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PROBLEM: Leading Tory Brexit supporters have urged the prime minister to take advantage German Chancellor Angela Merkel ’ s weakness and failure to form a government . Theresa May has reportedly agreed with her cabinet to roughly double the offered Brexit ‘ divorce bill  ’ but Iain Duncan Smith   the former Conservative Party leader   urged her to “ sit tight ”  The Times reports . advertisement Jacob Rees - Mogg   Tory MP for North East Somerset   said that it would be “ foolish ” to hike the offer at a time when Mrs .  Merkel  needed to reassure German voters and businesses they will still be able to trade with the UK .  He  told the paper : “ Approving a higher divorce bill at this stage would be foolish … As for Germany   its domestic political concerns make it less likely that it would want to risk the damage that could be done to its industry from the UK imposing tariffs on its exports .” Mr . Duncan Smith added : “ When you look at what is going on in Europe the idea that out of that chaotic situation can come any sort of understanding is clearly not right   so we will have to sit tight .” May Expected to Offer EU £ 40 Billion – But Leavers Ask : What Are We Getting in Return ? The German chancellor ’ s Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and sister Christian Social Union ( CSU ) parties recently suffered their worst election result since 1949   with the populist   right - wing Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) surging . Their former coalition partner   the Social Democrats ( SDP )  also had their worst post - war election performance and announced they would quit the “ grand coalition ” and go into opposition . Mrs . Merkel had since failed to form a government with Germany ’ s Free Democrats and the Greens   with ideological differences proving too great . On Monday   she said she was “ very sceptical ” about running a minority government and hinted at fresh elections . Reports of  Mrs  . Merkel ’ s admission came on the same day reports claimed  Mrs  . May planned to double her previous offer to the European Union ( EU ) of roughly £ 20 billion to £ 40 billion . Economic commitments in the region totalling roughly £ 20 billion are to be added to the £ 20 billion already acknowledged as owed in  Mrs  . May ’ s Florence speech . A government source suggested that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Environment Secretary Michael Gove had signed up to the plan   despite previously opposing a large pay - out .

SOLUTION: Mrs Merkel

PROBLEM: Actor John Bradley  who plays Sam  Tarly  told TV Guide that characters are going to keep being pushed by new elements and traveling the seven kingdoms deeper and faster than ever before.
"Each of the characters this year is placed in a completely alien environment at some point in the season that they've never been placed in before "  Bradley  said. "The thrill is seeing how they react to it and how they respond... This season  I think  more than any other is stretching these characters."
But  Bradley 's comments are intriguing from a character perspective. An alien environment isn't necessarily a physical place; it's an unfamiliar situation (Arya  no longer sniffing out traitors)  an important task (Cersei trying to play nice with others)  or a new threat (White! Walkers!).
"The stakes definitely feel ramped up  " Bradley  told TV Guide. "We know that we've got a real job to do. This has been a part of people's lives for so many years. This is our eighth season  and we are kind of feeling the pressure to get it right because we want to satisfy people...we just kind of want to give them an ending that they deserve."

SOLUTION: Bradley

PROBLEM: Sen. Bob Corker  is tripling down on  his  criticism of President Trump as a leader  telling ABC News today that  he  believes the "utterly untruthful" commander in chief is "debasing" the United States.
"I don't think there's any question that that's the case  just in the way  he  conducts  himself  and goes to such a low level. I just â I do " Corker  R-Tenn.  said of Trump in an interview on Capitol Hill.
 Corker  added  "The worst of it is going to be the whole debasing of our nation. I think that will be the contribution that hurts our nation most."
After the two engaged in a war of words this morning   Corker  said Trump wasn't being truthful.Asked whether he considered the president a liar   Corker  said  they  don't use that "word in  our  family" but reiterated Trump is "utterly untruthful.""You would think he would try to focus on things where there wasn't a witness  but the whole world is a witness to these untruths "  Corker  said.As for whether he regrets supporting Trump during the campaign and the early days of his administration   Corker  smiled and asked  "What do you think?""There were many people. I was one of those that hoped he would rise to the occasion as president and aspire to lead our nation instead of dividing it "  Corker  said  adding  "[Trump] hasn't risen to the occasion."Corker earlier this morning stood by his Oct. 8 remarks criticizing the White House as an "adult day care center" and arguing that Trump is putting the United States on a path toward "World War III.""I don't make comments I haven't thought about  " Corker  said Tuesday on " Good Morning America ."His remarks on "GMA" triggered a Twitter exchange after Trump responded that  Corker   who's not running for re-election  "couldn't get elected dog catcher " and  Corker  then called Trump "an utterly untruthful president."
 Bob Corker   who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee  is now fighting Tax Cuts.... â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24  2017
... Corker  dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him  and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24  2017
 Corker 's office denied that he asked for Trump's endorsement  instead saying that Trump urged  Corker  to run for re-election.
The senator was an early Trump ally  endorsing him during the presidential campaign. But  Corker  has since been wary of how Trump is handling the presidency â in particular   his  treatment of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
"When you look at the fact that we've got this issue in North Korea and the president continues to kneecap his diplomatic representative  the secretary of state  and really move him away from successful diplomatic negotiations with China  which is key to this  you're taking us on a path to combat  " Corker  said on "Good Morning America" today.
 He  added that when it comes to the diplomatic efforts underway to handle the rising tensions with North Korea   he  would like for Trump to "leave it to the professionals for a while."
"The president undermines our secretary of state [and] raises tensions in the area by virtue of the tweets that he sends out  " Corker  said.
Another negotiation  Corker  wants Trump to stay out of is the tax debate.
With Trump planning to travel to Capitol Hill today to pitch his tax overhaul to Senate Republicans during their policy lunch   Corker  told "Good Morning America " "What I hope is going to happen is the president will leave this effort  if you will  to the tax-writing committees  let them do their work and not begin taking things off the table that ought to be debated in these committees at the proper time."
Asked whether he buys the administration's argument that economic growth under its tax plan will cut the deficit by a trillion dollars   Corker  remained hesitant  " We 'll have to see. Obviously   we  need to look at scoring mechanisms and go through the process."
As the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations   Corker  also weighed in this morning on the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger. The Pentagon has opened an investigation into the attack amid questions about how the mission went awry led to the deaths of four U.S. service members.
"Those details we don't know  but we do know in that general area there are a lot of people that wish us harm  " Corker  said.

SOLUTION:
Bob Corker