it's 8:00. this is sky news breakfast. these are our top stories this morning. the u.s. president declares a vladimir putin cannot remain in power. the white house says it's not a call for regime change. live is meredith described russian attacks, less than 50 miles from the border, as a message to biden. principal liam suggests a non royal can lead the commonwealth, after a week of controversy in

the caribbean. the home office advisor tells -- strip searched by police should horrify us all. hollywood rules out the red carpet for its biggest night of the year. in sports, there was a moment to savor for denmark's, christian eriksen, as he scored his first goal since suffering a cardiac arrest and 2020. hello, good morning. president joe biden ended his trip to poland, with what appeared to be a stern warning to vladimir putin. for god sake, this man cannot remain in power, he said. the meaning seem clear to everyone who heard it, but almost immediately, the white house clarified that he was not calling for regime change.

the kremlin's response came in a statement, saying, it was nothing to do with him anyway. and rocket strikes less than 50 miles across the border in the ukrainian city of lviv. we'll have more on that in a moment. first, our defense and security editor, debra haines reports from warsaw. . >> the president of the united states, joe biden. america's commander-in-chief called this -- ukraine and its western allies taking on russia's lad near putin. democracy against autocracies, and he didn't hold back. >> putin has the gall to say he's denazifying ukraine. it's a lie! he's just cynical, he knows that. it's also obscene. >> he reached out to rhoden every russians. >> let me say this, if you're able to listen. you, the russian people, are not our enemy. i refused to believe that you welcomed the killing of innocent children and grandparents.

or that you accept hospitals, schools, maternity wards being pummeled with russian missiles and bombs. >> then, a final, personal assault on russia's leader. >> ukraine will never be a victory for russia. people refused to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness. we will have a different, future of brighter future, rooted in democracy in principle. hope in light, of decency and freedom. for god sake, this man cannot remain in power. >> the white house was quick to clarify joe biden was in calling for a regime change. though, his feelings about putin had already been made clear on this trip to poland. here, meeting ukrainian refugees in warsaw. >> you're dealing every day with vladimir putin. look at what he's done to these people. one is a make you think? >> he's a butcher. >> on the fourth and final day

of a trip to europe, president biden also held talks with the polish leader. it's a sign of the vital rules this country is playing in the west support to ukraine's war effort. many weapons gifted by nato allies to ukrainian military assent over the polish border into its war torn neighbor. the american president apparently gave assurances that this flow of arms would continue, as he met separately with ukraine's defense ministers. another key topic is bolstering the alliances own defenses to deter russian aggression. unlike ukraine, poland is a member of the nato alliance. it means an attack on this country would be considered an attack against all, requiring a collective response. the u.s. is keen to reinforce his principle of article five, as allies or just to the new security, triggered by russia's war next door. and it's still raging, with moscow targeting new ukrainian

positions. president biden warned the invasion and threatens to trigger a return to decades of war that ravaged europe last century. he said that that cannot be allowed to happen. poland's tomb of the unknown soldier, a reminder of the continents deep scars. allies know that they must stay united and become stronger, if they're going to meet the challenge of these changing times. debra haines, sky news, warsaw. well president biden was speaking in the polish capital, russia attacked lviv, hitting civilian areas of the ukrainian city for the first time. until now, it had been regarded as a safe haven for people fleeing the fighting further east. this -- sally, what's the latest where you are in lviv. you were there when those trucks took place yesterday.

>> everything change very quickly. this city has become a sanctuary for tens of thousands of ukrainians who have been -- and other parts of the country was shattered here yesterday. it all happened in a matter of moments. -- we were driving through the city when the reports of jets overhead, and very quickly, after that a few moments later the aaron sounded. we become very used to it -- it certainly felt different yesterday. a few minutes after the parents -- three loud explosions were heard in a city, and a huge black cloud of smoke began to fill the skyline in the north of the city. we got down to the scene fairly quickly, and it was a huge fire -- because it hit a fuel depot. two missiles, that we now know

were fired from the biggest city in crimea. it wasn't over after that, a matter of hours later, more explosions as to more -- let's go to the city, we now know to be a factory that was targeted. the first attack populated civilian area, of a city that's offered a safe haven to so many. -- in the vicinity of that fire. thankfully, no one died, but five people were injured. certainly, becomes is no coincidence that that attack happened just around the same time that president biden was addressing the international community, and absolutely slamming putin's actions, and that of the russian forces. of course, this attack in this western city of lviv -- with tens of thousands of people have fled for safety has

certainly rattled people. people in the west of ukraine have been looking at what's happening in the east of the -- the situation there remains a critical. it was very real fear that could that potentially be something that they see unfolding here in the west of the country. certainly, this attack on lviv -- far west of -- focusing its efforts on the east of the country. it did exactly the opposite yesterday, attacking the city that has been a sanctuary to so many seeking safety. >> sally, in lviv, western ukraine. thank you. more than 600,000 people were invited for a fourth covid-19 booster jab next week. infection levels have surged across the uk, according to offers for national statistics. around 3.5 million people are likely to have have covid in the week of march 19th.

