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a cultural heritage, 6000 bodies in story. yes, it's very hard. this new series reveals how european countries refused to request and even exhibited human remains in their museums, restitution africa stolen off episode to return on al jazeera. ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, rodney parker, this is the news our live from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes for you case health and finance ministers resign and what could be a final blow to prime minister boys. johnson's leadership rebuilding a war torn country. ukraine says recovery from russia's invasion will cost at least
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$750000000000.00. i can buy it and because of the price i'm austin, please. to reduce it, it's gone. i and so forced to come back has food and transportation costs rise and torrential rain, tens of thousands of people on high alert. a more damn pause. a forecast for eastern australia. i'm going to get you off. go with the sports controversial tennis. don nick curiosity is challenged with resulting a former girlfriend and never rollouts enough. i just love it, offending wimbledon champion, fight back since you sound like a blue bell. the british government is in turmoil. off to 2 of its most senior ministers resigned from prime minister boys johnson's cabinet. finance minister richie to
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knock said in the statements he no longer saw eye to eye with johnson. and that their views on the economy were fundamentally to different health secretary such a javi said he can no longer continue in his role. in good conscience. he said, the conservative party would no longer popular or competent boys. johnson was forced to apologize once again on tuesday after he failed to come clean about what he knew about an mp was appointed to a senior position despite claims of sexual misconduct. will as get more on this former or we challenge the in london of rory. it looks from the outset, so as if this could be the start of a revolt against prime minister bush johnson. he is hanging by thread. now the british prime minister of these are mortal blows to him. we will have to see whether they really do finish. you him awful whether he can stagger on for a while. this is a man,
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a politician who is renowned for being almost lazarus ly able to, to come from the dead. but we'll have to see. this is a looking very, very, very precarious. f, a boris johnson for one key minister to go is obviously a blow for to, to go in. what is obviously a, an orchestrated move, a little could well be the beginning of the ends. birth johnson has been sucker punched by 1st his health secretary and then even more seriously by his chancellor of the exchequer as well. we have both of the letters that were written, subarus johnson by those ministers here. and i can read you the 1st one. this came from fat to jump it. who says that conservatives at their best, the scene of hard headed decision makers, guided by strong bodies. we've may not always been popular, but we've been competence and acting in the national interest. sadly, in the current circumstances,
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the public including that we are now neither. the vote of confidence last month showed that a large number of our colleagues agree. it was a moment the humidity griffin in the direction. i regret to say this is to keep it . i regret to say, however, that it is clear to me that this situation will not change on the your leadership and therefore lost my confidence to so that is obviously a very, very personal attack on the prime minister, wounding him very deeply. and then we have the letter for him such a job for richie city, next, very the chance of the exchequer, who says the public, right, the expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. i recognize this may be my last ministerial job, but i believe the standard worth fighting for, and that's why i'm resigning. i'm sad to be leaving the government, but i've reluctantly come to the conclusion. so we cannot continue like this. both of these ministers basically pointing the finger at boris johnson saying that he is
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the problem is his personality is his leadership that is costing the conservative party that is eroding trust in the government. and that's why they've decided to leave a very, very serious place from, for the prime minister at night, marie. and this appears to be the cumulative effects of scandal off the scandal. i probably internationally audience knows about party game, but there have been some dubious appointments to senior posts within government recently. and the loss of 2 by elections recently talk through or stones in the bumpy road over the past couple of years parts. again, this is the most serious is the one that is caused the most headlines and says, perhaps done most to road public trust in this government. and in birth. jones. and essentially, boris johnson was fines by the police, along with more than 100 of his aides and civil servants for partying
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through lockdown. assa time, when he passed me, was telling people around the country that they should be staying at home. they should be not seeing loved ones, they could not even go into people's homes and say good bye to grandmother's grandfather's brothers and fathers who were perhaps dying. they couldn't go and say good bye to people in the hospitals. this was deeply, deeply traumatic for the country and to find out of the prime minister himself had begun to parties. waddle that was going on perhaps has done more than anything else to damage his reputation. but of course there are other things as well. that was the ar and patches and effects which really poisoned relations, i think with many of his back benches now, he was a former tory minister. he was found by the parliament standard watched out to committed an egregious breach of lobbying rules, bar storms, and then tried to change those rules to protect his friends. and there was
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a backlash which forced him to climb down. there was another scandal involving him decoration against flats and who paid for that, whether that was a kind of cash for favors sort of arrangements. and most recently the affair over chris pet pincher, which has been blowing up this week and then p d. c. when it was found to be committed, sexual misconduct, downing street, said that bar as johnson didn't know anything about this, then transparent has transpired that he did and you're on today. he came out and was forced to apologize. so yes, another of his seeming gaps or crisis. let's listen to how course johnson put that earlier on. there is no place in this government for anybody who is predatory or who abuses that position of power. did you want to joke, though? pincher, by name pincher. by nature, why?
