08/07/2017 The Papers

the All Blacks in Auckland, leaving the Test series at a tie.

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

With me are Nigel Nelson, political editor of the Sunday Mirror

and Sunday People, and the political commentator, Jo Phillips.

Tomorrow's front pages, starting with this.

The Observer, which tells us that German industry is warning the UK

it cannot rely on its help in securing a good Brexit deal.

This is a "stark" intervention, says the paper.

It's talked to Lord Dannatt about caring for veterans

Back to Brexit, and the Telegraph says Theresa May is trying

to capitalise on Donald Trump's optimism on trade amid growing

While the Mail on Sunday is told by Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell

that he thinks it's time for Mrs May to step aside

The Sunday Express leads with Mr Trump's comments that the UK

will thrive outside the EU and his promise to sign a "powerful"

It says Mrs May claimed that Mr Trump's comments had put her plan

And that is where we will start with the Sunday Times. Donald Trump

throws Theresa May a lifeline with a trade deal. A sabotage to the appeal

bill. A lot to cope with. The lifeline. The promise of a trade

deal. He says it will be very powerful, very quickly. We are not

there yet. We are not. It is a long way off. It will take at least two

years before we can even begin, assuming Brexit even happens in that

time. Many think they will have to be a transitional deal that will go

on much longer. Therefore, any trade deal will be some years in the

future. The Sunday Times is very clever. They managed to get three

stories in one. The trade side, with the Sunday Times suggesting Theresa

May talked to China, Japan, and India, who are keen on trade deals.

They say that is one for her cabinet. Then we go on to our own

future, with an ally of David Davis saying in October she should say

when she is going to resign. And the Great Repeal Bill, the one that will

have a rough time in the Commons next week. This is when they talk

about the Henry VIII powers, those not used since Henry VIII's time.

Tell us about it? The idea about the repeal bill is when we Brexit, all

European law will be put into British law, one deal. It is an

interesting way to do it. We can spend years gradually picking it

apart after doing it in one day. MPs will not get a vote on it. They are

worried we will start repealing this, leaving that, without them

getting a chance to consider it. They are thinking of opposing it and

making trouble for it. If they can defeat the repeal bill, of course,

we would have a major problem the day that Brexit came. They have

wedged a lot in. Yes. A powerhouse! Well done, both of you. We are very

pleased to count them as our paper review was. But there is a lot going

on behind the scenes, which we will go on to. The facts Theresa May

needs this lifeline from Donald Trump. Absolutely. As you said, we

will talk soon about what the Germans said. She needs a lifeline.

But it is not a lifeline, someone is saying it's OK, we will come back

with a lifeline. It is not actually someone giving the rope. Keep

treading water. That is the risk of Donald Trump. Yes. It is warm words.

And she has come back, I don't know how important any more these summits

are, frankly, there is a fundamental gap between the Americans on climate

change and the Paris agreement. They are trying to appeal to many people,

the home audience and the international audience. Compared to

what Barack Obama said riot to the referendum, this is a useful change.

-- prior. It is a useful change. She is already in talks with China,

Japan, and India. She is working very hard to get some business deals

already and interest with countries outside. At least we have an

American president who likes Brexit, which we would not have had with

others. Theresa May playing the Trump card,, trying to play off this

rebellion with help from Donald Trump. But the idea she will face

that critical of a rebellion, it would appear she will have surely

enough friends to keep her in power for now. It does not suit the

Conservatives to get rid of her. She is very weak and since the election.

She is probably fatally damaged in the long-term. But we are going...

What is it, two weeks until the summer recess? Everyone will go away

and come back for the party conference in the autumn. These

stories will continue to rumble on. There are obviously people making

mischief, making stories. There is of course growing talk in the Lib

Dems, certainly, and softer pro Brexit, sorry, pro- remain talking

points. That is going on. But nothing new is going on in the

Tories, they just feel weak. They don't want a new leader because they

are terrified of opening the way for a General Election. It is difficult

with Tory rules. You need 48 MPs to back someone to go for leadership.

You get the kind of feeling that they have some power, because

Theresa May is so weak, she used to be dictatorial, and now they have

more power over her. That doesn't change the people in the background

saying I wouldn't mind the job when it comes around. There would always

be people like that. The Mail on Sunday says Andrew Mitchell, a chief

David Davis ally, is saying this. Andrew Mitchell said this at a

dinner in the Commons, a Conservative Party dining club, he

was forced to resign. He was also the international development sector

ally. He is a close ally of David Davis. There is no suggestion in

this article David Davis is plotting against Theresa May, but he is being

seen by many, and I think this is what often happens, someone saying,

go on, Nigel, you can do it. If there was a challenge and Theresa

May could not survive it, they would be in the position she is in. They

would not feel they have a mandate. That is what they are terrified of.

That is why they don't want another General Election. Andrew Mitchell

could be the anonymous MP on the front of the Times, we don't know.

