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ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says us secretary of state, antony blinkin, will visit kyiv on sunday, in the highest level us visit since the war began. —— zelensky. campaigning ends in france's hard—fought presidential election, with emmanuel macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen, urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. downing street confirms the prime minister has not yet received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. tyson fury has retained his world heavyweight title against dillian whyt, with a dazzling sixth—round uppercut. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be
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bringing us tomorrow. with me is the political commentatorjo phillips. and alsojoining us is the political editor of the sunday people and the sunday mirror, nigel nelson. we will say hello to both in just a minute. first, let's take a look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph says that the home secretary, priti patel, has accused the bbc of exhibiting an "undercurrent" of xenophobia when reporting the government's new immigration deal with rwanda. the bbc�*s response is that journalists from the bbc were in rwanda to report the story and ask questions about the plan. "i am the leader britain needs" — that's according to a defiant borisjohnson in the sunday express, as he launches a full—throttle defence of his premiership. the front page of the sunday people claims that the chancellor is in hot water over plans for a swimming pool at his home. destruction and defiance — how putin's war unfolded, is on the front page of the independent as it reports on two months of the conflict in ukraine. the sunday mirror's front page has a story about the ferry company p&0, which it says has sunk to a new low
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by trying to cut the wages of the cheap staff who replaced sacked crews. lots to get through, we start with the front page of the sunday telegraph. hello again to both, thanks for coming back. we start with the story that's just underneath the picture on the front of the sunday telegraph, russian nuclear missile aimed at uk ready by autumn." doesn't sound like a great headline, nigel, what's this about? not a great headline — what this is is the summer missile, which is known as satan two, the follow—up to satan one, which wasn't much fun either. but this one has a range of 12,000 miles, carries 15 warheads, and could actually be used against britain. it was tested on wednesday,
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vladimir putin was there, and it sounds rather like a bit of muscle flexing by the russians. 0bviously putin is extremely angry with the way nato has responded to his invasion of ukraine. hejust way nato has responded to his invasion of ukraine. he just wants to show what the west what he could do if he really wanted to. 0bviously when everyone is trying to do is not let this escalate whilst giving ukraine the maximum support possible. we'll see more of this sabre rattling going on the longer the work goes. jae. sabre rattling going on the longer the work gm— the work goes. joe, there's some scepticism _ the work goes. joe, there's some scepticism about _ the work goes. joe, there's some scepticism about the _ the work goes. joe, there's some scepticism about the time - the work goes. joe, there's some j scepticism about the time frames given here, this isjust an initial test last week. does that give you any comfort at all? hot test last week. does that give you any comfort at all?— test last week. does that give you any comfort at all? not a lot, but i su ose any comfort at all? not a lot, but i sunpose on — any comfort at all? not a lot, but i sunpose on the — any comfort at all? not a lot, but i suppose on the grand _ any comfort at all? not a lot, but i suppose on the grand scale, - any comfort at all? not a lot, but i suppose on the grand scale, it - any comfort at all? not a lot, but i l suppose on the grand scale, it might not he _ suppose on the grand scale, it might not be ready by the autumn. but a rather_ not be ready by the autumn. but a rather chilling phrase from the kremlin— rather chilling phrase from the kremlin was "this is a present for
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nate" _ kremlin was "this is a present for nato" where they might have it ready for christmas. the problem is this is much _ for christmas. the problem is this is much wider than this, although as nigel says. — is much wider than this, although as nigel says, it is probably sabre rattling, — nigel says, it is probably sabre rattling, or one hopes it sabre rattling — rattling, or one hopes it sabre rattling from moscow. i think what it demonstrates is the fact that i think_ it demonstrates is the fact that i think the rest of us in the west have _ think the rest of us in the west have been caught sleepwalking, if you like — have been caught sleepwalking, if you like. we've turned a blind eye to crimea — you like. we've turned a blind eye to crimea and to what's happened in syria. _ to crimea and to what's happened in syria, we've turned a blind eye to so many — syria, we've turned a blind eye to so many things because we've been very cautious — understandably, and worried _ very cautious — understandably, and worried about ramping things up and going _ worried about ramping things up and going into _ worried about ramping things up and going into what could end up as world _ going into what could end up as world war iii. and i think the trouble — world war iii. and i think the trouble is _ world war iii. and i think the trouble is that putin knows this, he's _ trouble is that putin knows this, he's played the long game, he's made these _ he's played the long game, he's made these moves in crimea in syria, and he's seen _ these moves in crimea in syria, and he's seen that nothing is happened. so he's _ he's seen that nothing is happened. so he's only— he's seen that nothing is happened. so he's only got to do this a little bit more — so he's only got to do this a little bit more to— so he's only got to do this a little bit more to make everybody go, "we