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well, i can tell you is that if i look at the background of this and why regret it so much? is a bout 3 years ago there was a complaint made against chris pincher in the foreign office. the complaint was, was cleared up. he apologized, it was raised with me in all really, there was a, i was, i was briefed on what it had happened and, you know, for, if i had my time again, i would think back on it until february boys johnson seems to have firm turn surviving political scandal into something or of an all former hasn't t i in the last few minutes so, so i, we've seen on social media confirmation blitz trusts the foreign secretary, the she will stand firmly behind the prime minister quasi quad saying the business secretary and pretty battelle home secretary and ben willis, defense secretary, all saying that they'll stand by bowers johnson. there is still a chance that he could survival this yeah,
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let jake of respond to that as well. reduce the quote from him, the prime minister. what a mandate from the british people, and that is more powerful than cabinet ministers residing so clearly he does still have supporters. but the question is, what he does now. kenny, randi, those supporters will be enough to keep him in his position. will there be more resignations? if there are other big fish from within the cabinet who resign than that will keep more pressure on him, will there be a renewed attempt by back benches and those disenchanted with borrowers? johnson's leadership within the conservative party to try to force another vote, a confidence the rules of the game as set by the $922.00 committee. all that once you have had a vote of no confidence against which he had very recently survived,
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that cannot be another one. ready for a year, but those rules are changeable and if the $920.00 committee decides that it wants to change rules, they can do so they can reduce that statute of limitations. so there is a mechanism perhaps that could be brought into play again to try and get a strong snap out of power. that might be by the, by the, because if we see more cabinet resignation, resignation is position may become untenable. anyway, what we challenge in london on a dramatic day in british politics. okay, well let's bring in sir john curtis. now, who's the policy professor at the university of south clyde. he joined us from the french village of moore. say, thank you so much for your time. sir john, is it possible to say, is this the beginning of the end for boys something if we look at the numbers? well, it certainly looks as though it's going to be difficult for him to worry. the crucial thing now is even if no other cabinet minister resigns what happens in the
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election that's due to take place? i think it's next week ah, full of the offices of the 9 to trends, to commit to that sleep. rob the organization that represents conservative, but then choose. there was already expected to be an attempt to put in place in those positions. those who would be willing to constant plate holding a nother vote in less than 12 months you've just been talking about. there must not be an increase chance. that's an attempt to fill those posts with those who don't want boys. johnson will succeed. and there must not be an increase chance if there is a nother bonnet. it's 2nd summer on both johnson will not have the majority behind it because certainly i think the resignation services, sooner and all such a job is going to take some of the back benches and perhaps in private, other ministers with them. so our boys, johnson is been ours, very,
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very unlikely to resign. he will attempt to fill the 2 faxes that exist and the father list trust the foreign secretary has decided to start by him. probably means he's at least ok for the next 24 hours thought. it's pretty clear that those m. p. 's who were disenchanted with boys johnson 2 weeks ago or even more to some charges on the question is to what extent does regards to covenant as the issue as nations are to as a litmus test of increased concern amongst them, keys were 2 weeks ago, were willing to give him the benefit of doubt, but perhaps the hops are no longer willing to do so. this is a man, of course he swept to power, promising to get brakes. it done a might have to sustain a tremendous amount of popularity amongst the public, amongst m p's, for a tremendous amount of time, irrespective of scandal, off to scandal. but what sense are you getting from the polls about his popularity,
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amongst ordinary voters? while the truth is, you can easily exaggerate as i think you have just on the popularity of boys. johnson is prime minister boys, johnson. yes. appealed, took that half of the public good vote at least. but he's never been popular amongst that. half of the public that voted remain in his problem is however, is that now you by no means old, but some of those who voted for him in 2090. i hope to having voted to leave on know where you're going stop by. and so if you take the most recently, take all for the people to satisfy of this satisfied with his leadership, you've got about 30 besides the general public saying they're satisfied with them. the over 50 percent sang, they are dissatisfied with numbers of feed around that level, not for a number of weeks, but they essentially to reflect the dummy that's been done to special reputation. ah. busy died in particular, the part you guys you found out, you know, it's true. there are still people out there who go, you know,
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not quite sure bois been telling us the truth. i certainly don't think he should have been attending those. got things intent down of street, but who are still willing to say he's delivered? greg said he delivered the vaccine lock except job. but in the end, did this is i think become a story this moved on from the pub reaction to public reaction. ready was set in stone 6 months ago, but the park to gate a story 1st prize. this is not really a feeling about, sorry, i'm pleased. i think it's always been the case. thought whether boys johnson could survive would depend on the willingness, the continued willingness of his tory. i'm pleased to be willing to defend, to him on al jaw al jazeera, on the b, b c on sky news, et cetera. just to give you one indication this afternoon that i picked up, the perhaps tore up, fees are no longer willing to platform johnson just speaking to a local radio previously station. based in coventry leg longer rod, all that good sort of empties. try to get one of them to comment on none of them.
