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you're the headlines watching at 8pm. beyond tariffs on steel imports from the eu, canada 100 and mexico. the government says its deeply disappointed at the days. move. north korean officials to talk peace. american allies, launching a transatlantic out taking a disputed the world trade organisation at geneva. trade war. trade organisation at geneva. hope the united states will think again about this. is the us — north korea summit be back on? intelligence chief. he is confident things are moving in the donald trump says it's going well. right direction. and aluminium imports from the and most vulnerable. eu. unilateral measures, when it comes to world trade. also on the programme... in the country. also tonight, dunes of frozen methane on pluto.
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was too thin to allow the dunes to form. arkady babchenko. fork and "all the good ‘andles. women have already been here you are. snapped up. four candles. no, fork ‘andles. ‘andles for forks! excuses given by some companies, for not giving women more top jobs. do get in touch with us using the hashtag... sketches of all time, is going under the hammer. good evening and welcome and clive myrie is in london. to bbc news. of steps to denuclearisation. from the european union, canada and mexico. in a manner and timetable that's acceptable to both?
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meeting would just be part of the process. here's nick bryant with the latest. rather than a korean. the pop culture moment of this presidency. but it's far more momentous. and his leader's right—hand man. to washington tomorrow. it's all a process. we'll see. well but i want it to be meaningful. it doesn't mean it gets all done in one meeting.
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and maybe we'll have none but it's in good hands. that i can tell you. the fact this meeting is even taking place shows... how rapidly... america and north korea have changed. the united nations, threatening to totally destroy that country. will soon be jetting off for singapore. this on—again, off—again summit seems to be back on track. press any minute now and we will go to that live in new york. of defense and cia director leon
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pa netta. down together in new york are pretty stunning. stunning. position of supplicants because they want the meeting to go ahead. want the meeting to go ahead. obviously there has been a lot of unpredictability here. unpredictability here. to where this is going at this point. we hope for the best. can come to a comprehensive agreement. agreement. the problem i see is that we are short on time. we are short on time. we are talking about 12 days to a
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summit. about 12 days to a summit. very difficult to do in that time frame. frame. least agree to some broad goals and to some future negotiations. to some future negotiations. that would be a step in the right direction. direction. wiggle room for the process taking longer. longer. definitive summit but the start of a series of meetings. series of meetings. you trust what the north koreans are putting on the table? putting on the table? with the premise that you do not trust the north koreans. trust the north koreans.
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missile development and atomic weapons. weapons. what do we do about the issue of sanctions? issue of sanctions? negotiators from both sides to be able to work out those details. able to work out those details.
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punitive tariffs, ostensibly over national security concerns. national security concerns. a former secretary of state for defence. defence. does the us argument on tariffs hold water for you ? does the us argument on tariffs hold water for you? tariffs hold water for you? no, not at all. at all. embarked on the potential of creating a trade war. creating a trade war. russia, china, we need to be working together. together. think has really taken the first steps towards an open trade war. steps towards an open trade war. for that matter, the global community. community.
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call chaos policy—making, without a strategy as to where it's going. strategy as to where it's going. the opportunity for future negotiations. negotiations. and for that reason, i think it's a dangerous step. dangerous step. meeting with top north korean officials. officials. could be a trade war, isn't that really the fault of the chinese? really the fault of the chinese? know they have dumped steel around the world. the world.
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on american cars getting into the european union. european union. administrations have failed to deal with this, haven't they? there's no question. question. is one of free trade in a global world. that's the reality. put our heads in the sand, and nobody else can either. nobody else can either. global world and we have to trade with other countries. with other countries. approach that is agreeable to all the countries that are involved. the countries that are involved. that's the way you should do it. we're waiting for mike pompeo to come out after those meetings. come out after those meetings. kimjong—un and donald trump
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can achieve tangible results? achieve tangible results? are going to proceed with the summit at singapore. at singapore. it would be nice to be able to confirm that there will be a summit. confirm that there will be a summit. going to have to take place in order to reach a comprehensive agreement. to reach a comprehensive agreement. a very positive step for when the summit takes place. summit takes place. you were chief of staff to president bill clinton. of staff to president bill clinton.
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giving the north korean leader summit. summit. summit before the denuclearisation and flipping the equation? and flipping the equation? represent a real threat to the united states and the region. united states and the region. try to negotiate some kind of copper offensive approach. offensive approach.
