare individual mandate. Does that mean
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Obamacare practically speaking is now dead?I would not say Obamacare
0:04:34 > 0:04:42is dead, but certainly it strikes a blow to the Affordable Care Act but
0:04:42 > 0:04:45most importantly a blow to the American people because this will
0:04:45 > 0:04:51likely lead to an increase in premiums, individual premiums for
0:04:51 > 0:04:58Americans. So that will hurt everyone at every economic class.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Thank you very much indeed.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Let's get reaction from Grover Norquist -
0:05:02 > 0:05:04he's the President of the advocacy group Americans for Tax
0:05:04 > 0:05:10Reform and joins me now.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16Is this bill going to make President Trump richer?Well it is going to
0:05:16 > 0:05:21make the American economy stronger and the good news is it cuts taxes
0:05:21 > 0:05:28on all Americans, every income group will see a lower tax rate. You asked
0:05:28 > 0:05:32about the tax that Obamacare has on people who do not want Obamacare,
0:05:32 > 0:05:416.6 million Americans in 2015 were penalised, a $700 tax, penalising
0:05:41 > 0:05:45them because they did not want to buy Obamacare. And all of those
0:05:45 > 0:05:50people will no longer be assaulted by the government every year, and
0:05:50 > 0:05:56penalised because they do not buy Obamacare. 80% of people hit by the
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Obamacare tax burden less than $50,000 a year so that is one of the
0:06:00 > 0:06:08taxes that Obama put in that hurt politically lower-income people. We
0:06:08 > 0:06:13have not got rid of all of them but this we did get rid of and we also
0:06:13 > 0:06:19double the individual and couples standard deduction, the first
0:06:19 > 0:06:23$24,000 and buy a couple has a 0% tax rate. I know the Democrats say
0:06:23 > 0:06:27it is all about millionaires but the problem is every two weeks for the
0:06:27 > 0:06:31rest of this year Americans will see more money in their pay cheques and
0:06:31 > 0:06:37they will get tired of that untruth. Let me ask about the prospects for
0:06:37 > 0:06:41American growth under this tax plan because one of the big premises of
0:06:41 > 0:06:45the tax plan is that by cutting taxes on corporations they will
0:06:45 > 0:06:49bring the money back to the United States and the economic growth rate
0:06:49 > 0:06:56will increase. But there are several surveys suggesting that American
0:06:56 > 0:07:01workers will only feel about 20% of that tax cut to corporations and the
0:07:01 > 0:07:05rest will go to shareholders in a share buy-back and dividends to
0:07:05 > 0:07:10their shareholders and they will not actually investing capital or by
0:07:10 > 0:07:13increasing wages. They will just keep it for the corporation, for
0:07:13 > 0:07:19their shareholders.Well half of Americans are in the stock market so
0:07:19 > 0:07:26with individual retirement accounts, pensions, even people with
0:07:26 > 0:07:29government jobs, their pensions are backed up by the stock market. But
0:07:29 > 0:07:34half of Americans directly in the stock market have direct ownership
0:07:34 > 0:07:42through their retirement plans that they own. And they will see every
0:07:42 > 0:07:45month, they will get a letter saying that your life savings have just
0:07:45 > 0:07:52increased. And because capital is so fluid it goes to where it is treated
0:07:52 > 0:07:56best. Where it is not taxed as heavily. We used to scare capital
0:07:56 > 0:08:02away from the US, we have a largely free economy but we will be
0:08:02 > 0:08:05attracting a lot more investment not just from American companies
0:08:05 > 0:08:09overseas but from around the world. Because if you are a dollar in the
0:08:09 > 0:08:15US you get to keep 79 cents and not 65 as we do now.One of the 12
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Republicans who voted against the bill yesterday was the chair of the
0:08:20 > 0:08:23house Appropriations Committee, an influential committee on the hill.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28He said the people of New Jersey already carry an extremely heavy tax
0:08:28 > 0:08:32burden, they need and deserve tax cuts and this will lead to tax
0:08:32 > 0:08:36increases for far too many hard-working New Jersey families.
0:08:36 > 0:08:43How do you respond? Well he has it backwards, a number of states have
0:08:43 > 0:08:47abusively high income taxes, state income taxes and property taxes. New
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Jersey is the poster child for that problem, New Jersey, New York City,
0:08:52 > 0:08:59some cities in California. Well were no longer having other states
0:08:59 > 0:09:06subsidise your high income taxes on property taxes. Almost all Americans
0:09:06 > 0:09:12are covered but maybe 5% of the population live in very high tax
0:09:12 > 0:09:17districts. What is going to happen is people in New Jersey said going
0:09:17 > 0:09:22to start caring how the city spends its money and that is why the public
0:09:22 > 0:09:27sector unions are not happy, why the Liberal Democrats are not happy and
0:09:27 > 0:09:31it is incompetent governors and corrupt mayors who are going to have
0:09:31 > 0:09:37to change their ways or get voted out of office.Thank you very much.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41This has caused a lot of controversy, you've seen it here in
0:09:41 > 0:09:45the US and is all centres on the fundamental issue of income
0:09:45 > 0:09:52inequality. This is a time when richer people are taking a bigger
0:09:52 > 0:09:55share of wealth and poorer people are getting left all across the
0:09:55 > 0:09:59western world. And there has been criticism yesterday from the United
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Nations saying that the American tax bill will increase that divide
0:10:02 > 0:10:07between rich and poor. Half of Americans have their money in the
0:10:07 > 0:10:12stock market as we had but have to not. And which health does not have
0:10:12 > 0:10:16pension plans invested in the stock market, that is poorer Americans and
0:10:16 > 0:10:22critics of the bill say they will suffer underneath it.Conservatives
0:10:22 > 0:10:25in this country would save the rich have never paid more tax than now.
