27/08/2017 The Papers

It says it's to avoid the economy falling off a "cliff edge."

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

us tomorrow. With me are the political

commentator and journalist, Daisy McAndrew, and Tim Stanley,

lead writer at The Daily Telegraph. Of course some of the papers feature

Tropical Storm Harvey. The FT reports that the US State

of Houston has been hit by "catastrophic" flooding

as the storm caused torrential rains The Express focuses on what it calls

Labour's U-turn on the single market, saying the party is facing

a backlash from MPs after announcing The Sun suggests scientists

in the US have found a breakthrough to prevent the risk

of heart attack and cancer. The i also leads

with the same story. They say the drug has been welcomed

by the British Heart Foundation. The Guardian's headline is Backlash

over Labour's shift to soft Brexit. They report that the move risks

alienating thousands of voters in traditional seats who support

greater controls on immigration. The Daily Mail, also reports

on the new study which claims thousands of lives could be saved

thanks to a new heart drug hailed as the biggest breakthrough

since statins. The Times claims that a young

Christian child was taken from her family and allegedly forced

to live with foster carers where she was encouraged

to learn Arabic. We will begin with that story from

the Times. Tell us what has been claimed. It is a very interesting

story. Controversial for many reasons. Controversial for what

Tower Hamlets is being accused of and for the Times itself. It is an

exclusive written by a fantastic journalist with a reputation for

getting big scoops. There is a part of me that thinks there is more to

this story than meets the eye. I suspect this is the beginning of a

number of stories on fostering children. This fight here old little

girl, you can see her on the front page, pixelated, has been placed

into foster care, taken away from her mother, and pay for them was on

family. -- five-year-old. They don't speak English all the time at home.

You can see they were a burka. The controversy is people will think

this is pandering to racist views. Why should you not have one religion

fostering another when you come down to it, if the child cannot make

herself understood, does not make herself heard, that is a serious

problem and could be very distressing for the child. Then you

come to the whys. Are then no white families, non- Muslim families --

there no. You think there cannot be none in the area. They have not had

problems in the past putting white children with white foster parents.

It seems to me this is either the way from the Times of saying how

many more stories like these are out there? Is there a greater scandal

about fostering in Tower Hamlets? We will find out more. I have something

to say from them soon. The Times has been told that across London there

are several examples of white British children with nonwhite

foster carers. This sounds like the beginning of a series of scoops. The

question is, to what extent does this contradicts the children's act

that requires before making any decision about a child, the local

authority should give thought to the racial origin, religious background,

and cultural and linguistic background. There is nothing wrong

with a Muslim family fostering a white child. Of course not. It is

about the law. There have been cases of Conservative Christian,

politically conservative families, who have been denied the right to

foster. Is this case like claimed? A child baptised in a church put with

a Muslim family that do not meet the apparent standard return in the 1989

act? And this particular Muslim foster mother has been saying things

to this child like white women all drink too much, you are immoral,

that is a quote. Tower Hamlets is saying this. We have a comment from

a council spokesperson. We are unable to comment on individual

cases, those subjects to court proceedings. We provide loving homes

for hundreds of children every year and in every case we give absolute

consideration for the background and cultural identity of the children.

All foster carers receive training and support from the council to make

sure they are fully qualified to meet the needs of the children in

their care. If this foster mother has had this training and if the

quotes are not true, it has not worked. The other thing that makes

me feel squeamish is even though you cannot see her face, this is a

vulnerable child, one with a difficult life already, on the front

page of the Times. That makes me feel uneasy. If it is because this

is a story that desperately needs to be told, I understand why. But it

makes me feel... Is it not more than one family? I don't think so. They

are concentrating on one but they say they have heard of others. I

heard it was two Muslim families where this happened. They have

apparently done through to households. Just to round this

conversation off, we cannot verify it at this point in time. We put it

out there because it is on the front page of the Times. This is another

reason. It is Tower Hamlets. They have a very controversial past. We

remember the man was sacked and the council stripped of its powers in

the past. -- mayor. That makes it more newsworthy when something

happens. The Express. The coverage of Labour's record U-turn, as they

call it. The record on Brexit. They said they wanted to leave the

customs union. But Kier Starmer has nailed their colours to the mast and

say they support a transition period, one in which Britain stays

within the customs union. They say it will last 1- for years. Then a

new relationship will be created. -- 1-4 Labour is trying to carve a

position which will win over Remainers and Leavers. However, the

Express... We were saying this that several stories are reported

differently in different papers. Most papers have, the same line,

which is interesting. There will be a political cost to take this

position. Many Remainers wanted this. But many UKIP voters and Tory

voters and Brexit voters voted for Labour with the understanding they

accepted the vote. Many voted leave from Labour. The Tories... It was a

mixed picture, the selection. The Tories did pretty well in the north.

It is good news in that it means we are back in a pre-election position

where we know what Labour's position is. Wanting to stay with the single

market. That gives the Tories an opportunity. It might be worth

showing the front page of the Guardian. It is doing a similar

thing. They are using the term soft Brexit. We will hear more about

that. Any decision, announcement, is political. This is an especially

political decision. The Labour Party has decided that things are shifting

in a certain direction. Soft Brexit is now the way to go. The Labour

frontbenchers were sacked, if you remember, for voting against hard

Brexit, just a number of months ago. This is a huge U-turn and should not

be written up as anything other. But if they believe there is a lot of

buyer's remorse, regretful Brexiteers, they are wrong. The

evidence shows people are not regretting it. If you ask them in a

poll do you think the government is handling it well, anonymous lay no,

65%. People would not vote differently. -- in an anonymous way.

They could be looking to form a parliamentary alliance. They

essentially have within Parliament, they are starting to manifest a

2-pronged go, on the one hand to rewrite the legislation,

safeguarding environmental standards and perhaps pressuring the

government to say we will stay within the single market in the

transition period. That is the first thing. Parliamentary action. The

second thing is to try to make the case for a second referendum. Once

the negotiations are over, Britain will get a second chance to vote on

this. That will leave open the option for the status quo. But this

man says that is what the single market means when it comes to

politics in this country, it means... Most people would be happy

to stay in the single market for purely a trading relationship. But

most see that opens up the gates to mass migration. That is what they

feel leaving the EU was about stopping. In the final minutes, the

images in front of the papers from Texas. Very frightening. We have

seen the moving pictures on this channel and others denied. People

calling at the worst natural disaster to hit the States for many

years. -- tonight. I heard earlier it was five dead, but that number is

expected to increase significantly. We hope it does not. Even if it does

not, the damage being caused to livelihoods and properties is

intense. When you see these before and after pictures of how strong it

is, it is extraordinary. It looks like a third World country. We just

don't get those kinds of weather incidents. It remains to be seen how

the president copes with it on Twitter. There has been talk of him

going there on Tuesday. Interesting to see how that unfolds. That is it.

Don't forget, all of the front pages our on line on the BBC News website.

-- are on line. It is there for you every day of the week. You can see

tonight's edition on line. Thank you. And now it is the film review.