0:00:00 > 0:00:04That is all from Sportsday, the top story, Manchester City beating Stoke
0:00:04 > 0:00:08City 2-0, one step closer to the Premier League title. Coming up
0:00:08 > 0:00:12next, the newspapers.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us. With
0:00:24 > 0:00:26me are the broadcaster David Davies and Lucy Fisher, Senior Political
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Correspondent at The Times. Welcome to the both of you. Many of
0:00:29 > 0:00:33tomorrow's front page is already in. Let's have a rifle through them, we
0:00:33 > 0:00:38can take a look, starting with the Metro, rather menacing picture of
0:00:38 > 0:00:45Vladimir Putin. As Theresa May told MPs that the nerve agent used in the
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Salisbury attack was something developed by Russia. While the I
0:00:48 > 0:00:51reports that Theresa May has given Russia 36 hours to report what they
0:00:51 > 0:00:54knew of the attack. The Financial Times, which leads with a picture of
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Theresa May at the dispatch box saying that unless a credible reason
0:00:57 > 0:00:59is given this action amounts to unlawful use of force by the Russia
0:00:59 > 0:01:04against the United Kingdom. While the Times tells it's readers that it
0:01:04 > 0:01:07understands GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence are working to accelerate a
0:01:07 > 0:01:09joint offensive cyber programme against Russia. Moving on - the
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Mirror - who broke the story of former England player Jamie
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Carragher spitting at a teenager - has a plea from the victim's family
0:01:14 > 0:01:16for him NOT to lose his job as a pundit over the incident. The
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Express has a picture of Sir Ken Dodd on their front page with his
0:01:19 > 0:01:31long time partner Anne who he married just days before he died.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Unsurprisingly, Theresa May's responds in the House of Commons to
0:01:59 > 0:02:02the Salisbury attack, leading the most of the newspapers. Kick us off
0:02:02 > 0:02:10with the Metro, they have some James Bond ponds here...A robust
0:02:10 > 0:02:14statement today from Theresa May, in the house, explaining the UK
0:02:14 > 0:02:17authorities have identified the substance, the nerve agent used
0:02:17 > 0:02:21against the Russian spy and his daughter, it is another jock, which
0:02:21 > 0:02:25is said to be ten times more potent than VX poison gas, hard to detect,
0:02:25 > 0:02:34more resistant to antidotes. -- Novichok. It was either a
0:02:34 > 0:02:37state-sponsored attack by the Kremlin or else Russia has lost
0:02:37 > 0:02:42control of its nerve agent, and she has ordered the Russian ambassador
0:02:42 > 0:02:45to the UK to come and explain exactly what they know about this
0:02:45 > 0:02:50within the next 36 hours.Really, this deadline now, for the facts to
0:02:50 > 0:02:54come onto the table, do you think we can expect much from the Russians?I
0:02:54 > 0:03:00was reflecting on, if Anglo Soviet relations have ever in modern times
0:03:00 > 0:03:07been at a lower ebb, than they are at this moment, I'm struggling to
0:03:07 > 0:03:11remember when it was. The Commons, in that quite fascinating debate,
0:03:11 > 0:03:17this afternoon, was reminded of the last time there was substantial
0:03:17 > 0:03:25Russian expulsions from the UK, and the impact they had, that is some 40
0:03:25 > 0:03:31years ago. And personally, it would seem to me, the logical extension of
0:03:31 > 0:03:37this, probably by Wednesday and Thursday, will be expulsions. How
0:03:37 > 0:03:41far of the Russian Embassy chain they go remains to be seen.The
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Financial Times, the headline, Theresa May accuses Russia over
0:03:46 > 0:03:51attack on spy and threatens requires all is -- and threatens reprisals,
0:03:51 > 0:03:57they are looking at the kind of reprisals that may come back.More
0:03:57 > 0:04:02powers for ministers to seize assets on dubious Russians linked to the
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Kremlin. Perhaps a clamp-down on Russian banks, perhaps it could be
0:04:05 > 0:04:11that the UK boycotts and World Cup, some talk of the former Russia today
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Kremlin backed broadcaster having its licence revoked, a whole suite
0:04:15 > 0:04:22of options that are possible here. Let's get on to the World Cup! Now,
0:04:22 > 0:04:28very clearly, it is absolutely...It is absolutely pointless for England
0:04:28 > 0:04:34to boycott the World Cup on its own, if Germany, if France, if Poland, if
0:04:34 > 0:04:38a substantial number of other countries boycott the World Cup, now
0:04:38 > 0:04:42you are talking. The other thing I would say, in a number of the