0:10:25 > 0:10:32But that aside how either Democrats going to see this, see this as a win
0:10:32 > 0:10:37win?That is what they've said -- what they've said to me but they
0:10:37 > 0:10:40said if Republicans had not passed the bill it would've been a win
0:10:40 > 0:10:45because President Trump would have not had any major legislation but
0:10:45 > 0:10:49because the bill is polling so badly amongst people at the moment they
0:10:49 > 0:10:52feel it will galvanise voters as part of the Trump agenda and again
0:10:52 > 0:10:56they will keep pressing for the next eight months that this is a bill
0:10:56 > 0:11:01that increases inequality for middle-class families. Let's move
0:11:01 > 0:11:02onto other news.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04The Polish President has signed into law judicial reforms
0:11:04 > 0:11:06which the EU believes will undermine the independence of
0:11:07 > 0:11:08the country's judiciary.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Earlier in the day the European Commission threatened to strip
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Poland of its voting rights within the EU.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16The reforms in Poland sparked widescale protest.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18They hand control of the judicial council that nominates judges
0:11:18 > 0:11:20in Poland to the governing Law and Justice party.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26They also strengthen the President's influence over the Supreme Court.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Catalans will go to the polls on Thursday in regional elections.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30The vote will determine whether the majority
0:11:30 > 0:11:33want to stay part of Spain - or be independent.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35The crisis was triggered by an unauthorised
0:11:35 > 0:11:37referendum in October - after which, the Catalan government
0:11:37 > 0:11:39declared independence.
0:11:39 > 0:11:45Spain dissolved the regional government and imposed direct rule.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48The European Court of Justice has ruled that Uber,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50is a transport firm and should be regulated like any
0:11:51 > 0:11:55other taxi company.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57The company maintains it's a digital information provider that connects
0:11:57 > 0:11:58passengers with drivers.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Experts say the judgement could have implications for other firms
0:12:01 > 0:12:05in what's known as the gig economy.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08President Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid
0:12:08 > 0:12:10to countries that go against the US in a United Nations
0:12:10 > 0:12:14vote on Jerusalem.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18The UN General Assembly will on Thursday consider a resolution.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Earlier, US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22said she will be "taking names" of countries that vote
0:12:22 > 0:12:24to reject Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem
0:12:24 > 0:12:32as the capital of Israel.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Then the president reiterated it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions
0:12:38 > 0:12:40of dollars, and then they vote against us.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Well, we're watching those votes.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Let them vote against us.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44We'll save a lot.
0:12:44 > 0:12:51We don't care.
0:12:51 > 0:13:0124 carat Trump! The issue of financial aid is complicated,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04something that the president does not like something many Republicans
0:13:04 > 0:13:09think should be smaller. Most financial aid goes through Congress
0:13:09 > 0:13:15through the appropriations committee and is not actually in the remit of
0:13:15 > 0:13:19the President to wipe it out at the stroke of a pen. Do you think this
0:13:19 > 0:13:23will make suddenly people who are going to vote against the American
0:13:23 > 0:13:28position at the UN tomorrow say OK, we will vote with President Trump?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32No, he wants to be seen to be backing down in the face of bullying
0:13:32 > 0:13:36which essentially it is, in the face of US strength. Certainly countries
0:13:36 > 0:13:41in the Middle East will not back down or stop they did not back down
0:13:41 > 0:13:46earlier in the week in the Security Council with the US will the vote.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52190 odd countries tomorrow will have the vote because the Palestinians
0:13:52 > 0:13:57saw the US veto I want to vote in the General Assembly. Some smaller
0:13:57 > 0:14:01countries are supposed to bend on US aid and maybe will think twice but
0:14:01 > 0:14:06the bigger countries, I do not think so.I would not be surprised that if
0:14:06 > 0:14:11they voted against America President Trump would say the world does not
0:14:11 > 0:14:14like my position, it must be the right one.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier says a transition
0:14:17 > 0:14:19after Brexit will help both Europe and the UK adjust to
0:14:19 > 0:14:20the new relationship.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22But Mr Barnier stressed the transition should
0:14:22 > 0:14:23be time-limited ending in December 2020.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26The deadline set by the commission is shorter than the two years
0:14:26 > 0:14:29the British Prime Minister had initially envisaged.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Mr Barnier said he expected the UK would eventually move to a deal
0:14:32 > 0:14:34similar to that signed by Canada.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37But not with a free trade agreement in financial services.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39In response Mrs May said Mr Barnier was setting
0:14:39 > 0:14:41out his 'opening position'.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Here's the UK's Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47She made it this far.
0:14:47 > 0:14:56The Prime Minister leaving her house today for work.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Still in Number Ten after a year when that did not
0:14:59 > 0:15:01always looks certain.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Are you looking forward to a break, Prime Minister?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05No easy answers on how government's biggest job,
0:15:05 > 0:15:06how we leave the EU.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Can the government have the trade deal ready before we leave?