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better he _ bit more to make everybody go, "we better be careful about sending poland — better be careful about sending poland to dashed tanks to poland so they can _ poland to dashed tanks to poland so they can send them to ukraine. meanwhile the brutality in ukraine .oes meanwhile the brutality in ukraine goes on _ meanwhile the brutality in ukraine goes on on a daily basis.— meanwhile the brutality in ukraine goes on on a daily basis. moving on to a different _ goes on on a daily basis. moving on to a different story, _ goes on on a daily basis. moving on to a different story, still— goes on on a daily basis. moving on to a different story, still on - goes on on a daily basis. moving on to a different story, still on the - to a different story, still on the front page of the sunday telegraph, right at the bottom, "pledged to ban trials for army veterans over troubles deaths." this is a complicated story but one that's been going on for a very long time? yes it has indeed, according to the telegraph, this is one of the bills that will be unveiled in the queen's speech. this is the legacy bill, it's been going on a long time — probably what it would mean is it would be in the prosecution of northern ireland veterans for anything that happened before the good friday agreement. and obviously that will come as a huge relief to all those people who served in
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northern ireland and had the threat of some kind of court action hanging over them. the only thing i would say as a cautionary note is that i've always been slightly worried about this idea that you have are exempt absolutely everyone and everything from a legal process. it may be that something will come out of the woodwork that we didn't know about which really deserves prosecuting. so to have a blanket "we will never do this again" seems to be going a little bit too far. i'd rather see it taken on a more case—by—case basis. irate i'd rather see it taken on a more case-by-case basis.— i'd rather see it taken on a more case-by-case basis. we will see if there's any movement _ case-by-case basis. we will see if there's any movement in - case-by-case basis. we will see if there's any movement in any - there's any movement in any direction on that. take us through the front page of the sunday express, very solidly behind boris johnson here with his interview saying, "i am the leader britain needs." it's lovely, isn't it? i'm
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sure people reading the sunday express over their breakfast will think absolutely.— express over their breakfast will think absolutely. louw here we are, facin: the think absolutely. louw here we are, facing the worst _ think absolutely. louw here we are, facing the worst cost-of-living - facing the worst cost—of—living crisis in a generation. facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.— facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. we've got a war waging _ crisis in a generation. we've got a war waging in _ crisis in a generation. we've got a war waging in ukraine, _ crisis in a generation. we've got a war waging in ukraine, we've - crisis in a generation. we've got a war waging in ukraine, we've got| crisis in a generation. we've got a i war waging in ukraine, we've got the conservative party ripping itself asunder yet again, we've got staff shortages — asunder yet again, we've got staff shortages across every sector of industry. — shortages across every sector of industry, massive waiting lists and the nhs _ industry, massive waiting lists and the nhs is — industry, massive waiting lists and the nhs is the backlog from the pandemic — but the biggest thing is cost—of—living and partygate. so i'm not entirely— cost—of—living and partygate. so i'm not entirely sure why boris johnson thinks _ not entirely sure why boris johnson thinks he's — not entirely sure why boris johnson thinks he's the leader britain needs — thinks he's the leader britain needs i_ thinks he's the leader britain needs. i think many would disagree with that _ needs. i think many would disagree with that. but he says they are delivering _ with that. but he says they are delivering for the people, then goes on to— delivering for the people, then goes on to list— delivering for the people, then goes on to list ten landmark measures. as nigel— on to list ten landmark measures. as nigel said _ on to list ten landmark measures. as nigel said earlier, they are halfhearted, they are not exactly
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what _ halfhearted, they are not exactly what was — halfhearted, they are not exactly what was promised in the animal welfare _ what was promised in the animal welfare bill. but it doesn't mention it rather— welfare bill. but it doesn't mention it rather conveniently. the fact that the — it rather conveniently. the fact that the conservative party have broken — that the conservative party have broken one of their major manifesto pledges _ broken one of their major manifesto pledges was not to put up income tax, pledges was not to put up income tax. which — pledges was not to put up income tax, which of course they have done through national insurance. going to the front page _ through national insurance. going to the front page of _ through national insurance. going to the front page of the _ through national insurance. going to the front page of the observer - the front page of the observer because it's a similar theme but an opposite point of view. the headline there is "pm should go sooner rather than later, say top tory mps." what are the details here? it’s than later, say top tory mps." what are the details here?— are the details here? it's another one of those _ are the details here? it's another one of those stories _ are the details here? it's another one of those stories about - are the details here? it's another| one of those stories about timing, about when tory and peas will actually strike. and i think we are talking about a win, rather than if. it is quite interesting that they quote an unnamed minister as saying things really have changed and they've got to do something certainly before the october party conference. i think something will happen before the october party