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which cub? yeah. i mean the i this question of whether or not to m p. 's. why the? because if an actual consign oh, because if basically actual concise private is stuff other than willing to decide to hold off the way in which some ministers left to try to defend the prime minister in the last 72 hours only to discover that they saw the face that they were given, prove to you, the truth is not going to charge other conservative empties and he continued what it was to stand by department is not clearly conservative. m. p 's are very much sure. well keen to, to hold on to that job. so going forward, but do you think all of this, all of these shenanigans these ups and downs, by, by the prime minister of delta, damaging blow to the why? the conservative party? well, i'm not sure that this story is going to do any more damage to the conservatives than pot case already ducks. me the reason why this story hot nights is because of the way in which that you were discussing it. it echoes the concerns about the
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prime minister that the i went positive that on the part you gave us that i already had in the part to gauge. in fact, either isn't i wesley, to bubble with. this is something that touched a lot of people be mostly because they knew what they had to do during the lot dot the sacrifices they made, some of them deeply personal ones. and then they discovered that the prime minister wasn't, wasn't keeping it. that's where the damage was, because in the wake of thought, people was say, hey, do i trust this gentleman's judgment? a, b, and crucially do i believe what he says? animals, 75 percent of the father of insightful rates. they do not believe i missed the school saying if i want to go. and the question that's been facing the conservative entities ever since doc is bought. they don't believe the prime minister of a party gates will they believe him over the cost of living crisis. you credit crisis and the other very,
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very substantial charges to face this government. if the prime minister is no longer got the credit credibility in the eyes of a significant section, the public that recovery from with taught his current position under this leadership was going to be difficult. now, maybe we are not going to find out why the content things arrive, but that certainly was a big question. jaime, go, wasn't all conservative fees, would be wise to kick again us there. liza. such on core to suppose a professor at the university of strength kind. i'm sure we'd be watching these political developments very closely. thank you. you're welcome to other world news thou, the ukrainian cities of slum ganske and cramp tours have come under russian shelling mass according to the regions governor. it's after president vladimir putin urge force is to push on with their offensive in east and ukraine. on sunday, russian troops took control of lucy chanced. the city was the focus of weeks of
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fierce fighting and as residence emerged, the scale of the destruction is becoming clear. the ukrainian president is of route to retake all areas seized by russia, but it won't be an easy task. moscow now claims control of the whole of lou hand screeching and troops is stepping up attacks and neighboring done yet. so the fighting has left a trail of destruction across ukraine. the number of burnt out schools, apartment blocks, roads, and bridges is growing every day. and ukraine's prime minister has told a donors conference in switzerland that $750000000000.00 is needed to rebuild the country. alum fisher reports from ad pin nick, give it to police to sleep, a police to rest, but not a police should call home for natalia baqubah, her husband and the 3 children, the shrew we carriage in what's in it, is all they have left in the world. their home on the outskirts of keith was destroyed in the russian advance, gone in just seconds. know 30
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families are housed here on railway cottages somewhere safe. somewhere they can call their own wall is as long as we don't have anywhere else to go either. hey, we live on the streets above yet they have their memories and a few videos and the full of happier times. they've been back. but just once, the seemed too painful. reality too harsh to get a little leash, the children don't understand what's going on or what's happening. it's very difficult to explain what happened. they think we on a train. so we're going on a small journey. they keep asking when we will go home. ukraine needs help rebuilding vital infrastructure like bridges and mortar supplies have gone. some of the work has already started the reconstructing this road on the way to keep it was blown apart by the ukrainians to stop the russian advance on the capital. but the total sum could talk more than $750000000000.00. it was president lensky told the
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donors, conference in switzerland, a colossal job going to soon as you know, you cranium, forces have liberated more than a 1000 settlements from the bars. and you'll want it every week. all of them suffer significant destruction and pieces also implies the need for colossal font, whether it's duration of infrastructure for the return of medicines and social terrorists, for the restoration of another one, the kinetic lightning. i know this was natalia's home, destroyed like thousands, tens of thousands of others. so many people left the country in the early days of the war that when they return, the face seems like this. and the government wants to rebuild those homes and with it the lives of millions. alan fisher, i'll just see that our pin, ukraine, fealand and sweden have begun the process of joining nato snare. foreign ministers attended a signing ceremony with other members of the alliance in brussels. the nordic countries have been neutral for decades,
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but push for membership after russia invaded ukraine. later, leaders made the decision to fast track the process last week, summit, madrid. this is an historic day for fillum, for sweden, for natal, aren't for you to atlantic security, finland and sweden or will make strong, unimportant contributions to our alliance. our forces are interoperable they have trained, exercised and served together for many years. we share the same values and we've faced the same challenges in the baltic sea and beyond wearing lomberg from the foreign affairs ministry of finland. he says his country is committed to the alliance. we have been militarily on the line, but we have been a member of the european union tonight since 995. and of course, also monogamously reacted with the european union to the aggression made by russia,