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and think about ways to blow each other up. other up. process that means their feet can be held to the fire if they transgress. held to the fire if they transgress. iran deal that president trump ripped up a few weeks ago? ripped up a few weeks ago? has boxed himself in in terms of what can be negotiated. what can be negotiated. be able to negotiate with an adversary. adversary.
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he is going to have to agree to do with the north koreans. with the north koreans. very goals he said should have been achieved in the iran agreement. achieved in the iran agreement. arrive at a very comprehensive agreement. agreement. have had to arrange meetings between leaders. you usually keep leaders in reserve. reserve. where do we go now these don't work? don't work? —— where do we go now if these summits don't work? these summits don't work?
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expectations, there will at least be a meeting between the leaders. a meeting between the leaders. hope they are able to proceed with a summit. summit. comprehensive agreement that we are talking about. talking about. then put in place the negotiations that hopefully would arrive at that. that hopefully would arrive at that. right now, and i hope that at the very least that happens. very least that happens. relationship between north korea and the united states. the united states. leon panetta, thank you forjoining us. thank you forjoining us. to our viewers that we are watching pictures in new york. pictures in new york.
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usually means you're getting closer to the press conference. to the press conference. or having denuclearisation first and then the summit. here's mike pompeo. president trump's and kim jong—un‘s proposed summit in singapore. proposed summit in singapore. confident we are moving in the right direction. direction.
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visions of the future that they have so clearly articulated. so clearly articulated. deliver a personal matter from chairman kim jong—un. deliver a personal matter from chairman kimjong—un. chairman kimjong—un. dprk into a new era of peace, prosperity and security. prosperity and security. nothing short of tragic to let this opportunity go to waste. opportunity go to waste. irreversible denuclearisation of the korean peninsular. korean peninsular.
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jong—un denuclearises there is a brighter path for north korea. brighter path for north korea. heritage, but is integrated into the community of nations. community of nations. friendship and collaboration, not by mistrust and fear and threats. mistrust and fear and threats. jong—un shares this positive vision of the future. of the future. understanding of the possibility for the future. the future. successful, it will truly be historic. historic. once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to change the course for the world. change the course for the world.
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we will have the opportunity to test whether or not this is the case. whether or not this is the case. are happy to take a couple of questions. questions. one question each from nick from bloomberg. bloomberg. from north korea before the summit would be going ahead. would be going ahead. ended talks with kim yong—chol early. early. can you talk about why you did that. did that. and north korea agree on what denuclearisation means? denuclearisation means? we didn't end the talks early. end the talks early. expectations were and their expectations in return of us. expectations in return of us. we achieved that.
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achieved that. this is a difficult, difficult challenge. difficult challenge. mistake, there remains a great deal of work to do. of work to do. venues where conversations took place. place. achievable during our time here in new york city. new york city. the next question is from the wall street journal. from the wall street journal. that its security doesn't depend on nuclear weapons. nuclear weapons. three meetings and spent some hours with him. with him. not just trying to break the back of these issues in a single meeting? these issues in
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a single meeting? completely understands how hard this problem is. problem is. nuclear programme as a providing the security needed for the regime. security needed for the regime. north koreans of what president trump has said. trump has said. weapons programme, and not the converse. converse. we have had lots of conversations around that. conversations around that. test comes when we actually achieve this. this.
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required for them to allow us to achieve that. abc news. you call it a proposed summit. a proposed summit. will we find out whether it's a go tomorrow? whether it's a go tomorrow? eyes and have been with him in the room. what accounted for the progress? progress? this has been such a roller—coaster ride. roller—coaster ride. off, and we have gone from fire and fury to this. fury to this. accounted for the change, and do you worry it could still change back? worry it could still change back? spent a great deal of time with each of them. of them.
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their country has not been prepared to make before. to make before. different to the one their country has proceeded on for decades. has proceeded on for decades. way where this will not be straightforward. straightforward. might even be perceived as insurmountable. insurmountable. proposition we can achieve that outcome. outcome. that will take days and weeks to work our way through. work our way through. there will be tough moments, difficult times. tough moments, difficult times. had some difficult conversations with them as well. with them as well. they have given it right back to me too. it right back to me too. we are decades into this challenge.
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decades into this challenge. difficulties and things that can't be bridged. be bridged. them and achieve this historic outcome. outcome. will we know tomorrow if there will be a summit? be a summit? i don't know the answer to that. the final question from fox news. news. real progress in the last 72 hours to setting the conditions. to setting the conditions. question really goes to, what are the conditions. the conditions. think real progress can be made by the two of them eating. the two of them eating. good if they are in a place where we don't think there is an opportunity. don't think there is an opportunity. we have made real progress towards that in the next 72 hours. that in the next 72 hours. —— in the last 72 hours. fox news.