But the message is awfully similar. The idea is that Theresa May should

go. One hard-line Brexiteer named here says he would rather not lose

Brexit so long as Jeremy Corbyn does not get in. That is just ridiculous.

Of course. If there was an election tomorrow, Jeremy Corbyn would

probably win. Exactly. It is a very febrile atmosphere, summer, everyone

needs to go away and come down. She got through the Queen's Speech, she

could get to the 20th of this month, Parliament breaks, they have a

break, the comeback, and they talk about else. And in the meantime,

political minds need to be looking at what these deals might be. The

Sunday People. An exclusive. Britain is breaking the law over six

soldiers. Lord Dannatt from the army is saying not enough is being done

to support ex- service men and women who suffer from Post-Traumatic

Stress Disorder. A serious intervention from someone who was

head of the army at one point. The problem at the moment is that, umm,

those who suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder coming back from the

frontline, there is very little for them. There is the NHS, superb

charities like Combat Stress. Lord Dannatt is saying this is no way to

treat the troops. We promised if they risked their lives, we would

look after them when they came back. David Cameron brought in a covenant

and Lord Dannatt is saying we are breaking that and breaking the law.

He says it is down to the MoD to sort this out. You don't just have

charities to rely on, you have a proper set up in the MoD which deals

with people going through these mental difficulties. It is something

the paper has been campaigning on for quite some time. He is certainly

the most senior person so far to come out with something like this.

Like so many lives of the people in the families of these sufferers.

More than 10% of return price back -- Britain's soldiers suffer this.

What he is saying, I think it is devastating, in 1917, they did not

understand shellshock, but in 2017, we do understand PTSD. And

apparently there is no MoD dedicated psychiatric hospital cap will of

treating those with. -- capable. It is ironic, as Prince William and

Prince Harry have of course been talking about mental health and

mental illness. Prince Harry has been a serving soldier. It seems

absolutely fundamentally wrong that however good a charity is, you can

back from seeing and doing stuff civilians don't see and you are not

given any help. Coming back into civilian life is hard enough for

those not suffering from this stress. It is not about a lack of

awareness, but a lack of resources, a formal framework for dealing with

it. And also a lack of organisation. We have resources and all of that.

But what you need to do is the MoD needs to have a cross parliamentary

group that covers health and Work and Pensions and various departments

getting involved. You set that up in the MoD specifically for people

suffering from PTSD. And it would play into so many other areas of

treating mental illness. Yes, yes. We know that veterans, former army

personnel, they often end up on the streets, with drinking and drug

problems, broken relationships, other problems. If there was some

resources put into it, you could prevent that. We need the will. It

is one of those things you put in paper. Lord Dannatt is talking about

potentially suing the government. That is not a constructive way of

dealing with it, it should not be necessary. The Observer. Taking us

to the end. The Germans and the industry warning the UK about

Brexit. We want to talk about Lions, both. But the German industry is

warning the UK ever Brexit, saying the priority is to protect the

single market and no favours will be done. This headline is definitely a

stark warning, not what we expected. Our ministers have been giving the

impression, especially David Davis, that the German industry, especially

carmakers, are the ones who would help smooth us through a record deal

because they don't want tariffs on the goods they sell in this country

any more than we do over there. -- Brexit deal. What they are saying is

these are industry organisations saying, no, no, we don't think that

at all. If you want access to the single market, obey the rules. We

will not help out at all because there are 27 other states. There has

been a free trade deal struck with Japan, the EU and Japan. There is no

freedom of movement, no single market, but a free-trade deal. We

are looking for a similar thing. Keep in mind we are a member of the

EU, and the smoothest transition to become out of the EU would be with

access to the single market or the customs union. We are looking for a

different position from Japan, but we want something similar. In years

to come... In years to come, it won't be the same kind of smooth and

frictionless borders we have at the moment to do the trade. The

president of the BDI, the federation of German industries, says it is the

responsibility of the British to limit damage for both sides. He is

talking about imminent effects. Is it all down to political will on

both sides? We can have a very, very nice arrangement if everyone is of a

like mind, but they are not. We cannot. There are straightforward

rules when the EU is set up. These are the cornerstones of keeping the

EU as it is, which we signed up to, and also 27 other member states

signed up to. If you want a single market, we have to accept freedom of

movement. That is what people voted against when they voted for Brexit.

There is no way of squaring that circle. We go with the rules or we

don't. If you want to be in the club, those

are the rules. And we made those rules clear to other nations who

joined. It will be interesting to see what the negotiation is, because

it can't be about that. And finally, shared glory as Lions win. It is a

little bit of an anti-climax, it is like here is your Brexit cake, but I

think in terms of the fact that the Lions were seen as the underdogs,

they were going to take on the mighty All Blacks, they won, we won,

a draw seems like a good deal to me. Nigel, you have been saved by the

bell. I know you had much to add about the Lions. We will talk of

set. How about that? Visit from the papers this power. Thank you very

much indeed -- that is it from the papers this hour.

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