0:00:17 > 0:00:21Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be
0:00:21 > 0:00:21bringing us tomorrow.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24With me are Giles Kenningham, PR and former Conservative adviser,
0:00:24 > 0:00:31and Jack Blanchard from Politico.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Tomorrow's front pages: The Guardian leads on the sacking of Damian Green
0:00:34 > 0:00:37as First Secretary of State, after he made misleading comments
0:00:37 > 0:00:45about pornography found on his office computer.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48The Metro reads Green out, after an inquiry found he had
0:00:48 > 0:00:49breached the ministerial code.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52The Telegraph also pictures Damian Green.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55It says Theresa May's Cabinet has been hit by a third departure
0:00:55 > 0:01:00in just two months.
0:01:00 > 0:01:09The Daily Mail's headline sums up the scandal is what a sad way to go.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The Mirror says the Prime Minister in crisis.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13The FT also pictures Damian Green.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Its main story is about Brexit, and a bid by UK regulators to woo
0:01:17 > 0:01:20foreign banks with a promise of easy access when the country
0:01:20 > 0:01:23leaves the EU.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27The i claims that the UK has demanded total secrecy for future
0:01:27 > 0:01:28trade talks with the US.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30The Express reports on research claiming that eating salad
0:01:30 > 0:01:33vegetables every day could help stave off dementia
0:01:33 > 0:01:35by boosting memory power.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38It pictures Meghan Markle attending a Christmas party at Buckingham
0:01:38 > 0:01:45Palace.
0:01:45 > 0:01:52Well, let's begin inevitably with Damian Green's demise. Jack, kick us
0:01:52 > 0:01:57off. This is the Telegraph, Damian Green sacked as Theresa May loses a
0:01:57 > 0:02:03minister.There was a mad scramble when this news broke at 8:39pm which
0:02:03 > 0:02:07is right on deadline for most people's first editions. Most of the
0:02:07 > 0:02:11papers have managed to get it front and centre on the front page but I
0:02:11 > 0:02:15was watching from the press gallery in the House of Commons, and I was
0:02:15 > 0:02:19watching journalists sprinting to their desks to get the news out. The
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Telegraph did a nice job, and there are some interesting details we
0:02:22 > 0:02:27hadn't seen before, saying Theresa May received the report about Damian
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Green's behaviour on Monday so she has known since the start of the
0:02:31 > 0:02:35week what the conclusions were. She passed it to her independent
0:02:35 > 0:02:41adviser, Alex Allan, who agrees with its findings, and said that Damian
0:02:41 > 0:02:46Green had to go, but this has been sat on the prime Minister's desk for
0:02:46 > 0:02:5148 hours as she considers it.The timing is interesting with this. I
0:02:51 > 0:02:56think they had a huge dilemma here. They couldn't be seen to be covering
0:02:56 > 0:03:00up such a sensitive issue, but you do question it. As Jack said, had
0:03:00 > 0:03:06just dropped in time to get out, but in the current new cycle it is very
0:03:06 > 0:03:10difficult to cover something up.How would David Cameron cover it?I
0:03:10 > 0:03:15think there has to be full disclosure, full transparency, and
0:03:15 > 0:03:18you actually have to question the tactics about dumping something like
0:03:18 > 0:03:21this out late at night because the optics don't look great. The
0:03:21 > 0:03:26follow-up from Jack, two interesting points in this story, one that she
0:03:26 > 0:03:33had a pop at the police on this, saying they had a duty of
0:03:33 > 0:03:36confidentiality. It will probably be lost in all of this, but in the
0:03:36 > 0:03:39letter she wrote back about the breach of confidence in relation to
0:03:39 > 0:03:42the 208 investigation and the allegations of pornography being
0:03:42 > 0:03:48found on his computer, but also that she had to sack him. He says I
0:03:48 > 0:03:52regret I have been asked to resign from the government and I think as I
0:03:52 > 0:03:56was saying earlier on, Number Ten need to turn this into a position of
0:03:56 > 0:04:00strength saying she showed her ruthless streak, getting rid of her
0:04:00 > 0:04:03best friend, her political confidant, she is someone who leads
0:04:03 > 0:04:10from the front.What does she do now in terms of replacing him? Does she
0:04:10 > 0:04:15feel that same post? -- feel that same post? How does she deal with
0:04:15 > 0:04:21the remain versus leave elements? She is not someone who has a natural
0:04:21 > 0:04:25constituent in the party, she is not someone who has lots of political
0:04:25 > 0:04:29allies. You look around the table and think who would she bring in?