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conference, i think we will know probably byjuly weather boris johnson is looking safe, or whether he might be gone. what i detected last week in the house of commons was a huge change of mood when the prime minister got the first £50 fine, there is a feeling that britain's involvement in helping ukraine in a war, this is not the time to change a national leader. but that began to change over the ensuing i2 but that began to change over the ensuing 12 days — and it was people starting to point out that britain is not actually at war itself, it is supporting ukraine, and that support for ukraine wouldn't change of the change of leader. that seemed to change of leader. that seemed to change the mood. i don't think it'll happen before the local elections, it would depend what the elections look like test results look like. if you lose more than a thousand seats,
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he'll be in trouble. i think this will all be resolved by recess which starts in latejuly. irate will all be resolved by recess which starts in late july.— starts in late july. we will hold ou to starts in late july. we will hold you to that _ starts in late july. we will hold you to that because _ starts in late july. we will hold you to that because you've - starts in late july. we will hold | you to that because you've now starts in late july. we will hold - you to that because you've now made a prediction, which is a terrible thing to do. staying with you, nigel, because this is your paper, we moved from the prime minister to the chancellor. what's this about? this is about a swanepoel he's built at his home in north yorkshire. he's been doing a lot of renovation work there, he's got a gym there, as well. the £30,000 is the cost of just heating it, which would be 6.5 times the actual energy bill that other people are paying. there's one local trader quoted in the story saying he thinks the whole thing is a disgrace, and he thinks that the swimming pool should be filled with mud. i think the real problem is once you start flaunting your wealth
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as a chancellor who's been increasing taxes, it goes down incredible he badly. and of course, we've had the problems over his wife's tax status, his own green card when it comes to america. and also throwing around £100,000 to his old school — itjust doesn't give the image of the man of the people, which i think prior to that, rishi sunak had tried to be. what which i think prior to that, rishi sunak had tried to be. what you make of that? i sunak had tried to be. what you make of that? i don't _ sunak had tried to be. what you make of that? l don't think _ sunak had tried to be. what you make of that? i don't think he _ sunak had tried to be. what you make of that? i don't think he ever- of that? i don't think he ever hid his wealth and the voters who voted for them would have known he was pretty wealthy. do you think this makes a difference? i pretty wealthy. do you think this makes a difference?— pretty wealthy. do you think this makes a difference? i think it does, artl makes a difference? i think it does, partly because _ makes a difference? i think it does, partly because he — makes a difference? i think it does, partly because he was _ makes a difference? i think it does, partly because he was seen - makes a difference? i think it does, partly because he was seen to - makes a difference? i think it does, | partly because he was seen to be on the side _ partly because he was seen to be on the side of— partly because he was seen to be on the side of the rest of us during the pandemic with the furlough scheme, — the pandemic with the furlough scheme, the uplift in universal credit— scheme, the uplift in universal credit and _ scheme, the uplift in universal credit and various other helping measures, which then came to a brutat— measures, which then came to a brutal and. — measures, which then came to a brutal and, as we know, coupled with the rise _ brutal and, as we know, coupled with the rise in_ brutal and, as we know, coupled with the rise in national insurance which is causing — the rise in national insurance which is causing a — the rise in national insurance which is causing a lot of problems for
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energy— is causing a lot of problems for energy prices. i think he's done for, _ energy prices. i think he's done for. his— energy prices. i think he's done for. his star— energy prices. i think he's done for, his star was on the ascendant only a _ for, his star was on the ascendant only a matter of weeks ago, and it shows— only a matter of weeks ago, and it shows you — only a matter of weeks ago, and it shows you the brutal nature of politics — shows you the brutal nature of politics. and when he got the fine for which would've put pressure on the prime _ which would've put pressure on the prime minister to resign, as well, rishi _ prime minister to resign, as well, rishi sunak— prime minister to resign, as well, rishi sunak could've walked away with his head held high with an element — with his head held high with an element of moral authority and dignity — element of moral authority and dignity. but i assume he may be working — dignity. but i assume he may be working on— dignity. but i assume he may be working on the swimming pool because he knows _ working on the swimming pool because he knows he's got more time to spend doing _ he knows he's got more time to spend doing lengths. we he knows he's got more time to spend doing lengths-— doing lengths. we don't know quite et, we doing lengths. we don't know quite yet. we haven't _ doing lengths. we don't know quite yet, we haven't had _ doing lengths. we don't know quite yet, we haven't had a _ doing lengths. we don't know quite yet, we haven't had a response - doing lengths. we don't know quite l yet, we haven't had a response from rishi sunak on the story. when we do, we'll bring to you. the front page of the sunday telegraph — nigel, if you could tell talk us through the picture story here. this