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my question is about the impact... is about the impact... nuclear presence —— a drawdown of american presence in the region? american presence in the region? will not talk about what the shape of the deal will look like. of the deal will look like. the leaders have the freedom they need to make the right decisions. need to make the right decisions. i'm not going to speak to that today. what i can say is this... approach, how we resolve this issue with north korea.
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with north korea. i have spoken to my counterparts there. my counterparts there. i have spoken to president moon. to president moon. we understand their concerns. their concerns. we understand the risks that can be posed to them. risks that can be posed to them. an outcome that each of those countries can sign on to as well. countries can sign on to as well. with the chinese, whether economic or military? or military? today, notjust in this particular space. space. korea will not enhance the risk of that to any significant degree. that to any significant degree. koreans, the japanese, two of our most important allies in the region. most important allies in the region. thank you so much. studio: you are watching beyond 100 days. watching beyond 100 days.
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update on his talks with kim yong—chol of north korea. yong—chol of north korea. denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. experts on north korea from 2011 to 2012. thank you forjoining us. perhaps trumpeting too many hopes of the denuclearisation... the denuclearisation... denuclearisation of the korean peninsular. peninsular. koreans said they were not interested in.
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interested in. yes, there are overlaps in the wording. overlaps in the wording. means quite different things to the united states and to north korea. united states and to north korea. verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of north korea. denuclearisation of north korea. for that matter, to deliver a nuclear device to north korea. nuclear device to north korea. which, of course, is a much bigger task and much bigger ask. task and much bigger ask. region, the japanese and south koreans. koreans. their part that they could be left out of all of this? yes.
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cause jaws to drop in several capitals. capitals. kim jong—un without consulting president trump. no daylight? really? were contemplating a path forward and one they hadn't chosen before. and one they hadn't chosen before. might never have imagined even two or three years ago? or three years ago? remarks give me a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. the pit of my stomach.
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effectively, a big shift in their security arrangements. security arrangements. guarantees the united states are going to make. going to make. shall we say, to put together a meaningful summit communication. meaningful summit communication. john everard, thank you forjoining us with your analysis. us with your analysis. america, but he wasn't still 100% the summit was on. the summit was on. or at least not in that time frame. in that time frame. not save thejune 12 summit in singapore. singapore. i thought he was pretty sanguine in that brief presentation. sanguine in that brief presentation.
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roadblocks and at times they would seem insurmountable. seem insurmountable. cannot get everything in place by june 12, but the summit. june 12, but the summit. but it might be injuly, august, or a later date. a later date. look like we will have the date tomorrow. tomorrow. like as, planning whether to go or not. cancelo ‘s tickets. assault are america's allies, not its adversaries. to the protectionist moves. is not a gunfight at the
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ok corral. would respond in a firm, united manner to the sanctions. sanctions to hit european car sales in the us. the republican national committee, kayleigh mcena ny. thank you forjoining me. administration to do anything that could cause a rift with allies. could cause a rift with allies. think we are all on the same page with north korea. with north korea. protect our domestic industry and we are going to do that via sanctions. are going to do that via sanctions. it is a campaign promise.
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this was a year— plus process. this was a year—plus process. this was a year— plus process. year— plus process. a study talks with our allies. with our allies. approach, a thoughtful one and the time is now. time is now. the europeans and canadians, we want them on china. them on china. we want them on any with cheap goods. with cheap goods. 54,000 aluminium jobs lost, 40,000 steeljobs lost. steeljobs lost. remedy the trade imbalance and make sure our partners are fair. sure our partners are fair. came after discussion and some countries got on board. countries got on board. south korea are not a victim or argentina. are not a victim
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or argentina. trying to force the europeans to cut tariffs on us imports, mainly cars. tariffs on us imports, mainly cars. and as a result we are seeing the tariffs slapped on them. tariffs slapped on them. that what is this is about they would argue. is this is about they would argue. fact a national security threat, the commerce department concluded that. commerce department concluded that. submarines, it is important for us to produce steel and aluminium. to produce steel and aluminium. we need to produce our own goods. need to produce our own goods. it is a national security argument. a national security argument. have these components in case of a national emergency. national emergency. representing the republican national commity. commity.
