Politics

“Twenty five minutes of the speech was a load of very dubious boasting about what he’d done for the American economy and American society.”

Lisa Nandy has made it on to the final ballot paper in the Labour leadership contest, after the group “Chinese for Labour” said it would support her bid.

President Trump faced more questions about Greta Thunberg – his climate sparring partner, who is just 17 – as he found out in his departing press conference this lunchtime.

I spoke to the former Chancellor George Osborne.

President Trump is due back in Washington in the next few hours but his deal-maker Steve Mnuchin the Treasury Secretary is staying behind.

The annual Davos schmoozefest is a little quieter after President Trump left the scene this lunchtime.

The Labour MP Jess Phillips has withdrawn from her party’s leadership race. 

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today the power of Brussels must be transferred to the regions, to stop the country breaking up after Brexit.

Tony Hall has announced he’ll step down as Director-General this summer.

Joining Krishnan in the studio is Elham Saudi, a human rights lawyer and Director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya.

Boris Johnson has been taking part in talks in Berlin aimed ending the civil war which has raged in Libya since 2014. 

Krishnan is joined by the chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, Ian Wright. 

Food and drink manufactuers have warned that prices will rise after the chancellor promised that Brexit will spell the end of alignment with EU rules. 

Krishnan spoke to Professor of Politics and polling expert Sir John Curtice.

When Jeremy Corbyn took over the Labour Party, he promised a “kinder, gentler politics”. His critics argue that he and some of his supporters didn’t quite live up to that promise.