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the leaders of the government, and also at other levels. we've had several talks with nature member countries. and we've been very encouraged by the support that we have received for some sweden. so alignment with nato. we are already inter operable and we see we meet the defense and military membership criteria of the alliance. russia has been constantly opposed to, to, to the open door policy of nature, which we see as a very important want to see every country should have the right to decide to assume security and feel. and also. ready of course, the main things that right for her spelt, so we haven't seen any new in the relationship or the comments that russia has had needs are more generally so, so i don't think that there were any surprises here. most nordic nations are
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looking to build up their military readiness as the process moves ahead, but sweden will have the most catching up to do after decades of demilitarization pul, reese reports from got land in sweden. ah no, don't include that in swedish soldiers and veterans pay their respects to comrades lost in international operations 200 years after sweden was lost officially at war . this ceremony on got lands takes place at the start of a new era for the military. a sweden edge is closer to nato. combat readiness at home has rarely been higher up on the agenda. we are absolutely on the right track . we are reorganizing the army. it is not that big at the moment, but it's, it's qualities are high and with well trained personnel. with a lot of nato and international experience. sweden has stepped up its military exercises, but it has some catching up to do with fellow nato applicant, finland. wilhelm a grill is
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a former soldier who has spent decades publishing work on security policy in the nordics around 2000 sweden bought in on the idea that there wouldn't be any war in europe any more. so the territorial defense, so sweet and could simply be scrapped finland never bought in on this. they remained in the territorial defense abode and therefore they don't have to go back to that one. part of the defense is abandoned by sweden was got land, the island described as an unsinkable aircraft carrier due to its position in the baltic. it's garrison was disbanded in 2005 before being reinstated 4 years ago. got on if of grace vic, importance due to the fact that protein and russia clearly shown that they are willing to use military force. it is important to administer presses and a good military capability on the either national conscription was also brought back in 2018. strength and depth is where sweden and finland really differ.
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finland's longstanding, can and policy means it can put hundreds of thousands of soldiers into the field about numbers somewhere between 30 and 60000 for sweden, sweden's army air force and navy can punch above their weight. they have a technological edge helped by a multi $1000000000.00 arms industry and an injection of cash as the military bids to double in size, whatever their respective strengths. it still likely to be sweden and finland, geographical position that would benefit nato. if the application is eventually approved, poorest out his era got lung sweden, scandinavian airlines to file for bankruptcy, protection of the united states. it comes just a day after a 1000 pilots walks off their job when wage talks collapsed. but as laura bird a mildly reports, it isn't the only airline and financial trouble people wanting to go away for holidays, maybe in for turbulent summer. airlines around the world is struggling with strikes,
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staff shortages and the lingering full out of pandemic locked downs. scandinavian airline s a f has filed for bankruptcy protection in the us. it's blamed a pilot walkout over wages on monday. although it's financial woes have been long running test needs to address it's joan sing, financial position, and make significant cursed with the auctions. in order to become a competitive the ongoing strike em mixes chancing situation, even char from in the u. k. low cost airline, easy jazz has been forced the cart 10000 of its schedules, 160000 flights. the carrier blames work. a shortage is saying the problem is a lack of ground staff. so on monday, easy, just announce the chief operation officer peter bellow had stepped down to pursue other opportunity. we are willing, british airways,
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passengers are also affected. the carrier is canceling about 1500 flights in the coming weeks saying the aviation sector is facing the most challenging period in history. we've got pilot shortage. we've got a fuel crisis with prices just going out site. we've got inflation. we need to fill low seats to get that what we call the load factor, up to series of problems involving labor issues involving our shortages of personnel. the air traffic controllers are very affected by this high on friday airport workers went on strike in paris, demanding higher wages, food, and fuel prices all rising. but employees complain the salaries aren't keeping pace with companies unwilling or unable to meet workers. demands coupled with stuff shortage. it's shaping up to be a difficult summer for both airlines and passengers. lord,
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i demand the al jazeera still ahead on al jazeera, the toxic legacy of south africa mines. why protest to say the government is to blame at a record breaking when for england's cricket is over india, that's coming up in the school with jazz ah for the next day or so there's like to be some flooding in southern pakistan. this is the monsoons it's burst, and this is the time that we should watch out was developing tropical depression. i don't think we'll see one, but the rain is spreading across into the southeast to be run across the gulf from out into a man itself. musket doesn't tend to get much rain this time the year, but it could well get rather more than it's bargain for rain, likely on wednesday. gone by thursday and friday, but in the mountains, you know,
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but i think we'll still see some thunderstorms carry on. beyond that, we have seen sherri weather down in yemen but of more flash flooding in summer as it happens. and you've got the breeze that brought this dust, the orange pull down, which is dying out, but the temperatures away you might expect to be there on the high side. but not that abnormal to be os certainly not this year. and look at this yet more big thunderstorms in man, possibly parts the u. e. the anti quarter sadie and down towards yemen to see his bit of a wet spill going to be some flooding from that as well, dry elsewhere. and sadly, now dry in much the whole of africa, with the exception of the ethiopian islands where frequently get the shower. but there aren't that many for the south, a hint maybe to the west of nairobi and certainly is sassy down and sudan. the shares are increasing slowly. ah, how much will we have to pay you for the girls?
