Top story: Trump, Fox News and the death of Seth RichGood morning. Still with Trump, and senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway refused to say whether special counsel Robert Mueller was safe in his job. Pushed by ABC host George Stephanopoulos, she would only say that Trump was “not discussing” firing the former FBI chief from his ultra-sensitive role investigating links between Trump aides and Russia. Privacy victory – New legislation will grant Britons the right to force social media companies and online traders to delete their personal data. For more news: www.theguardian.comSign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Morning Briefing by email every weekday at 7am, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 05:26 UTC