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republicans on the idea of a trade war. war. economic situations, which is the great depression. great depression. we don't think that is the case. that is the case. they're affecting this is a fraction of 1% of the economy. of 1% of the economy. this could lead to more. lead to more. the european cars say we will retaliate. retaliate. you don't know where a trade war goes once you launch it. trade war goes once you launch it. we are not talking about a trade war. we don't think this will happen. happen. this is a very small percentage of our economy. percentage of our economy. trade and ronald
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reagan levelled tariffs. tariffs. it is consistent with our party's history. thank you. i spoke with david o'sullivan. the eu said it will retaliate. politically or economically with the tariffs you will impose. tariffs you will impose. tim position of tariffs on steel and aluminium illegal under wto laws. aluminium illegal under wto laws. equivalent volume of american trade to europe.
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to europe. unhappiness with this decision and ensure we defend european interests. ensure we defend european interests. states that are politically sensitive. is that the aim? it is a longer list. longer list. indispensable to the manufacturing process in europe. process in europe. that we believe that the wto rules should be in place. you. you disappointed are you? disappointed are you? we are extremely disappointed. extremely disappointed. in conversations and both sides have tried to
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reach an agreement. tried to reach an agreement. for a limited tariff deal on industrial products and procurement. industrial products and procurement. but it has not proven possible to find an agreement. find an agreement. and aluminium exports before this can be agreed. can be agreed. dumping, why is the administration hitting key allies? hitting key allies? to address that question to the administration. administration.
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rebalance america trade that they feel faces unfair barriers. feel faces unfair barriers. we don't think that is a problem in europe. think that is a problem in europe. we are anxious to find solutions. this is designed to protect the industry from competition. industry from competition. this doesn't help relations. doesn't help relations. the friendship and alliance with america. america. i believe it is still the case for america. case for america. this doesn't make it easier? it easier? no, but you have to put a perspective on things like this. perspective on things like this. thank you.
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fake his own death. and watched news reports about his murder at a mortuary. saying his aim was to ensure the safety of his family. jonah fisher has been talking to him in the ukrainian capital, kiev. arkady, welcome back from the dead! laughter. thank you very much. arkady babchenko has got a lot of explaining to do. interview with the bbc. of the fake assassination? translation: they put make-up on me, the blood used was real. everything was done for real. and emergency services, too.
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i had to pretend to be dead. with plans to assassinate russians in kiev. a huge fake like this? i won't take part, because it will hurt the media's reputation? come on. erode trust in basic information and the work ofjournalists? ok, what choice did i have?
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what would you choose in my place? and what of arkady‘s wife? of apologising to her. talk about it further. heightened security. one of the world's biggest fakers is still very much a marked man. interview, welcome back from the dead. this is beyond one hundred days.
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for gender equality in the united states. but say they should go further. by credit and loan firms. shortage of stories about the high cost of credit. cost of credit. i have got one a finance company. got me into a mess. and i have never looked at them since. i have a washer, a drier. this single mum uses so—called rent to own to buy big ticket items. to own to buy big ticket itemsm has been about 40 quid a week. has been about 40 quid a week.
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times as much as the off the shelf price. price. the financial regulator is proposing a cap on fees. proposing a cap on fees. society to ensure that they get credit on better terms. credit on better terms. overdrafts from banks can also cost consumers dear. consumers dear. are a big money spinnerfor the banks. banks. they made nearly £700 million from them in 2016. from them in 2016. to warn customers and to help them manage their accounts. manage their accounts. but that is not enough for some. not enough for some. put a cap on unplanned overdraft fees. it has taken action in other
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areas. areas. unplanned overdrafts are more expensive than pay day loans. expensive than pay day loans. changes could be on the way to protect vulnerable consumers. press conference about his meeting with officials from north korea. of that news conference. president trump has been sounding over the last few weeks. over the last few weeks. he talked about this being a process. about this being a process.
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days, weeks, months, to try and help sort things out. sort things out. there is a lowering of expectations here? of expectations here? which is what anyone who follows the north korean issue would say. north korean issue would say. problem and it has decades in the making. but he was also fairly positive. positive. he didn't announce the summit would go ahead. summit would go ahead. progress and kim i yong chol would deliver a letter to the president. deliver a letter to the president. he said they had a set of topics for the meeting to get through. the meeting to get through. they had clear expectations on both sides. clear expectations on both sides.
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they had ended the meeting early because of that. because of that. he said there was a lot to talk about still. lot to talk about still. their security if they give up their weapons. weapons. conversations about this and we will continue to do. continue to do. donald trump would have achieved progress in meeting together. thank you. you. outside the hotel where that press conference was taking place. press conference was taking place. those meetings still continuing. issue of north korean security is a big one. big one. that is where america will have to give something. you're watching beyond one hundred days.