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lou. lou, you're watching al jazeera top story this hour. 2 of the u. k. 's most senior ministers have resigned from prime minister boris johnston's cabinet. finance minister richey soon acts that his views of the economy were fundamentally too different from johnson's wealth, health minister, such a chevy said the conservative party was no longer popular or competent. several other ministers have pledged their support to boris johnson. slower, joined for more on this break, a new story by jonathan lis, he's the deputy director of british influence and a political commentator who joins me now live from london. jonathan, you and i have met on many occasions, normally outside westminster, where i've repeatedly asked you whether or not boyce johnson can survive that
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particular scandal of the day. what do you make of this double resignation by these 2 prominent figures in his cabin? well under any new move back and that will be complete the, the end of johnson we've been in the past and bridges politics the when senior ministers and the chance there is the most senior managed in the cabinet office. if i minister, if they withdraw that competence, if they resign, then the prime minister cannot lead in britain, a prime minister. leave the cabinet because government alone. and so that would be to be beyond that or is don't, cannot continue. but we've seen that barrier extremely loyal ministers of not being dories as i've gone into downing street now, presumably talk about taking up the role of chancellor who held that tree there just been vacated. and so it's deemed that they junk that is going to try and carry
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on his best he can. but johnson is not god's is not some kind of immortal big. he is a human being with frailty. and eventually political privacy will catch up. and if he cannot enjoy the support of his cabinet and if he points as chance and health, that 3 people are manifest the not of the jobs who everyone knows will only be in pays for master days. you cannot continuous time. instead, i don't see where he goes from here and jonathan, let me just remind you, is what mr. soon i can message. i've said in that resignation, but to see you next said he expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. mister javi said that it contained good, good conscience, continue, and it's clear that the situation will not improve. can you give us a sense of the political culture that was set by boys johnson and parliament boys? johnson has always been out for himself. that is why he ends politics. and the problem
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is that everyone needs the conservative, made him prime minister, not because of any great volleyball principles or integrity, because they thought he was the winner. and on political times, yochi pri, them, right. that could be then on the 29th election. very handsome. the concept about the problem is however, that when you elevate someone see the highest position, the land on purely expedient, brown's that can then come to buy cheap, and now they deem the johnson is bringing the whole edison british politics down around his ankles. and they're bringing out, he's bringing them and their interest down with him. and that is when it becomes a problem. they should know they should have this integrity 3 years ago. but instead they made some prime minister. they went along for the ride and now that have a jonathan know we're also hearing that of another resignation. been also lama you can conservative party vice chair having handed in
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that resignation as well. you mentioned a few key figures, the still willing to stand by boys johnson, the foreign secretary business secretary home secretary, the defense secretary. it looks as if the arithmetic is starting to change those slightly. what do you make if this latest resignation? but i'll see when you would have to look into that, but i would not be surprised if more resignation follow because of the evening and tomorrow because it's become absolutely clear. the boys, johnson does not have the support of it party for the country. we had a beta confident a couple of weeks ago, but even in that short period of time, the arithmetic, the movie to change, it seems likely that the constructive back bench committee will me, will actions in the coming days. and they'll replace the times it waves series junk
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because it will change the rules to allow me but the confidence in johnson's leadership. so if johnson doesn't fall on his food or isn't forced to go, i have no resignation in the next day or 2. it seems extremely likely that he'll be gone in a matter weeks when the bench 922 might be changed to the rules and allowed a new conference space. and in that boat, i'd be streams deployed at johnston, which is divided and you mentioned about people backing boys thompson because they felt that they were backing a winner. and of course, he did win alongside election in 2019 a delivered on on bricks. it, but the mood music has changed, particularly in the lights of losing 2 recent by elections. absolutely, the problem with electing a winner is that winners eventually start losing because we are all human beings and we will have a shelf life or is johnson has not been a head in a pole since i think november, that is a very, very long time being
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a losing position when your only attribute is being a winner. the conservative party is a late to be caught up with the rest of the country and they realize that they are claiming to someone who is going to cost in their seats. now unfortunately, the conservative party is lacking principal at the moment is current iteration. it wasn't always the case conserved, believe in something. and now it's empty. overwhelmingly concerned with political career interests. and that if nothing else is why the attorney or johnson is that only realizing that even though there are very few alternatives, you can pick out the amounts of prime minister. he is the worst. jonathan, less political commentator, life in london, great to speak to you again. thank you for moving on to other world news and turkeys latest. inflation rose to a 2044 year high of almost 80 percent in june. this is despite the government raising the minimum wage for the 2nd time is 6 months. present ratio time are the
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ones economic policies have been blamed for. the soaring inflation owners influence the central bank to keep interest rates at 14 percent. the economist warning, inflation will hit a 100 percent if the interest rate isn't res, cynical fuel or has more from a stumble, turkeys inflation rate hit record high level. this is the most common have line that you see on the music monitor in the last one and a half. because according to official figures, annual inflation rate is about 70 percent. according to independent organizations, panel inflation is 150 percent and this means any of these wages above that are commonly used in the turkish kitchen, especially in summer, are more and more expensive for the turkish citizens. this year, casual fall, everything is so expensive. you can buy nothing. you can't go on holiday. it's not enough. you just did. i'm of the last year. feel was 8 years now. it's 29 years.
