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:00:15. > :00:17.Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

:00:18. > :00:21.With me are the journalist, James Rampton, and Martin Bentham,

:00:22. > :00:31.Home Affairs Editor at The London Evening Standard.

:00:32. > :00:32.Good evening to you both. Good evening.

:00:33. > :00:34.Tomorrow's front pages, starting with this.

:00:35. > :00:37.The Metro leads with a story about five people who were injured

:00:38. > :00:40.when they were hit by a car in South London.

:00:41. > :00:43.The paper also marks this year's Oscars with a picture of actress

:00:44. > :00:46.The Times says the Scottish Government may be

:00:47. > :00:48.preparing to call a second independence referendum.

:00:49. > :00:50.It also features a photo of Carnival-goers in Venice.

:00:51. > :00:53.The Financial Times reports on the tensions between some

:00:54. > :00:55.American banks, who employ thousands of people outside the US,

:00:56. > :00:58.and the new President, who's promised to bring jobs back

:00:59. > :01:01.Theresa May could put an end to free movement

:01:02. > :01:05.That's according to The Daily Telegraph.

:01:06. > :01:08.The paper also features a photo of British actress,

:01:09. > :01:15.Naomi Harris, ahead of the Oscars.

:01:16. > :01:17.The Sun carries the same photo of Ms Harris,

:01:18. > :01:21.but leads with the story that a British man who was jailed

:01:22. > :01:24.in the US for murder has returned to the UK.

:01:25. > :01:26.And the Guardian has an exclusive report on claims

:01:27. > :01:38.that the NHS has lost the data of thousands of patients.

:01:39. > :01:44.Right. OK. Let us get started. James. The Telegraph. A curb on

:01:45. > :01:53.migrants will start in a few weeks. Very interesting. Was it Chairman

:01:54. > :01:57.Mao who said we are cursed to live in interesting times. I believe it

:01:58. > :02:06.was Confucius. Misquoted by Donald Trump. I think we are in interesting

:02:07. > :02:09.times. Every day there is an extraordinary story, especially

:02:10. > :02:16.coming out of America. This is an interesting development. It was

:02:17. > :02:21.spread around this would happen. But there are good sources for this. The

:02:22. > :02:26.cut-off date for EU migrants in this country is likely to be around the

:02:27. > :02:31.15th of March once the Article 50 bill has gone through Parliament.

:02:32. > :02:34.That means that those EU people who are here already will be allowed to

:02:35. > :02:38.stay but anyone arriving after that point will have much tougher visa

:02:39. > :02:44.restrictions and will have restricted access to benefits. It

:02:45. > :02:49.will mark a massive change in the way that migrants are treated by

:02:50. > :02:53.this country. This is a very contentious issue indeed. The point

:02:54. > :02:57.is that the government, if it is going to end free movement as part

:02:58. > :03:02.of the Brexit process, has to have a cut-off date at some point. It will

:03:03. > :03:05.be legally, I think, practically, very difficult to do it before

:03:06. > :03:11.Article 50 is triggered. It could be... It could be that the line is

:03:12. > :03:17.drawn when we actually leave the EU. There is a quote here from an

:03:18. > :03:27.unnamed source saying there is a great surge of half of Bulgaria and

:03:28. > :03:31.Romania coming we have to be quick. The fear is that many people will

:03:32. > :03:36.want to come in quickly to get under the wire if we take too long. There

:03:37. > :03:40.is a legal point at which you say people who are here already can

:03:41. > :03:44.stay, as you said, they have the absolute right to be here, anyone

:03:45. > :03:53.you will have to be subject to these examinations abide Smith, a

:03:54. > :03:59.Eurosceptic, says Theresa May will give clarity while the EU looks

:04:00. > :04:06.muddled and mean-spirited. A good old battle to have over that. That

:04:07. > :04:10.might apply more to Brexiteers. I think there is definitely an

:04:11. > :04:15.intriguing battle ahead. Part of what Theresa May will have to do is

:04:16. > :04:20.make sure there is finesse with the EU to make sure the hundreds of

:04:21. > :04:23.thousands of Brits abroad have a similar right to stay there. That

:04:24. > :04:27.will be the central part to deal with. This is where I don't think it

:04:28. > :04:32.has been mean-spirited at all on this issue. The government is clear

:04:33. > :04:36.they want to allow the EU citizens here the right is it. The only

:04:37. > :04:45.reason they have not guarantee that is the House of Lords wanting to

:04:46. > :04:49.make sure the European countries that we are negotiating with give us

:04:50. > :04:53.the same rights to do so at the moment. Some are happy to do that.