0:15:09 > 0:15:13That is what we are working to and that is what I believe we can do.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Everybody wants to know on what basis they are going to be
0:15:17 > 0:15:20operating in the future.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25There are big doubts in Brussels about that,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28and the Tories' expectation that it will take about two years to make
0:15:28 > 0:15:31the changes we need after Brexit, a transition, and there is nothing
0:15:31 > 0:15:41surprising about the European Union getting its arguments in early.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44The chief negotiator saying today we would have
0:15:44 > 0:15:46to stick to all of the rules during transition and that
0:15:46 > 0:15:53period would have to be over by the end of 2020,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58earlier than she believes.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It is not just the government, Labour thinks two
0:16:00 > 0:16:01years is about right.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06We need at least two years.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09We need clarity about what that transition deal means and I think
0:16:09 > 0:16:12membership of the customs union and single market for that
0:16:12 > 0:16:16period but there needs to be more flexibility.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19But don't be fooled, there is no real outbreak of Christmas cheer
0:16:19 > 0:16:24between the two main parties.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Last year the Prime Minister told the Radio Times that
0:16:26 > 0:16:30on Christmas Day she likes to prepare and cook her own goose.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35LAUGHTER.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41In the spirit of Christmas, can I suggest you heard that
0:16:41 > 0:16:43in order to extract the maximum pleasure from the messy job
0:16:43 > 0:16:49of stuffing her goose that she names it either Michael or Boris.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51The applause gave the Chancellor time to help out the Prime Minister
0:16:52 > 0:16:53with her own punch line.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I think I will have to resist the temptation
0:16:56 > 0:16:59to call the goose Jeremy.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02It was Prime Minister's Questions, not the Christmas panto.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06But for Theresa May's party at least, the end of the year has
0:17:06 > 0:17:16brought a little cheer.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Joining us now is our favourite Brexit duo,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22the Conservative Nigel Evans who voted for Brexit, and the Labour
0:17:22 > 0:17:29MP Seema Malhotra who voted Remain.
0:17:29 > 0:17:36Good tidings to you both, lovely to see you. As you head off into the
0:17:36 > 0:17:42Christmas recess, honestly did you think that the first phase would be
0:17:42 > 0:17:46done and dusted by now and did you expect Theresa May to be sitting on
0:17:46 > 0:17:51the front bench today?Well as we approach the season of goodwill,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55were not quite out of this place yet, we have boats taking a slate
0:17:55 > 0:17:58into the night tonight. And I think there has been strong debate today
0:17:58 > 0:18:06in Parliament. It is something that I'm struck by today, Theresa May is
0:18:06 > 0:18:09getting a big law more for all the long grass she would have to deal
0:18:09 > 0:18:12with next year because it is clear that she's managed to kick a lot of
0:18:12 > 0:18:16stuff into the long grass. Were not clear what will happen with the
0:18:16 > 0:18:23customs union, with Ireland, whether the agreement last week, the joint
0:18:23 > 0:18:26report, is going to be legally binding. Because David Davis seemed
0:18:26 > 0:18:30to change his mind after the agreement was reached. So Theresa
0:18:30 > 0:18:33May I think I stumbled to the end of the year but the idea that she goes
0:18:33 > 0:18:40out on a high is I think something to be believed. It is not where
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Theresa May is and I think that she wishes she was in a very different
0:18:45 > 0:18:49place and probably is quite grateful that Christmas is coming.There was
0:18:49 > 0:18:54an audible sigh of relief in Brussels last week when the first
0:18:54 > 0:18:58phase was completed. But today we heard from Michel Barnier that he
0:18:58 > 0:19:04wants to cut short the transition to December 2020. Can we get everything
0:19:04 > 0:19:08done in that amount of time?It will give us focus at least. I'm just
0:19:08 > 0:19:15hoping that if he wants to cut short the transition period to the end of
0:19:15 > 0:19:192020, that that will mean we cut the amount of money that we were paying
0:19:19 > 0:19:24to stay in the single market and Customs union. So we might save a
0:19:24 > 0:19:30few billions of pounds. But the problem is we still have a few
0:19:30 > 0:19:35people, who still do not believe we're going to leave the EU. I have
0:19:35 > 0:19:41got to tell you I went to last month and I bought this wonderful EU tie.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46I do not know if you can get to see it. It is brilliant and I bought it
0:19:46 > 0:19:51because the gift shop in Brussels is now selling merchandise without the
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Union Jack on it. Replaced with the EU flag. I thought of the gift shop
0:19:56 > 0:20:00in Brussels can get it why can people here are not get that we're
0:20:00 > 0:20:09leaving the EU.I think the reality is, the sounds -- the transition
0:20:09 > 0:20:13period is not something that you leave unwanted. But it will be
0:20:13 > 0:20:17essential for getting us into the right place. We do not have a big
0:20:17 > 0:20:21crash risk of a crashed to the economy. So I think it will be a
0:20:21 > 0:20:27challenge from Michel Barnier to stay -- to say stop procrastinating.
0:20:27 > 0:20:34Because the UK has handled the last 18 months through procrastination.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39The 1922 Committee was held to might come committee were all MPs and
0:20:39 > 0:20:41ministers listen to the Prime Ministers speaking in the
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Conservative Party. And they banged tables to the rafters when she came
0:20:46 > 0:20:51in, she spoke about Brexit, they said we would not get past the first
0:20:51 > 0:20:56phase and she has achieved that. And we will achieve a good Brexit and I
0:20:56 > 0:21:03believe by March 2019, she left two people banging the tables again. So
0:21:03 > 0:21:13I think that she is going to have a very good Christmas.Let me jump in.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Last week as we know there was quite a significant defeat for the
0:21:17 > 0:21:21government in Parliament and Theresa May is doing her best to roll back
0:21:21 > 0:21:26on that. I think if he continues -- if she continues into the New Year
0:21:26 > 0:21:29saying that Parliament should not have a voice there will be more
0:21:29 > 0:21:32rebellion to come. It is Christmas, you both mentioned
0:21:32 > 0:21:38that and my request from you is that you both say something nice about
0:21:38 > 0:21:43the other's position. Nigel, say something good that you like about
0:21:43 > 0:21:54remainders.It reminds me of a Christmas Carol, Silent night. I
0:21:54 > 0:22:00find it incredibly difficult. I guess it is because they believe, I
0:22:00 > 0:22:08do genuinely relieved this, she does believe the future of the UK is best
0:22:08 > 0:22:11handcuffed to 27 other countries who are going down the plug hole
0:22:11 > 0:22:15quickly. I do genuinely believe that she believes it is in the best
0:22:15 > 0:22:23interests of the UK.Which it is. I could easily say something nice
0:22:23 > 0:22:28about those who voted leave, I think people who want things to be
0:22:28 > 0:22:33different, who want new ideas and change, are those who can drive
0:22:33 > 0:22:36positive change. The difference between us is really the reality of
0:22:36 > 0:22:40what the change is going to bring and I think of issues we will see
0:22:40 > 0:22:44next year be very important. But for something that has shaken up British
0:22:44 > 0:22:48politics and forced us to rethink many fundamentals, that has some
0:22:48 > 0:22:54positives.And next year is the last full year will remain in the EU,
0:22:54 > 0:22:59that has cheered me up no end.Merry Christmas! A fine example of how the
0:22:59 > 0:23:04debate should be conducted!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07At the Disney Hall of Presidents - yes such a thing really does exist -
0:23:07 > 0:23:11there is a new installation.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14ANNOUNCER:Ladies and gentlemen, the presidents of the
0:23:14 > 0:23:18United States of America.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20TRUMP:From the beginning, America has been a nation
0:23:21 > 0:23:27defined by its people.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30It is of course Donald Trump, with a message he recorded specially
0:23:30 > 0:23:32for the attraction.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36But - does it really look like him??