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the rise in wages do not meet the gap caused by the price cycle to boost the purchasing power of the citizens turkish government. and it is minimum wage salaries by 50 percent at the beginning of this year. and they just gave a 30 percent increase last week. but according to experts at the, if these efforts are not enough to fight against inflation, which is actually caused by in low interest rates, turkish government, especially the turkish president, ardon believes that the high interest rates are the reason for inflation. that's why they are keeping the interest rates as low as 14 percent, but eventually the experts weren't. they will need to increase the interest rate. otherwise this inflation will be uncontrollable. well, it's a different story and gone, or the central bank instigated its biggest rate hike in march to try to curb inflation. but as in turkey and as in so many other countries, prices are continuing to rise. i mean, the address reports from a cra garnished markets are wire inflation by hydro just
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here. some goods are priced beyond the reach of many customers. this is forcing shop a selection, tao to either reduce their food budget or take some items off the menu. i can and because of the price i'm aston, please. lucy with and i think i got no buy. so i'm going god, i'm having a citizen. it's you said, this is, it is an icon off what i thought it was i was she puts much of the blame on traders such as felicia, we didn't win turn blames producers and the government achieved that. monday. we had the consultation session with his father, who died in june, thousands of people took to the streets to demand
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a reversal of government policies. they say, why fuel inflation? between march and may vcr gone, a central bank has raced interest rates twice by at least $400.00 points each time it was trying to rain inflation, which is currently at 57 percent. but along with a 15 percent drop in the value of the local currency in the month of march alone, they haven't stopped the price of goods pushing far higher. for most people here. the government look into the international monetary fund for support says it's intervening to help guidance through the crisis hasn't been enough. many people would tell you that we still feel a pinch because a 100 percent on the global markets. even if you take off some of the taking you now to a live event, the us state department spokesman net price is giving a briefing. it comes a day off to washington released its findings since the killing of al jazeera gen, latrene abaca listening. you didn't mention standing, the israel is,
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are observed because kind of blend them, but you don't have any conclusive evidence to assign that one. so this seems to be another case of the ministration, trying to please everybody and, and then thinking no one. can you explain what it is that makes you think that the pottery phenomenons that you've seen shows that it was, it is written that good. the shot and killed her, was fired eyed and his railey. and then after that, can you also explain why it is that you're then if you, if you believe the, why are you not assigning. so 1st mat to one of your points. our goal in this was not to please everyone. our goal in this was not to please anyone . our goal in this was to put forward what the u. s. security coordinator had found
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in his summary of the investigations to date and just to take a step back, there were 2 elements in the statement that we put out yesterday. the 1st dealt with the forensic analysis of the bullet that killed sharina. and as you saw from the statement, the bullet was damage to the extent that the independence 3rd party examiners words able to come to a conclusive judgment regarding the origin of the book. now the 2nd elements of that statement is broader. the 2nd element of that statement deals with the summary of the investigations that is to say, the summary of the israeli, the idea. and that housing authority, a p, a investigations that have been undertaken to date that the u. s. a group security
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coordinator put together in his role, the security coordinator over the course of several weeks had been granted access to both of those investigations. and in summarizing them, the security coordinator concluded that gun fire from an idea position was likely responsible for the death of serene. the security quarter in coordinator also found no reason to believe that it was an intentional killing. but rather, the result of tragic circum answers during the course of an idea lead raid in jeanine against factions of pitch department on may 11. that had followed a series of attacks in recent weeks. so in terms of how the u. s. s. e, the us security coordinator, came to that conclusion. as i said before, the security coordinator was granted access to the investigation of the 2 parties.