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is the through the picture story here. try 3 is the countess of wessex meeting children in the grenadines where she's on a caribbean tour. it's a bit difficult to know how to respond to something like this. the picture is lovely, everyone seems terribly happy, but of course there's been some problems with the tour — not going to grenada, for instance, it follows william and kate having a slightly touchy tour themselves in that part of the world. we've got to the stage now where you have to start wondering whether, with so much debate going on about slavery, about colonialism, whether perhaps these royal tours might be better actually aimed elsewhere. what these royal tours might be better actually aimed elsewhere. what do ou think actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of _ actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of this? _ actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of this? is _ actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of this? is a _ actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of this? is a time - actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of this? is a time out - actually aimed elsewhere. what do you think of this? is a time out for| you think of this? is a time out for these tours or do they have a benefit to the uk? i these tours or do they have a benefit to the uk?— these tours or do they have a benefit to the uk? i think they are out of place _ benefit to the uk? i think they are out of place and _ benefit to the uk? i think they are out of place and out _ benefit to the uk? i think they are out of place and out of _ benefit to the uk? i think they are out of place and out of date. and | out of place and out of date. and it's interesting that pictures tell 1000 _ it's interesting that pictures tell 1000 stories, as we know. another
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picture _ 1000 stories, as we know. another picture from — 1000 stories, as we know. another picture from the same place in one of the _ picture from the same place in one of the other— picture from the same place in one of the other papers actually shows a group _ of the other papers actually shows a group of— of the other papers actually shows a group of people protesting about slavery _ group of people protesting about slavery and calling for reparations. so you _ slavery and calling for reparations. so you can — slavery and calling for reparations. so you can have these choreographed smiling _ so you can have these choreographed smiling children, welcoming parties and all— smiling children, welcoming parties and all the — smiling children, welcoming parties and all the rest of it — but it does reek— and all the rest of it — but it does reek of— and all the rest of it — but it does reek of a — and all the rest of it — but it does reek of a time gone by, and really as we move — reek of a time gone by, and really as we move into the new monarchy, i think— as we move into the new monarchy, i think it's _ as we move into the new monarchy, i think it's time — as we move into the new monarchy, i think it's time to reassess this. i'm surprised actually that they've gone _ i'm surprised actually that they've gone ahead with this visit, given the missteps that were taken on the william _ the missteps that were taken on the william and kate tour on the caribbean last month. before we go, do ou caribbean last month. before we go, do you think — caribbean last month. before we go, do you think there _ caribbean last month. before we go, do you think there will— caribbean last month. before we go, do you think there will be _ caribbean last month. before we go, do you think there will be a - caribbean last month. before we go, do you think there will be a change l do you think there will be a change given what we've just been discussing there? 0r given what we've just been discussing there? or do you think the royalfamily will discussing there? or do you think the royal family will keep these? i think that a change is coming. i think that a change is coming. i think that a change is coming. i think that the idea of constantly doing this and not actually reading
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the rooms that quite clearly this was the wrong place to be at the wrong time. was the wrong place to be at the wrong time-— was the wrong place to be at the wron: time. . ~' ,, . wrong time. thank you both so much, brilliant to have _ wrong time. thank you both so much, brilliant to have you _ wrong time. thank you both so much, brilliant to have you and _ wrong time. thank you both so much, brilliant to have you and your - brilliant to have you and your expertise talking us through what we will all be reading on the front pages of the papers tomorrow morning. thank you both. that's it for the papers tonight. next, it's time for the film review. for now, goodnight. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. and taking us through this week's cinema releases is anna smith. good to see you, anna, what have you been watching? well, if you're a nic cage fan, you're in luck —
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