0:23:36 > 0:23:45The response on social media is not 'unanimously' positive.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51Some think he looks little bit like Mrs Doubtfire. And others think
0:23:51 > 0:23:55maybe they started with Hillary Clinton and changed halfway through
0:23:55 > 0:23:59and made it into Donald Trump. Like a hybrid of them. But it reminded
0:23:59 > 0:24:12me, last week this was the waxwork model of Boris Johnson and again not
0:24:12 > 0:24:17a shining example of how to replicate our leaders. So the thing
0:24:17 > 0:24:26is if you are ever put into the presenters Hall of Fame, you need to
0:24:26 > 0:24:30ring me and I will make sure the likeness is good.I think just
0:24:30 > 0:24:36taught me down from it. I saw that photograph this morning and I
0:24:36 > 0:24:40thought it looked like Margaret Thatcher, oddly.Let's have a quick
0:24:40 > 0:24:57look.The other one. Viewers, go to your phones, look up Donald Trump at
0:24:57 > 0:25:00the Disney Hall Presidents. I did not even know that they had won.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Only in America.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05This is Beyond 100 Days from the BBC.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Coming up for viewers on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News -
0:25:09 > 0:25:11they fought for America, now they're forced to live in Mexico
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- why these veterans don't have the same rights
0:25:14 > 0:25:16as their US-born comrades.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18And the president, the prime minister -
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and the people watching their every move.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23The trans-Atlantic year that was for our North America
0:25:23 > 0:25:25and UK Political editors.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30That's still to come.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Good evening. Murky weather continues to be a feature for the
0:25:55 > 0:25:59next few days. There was some brightness around today, this was
0:25:59 > 0:26:03the scene in the Scottish Highlands. Even hear some mist and fog to
0:26:03 > 0:26:09contend with earlier. Misty conditions in Cumbria courtesy of
0:26:09 > 0:26:13some low cloud which has been coming in from the West. We have a weather
0:26:13 > 0:26:18front underneath this shield of cloud, if we look at the forecast
0:26:18 > 0:26:22through tonight you can see the position of that front which will be
0:26:22 > 0:26:27a focus for some spots of rain. To the south of that particularly very
0:26:27 > 0:26:31misty and murky conditions. To the north some clear spells and turning
0:26:31 > 0:26:36a bit chilly. Don towards the South West temperatures back in double
0:26:36 > 0:26:42digits or might long. Tomorrow the weather front moves north and east
0:26:42 > 0:26:47again bringing some outbreaks of rain, mostly light and patchy. To
0:26:47 > 0:26:52the south of that cloudy but largely dry and to the north again the best
0:26:52 > 0:26:56of the sunshine across the northern half of Scotland. But a little on
0:26:56 > 0:27:01the chilly side. Outbreaks of rain moving across Northern Ireland into
0:27:01 > 0:27:05parts of northern England and to the south of that a lot of dry weather
0:27:05 > 0:27:11but some hill fog around and some drizzle. But double digit
0:27:11 > 0:27:17temperatures. Into Friday similar in many respects, against them cloudy
0:27:17 > 0:27:22conditions but a better chance of some brightness across north-east
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Scotland perhaps filtering down into north-east England at times. For the
0:27:26 > 0:27:32most part it is mild, up to 13 degrees. On Saturday again eastern
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Scotland best favoured for some brightness and sunshine. That could
0:27:37 > 0:27:41lift temperatures towards 14 degrees. Some rain into the North
0:27:41 > 0:27:46West which will continue to fall on Christmas Eve. Only moving South
0:27:46 > 0:27:55East. Then once we move out of Christmas Eve into Christmas Day is
0:27:55 > 0:27:58all about this weather front which brings outbreaks of rain to the
0:27:58 > 0:28:03south of that. But to the north some cold air is lacking and there is
0:28:03 > 0:28:08uncertainty about the timing but it looks like rain will move south and
0:28:08 > 0:28:11then things start to turn colder from the north.
0:30:10 > 0:30:17Versus Beyond 100 Days. -- guesses.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Versus Beyond 100 Days. -- guesses. The motion to reconsider is laid on
0:30:19 > 0:30:24the table.The US House of Representatives gives its final
0:30:24 > 0:30:27approval to the biggest changes to the country's Techsystems since the
0:30:27 > 0:30:341980s. President Trump calls it a historic victory for the American
0:30:34 > 0:30:39people. Be used in the UK must go it alone from December 2020, sooner
0:30:39 > 0:30:42than the British government expected. Still coming up in the
0:30:42 > 0:30:48next half an hour.I was born on the 4th of July, still a firecracker.