:04:54. > :04:56.Others say that should be put further down the line in the

:04:57. > :05:05.negotiations. The government has been clear it want s to give them

:05:06. > :05:14.that right. I just want to say muddled and mean-spirited. Scots to

:05:15. > :05:17.demand new referendum. Number 10 fears. Theresa May writing in a

:05:18. > :05:23.Scottish magazine to persuade them to send a signal to the SNP. I

:05:24. > :05:27.thought the referendum had thought of gone away in Scotland. There is a

:05:28. > :05:32.fear. Although the opinion polls show the Scottish people will not

:05:33. > :05:35.vote against like they did in the 2014 referendum, of course, it is

:05:36. > :05:39.something the government does not want to happen. Nicola Sturgeon is

:05:40. > :05:45.trying to threaten the government with the risk of a referendum. So,

:05:46. > :05:48.Downing Street is understandably concerned there will be another

:05:49. > :05:54.distraction and a major potential change. And so she wants, the Prime

:05:55. > :06:00.Minister, she wants to send a message to the SNP to say that you

:06:01. > :06:05.should not vote for them and we want to stay. Whether or not that happens

:06:06. > :06:08.and they have the courage to go for the referendum, I am quite

:06:09. > :06:12.sceptical. They won't do it unless they think they will win. In this

:06:13. > :06:19.piece it says that Mrs May faces a double headed devolution risk with

:06:20. > :06:23.Northern Ireland. Many think this is the biggest concern within

:06:24. > :06:26.government about Brexit. Although there is the potential of a huge

:06:27. > :06:32.amount of chaos over another Scottish Referendum, also, there is

:06:33. > :06:38.great uncertainty gripping Northern Ireland at the moment. That

:06:39. > :06:42.uncertainty comes from disbanding a couple of months ago. They have

:06:43. > :06:49.elections this Friday. Does look unlikely to resolve this crisis.

:06:50. > :06:53.There is still a heck of a long way to go to bring the two sides

:06:54. > :06:58.together. There is huge uncertainty spreading throughout the UK. And I

:06:59. > :07:02.just hope that over because the next few months, we can sort it out.

:07:03. > :07:06.Because it looks quite chaotic at the moment. OK, let's go to the

:07:07. > :07:17.guardian now. Jeremy Corbyn reeling, as newspapers would say. On the

:07:18. > :07:24.ropes. Here he is. The headline says gives me time to develop policies.

:07:25. > :07:28.Off you go, I just think it is extraordinary. Last week John

:07:29. > :07:37.MacDonald was blaming Tony Blair. And then the weather. Storm Doris.

:07:38. > :07:42.What on Earth has she ever done to Labour? A lack of cars. The public

:07:43. > :07:46.services are wrong. The demographic has changed. It is really an

:07:47. > :07:50.unbelievable failure to face up to their own responsibility. And I

:07:51. > :07:56.speak as someone who might under different circumstances well be a

:07:57. > :07:59.Labour supporter. It is a catastrophe what is happening to the

:08:00. > :08:05.Labour Party at the moment. Jeremy Corbyn has been extremely bad for

:08:06. > :08:09.democracy. This is, I believe, a terrible government. It is an open

:08:10. > :08:14.goal. Jeremy Corbyn is running towards the goal but he has his

:08:15. > :08:20.shoelaces tied together. You cannot hit that open goal. If there was a

:08:21. > :08:25.fairly capable opposition leader this government would be in better

:08:26. > :08:29.shape in this country would be in better shape. Jeremy Corbyn is quite

:08:30. > :08:34.clear. He got voted in twice and had eight bigger authority the second

:08:35. > :08:41.time. Why should he not stay in? He says give him time. Things could

:08:42. > :08:48.change with Brexit. That is where the problem is. He was elected again

:08:49. > :08:53.very recently with an enhanced majority, he still has grassroots

:08:54. > :08:57.support. The problem for the Labour Party is, if Jeremy Corbyn is

:08:58. > :09:02.replaced, who would replace in? They have the same political mindset, and

:09:03. > :09:08.so on. That would not necessarily assist them. The moderates of the

:09:09. > :09:15.Labour Party, A, have no credible candidate and no obvious candidate,

:09:16. > :09:21.and, B, a clear policy at this stage. Jeremy Corbyn is not the

:09:22. > :09:25.problem. The Labour Party is in a state of flux. It does not know what

:09:26. > :09:31.it stands for. Go back to the Copeland by-election. The NHS is a

:09:32. > :09:34.clear message of the Labour Party. They are talking about maternity

:09:35. > :09:39.hospitals. That did not resonate. Part of the issue is that, again,

:09:40. > :09:44.there is mistrust in their ability to deliver. Part of the problem is

:09:45. > :09:47.they have not got enough support among the public with people

:09:48. > :09:52.believing they can deliver. People like what they want to do, though.