0:04:42 > 0:04:50papers, this point about the deployment of malware, viruses, as I
0:04:50 > 0:04:55understand, as a likely option, by our country, against the Russians.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01So, that will be a serious, a very serious escalation. And the other
0:05:01 > 0:05:06thing that struck me, and I'm interested in Lucy's view on this,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10the roller Jeremy Corbyn, and his contribution to the debate today,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13how was that received EU think on the Labour benches, particularly the
0:05:13 > 0:05:19Labour front bench?Remind us of the take he took.He said, he was very
0:05:19 > 0:05:25sceptical about how hard Theresa May would be in terms of her response to
0:05:25 > 0:05:28the Russians, invoking the fact that the Conservatives have received
0:05:28 > 0:05:33£820,000 in donations from Russians, since she has become Prime Minister.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37People thought that him bringing up this aspect, playing party politics
0:05:37 > 0:05:43in quite a grave moment, about the sort of security of the nation, was
0:05:43 > 0:05:47inappropriate, cries of shame in the house. Interesting that some
0:05:47 > 0:05:51backbenchers, to be fair, some art critics we are used to seeing,
0:05:51 > 0:05:56heaped censure on him, they were making digs at him, questioning
0:05:56 > 0:05:59whether the UK could ever be led by somebody who did not take this
0:05:59 > 0:06:05security threat seriously.But you listen to him, he said, I think the
0:06:05 > 0:06:09government should be reducing tensions. Now, in an ideal world, of
0:06:09 > 0:06:14course that is right, but, surely, he has got to come to terms with the
0:06:14 > 0:06:17fact that the Russians are effectively being accused here of
0:06:17 > 0:06:22attempted murder in our country. That is the seriousness of the
0:06:22 > 0:06:28situation.-- seriousness. Need potentially for an international
0:06:28 > 0:06:32approach, on the issue of the World Cup but actually, that intent to
0:06:32 > 0:06:37reach out to other countries to join the UK, we are starting to see that,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40the United States were talking about it today, White House spokesman
0:06:40 > 0:06:46saying, we stand by the UK, not so much about Russia, but this need
0:06:46 > 0:06:51for... What is the word... An approach with all the countries
0:06:51 > 0:06:54working together, is what is going to be needed together, if any impact
0:06:54 > 0:06:59will be had.That is actually leave right, unilateral action will be
0:06:59 > 0:07:04ineffective, especially if it is around sanctions. -- that is
0:07:04 > 0:07:07absolutely right. The White House said that while they will stand by
0:07:07 > 0:07:12the UK as its closest ally and condemn the use of highly lethal
0:07:12 > 0:07:17nerve agents, they did not mention Russia. The Emmanuel Macron has had
0:07:17 > 0:07:21in conversation with Theresa May and pledged solidarity, I'm sure we'll
0:07:21 > 0:07:25be hearing from more allies, Germany.European allies, British
0:07:25 > 0:07:33are now seeking...Are you trying to take us back?Making an observation.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39Takers to The Times, your paper, your story, down right-hand side of
0:07:39 > 0:07:43this, some really aren't pleasant reading. -- take us to the times. --
0:07:43 > 0:07:48some really unpleasant reading. Tell us what you have found out about
0:07:48 > 0:07:57Labour MPs.First we had Pest- Minster, not just Labour, all
0:07:57 > 0:08:01parties, and bullion claims in recent weeks, Karl Turner, Labour
0:08:01 > 0:08:07MP, has been accused of making highly inappropriate sexual remarks
0:08:07 > 0:08:11towards a cancer survivor, he denies those remarks, it must be said, but
0:08:11 > 0:08:15this brings the tally of Labour MPs facing allegations of sexual
0:08:15 > 0:08:21misconduct or bullying up to six. It shines a light on how widespread
0:08:21 > 0:08:26this problem is in parliament, as well as the rest of society.We feel
0:08:26 > 0:08:29like we are working through various key and is the juice and within
0:08:29 > 0:08:36society.The allegation refers to 2015, and the whole question of
0:08:36 > 0:08:43this, I mean, it appears to an outsider, as I am now, as opposed to
0:08:43 > 0:08:48what I used to be, in the lobby, that there is huge and needs a among
0:08:48 > 0:08:54long-standing members of Parliament, on all sides, about where this
0:08:54 > 0:08:58starts and ends, and some of the allegations and where they come from
0:08:58 > 0:09:04and how they would be proven, so many years on... But, in other areas
0:09:04 > 0:09:09of public life, they are proven, and we shall see.We will move on, take
0:09:09 > 0:09:14us to the Guardian, university strikes may be called off as talks
0:09:14 > 0:09:18turn corner. This is all about pension reform in the university
0:09:18 > 0:09:23sector, roll and plan for strikes which we have seen going on...