0:04:29 > 0:04:36Some people are speculating Amber Rudd, but do you put a target on her
0:04:36 > 0:04:40back?I think Number Ten were saying this evening they will not be an
0:04:40 > 0:04:44immediate replacement for Damian Green. He didn't have his own
0:04:44 > 0:04:49department so he will have to have someone -- he won't have to have
0:04:49 > 0:04:54someone within hours to run the military as when Michael Fallon
0:04:54 > 0:04:59resigned. It goes into recess tomorrow, everyone stops watching
0:04:59 > 0:05:03the news and gets on with enjoying their lives for the next week or so,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07so she can sit and have a think about this and that is what I think
0:05:07 > 0:05:11she will do. What will happen as she will ultimately appoint a new number
0:05:11 > 0:05:16two but she will do it as part of a wider reshuffle in the first week of
0:05:16 > 0:05:20the new year, and take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Some
0:05:20 > 0:05:23of the names being thrown around tonight are Amber Rudd, the Home
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Secretary and a friend of Theresa May. Also Jeremy Hunt, the Health
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Secretary, who is seen as loyal to her and someone who straddles the
0:05:30 > 0:05:37remain - leave things not perfectly, but well.I think reshuffle would be
0:05:37 > 0:05:41a huge mistake. My experience of reshuffles as you always create more
0:05:41 > 0:05:46enemies than friends. She is a prime Minister not in a strong position
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and when you put people on the back ventures, you create lightning rods.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53My issue is that from her has to be more about policy than personnel
0:05:53 > 0:05:58moving forward -- backbenchers. Looking at the Daily Mail, what a
0:05:58 > 0:06:04sad way to go if they take on it. A reference to the police in this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Yes, my reading of that headline, which reads slightly strangely to
0:06:08 > 0:06:12me, is it is quite a supportive headline for Damian Green, I think,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16unless I am misreading it completely. I am not sure that will
0:06:16 > 0:06:20be most people's take on it. The Daily Mail wrote some pretty strong
0:06:20 > 0:06:26opinion pieces against the lady who made allegations against Damian
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Green at the time, which seemed to go further than most people would
0:06:30 > 0:06:39expect. They seem to be sort of sticking up for him here. They are
0:06:39 > 0:06:43obviously very supportive of Theresa May as a newspaper.This will be the
0:06:43 > 0:06:47most supportive front page, as Jack said they have been her biggest
0:06:47 > 0:06:51cheerleader, they have put in their headline the police leaks led to the
0:06:51 > 0:06:55downfall, so they are putting a spin on the story.Him lying about it
0:06:55 > 0:07:02seems to have led to his downfall. It was more sort of a cover-up as
0:07:02 > 0:07:06opposed to the actual accusation.As so often happens.And also the
0:07:06 > 0:07:11report did say that the lady who has made allegations against him as a
0:07:11 > 0:07:16credible and plausible witness. And so that has come down on her side,
0:07:16 > 0:07:21so that is what has happened here. Taking us to the FT, still politics
0:07:21 > 0:07:26but we are talking Brexit and this is partly based on what Mark Carney
0:07:26 > 0:07:30has been saying.Quite a clever powerplay by Mark Carney. He is
0:07:30 > 0:07:35saying the UK will be open to European banks after Brexit. But
0:07:35 > 0:07:44this depends on, you know, the UK, on the EU reciprocating. As I was
0:07:44 > 0:07:48saying, I think there is a sense of momentum behind what we are doing. I
0:07:48 > 0:07:52think so far the UK has been far too defensive in the whole spin war and
0:07:52 > 0:07:55how we have been positioning ourselves for these negotiations.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00The EU have skin in the game. There are plenty of European businesses
0:08:00 > 0:08:03finance out of London. They want some certainty. But also countries
0:08:03 > 0:08:07like Japan and South Korea want to know what is going on. So it is good
0:08:07 > 0:08:11he has put the onus back on them, saying you have to sort things out.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16And the EU has other problems at play here like what is going on in
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Catalonia. So pushing it forward, putting the pressure back on them,
0:08:19 > 0:08:25and ultimately they do want a deal as well, but it won't be easy.There
0:08:25 > 0:08:29will be consequences if they don't reciprocate.A sinister threat from
0:08:29 > 0:08:33the Governor of the Bank of England and lots of people will be pleased
0:08:33 > 0:08:37to hear that. He hasn't really been a popular character for lots of
0:08:37 > 0:08:43Brexit supporters, they have seen him as an arch remainer, is
0:08:43 > 0:08:47campaigning against Brexit because he thought it was a threat to the UK
0:08:47 > 0:08:51economy so to see him coming out and batting for Britain, as it were,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55will go down well.Thoughts on other elements, the length of the
0:08:55 > 0:09:01transition period? Michel Barnier speaking today, Christine Lagarde
0:09:01 > 0:09:05talking about the state of the economy, so many elements to
0:09:05 > 0:09:09consider on a daily basis.I was speaking to someone in the city who