:09:53. > :09:57.There is a fascinating quote in The Guardian. I haven't heard it

:09:58. > :10:01.elsewhere. I do my best to reach out to people, he said, but clearly,

:10:02. > :10:05.persuading our wonderful media in Britain to report on our policy

:10:06. > :10:10.would be a big achievement. We have been doing that! Jeremy Corbyn will

:10:11. > :10:19.not be speaking at the Martin Couture-Rouleau. -- Correspondents'

:10:20. > :10:26.Dinner. It is ridiculous. He has been loud about his criticism of

:10:27. > :10:30.nuclear power. People in Copeland do not like that. It is extraordinary

:10:31. > :10:38.that he cannot face up to these responsibilities. To blame the

:10:39. > :10:42.media! It is a problem. But on the other hand, you cannot always say

:10:43. > :10:45.our message would be popular if it wasn't for other distracting

:10:46. > :10:49.factors. Sometimes people understand the message but don't quite like it.

:10:50. > :10:57.Let us move on to something rather different. This is the Daily Mirror.

:10:58. > :11:09.A front-page story. Maarten. Schools face a worse squeeze. This is very

:11:10. > :11:13.much a Labour story. There are cuts to come in education and rather

:11:14. > :11:19.serious ones. It is a serious problem for the government. It is a

:11:20. > :11:21.nagging headache. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, not a left-wing

:11:22. > :11:30.institute, it is independent and respected, a financial think tank.

:11:31. > :11:36.They say there will be a funding plunge of 6.5%. Of course, the

:11:37. > :11:43.government has got this austerity programme. There is pressure on

:11:44. > :11:47.public finances. And, of course, things like education are a very big

:11:48. > :11:52.part of public finances and that gets squeezed. But of course it gets

:11:53. > :11:55.let it be very difficult because when you have your local schools,

:11:56. > :12:00.teachers having their wages being cut, that has a huge impact on

:12:01. > :12:07.people. Certain parts of the country are going to be losing out because,

:12:08. > :12:10.London, for example, there is a highlighting that London schools

:12:11. > :12:26.have good funding relative to other parts of the country. A double hit

:12:27. > :12:30.for some schools. It says heating turned off and clubs cancelled. This

:12:31. > :12:33.story is warring. My three girls just had a letter saying can you

:12:34. > :12:37.help us with some money? They don't have enough funding to keep their

:12:38. > :12:44.very high standards up. Trips cancelled. Possibly much bigger

:12:45. > :12:49.class sizes. I mean, one former cabinet minister says successive

:12:50. > :12:58.generations are being let down. I could not agree more. I said heat

:12:59. > :13:02.turned down with a pinch of salt. I don't think they are sitting their

:13:03. > :13:08.freezing. The Financial Times. They are leading into stories inside.

:13:09. > :13:18.Interesting. Donald Trump roofs comedy gold on TV. Why is this? --

:13:19. > :13:24.proves. He is such a good target for satirists. Sunday Night Live is

:13:25. > :13:29.enjoying its best ratings for 20 years. Alec Baldwin does a brilliant

:13:30. > :13:38.impersonation of Donald Trump. Alicia McCarthy does a great Sean

:13:39. > :13:42.Spicer. Last seen attacking journalists with the podium in the

:13:43. > :13:47.media room. I loved that sketch. But the proof for me that they are

:13:48. > :13:50.hitting the tough it is that Donald Trump and Spicer are watching and

:13:51. > :13:55.complaining. You know you are hitting home when targets complain.

:13:56. > :13:58.On the other hand, the people who voted for Donald Trump and support

:13:59. > :14:03.him would agree with him, wouldn't they? It is good to talk about

:14:04. > :14:07.comedy gold and audience is going up, but his Republican support is

:14:08. > :14:12.enormous! That is true. He seems to have still got the support of his

:14:13. > :14:18.core supporters to get in the White House. Some of them are probably

:14:19. > :14:22.having a bit of a laugh as well, because he is quiet, you know, on a

:14:23. > :14:26.serious level, he is quite an alarming character, but on the other

:14:27. > :14:29.hand, he is very easy, as you say, to lampoon. He has some character

:14:30. > :14:34.traits which are kind of entertaining when they are not

:14:35. > :14:38.worrying you. He is good material for any comedy sketch. One of my

:14:39. > :14:42.favourite moments in the rugby in Scotland and Wales, the character

:14:43. > :14:47.went in on three very, very Orangemen. I wondered what they were

:14:48. > :14:52.doing, then I realised they were dressing up as Donald Trump. --

:14:53. > :14:58.Orangemen. He is right for satire. It is easier to laugh at someone

:14:59. > :15:05.than cry, perhaps. We have delivered there. James and Martin, thank you

:15:06. > :15:11.very much indeed. Just before we go, we have just had some bad news. Sir

:15:12. > :15:15.Jeremy Kaufman, the Labour MP, Father of the House of Commons, has

:15:16. > :15:23.died at the age of 86. That news is just coming to us. But that is it.

:15:24. > :15:27.That bit of news was not in the papers. Thank you to both of them.

:15:28. > :15:29.Coming up next, it is the Film Review.