0:30:48 > 0:30:55Keeps my brain working. Helps my memory.America's Sun City pommes,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59and the secret to a longer healthily live. Our series on longevity
0:30:59 > 0:31:08continues. The headline says it all. We have the contest in Virginia
0:31:08 > 0:31:20where every single vote counts, so much it flipped the outcome.
0:31:21 > 0:31:28This week we have run a brilliant series of special reports on super
0:31:28 > 0:31:31ages, people living longer and healthier than many others in the
0:31:31 > 0:31:36same health group. With life expectancy continuing to rise, it is
0:31:36 > 0:31:39forcing scientists to ask how long
0:31:42 > 0:31:47will be live in the future. Anti-ageing drugs could allow people
0:31:47 > 0:31:53to live for centuries, is that the staff of science fiction? Our
0:31:53 > 0:32:01medical correspondent travels to Arizona to find out.I like to do
0:32:01 > 0:32:06things, I don't want to sit in the background.Enthusiastic, engaged,
0:32:06 > 0:32:17optimistic. He's 101, the oldest resident of retirement village in
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Sun City Arizona.You will be missing something if you moan and
0:32:21 > 0:32:26groan about how horrible life is. Show me your tea.Do you hear the
0:32:26 > 0:32:33sound? He gets a regular checks, as part of a study into longevity. It
0:32:33 > 0:32:39is an issue attracting interest from unusual quarters. In silicon Valley,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43California, some of the biggest names, from Google to Facebook are
0:32:43 > 0:32:47investing hundreds of millions of dollars into defeating the diseases
0:32:47 > 0:32:54of ageing. So why are tech entrepreneurs suddenly interested in
0:32:54 > 0:33:01human health?Silicon Valley is driven by curiosity. The same
0:33:01 > 0:33:03curiosity that drives a 14-year-old to programme computers in the
0:33:03 > 0:33:08bedroom. Tries to put in their 20s and 30s to apply their cash and mind
0:33:08 > 0:33:13to the problem.It is why this British scientist set up in Silicon
0:33:13 > 0:33:20Valley. Aubrey is the world's leading advocate of life extension.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24The idea that humans can and will live in good health for hundreds of
0:33:24 > 0:33:30years.There will certainly be no limit how long people can live once
0:33:30 > 0:33:35we bring ageing under control. People will still die. The fact is,
0:33:35 > 0:33:39people were live on average live a lot longer. Unless we get hit by an
0:33:39 > 0:33:45asteroid.That is a minority view. Although extending life is possible
0:33:45 > 0:33:51in the lab. With fruit flies yeast and worms. He gets more difficult
0:33:51 > 0:33:57higher up the evolutionary ladder. In simple laboratory animals we can
0:33:57 > 0:34:04increase life span by 100%, 200, 500%. Extraordinary differences in
0:34:04 > 0:34:08lice than. Age is plastic and simple lab animals. More complex as they go
0:34:08 > 0:34:14mammal. Mice, it we have been able to increase it 20, 30%. We don't
0:34:14 > 0:34:20know what is possible with humans. We know exercise is a magic formula
0:34:20 > 0:34:26that can keep us healthy longer. There are no drugs yet to match it.
0:34:26 > 0:34:33There is probably an upper limit expectancy, of around 115 years. The
0:34:33 > 0:34:37quest for immortality is still the stuff of science fiction. Increasing
0:34:37 > 0:34:43our health span, the number of years we spend free of chronic diseases,
0:34:43 > 0:34:55that really could be a reality. Finding something you enjoy, staying
0:34:55 > 0:35:10socially engaged are key elements of healthy ageing. Like these Sun City
0:35:10 > 0:35:16Poms. Many of which are in 70s and 80s.I was born on the 4th of July,
0:35:16 > 0:35:21still a firecracker.Keeps my brain going. Helps my memory.We get out
0:35:21 > 0:35:27there, do we need to do, enjoy.We cannot slow time. We can put more
0:35:27 > 0:35:40life in early years. And hopefully become super
0:35:41 > 0:35:46agers. I had been wondering what about the series has captivated
0:35:46 > 0:35:51people. Many people telling us that they love the series. We're not
0:35:51 > 0:35:55there yet. We are all aware the ageing process is starting to
0:35:55 > 0:36:00happen, even see you. We have parents in that age bracket. 84, 80
0:36:00 > 0:36:05seven. You see how much activity my mum walks every day. She is not a
0:36:05 > 0:36:11cheerleader. She does walk every day. Makes a huge difference. If we
0:36:11 > 0:36:14could make those older years better for our parents. How great would
0:36:14 > 0:36:23that be. I have met Shirley, a force of nature. Another firecracker. Not
0:36:23 > 0:36:29quite doing the splits. I would not think so. The statistic of the day.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33One in eight of us will live to the age of 100. A third of our life will
0:36:33 > 0:36:39be left in later life, with old age. The problem is, a laughter that time
0:36:39 > 0:36:45is spent with lots of conditions, that facts of outfits. The idea you
0:36:45 > 0:36:52could take drugs, surgery advancing or improving the quality of life as
0:36:52 > 0:36:55they get older, probably while people are talking about this. The
0:36:55 > 0:36:59overriding message, you can do a lot of it yourself. Get out there and
0:36:59 > 0:37:04exercise, exercise your mind. A lot of it comes from your mind. Big
0:37:04 > 0:37:09economic issue. Exponentially large part of the American health budget
0:37:09 > 0:37:14is spent on the last years of life. If we give the healthier, drugs mean
0:37:14 > 0:37:18we don't need surgery, we can get to the stage where we not
0:37:18 > 0:37:20disproportionately putting health costs on all people at the expense
0:37:20 > 0:37:25of younger people. Great series. Let's move onto other stories. The
0:37:25 > 0:37:31range human rights envoy to Myanmar suggest the government's decision to
0:37:31 > 0:37:36ban her to the country suggest something happening to the Lindren
0:37:36 > 0:37:48Muslims. She the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston knew that to
0:37:48 > 0:37:54resign over a child abuse scandal has died in Rome. He was accused of
0:37:54 > 0:37:56protecting paedophile priests for years by transferring them to new
