Politics

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The Labour MP Jess Phillips has withdrawn from her party’s leadership race.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

As the Labour leadership contest gets motoring we look at who is likely to win it and what are the lessons of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

Two more would-be Labour leaders have launched their campaigns,  Emily Thornberry and Rebecca Long-Bailey set out their pitch.

Earlier I spoke to David Frum, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and author of ‘Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic’.

With the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court sworn in and the articles of impeachment exhibited in the Senate, the formal process of impeaching Donald Trump has begun.

There’s growing pressure on Iran to conduct a transparent investigation into the downing of a passenger plane in which 176 people died.