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estimate as you get nine trillion. in a sense, they're figures and nobody knows if that's right, but it's an interesting analysis. absolutely, and i think that is absolutely how biden and our own prime _ absolutely how biden and our own prime minister seem to be making these _ prime minister seem to be making these big, — prime minister seem to be making these big, bold, noble, multilateral steps _ these big, bold, noble, multilateral steps but— these big, bold, noble, multilateral steps. but i think alongside those quite _ steps. but i think alongside those quite noble and achievable aim, there _ quite noble and achievable aim, there also— quite noble and achievable aim, there also general desires for people — there also general desires for people to act in tandem. there's been _ people to act in tandem. there's been the — people to act in tandem. there's been the agreement from the minimum tax corporation tax threshold, so an idea that _ tax corporation tax threshold, so an idea that people can move in a fair directiorr — idea that people can move in a fair direction. america being this influential country. i think susie is absolutely right about so much of the g7 _ is absolutely right about so much of the g7 is _ is absolutely right about so much of the g7 isjust an extensive is absolutely right about so much of the g7 is just an extensive talking shop _ the g7 is just an extensive talking shop where people talk a lot of rubbish — shop where people talk a lot of rubbish often. i had to sketch the
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g7, rubbish often. i had to sketch the g7. and _ rubbish often. i had to sketch the g7, and was struck by the word salad coming _ g7, and was struck by the word salad coming out _ g7, and was struck by the word salad coming out of the pm's mouth. he said the _ coming out of the pm's mouth. he said the recovery, we should build back greener and said the recovery, we should build back greenerand fairer said the recovery, we should build back greener and fairer and more equal. _ back greener and fairer and more equal. but— back greener and fairer and more equal, but also in a more feminine wax _ equal, but also in a more feminine wa . ., h equal, but also in a more feminine wa . . �*, . equal, but also in a more feminine wa . ., i, ., ., equal, but also in a more feminine wa. ., ., , equal, but also in a more feminine wa. ., ., way. that's made the front pages of the yorkshire _ way. that's made the front pages of the yorkshire post, _ way. that's made the front pages of the yorkshire post, which _ way. that's made the front pages of the yorkshire post, which were - way. that's made the front pages of the yorkshire post, which were at l the yorkshire post, which were at del equally baffled? it’s the yorkshire post, which were at del equally baffled?— del equally baffled? it's the kind of nonsense... _ del equally baffled? it's the kind of nonsense... you _ del equally baffled? it's the kind of nonsense... you do _ del equally baffled? it's the kind of nonsense... you do know - del equally baffled? it's the kind of nonsense... you do know we | del equally baffled? it's the kind - of nonsense... you do know we make fudue in of nonsense... you do know we make fudge in the — of nonsense... you do know we make fudge in the west _ of nonsense... you do know we make fudge in the west country? _ of nonsense... you do know we make fudge in the west country? indeed, i fudge in the west country? indeed, and it's delicious! _ fudge in the west country? indeed, and it's delicious! sadly, _ fudge in the west country? indeed, and it's delicious! sadly, this- and it's delicious! sadly, this wasn't — and it's delicious! sadly, this wasn't a _ and it's delicious! sadly, this wasn't. a lot of what was being discussed — wasn't. a lot of what was being discussed like net zero, but there was also — discussed like net zero, but there was also that feeling of these big games— was also that feeling of these big games that haven't yet been properly explained _
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games that haven't yet been properly explained. while they're very often breaking _ explained. while they're very often breaking social distancing 's on occasions _ breaking social distancing 's on occasions. while that's happening, ordinary— occasions. while that's happening, ordinary people are being told they can't travel or go abroad. in many ways, _ can't travel or go abroad. in many ways. every— can't travel or go abroad. in many ways, every day life has been brought— ways, every day life has been brought to a stand to sell. it doesn't _ brought to a stand to sell. it doesn't look very good. the optics are very— doesn't look very good. the optics are very bad. madeline, do you want to start? it's a very important story on the front of the times that suggest that quite a lot of eu leaders are forming a sort of body thing around boris, social distancing one notwithstanding, and getting him to give ground on the northern ireland protocol. ., give ground on the northern ireland protocol. . , ., protocol. yeah, the social distancing _ protocol. yeah, the social distancing will _ protocol. yeah, the social distancing will certainly i protocol. yeah, the social| distancing will certainly be protocol. yeah, the social- distancing will certainly be broken. trying _ distancing will certainly be broken. trying to _ distancing will certainly be broken. trying to pin him down. it looks as