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Middle of March, final exams in universities are only a few months
0:09:27 > 0:09:30away now, so the settlement of this dispute which has gone on for
0:09:30 > 0:09:35several weeks and there have been... There has been picketing and there
0:09:35 > 0:09:40have been lectures missed, and tutorial's mist, in a significant
0:09:40 > 0:09:46number of universities, not the one I am on the council of, in
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Birmingham, perhaps surprisingly to some people. -- tutorials missed.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56This is good news for students who were getting worried worried with
0:09:56 > 0:10:01exams ever closer, and good news for universities who were facing up to
0:10:01 > 0:10:07the possibility of claims from students for compensation for missed
0:10:07 > 0:10:12tuition over the past few... Covering this a couple of weeks ago,
0:10:12 > 0:10:17students coming out in support of lecturers.That is right to give the
0:10:17 > 0:10:21other side of the argument, unions say these changes initially proposed
0:10:21 > 0:10:26to the pensions of the lecturers and professors involved was worth
0:10:26 > 0:10:28£10,000 a year per retiree, substantial sums of money involved,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33interesting to see that while the tensions were continuing, more
0:10:33 > 0:10:37universities seemed to be breaking away, Oxford was the latest to
0:10:37 > 0:10:41distance itself from the universities UK stance, Imperial
0:10:41 > 0:10:44College London asked the pensions regulator to come in and resolve the
0:10:44 > 0:10:50issue independently. Interesting, they have reached something now,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53with a three year transition period, and a compromise on proposals.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Interesting to watch the detail as it unfolds. Daily Mirror,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02footballing hat, I want you to book it back on, don't sack Jamie
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Carragher, Sky Sports's football pundit Jamie Carragher, in trouble
0:11:06 > 0:11:12after film spitting at a car with fans in.Let me say, Jamie
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Carragher, what Jamie Carragher has said, immensely foolish, disgusting,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20indefensible, that is the first point, what he did. Having said
0:11:20 > 0:11:23that, I think there is a wider point, and this refers to
0:11:23 > 0:11:30politicians as well, and people in public life. My concern at the
0:11:30 > 0:11:34moment is that there is a level of the word uses coarseness,
0:11:34 > 0:11:40old-fashioned word, some of the awful, horrible provocation and
0:11:40 > 0:11:45abuse of public figures, some of the accusations you have just been
0:11:45 > 0:11:51talking about as well, of intimidation... These sort of things
0:11:51 > 0:11:55that people in public life are having to put up with, and football
0:11:55 > 0:11:59is only one area of it, are appalling as well full the other
0:11:59 > 0:12:07observation I would make, that film that I watched today, Jamie
0:12:07 > 0:12:13Carragher, doing this awful thing, who filmed it? Could it have been
0:12:13 > 0:12:19the driver? You just wonder...! I don't know who else it was!The new
0:12:19 > 0:12:23line on this, the family have made a plea that he should not lose his
0:12:23 > 0:12:28job.Quite interesting, people who are you could say the victims in a
0:12:28 > 0:12:32stunt like this, who have been disrespected in this way, first out
0:12:32 > 0:12:36of the traps to call for someone's resignation usually, or get an
0:12:36 > 0:12:40apology, so it is interesting... Jamie Carragher has said that he was
0:12:40 > 0:12:46goaded three or four times by fans, so perhaps they recognise that he
0:12:46 > 0:12:52had been slightly welled up before spitting. --
0:12:53 > 0:13:00they are not the ones calling for blood. -- slightly riled up.Sir Ken
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Dodd, common legend, pictures on a lot of newspapers, we cannot finish
0:13:04 > 0:13:08without mentioning him, generational, perhaps not your
0:13:08 > 0:13:12favourite comic, no offence to David's senior years, but you did
0:13:12 > 0:13:16know him, you came across him. Worked with him a few times on
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Children In Need, I seem to remember introducing him on a show ones as
0:13:20 > 0:13:24well, and most famously, from my point of view, Liverpool had won the
0:13:24 > 0:13:27European cup, the Champions League as it is now, they came back through
0:13:27 > 0:13:32the city of Liverpool, hundreds of thousands of people in St George
0:13:32 > 0:13:36square, on a balcony in the musical buildings, and we had to fill in
0:13:36 > 0:13:40time, because the Liverpool triumph and bus was proceeding with the cup
0:13:40 > 0:13:48at about ten metres per 25 minutes or something, around Queens drive,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53and somebody said, interview Ken Dodd, he is here, interview him. And
0:13:53 > 0:14:00this interview, he said, just ask me this, this and this. We did it and
0:14:00 > 0:14:07we kept talking for 20 minutes! P, he himself, well-deserved, the
0:14:07 > 0:14:10ovation he got was fantastic.He could keep going for three or four
0:14:10 > 0:14:16hours!We will have to do more research and surround ourselves with
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Diddymen and so on. My thanks to the both of you, that is it for the
0:14:20 > 0:14:21newspapers for tonight.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40If you ever miss the programme,