0:37:56 > 0:38:04parishes. He was 86. There has been a very interesting recount in
0:38:04 > 0:38:12Virginia. The race I went down and follow. If you need proof that every
0:38:12 > 0:38:16single human vote counts, take a quick look at this. The front page
0:38:16 > 0:38:24of the daily press. On the left Democrats Shelley Symons, who won
0:38:24 > 0:38:33with 11,608 for its, to 11,000 607. That single vote in Virginia flipped
0:38:33 > 0:38:38a house in the house of delegates from Republican to Democrat. Leaving
0:38:38 > 0:38:42the lower chamber evenly split. Have you ever thought, I would rather
0:38:42 > 0:38:48walk the dog, watch another episode of Seinfeld. To the knitting, clean
0:38:48 > 0:38:54the dishes, not gone out and vote? That story is for you. Lots of
0:38:54 > 0:38:58sowing seeds in our election this year. Just a few hundred. One in my
0:38:58 > 0:39:03local area. I am in the Richmond constituency, came down to a couple
0:39:03 > 0:39:08of hundred votes. It does count. The extraordinary thing, he was ten
0:39:08 > 0:39:15votes ahead until the recount. She was one ahead. A lot of spit and
0:39:15 > 0:39:19lick to make sure they get every single one. What happens when she
0:39:19 > 0:39:24goes around the town. All the time, I was on the show with her, Shelley
0:39:24 > 0:39:31Symons. For the next to years, every single person will come me, saying I
0:39:31 > 0:39:37was that one vote, the reason you are delegates. Great story. Go out
0:39:37 > 0:39:40and vote, it matters. More than 12,000 foreign nationals on active
0:39:40 > 0:39:46duty in the US military. Even though they serve the country, they're not
0:39:46 > 0:39:50entitled to the same privileges as other veterans. If one of them
0:39:50 > 0:39:55commits a crime, however minor, they are deported. Campaigners say the
0:39:55 > 0:39:59rules need to change. The border is the closest Richard Kemp get to
0:39:59 > 0:40:06America. I cannot believe it, does not make any sense.Especially since
0:40:06 > 0:40:13I fought to defend that country.A Mexican citizen, Richardson in the
0:40:13 > 0:40:17US militarily under a programme which allows green card holders to
0:40:17 > 0:40:22enlist.I spent three years during the Vietnam War, in Vietnam. An
0:40:22 > 0:40:28hour. Philippines. I was discharged a year earlier under undesirable
0:40:28 > 0:40:34conditions. It had to do my drug addiction.Years after he left the
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Marines he was involved in the robbery. After serving time he was
0:40:38 > 0:40:42deported back to Mexico.I understand, we are convicted of a
0:40:42 > 0:40:46crime. Serving in the US military in combat should count for something.
0:40:46 > 0:40:52Home for Richard is Tijuana. He has found a group of people who share
0:40:52 > 0:40:57his story. More than 200 foreign veterans have been deported from the
0:40:57 > 0:41:07US.Last, first.We call this affectionately the Funkasaurus
0:41:07 > 0:41:13resource Centre, shelter, housing for deported US military veterans.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Hector runs the centre. Former paratrooper, he spent time in prison
0:41:18 > 0:41:27after shooting at a car.Obviously, I thought's life, her mother has
0:41:27 > 0:41:34multiple sclerosis. I am not doing anything for them. It is hurtful.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Many people think committing a crime is enough to be fought foreign
0:41:37 > 0:41:41veterans.I will take responsibility for the fact I got myself in this
0:41:41 > 0:41:47situation where I went to prison. I do think it is right to do for
0:41:47 > 0:41:50people who served in the military. Just because we made mistakes
0:41:50 > 0:41:54commission not find the rest of our lives.Hector is taking his case of
0:41:54 > 0:41:59the federal courts. He says he's not giving up its fight to return to
0:41:59 > 0:42:07America, the country he risked his life for. The actress Heather North,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11better known as the voice of Daphne in the Scooby Doo cartoons in the
0:42:11 > 0:42:171970s and 80s has died. She was 74. What's that?That must be the
0:42:17 > 0:42:24creeper.For years, she voiced the intrepid teenage detective, who kept
0:42:24 > 0:42:27getting herself into trouble, only to be rescued by her friends and
0:42:27 > 0:42:37their dog. This is Beyond 100 Days. Still to come, they watched
0:42:37 > 0:42:40presidents and prime ministers probably more than we do. The year
0:42:40 > 0:42:45that was for our political editors, and looking ahead to the year to
0:42:45 > 0:42:46come.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Here in England homelessness is a national crisis according to a group
0:42:54 > 0:43:00of MPs who say efforts to tackle it or an abject failure. More than 9000
0:43:00 > 0:43:04people are sleeping rough 78,000 families in temporary accommodation.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09The government says it is providing more than £1 billion to reduce
0:43:09 > 0:43:19homelessness.
0:43:22 > 0:43:23Just go through this.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26When his dad was made homeless, seven-year-old Billy lived part-time
0:43:26 > 0:43:28with him in one room of this emergency shelter.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Billy had his own bed, his dad used a folding bed.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34So how does it work, he has to fold it out every night?
0:43:34 > 0:43:35Yes, just like this.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39It is tough enough for an adult to be here, but to be here with a child
0:43:39 > 0:43:40and remain strong is difficult.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41He should not be here.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43He shouldn't be here at all.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46I'm doing what I can do to be a parent to him,
0:43:46 > 0:43:47under these circumstances.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49This report says the problem of homelessness has been growing
0:43:49 > 0:43:51for years, with the number of people in short-term accommodation
0:43:51 > 0:43:53up by 60% since 2010.