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the security coordinator also visited the site of miss what was death in order to garner additional information. so putting all of these pieces together, it led to the determination that gun fire from an idea position likely resulted in her death. and also in the course of the investigation. given italy of circumstances given tardy effects that became available and then were made available to you to the u. s. security coordinator. and his team, they found no reason to believe that it was an intentional killing, but rather the result of tragic circumstances in the course of one who was who was the independent 3rd party examiner that both these were members of u. s. s. e team. together they have 42 years of combined frenzy experience. as we said, the bullet was damaged to such an extent that it precluded
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a conclusive determination as to the type of gun from which the bullet was fired. but these are some of the most experienced olympic experts in the business of the american. i know the u. s. i see it's a multi national organization. so can you be a little bit more? well, i don't want to bring in specific countries, but the u. s. s c, it's a multi national organization. it includes several of our los nito and so we brought in as part of that team. 2 officials from that multinational team with extensive, as i said before, 42 years of combined forensic experience that they come to a termination that there was that they could not include that there was an, an, or a lack of how did they come to a conclusion that i mean, they basically didn't come to any include what they did with it, what and so. so,
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so can you explain why i would, is that you're so you're able to say that there's no covenants of intent, no matter who did vision. right, well, and that's exactly what they find at what they found or precisely what they did not find it enough. well, they found no reason to believe this was intentional. but again, if i went against with finding the reason that it was, wasn't again the to the to tell in the totality of the circumstances based on the 2 investigations to which they were granted access. based on the site visit to the site of miss avalon was death led them to the conclusion that this was the result of tragic circumstances during this idea fled operation. so how does one determine the intent? how do you determine what was intentional? not intentional in this case? well, thought, did you talk to that person that fired the gun? i mean, you're saying what likely from ideas this is melissa. it's important. it's important
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to note this, this is a judgment. and by when you say likely, i mean it either happened or it did not happen. what is likely, i mean, it should not come from outer space is i implement particular direction. so i want you to respond to the question, how do you determine intent? say this was a judgment based upon all of the information to which the u. s. s. e was granted access and we said before the u. s. a c, over the course of several weeks was granted access to the idea, let investigation to the p. a lead investigation, they visited the site as well. so i am not standing here, nor would the u. s. s. e. be able to stand anywhere and to say, conclusively, with 100 percent certainty. exactly what happened. but the conclusion that the u. s . s. u. s. s, he came to over the course of that several weeks, some mission of the various destinations and the site visit as well. was that the
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bullet likely, as you said, emanated from an idea position. similarly, the u. s. s. e, based on those same an inputs found no reason to believe that this was intentional . and i concluded it was likely the result of the tragic circumstances surrounding a counterterrorism. read any palletization with the likely there any compensation, any woo cylinders because we know that, i mean we know they're really operate. we know that they keep everything on record . the kid, every flag that gets shot and if it's recorded, everything that is done by israeli soldiers on array is completely recorded and completely, you know, registered and saw it. so why can't you talk to that way? in this case, it was expensive, or there was an extensive coordination in consultation with our when our, as mainly market on this, in the you say likely somebody was,
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they know who exactly are. so why don't we talk to this group? soldiers said there was extensive consultation and dialogue with ours really partners. just as there was an extensive consultation in dialogue with the p as well. as i said before, the u. s. s. he was granted access to the idea of investigation just as the team was granted access to the p a investigation. so this summary of the investigations that led to this analytic conclusion not scientific but analytic lead the u. s. s e team to this finding that the bullet likely emanated from an id of position and that the killing the tragic killing of sharina booklet was not in fact intentional. are you still committed to who they liver committed? it's all content and now we're chip. determine the what we said in the statement yesterday, the u. s. s u s. se found no reason to believe that that this was intentional,
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but rather the result of tragic circumstances. this ins right here, it's over. well, use you few aren't you you heard from us early in the statement yesterday that we will remain engaged with israel and the p h. i on next steps and to urge accountability. we do want to see accountability. we would expect accountability in any case involving a wrongful death and is clearly was the case of a wrongful death. our goal and what we believe is the collective goal of the parts is to see to it that something akin to this, the killing of a journalist in a conflict zone. can't happen again, but must not begin happen again. again in hebron it happened again and in 2 weeks after and said the id us as a professional military outfit currently in the midst of its own investigation is
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in a position or soon will be in a position to consider steps to further safeguard non combats that is something we have consistently encourage, not only to the idea, but in conflict zones around the world in as part of accountability. the idea will be in a position to consider additional steps that would safeguard civilians and noncombatants . in the case of a, in the case of accomplish on august the u. s. a. c. in volt. in this process, the u. s. s. he was granted, and i access to these investigation of the course of several weeks, several weeks. are there any lawyers, any criminal lawyers, any people with experience in investigating murders or homicides on that team? i can't speak to whether there is i. there are lawyers with that background. but again, there are forensics experts on the team. there are security experts on the team