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if they're _ trying to pin him down. it looks as if they're going to try to use these meetings — if they're going to try to use these meetings to demand the pm honours the terms _ meetings to demand the pm honours the terms of the brexit deal, specifically related to the northern ireiand _ specifically related to the northern ireland protocol. in response, it seems— ireland protocol. in response, it seems the — ireland protocol. in response, it seems the briefing from number ten seems _ seems the briefing from number ten seems to— seems the briefing from number ten seems to have been that the pm is going _ seems to have been that the pm is going to _ seems to have been that the pm is going to do what they previously done, _ going to do what they previously done, to— going to do what they previously done, to adopt a more bullish strategy— done, to adopt a more bullish strategy and make clear they were serious _ strategy and make clear they were serious and they would be prepared to override — serious and they would be prepared to override parts of the agreement unless— to override parts of the agreement unless there is further movement from _ unless there is further movement from the — unless there is further movement from the european union on the movement of goods. so, it's interesting because when you're looking — interesting because when you're looking at eu associations with the uk, it's— looking at eu associations with the uk, it's kind of hard to know what bit of— uk, it's kind of hard to know what bit of it— uk, it's kind of hard to know what bit of it is— uk, it's kind of hard to know what bit of it is real and what's theatre because — bit of it is real and what's theatre because we're used to the strategy with there's quite a lot of bullish talk on _ with there's quite a lot of bullish talk on both sides and both sides saying _ talk on both sides and both sides saying they won't back down. some
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agreement— saying they won't back down. some agreement is reached just before the deadline _ agreement is reached just before the deadline between the two. it's happened on numerous occasions. it's hard to— happened on numerous occasions. it's hard to know— happened on numerous occasions. it's hard to know how much of this is legitimate — hard to know how much of this is legitimate-— hard to know how much of this is lecitimate. , . ., ., legitimate. there is a danger from the brussels _ legitimate. there is a danger from the brussels prospective - legitimate. there is a danger from the brussels prospective that - legitimate. there is a danger from the brussels prospective that theyj the brussels prospective that they see it through the prism of brexit, and they don't fully appreciate the nuances and northern ireland, where this kind of high rhetoric... microns angry mount —— we won't negotiate, boris saying they're not... you could do that, you can have a war of words, but that's not violence, but violence can happen if you misjudge the mood and northern ireland. you mis'udge the mood and northern ireland. , ., ~ you mis'udge the mood and northern ireland. , . ,, ,, ., , ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what _ ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the _ ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the problems - ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the problems is - ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the problems is and l exactly what the problems is and northern ireland, and i think the waiving of their parts to make
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themselves feel big is done in order to stoke things up to the right level. this is the fundamental problem with brexit. it was very little discussed on the mainland which voted for it. you have a land border between two entities and you're not allowed to cross the border. if you don't control it, they're not separate entities. they have to have the same rules. that means you either control the border or you control the border within the uk, so between northern ireland and the mainland, which would affect our structural integrity. or you control a border around the republican ireland, which would affect its rules —— republic of ireland. so, there is no way of getting over that unless you decide that both sets of rules in either legal entity on both
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sides are going to be exactly the same. that the entire reason voters didn't want that. but you have to have something like that. you have to have a voluntary agreement to follow the same rules and not being part of the eu, and it'sjust... it took us four years to get from a boat to brexit. it took two years of parliamentary wrangling and the queen getting involved, and we still haven't figured it out. it's probably going to take a decade. i don't know which side will come down first, anyway this gets resolved is if we could agree to follow the same rules. madeleine, last thought. we on a0 seconds on this. i madeleine, last thought. we on 40 seconds on this.— madeleine, last thought. we on 40 seconds on this. i think there needs to be a sense _ seconds on this. i think there needs to be a sense of _ seconds on this. i think there needs to be a sense of flexibility _ seconds on this. i think there needs to be a sense of flexibility and - to be a sense of flexibility and creativity, and i think good faith on both— creativity, and i think good faith on both sides. i think the bullish strategy. — on both sides. i think the bullish strategy, can it really be said that the eu _ strategy, can it really be said that the eu is—
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strategy, can it really be said that the eu is being flexible? if you consider— the eu is being flexible? if you consider the volume of checks that are being _ consider the volume of checks that are being undertaken around northern ireland _ are being undertaken around northern ireland it's— are being undertaken around northern ireland, it's enormous. i think there — ireland, it's enormous. i think there is— ireland, it's enormous. i think there is a _ ireland, it's enormous. i think there is a sense that they're being inflexible — there is a sense that they're being inflexible. i'm not sure that is the good _ inflexible. i'm not sure that is the good faith— inflexible. i'm not sure that is the good faith that people have signed up good faith that people have signed up to _ we will take this up again at 11.30. dojoin us again. sport next. i'll be back at 11. with the latest sport, i'm hugh ferris. after a year of uncertainty off the field, euro 2020 has begun with an emphatic win on it for italy. they won the opening game of the delayed tournament 3—nil over turkey in rome. andy swiss was watching.