0:43:53 > 0:43:54The MPs said there is an unacceptable shortage
0:43:55 > 0:43:56of realistic housing options.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58There are estimated to be 9000 people sleeping rough
0:43:58 > 0:44:01on the streets every night, more than double the number in 2011.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03There are a further 78,000 families living in temporary accommodation,
0:44:03 > 0:44:05often of a poor standard and that includes 120,000 children.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07The committee has described the situation as shameful.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10It has called on the government to focus on the supply
0:44:10 > 0:44:20and affordability of decent housing.
0:44:24 > 0:44:34You need to stop being complacent about this.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37Labour said this report showed that the Conservatives had caused
0:44:37 > 0:44:38the crisis of rapidly rising homelessness,
0:44:38 > 0:44:40but had no plans to fix it.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42Billy and his dad have now found somewhere permanent to live.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45But there are many others who won't have a place
0:44:45 > 0:44:47they can call home over Christmas.
0:44:47 > 0:44:57Andy Moore, BBC News.
0:44:59 > 0:45:05You're watching Beyond 100 Days. We have been taken you look back at
0:45:05 > 0:45:122017 in the company about BBC editors. Today the tone of political
0:45:12 > 0:45:20correspondent Jelinek editor, Laura Greensburg. And our North American
0:45:20 > 0:45:28editor John Sobel.The realities with General Kelly in charge still
0:45:28 > 0:45:41be a change how this place operates, disciplined, United and working.
0:45:41 > 0:45:46Only time will tell. In the meantime the late-night comedians are making
0:45:46 > 0:45:50hay.This is the first time Theresa May will meet European leaders in
0:45:50 > 0:45:54this building. The last time the Prime Minister will come here before
0:45:54 > 0:45:58she pushes the bottom on Brexit. Just as she started to grapple with
0:45:58 > 0:46:02all the complexities in Brussels. The scale of the potential
0:46:02 > 0:46:10implications of leaving the EU are coming Everclear at home.They are
0:46:10 > 0:46:22to of the hardest working people in news. We were standing in the room
0:46:22 > 0:46:29on Thursday when the Prime Minister arrived in Brussels. I said on the
0:46:29 > 0:46:30show on Thursday night, I thought she looked a different person. There
0:46:30 > 0:46:32was some relief, a lot of confidence. She looked as if she was
0:46:32 > 0:46:36really in her stride in this negotiation.A couple months ago
0:46:36 > 0:46:37someone inside government crucial to Theresa May said to me I think we
0:46:37 > 0:46:42are going to be weak and stable. That is our advantage. That was
0:46:42 > 0:46:48after the disastrous election disappointment for the Tories. Her
0:46:48 > 0:46:51statement was strong and stable, she lost the majority. A personal
0:46:51 > 0:46:57humiliation. Why are the biggest miscalculations and political
0:46:57 > 0:47:01history. We joked about week and stable. I said you were pushing it
0:47:01 > 0:47:05if you are looking for that kind of silver lining. When that comes to
0:47:05 > 0:47:10the close this year, we can stable does not look too bad. She has
0:47:10 > 0:47:13managed to close off phase one of the Brexit negotiations. In a couple
0:47:13 > 0:47:17of hours' time she will have got the first piece of Brexit legislation
0:47:17 > 0:47:22through the House of Commons. There was banging on the tables, and
0:47:22 > 0:47:26cheering this afternoon. She ends this political year in a place lots
0:47:26 > 0:47:30political supporters fought there was no way she would get back to
0:47:30 > 0:47:34this kind of place. We can stable feels like not a bad Christmas
0:47:34 > 0:47:41present for Theresa May.If someone went to President Trump, we think
0:47:41 > 0:47:46you well we can stable, he may throw the window. That is a total
0:47:46 > 0:47:53anathema. Strong and unpredictable fevered love.Yeah, we can stable,
0:47:53 > 0:48:02he would pay for. The Twitter storm that would erupt on the East Coast
0:48:02 > 0:48:08at 6am on the morning. He seems to thrive on the chaos Theresa May
0:48:08 > 0:48:14would absolutely detest. She once calm and serenity and order. Trying
0:48:14 > 0:48:18to achieve that. Donald Trump seems to love the fact that everything is
0:48:18 > 0:48:25a fight. If you are finding two days when he's not in the headlines, you
0:48:25 > 0:48:29find he will manufacture a fight. The Tweet of the former chief of
0:48:29 > 0:48:35staff, chaos seem to rain. He said I'm going to award this White House
0:48:35 > 0:48:40for a Tony award for most drama. Not best drama, just most drama. It
0:48:40 > 0:48:45seemed to be absolutely bang on, what we have witnessed. A dizzying
0:48:45 > 0:48:52array of stories that come and go. Some out of nowhere. Out of a Tweet.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55You are thinking to days looking quite. Here comes Donald Trump, and
0:48:55 > 0:49:02everything changes.One heck of the year. Laura, I have not had a chance
0:49:02 > 0:49:14to ask you this.That sounds terrifying.What do Brits makers
0:49:14 > 0:49:19Theresa May fuzz my handling of Donald Trump?I think on balance,
0:49:19 > 0:49:23something seems pretty negative. Of course, around the time of the first
0:49:23 > 0:49:28white House visit, anxiety about how it would play. A lot of logic, he
0:49:28 > 0:49:32was the most powerful man in the Western world in politics. It made
0:49:32 > 0:49:38sense to cosy up to the US. As we have seen previously, the idea and
0:49:38 > 0:49:41the optics of British prime ministers cosying up to any
0:49:41 > 0:49:46president has to be handled with care. It can be very toxic. Throw in
0:49:46 > 0:49:53the characteristics for many Brits are Donald Trump, it is an anathema.