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after all, this is the team that coordinate security assistance with a p, a that works closely with israeli authorities as well. but this was not a law enforcement investigation. this was a summation of investigative. so the reason i ask is because the u. s. government is arguing that it was not able to assess intent. and yes, people with experience and forensics and take a look at physical evidence. but determining intent is usually the rule of someone with legal experience. usually someone who has to either argue the case or defend the accusation and a court of law. and so it raises questions about how this conclusion has been raised. if people who can only deal with fragments and shrapnel and physical tissue are able to determine intent, especially if they have not actually interviewed the people who were involved,
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the people who fired the weapons, the people who i witnesses to the weapons. this isn't the way that a criminal investigation here the u. s. will be carried out. and so it is, it's reasonable to ask, how can you come to that sort of conclusion. so isn't as if it's a rush to judgment. when actually we know that the f b, i has not been involved in the us. and then my follow on question is, is really a sidebar question is, is this the work of the u. s. s. c? have they been involved in other investigations where the palestinians in the israeli have had massive disputes about what happened on the ground? so a couple points on this. rosalind questions number one, as i said before, i believe to said this was not a criminal investigation. this was an effort on the part of the u. s. s. he to summarize the findings that the p a have has devised and the findings that yeah, and yes i, yes,
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has come to in their own perspective investigations. yes, there was a site visit to the site of miss up was killing, but this was primarily a summation of the investigation on the part of the 2 parties. i didn't intend to suggest that the entirety of the u. s. s. e team is comprised forensic, the forensics experts with the 42 years of experience. there was really individuals that conducted the testing of the bullet in question. the u. s. s. e team, of course, is much broader, broader it has a much more expensive set of backgrounds and expertise. this is a team that is fully capable of working with both the p a and the idea as they routinely do in the course of their business. to take a look at their investigations to take a very close and careful look with an exacting i. at the conclusions that both
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parties have arrived at to date. so supplement that with a visit to the site where miss apple upload was so tragically killed and into form conclusions based on that. now these are analytic conclusions. again, that is why we have caveats, and they're likely fire from an idea position. new evidence to suggest this was intentional. so we need to be clear about what this was and what this was . but the u. s. s. seat is confidence and its findings and we have competence in turn in the u. s. c. the family though, is very displeased with what the state department is saying about the killing of their loved one. how does this government respond to the family of a u. s. citizen that they don't have all the answers that they believe that there
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is much more to be known about how she was killed and that they are asking for justice for her killing. well, we continue to urge both the israeli investigators and the housing in investigators to bridge their investigations. you may recall prior to this past weekend, we had been calling publicly for the idea in the p a to bridge their respective investigations because it was our belief that by doing so, i would provide both sides with i the i clearest indication and the clearest route to accountability, we will continue to work both with is really investigators a with a p a as well. to continue to encourage them to bridge this investigation. because yes, as we said in our statement, we do want to see accountability. we would want to see accountability in any case
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of a wrongful death, that would especially and is especially the case in the wrongful death of an american citizen, as was sharina block. so we will continue working with the 2 parties to see to it that they continue to the best of their willingness and ability to bridge their investigative efforts ends. in the aftermath of that, to consider steps that would render a degree of accountability. and we believe it is in the interests of all of the parties, israelis as well as palestinians to put in place, steps that further safeguard civilian noncombatant life. one more for me, how that us officials in israel been in touch with her family. it seems as if they were side white, you know, blindsided by this announcement yesterday. senior american officials have been in close touch with ya de la la family. the minutes of since the misuse since the
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school bushes were reach me, we have been in close, touched, and cleaning and very recent s one more about the bullet, the house. and so that they handed it over to the us with the understanding wouldn't be given to the israelis, the idea says that they actually were, did the did forensic research on the bullet that it was and it was really laboratory. i think this is consistence. is it, does united states believe that it's that the deal was treatments warren, in terms of the united states handling? we believe both parties operated in good faith and just to be clear about this, the examination was conducted by 2 members of the u. s. a. c. these were the 2 forensics experts with a combined 42 years of experience, local experts, whether they were israeli or palestinian did not conduct u. s. s. e 's examination of the bought the u. s. s. he had full custody of the bullet. from the moment it was provided by the p, a to the u. s. se,
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until the moment it was returned by the u. s. s e at to the ph. so these are these really, as we're talking about doing research about that so many us to what the see was do i, i couldn't speak to what, what they intended to say, but i can tell you that no other party had possession of this bullet during the examination, it was returned to the pew and it was returned to the p. more question issued a click, they on day one bustling, issued a click. they on day one. understand of the wind, blew it off those september ivy prussia. this rate is to put out the expansion of the one settlement. we have consistently spoken to both sides. i to encourage them not to take steps that would exacerbate tensions. and in that, in the case of something like this would put a 2 state solution further out of reach. that's been a consistent message since the sort of us ministration. because last one,
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because i promised to food 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22nd june. i young cousin of mine was go but.

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