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hit film in the us. history to be appointed to the supreme court. to her famous exercise routine and her six decade love story. co—directors and producers for the film rbg. documentary should be selling out tickets around the country? tickets around the country? is what we hoped for and we are happy. happy.
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ginsburg's story is both very inspiring and surprisingly fun. inspiring and surprisingly fun. feminist romance with a husband who supported her. supported her. not something people talked about at the start of her career. the start of her career. think she has made as much progress as she would have liked. as she would have liked. i think she has made a lot of progress. has made a lot of progress. radical to forward the notion that they should be treated equally. they should be treated equally.
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ca5e5 making that argument in the supreme court and won five. supreme court and won five. it made a tremendous change in american law. a tremendous change in american law. the increased popularity of ruth bader ginsburg. bader ginsburg. small and the opposite of donald trump. trump. something to do our political climate. climate. seem very relevant and important to many people in our country. many people in our country. think that the me too movement has played a role in this. played a role in this.
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about fighting the challenges that she faced in her life. she faced in her life. 2016 election campaign, she criticised donald trump. criticised donald trump. something that supreme courtjustice have traditionally done. have traditionally done. meant to be outside of the political campaign process. campaign process. do you ask her about that? about that? trump was a candidate, she made some remark5 critici5ing him. remark5 critici5ing him. unu5ual for a supreme court ju5tice. unu5ual for a supreme courtjustice. a supreme courtjustice. acknowledging they were not thing5 she should have said. she should have said. about cases that come before her as a supreme court ju5tice.
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about cases that come before her as a supreme courtjustice. a supreme courtjustice. something she shouldn't have said and she has acknowledged that. and she has acknowledged that. where does her strength come from? when you say strength. physical or intellectual strength. intellectual strength. she would sort me out in a fight! sort me out in a fight! i am talking about her intellectual strength. about her intellectual strength. was a brilliant young young scholar from a young age. from a young age. she went to harvard law school. harvard law school. her husband was bragging about how smart she was. bragging about how smart she was. because there was so much discrimination in the
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605. discrimination in the 605. discriminatory laws that had affected her and many other women. affected her and many other women. person on many levels, also physically, you know in the gym. physically, you know in the gym. whichjulie and i did get to witness. witness. that must have been a lot of fun. thank you very much. hit at film festivals in the united states. wrong with having women in senior positions. environment" said one. "most women don't want the hassle or the pressure" said another.
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promoting women to the top. into gender balance. at britain's 350 biggest companies are female by 2020. well we've been set up with a game of true or false. were actually used. "there aren't that many women with the right credentials? the issues covered are extremely complex. dumb thing a bloke would say and it is true. you're right.
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it is true. don't work in business". haven't these people had children, haven't they spoke to a mother. haven't they spoke to a mother. dealing with a kids, absolutely... makes you plausible for the office. we are being told that was fake. been snapped up". i reckon that's true. i reckon they said that. yes ok. you're right. have you know a woman, but we can't find any that are qualified. find any that are qualified. they're not out there.
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not out there. christine lagarde, the head of imf. the head of imf. can't find one she pulls out the list. we have one woman on the board. so we're done. it is someone else's turn. i bet you that is true. i hear that all the time. that is true. true. the bank of england's monetary policy committee got a new member. policy committee got a new member. four of them were women, and they picked the man. they picked the man. comments that have been put forward by companies. by companies. the three man/woman panel who picked this one man were women. this one man were women.
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women also have a bad reputation for doing this. it is unintended bias. coming up next we have world news and outside source. day for most of us and in places the storm clouds have been gathering. storm clouds have been gathering. storms affecting south—west england and wales. and wales. through the latter part of afternoon. afternoon. into the south and west midlands and wales tonight. wales tonight. showers and storms will continue to drift west. drift west.
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some heavy down pours and some localised flooding. localised flooding. conditions and a lot of cloud and mist and a muggy night. mist and a muggy night. minute temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees. temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees. tomorrow, there is again the risk of travel disruption because of storms. travel disruption because of storms. by down pours are different tomorrow. tomorrow. they are western and northern parts of the uk. northern parts of the uk. east, the odd shower, but a lot of fine weather and some sunshine. fine weather and some sunshine. england, we see this heavy thunder storms. a few affecting northern ireland. ireland. will be a scattering of down pours and thunder storms. and thunder storms. day, temperatures about across the board in
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