0:49:53 > 0:49:58A lot of the focus on whether he will come on a visit. If he does,
0:49:58 > 0:50:01will he get the bells and whistles. Will he get the golden carriage down
0:50:01 > 0:50:07Whitehall? Number ten doing anything to distance themselves from this
0:50:07 > 0:50:13idea. Kind of like you invite this person you have just met over the
0:50:13 > 0:50:19Sunday lunch. You get to know them a bit better, and have it better. You
0:50:19 > 0:50:25say, sure we'll do it sometime. No problem, maybe after Easter. You're
0:50:25 > 0:50:32busy, so I? We will fit it in. On vital things, like decision on
0:50:32 > 0:50:36Jerusalem, Theresa May did make clear her displeasure. She did raise
0:50:36 > 0:50:40it in a phone call with Donald Trump. Quite a long time after the
0:50:40 > 0:50:46decision. What we have seen is a change in her initial reluctance to
0:50:46 > 0:50:49go anywhere near something that might sound by criticism of him. At
0:50:49 > 0:50:53the close of the year, much more on the front that saying I don't like
0:50:53 > 0:50:58that. You are still a friend, I don't like that. We are quite used
0:50:58 > 0:51:02to the cynicism in the UK about the so-called special relationship. Many
0:51:02 > 0:51:07British voters are not comfortable with the optics, but the fact of the
0:51:07 > 0:51:12relationship.Remind me never to try and schedule lunch review! The rebus
0:51:12 > 0:51:18will be too bad. Can we pause for a second, and played the moment when
0:51:18 > 0:51:30you met Donald, John?Where are you from?The BBC. Another good line.
0:51:30 > 0:51:39Impartial, free and fair.Just like CNN. We can go back and forth. Only
0:51:39 > 0:51:53travel ban, was that a good example? I know who you are, just wait.When
0:51:53 > 0:51:55he was talking about another beauty, why did you instinctively think he
0:51:55 > 0:52:00was talking about the BBC, might be talking about you. I think I heard
0:52:00 > 0:52:07you say earlier, not being pretty. Anything that. He has got there. Got
0:52:07 > 0:52:16his tax reform, repealing the individual mandate on Obama care.
0:52:16 > 0:52:30Many people say, he has done it in an unorthodox way.I don't nephew
0:52:30 > 0:52:33played football, and those people used to come off the pitch after 90
0:52:33 > 0:52:37minutes, and they did not have any modern-day kit. Absolutely spotless.
0:52:37 > 0:52:42He's covered in mud, grazes, and bruises from the year that was
0:52:42 > 0:52:46passed. A lot of people said he would fail, to a lot of people who
0:52:46 > 0:52:49voted for him to become the president. They look at the fact the
0:52:49 > 0:52:55stock market is soaring. The tax reform measures, the Supreme Court,
0:52:55 > 0:53:00the change in regulation. They are starting to think OK, not a pretty
0:53:00 > 0:53:06picture. He is delivering on what he said he would do for us. That means
0:53:06 > 0:53:12people who start making calculations saying Trump's has peaked. His
0:53:12 > 0:53:18approval ratings are rock bottom. The core base. The core constituency
0:53:18 > 0:53:24that voted for him last November are still holding up surprisingly well.
0:53:24 > 0:53:29Laura, I suspect the British leader would never call a BBC correspondent
0:53:29 > 0:53:36another beauty. Whichever party they are from.I don't know, these days.
0:53:36 > 0:53:41These days it is tricky to do. I want to ask you a question I am
0:53:41 > 0:53:46often asked by people in Washington. Whether Theresa May will be Prime
0:53:46 > 0:53:51Minister of Britain this time next year?Listening to John from a funny
0:53:51 > 0:53:57thing in a way to finger leaders are telling you have common. They are
0:53:57 > 0:54:01both governing in times of volatility, that they have that
0:54:01 > 0:54:06ability to keep going in different ways. After the election, the former
0:54:06 > 0:54:11Chancellor George Osborne said she was a dead woman walking. One of her
0:54:11 > 0:54:15colleagues said privately she was wounded antelope. Suggesting there
0:54:15 > 0:54:20was no way she could get one. There was a coup attempt against after the
0:54:20 > 0:54:26party speech. I'm sure you'll Ewers would remember if they have the
0:54:26 > 0:54:30awkward displeasure of watching some of the clips. Yet here we are, she
0:54:30 > 0:54:33is still in charge. Not necessarily with enormous amounts of political
0:54:33 > 0:54:39authority. Doing the most important thing, showing up in Klingon. The
0:54:39 > 0:54:43reason she's still there is the same reason she stayed on the 9th of
0:54:43 > 0:54:49June. The fundamental here is that the Tory party do not agree on who
0:54:49 > 0:54:53the best person would be to take over from her. Not just that, they
0:54:53 > 0:54:56don't agree on the details of how they should approach the future
0:54:56 > 0:55:00relationship with the European Union. And therefore they look at
0:55:00 > 0:55:05Theresa May, and they think right now, in this difficult position, she
0:55:05 > 0:55:09is probably just about the only person who can kind of keep it all
0:55:09 > 0:55:14together. Does that mean soaring visions of the future? Political
0:55:14 > 0:55:17inspiration, the kind of leader people would follow to the end of
0:55:17 > 0:55:22the world. It does not. But for now, it does mean she seems to be in a
0:55:22 > 0:55:27relatively safe position. Of course, things being volatile. It could
0:55:27 > 0:55:32change, and change very fast. As she gets to the end of the year, does
0:55:32 > 0:55:39not seem like she's going anywhere. Thank you very much. That is my
0:55:39 > 0:55:46favourite phrase of the whole programme. We can stable. -- week
0:55:46 > 0:55:51and stable. Coming up next,
0:55:55 > 0:55:59Outside Source.