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singing the night that football has been waiting for, a suitably italian soundtrack in rome as opera singer andrea bocelli got the euros off to a spine tingling start. cheering because of covid, only 16,000 were allowed in. turkey and italy emerged to deafening anticipation after a year—long delay. it was finally time. but not before the ball arrived in slightly unusual fashion via remote control car, and soon it was italy and the driving seat. but their dominance was beyond dispute. 2-0 their dominance was beyond dispute. 2—0 before rounding out their
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perfect night in perfect style. a hugely impressive win for italy, both they and this long—awaited tournament are off to some start. andy swiss, bbc news. scotland willjoin england in taking the knee ahead of their meeting at wembley next friday. manager steve clarke says the team will still stand ahead of their other two group games at hampden park, and has criticised those who he says �*politicised and misrepresented' their original decision to also do so at wembley. clarke says the change was announced to show solidarity with their england counterparts, who were booed while taking the knee by part of the crowd in their two warm—up matches. and the first of the home nations to start their euros to start their euros campaign is wales, and you can watch their opening match against switzerland live on bbc one from quarter past one tomorrow. in their 58th and perhaps most compelling encounter, novak djokovic beat
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rafael nadal to reach the final of the french open, handing the 13—time champion only his third defeat at roland garros. the third set is already being described as one of the best in the sport's history — lasting more than an hour and a half and including extraordinary rallies between the two players that have 38 grand slam titles between them. it was won by the world number one... it was won by the world number one, and with the match about to go on beyond france's curfew of 11pm local time, authorities allowed the five thousand fans to stay in the arena for a fourth set that was over much more quickly than the others, as djokovic won it 6—2. on sunday, he will play stefanos tsitsipas, who has become the first greek player to reach a grand slam final. after taking a two set lead he was taken to a decider by alexander zverev. tsitsipas eventually winning after three and a half hours. the 22—year—old had lost all three of his previous semifinal matches. jo konta has continued her return to form on the grass
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at the nottingham open — she's into the semifinals. but despite winning the first set against lauren davis, katie boulter was forced to retire in her last eight match with an elbow injury. a wicket on the final ball of day two won't have taken much of the shine off what was another opportunity for new zealand to show their quality in the second test against england at edgbaston. they're 229 for three in theirfirst innings, which began after bowling the home side out for 303, asjoe wilson reports. cricket is built on facts and figures, so, most test matches for england ? him. james anderson — record—breaker at edgbaston, charging in at new zealand's captain, and... "oh, well, i dealt with that one," smiled tom latham. of course, the match here isn't simply new zealand against mature anderson. i mean, there's stuart broad. he bowled, and latham was beaten. lbw, new zealand one down, but england had to watch lots of shots from other batsmen. that's devon conway. there's one of will young's greatest hits.
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in comes anderson again, and there goes the ball. new zealand moving towards england's first innings score of 303, it was becoming one of those afternoons. still, social proximity was enough of a novelty in the stands. remember, this is a test event. how on earth would england dismiss devon conway? well, there, on the west coast of the outfield, a catcher. "oh, what have i done?!" he made 80. as will young batted passed 50, england could recall dropping him when he'd scored just seven. well, don't look back, keep working, keep going, it's just another test. down lawrence dismissing yong for 82. neverstop down lawrence dismissing yong for 82. never stop believing. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. warrington moved to within a point of the super league's top three teams with a 38—18 over wakefield. salford's wretched start to the season shows no signs of improving as they were thrashed 40 points to four by hull kr,
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ryan hall scoring the pick of their seven tries. sue barker has been made a cbe in the queen's birthday honours list with director of the women's game at the fa, kelly simmons, made an obe. former england and crystal palace manager roy hodgson has been awarded a cbe. former leeds rhinos player kevin sinfield has been made an obe for services to rugby league and charity for his fundraising efforts to help former team—mate rob burrow and motor neurone disease. and two england internationals — raheem sterling and jordan henderson — have been awarded mbes for their campaigning work. a full list can be found on the bbc website. and that's all the sport for now. this event will see the highest temperatures of the so far and it's sunday that the hotter of the two days with highs peaking at 30 celsius. sunday
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will be very humid. those humidity levels are dropping across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia. it's across the far south where it will stay quite soupy as we start saturday morning. some fog patches and low cloud here. these are your morning temperatures, about 10—14 degrees. we see some patchy cloud across the northern half, but some sunshine for a scotland. best of the sunshine for a scotland. best of the sunshine further south what. most errors will brighten, but it will start to turn humid in northern ireland and much cloudier through the afternoon, and the good cloud will move into what they're and —— scotland.
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this is bbc news, i'm christian fraser in cornwall, where queen elizabeth has been hosting a lavish reception for world leaders attending the g7 summit. the venue: the eden project which houses the world's largest indoor rainforest, on the agenda: climate change. earlier, prime minister borisjohnson welcomed leaders to the first in—person talks for nearly two years, with the focus firmly on the coronavirus pandemic: we need to make sure that we learn the lessons from the pandemic, we need to make sure that we don't repeat some of the errors that were made. i'm shaun ley in london —
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