0:09:09 > 0:09:13is quite influential and they were saying it could take three years,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17two years is good, but what we want to certainty, we don't want an
0:09:17 > 0:09:20open-ended transition period. That is a big dilemma for the government
0:09:20 > 0:09:24about how they framed this.Does seem like we are drowning in small
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Brexit stories all the time. There are always 19 things to write about
0:09:29 > 0:09:33and hear about. Because that is the whole thing, it is important, but it
0:09:33 > 0:09:38is weary to write and read and listen to.So let's not talk about
0:09:38 > 0:09:42it any more. Turning to the Guardian, this is Donald Trump not
0:09:42 > 0:09:48talking about his tax measures, which he was looking very, very
0:09:48 > 0:09:52pleased about earlier, I might add, but this is about what he said
0:09:52 > 0:09:56recently about Jerusalem being the capital of Israel as far as the
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Americans are concerned and the reaction to it.Yes, and this is
0:10:00 > 0:10:03classic Trump volleying. If you cross me, don't expect any help from
0:10:03 > 0:10:07me even if that help is actually stopping kids from dying in Asia,
0:10:07 > 0:10:14Africa and all the rest of it. -- classic Trump bullying. He is going
0:10:14 > 0:10:19to deny aid to small countries if they don't vote the way he tells
0:10:19 > 0:10:23them United Nations and my guess is this sort of coercive stuff did used
0:10:23 > 0:10:28to go on behind the scenes a little bit, in quiet little conversations,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33but here the President is coming out and bawling out smaller countries in
0:10:33 > 0:10:36press conferences like this, it is not what we expect from the United
0:10:36 > 0:10:39States and it is important to remember how abnormal disputes. You
0:10:39 > 0:10:44can get used to Trump and expect that this is how the world is now
0:10:44 > 0:10:48but we have had a long time of America acting in a much more moral
0:10:48 > 0:10:51arbiter role in this, and it is depressing to read this.He will
0:10:51 > 0:10:57feel quite emboldened by this tax cut, it will energise him to carry
0:10:57 > 0:11:01on defying the normal rules of political dimension and diplomacy.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05What is interesting here is that one of the countries might be Egypt,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09which you would normally imagine would be a strong US ally and others
0:11:09 > 0:11:12in the Security Council have already expressed their doubts, including
0:11:12 > 0:11:20the UK. Theresa May questioned the wisdom of it.Theresa May had it out
0:11:20 > 0:11:23with him over Jerusalem, she was very clear that this is the wrong
0:11:23 > 0:11:27decision and this is not helpful. The question is, in a post-Brexit
0:11:27 > 0:11:31world, what happens with Trump? There is speculation about him
0:11:31 > 0:11:35coming here next year, the trade deal, they are having to tread a
0:11:35 > 0:11:40fine line with how they deal with him.The Express, not the front page
0:11:40 > 0:11:45but in inside story which has caught our eye. And this is just one of
0:11:45 > 0:11:53those good news stories. A sweet snow baby, born after being frozen
0:11:53 > 0:11:59for 25 years.Quite a heartwarming tale. I think this is unprecedented,
0:11:59 > 0:12:04a baby born from a donor embryo frozen 25 years ago. And what makes
0:12:04 > 0:12:08it all the more remarkable is the mother is 26 years old, I suppose
0:12:08 > 0:12:14what does this mean for science and medical advances going forward?
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Incredibly heartwarming, great to see.A story out of the States, we
0:12:19 > 0:12:25should say.Yes, a story out of Tennessee. It has cost them £10,000
0:12:25 > 0:12:28for this procedure and they are saying they wouldn't rule it out
0:12:28 > 0:12:33again, so if you are in a position to do that, but it is nice that
0:12:33 > 0:12:36couples who are not able to have children otherwise, is great that
0:12:36 > 0:12:40they have this opportunity now. For some reason they are called snow
0:12:40 > 0:12:44baby is, I think because it is a frozen...I was looking for exactly
0:12:44 > 0:12:47that definition, it says children like them are called snow baby is
0:12:47 > 0:12:52because they develop from embryos which have been frozen.So I am
0:12:52 > 0:12:56confident we will have a story like that every Christmas.Does fit
0:12:56 > 0:13:01rather well, doesn't it? Let end with the Times. Apparently one
0:13:01 > 0:13:07portion of spinach a day can fend off dementia.And not just spinach.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Talking about heartwarming Christmas stories, sprout the front and centre
0:13:11 > 0:13:16of the story as well, good news if you want sprouts in your Christmas
0:13:16 > 0:13:25dinner next week. -- sprouts are front and centre. It seems to have
0:13:25 > 0:13:29been pretty widely carried in all the press today. So yes, get eating
0:13:29 > 0:13:35your greens is the message.And more than 200,000 people in the UK suffer
0:13:35 > 0:13:40from dementia, and it hasn't been any cure for it, and they are saying
0:13:40 > 0:13:47if you are over 50 's, start eating your greens, it massively increases
0:13:47 > 0:13:54your thinking skills -- over 50s. And quite a long list, sprouts,
0:13:54 > 0:14:03lettuce, asparagus, you name it.One of many superfood.That is it for
0:14:03 > 0:14:09the papers. Next it is time for another look at Sportsday.