emergency workers have recovered the second black box from the plane, which crashed in southern china last testing, testing. week, killing all 132 people on board. the recorder was discovered on a mountain slope around five feet underground. top of the black box will help investigators to determine the cause of the crash. colombian off florida keys say foo fighters drummer, taylor hawkins, had ten different substances in him when he died. tributes have poured in from around the world for the 50-year-old, who died suddenly, while on tour in columbia. -- described as a man, a kind, brilliant, mandating amazing musician. prince william has recognized at the commonwealth may one day be led by someone other than a member of the royal family. the duke and duchess of

cambridge are on the way home after their caribbean tour. -- royal tour that is been -- tom bauer. i think bumpy's a bit of an understatement, isn't, it tom? some of those photos, is particularly the one of the black children reaching through the offenses a disaster. not doing much for their image. well when wrong? who's in charge of the pr? >> i think what went wrong is it starts with the top at the foreign office. and then goes down to the foreign commissioner, they -- didn't prepare properly and understand what was going to happen -- that he was going to use their presence to score their image, and get political points. that's the sort of thing that should be anticipated by british foreign office officials, and by the couples and staff. they were very badly prepared,

and it's so humiliating for a couple, who i think, are just wonderful. they try their hardest and do their best for britain, and they were put into an immodest bowl position, by the head of the foreign office -- those two officials should have known what was coming. they should have prepared the ground, they should have made sure that every -- was perfect and they should never have allowed the couple to stand before the prime minister, so he can make his chief political points. it's been an absolutely humiliating disaster for them. >> what's next, with those two officials, was likely to happen to them? are they likely to have a bit of a reshuffle in the role? >> unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. -- i was 11 days away on halloween day during the afghan crisis. he's presided over the foreign office and not done very well in ukraine. -- who got ahead of the curve and help the ukrainians prepare for

the battle. he's a man who should not be in this job. i look through judith slater's past, the president of the high commission in jamaica, i have no idea why she's there. she was a consul generalist unveil before. what does she know about the west indies, the caribbean? the whole problem is that we have diplomats who are not very well educated, who are not very intelligent anymore and don't understand the ask of politics and diplomacy. -- our kate and william, more than humiliated and, trying to do their best. it's got a start at the top. we just need a root and branch change in the foreign office. >> what do you make of william saying that somebody other than royal family could perhaps lead the commonwealth? who could that person be? >> we've got to understand the history. the commonwealth is very much the creation of the queen. the queen had took great delight in knowing all the leaders of the commonwealth, all 54 leaders.

she met -- nurturing in understanding them. part of the problem now, prince charles has been very uninterested in the commonwealth and has been forced into taking this leadership role, which he doesn't seem to appreciate -- how hard the job is. i think william will make an excellent head of the commonwealth, but he's been put into an impossible position. the commonwealth is the most amazing organization, but it's misfortune is, at the moment, -- >> who is very criticize by many members of the commonwealth. she's immersed herself in a lot of controversy, and that hasn't helped either. it's an organization, which covers nearly a third of the population of the world, which is the envy of many countries, who actually applied to join like rwanda and mozambique. and now needs good leadership, and good administration to save it. i hope that the --

that somebody will pick up the baton and do the job which is necessary. >> absolutely. tom, we've talked about the disaster, that something that you can have -- this picture speak for himself. for you, were there any highlights at all? >> i'm a great fan of william and kate, i just think they radiate happiness, that they're decent, people who try hard. i think anyone who scores cheap points off them is unfair. i think the children of the adults who came out to welcome them, they do that because they recognize their great qualities. we need stardust in this world. we need leaders. they are leaders, because there are people who epitomizes the best qualities of britain, the best qualities of being parents and being good human people. there's nothing wrong with them. that's why i just hope that on the next trip, there better cared for. the commonwealth is a great,

great institution. it's a great collection of nations. all united by fine principles. kate and william epitomizes principles. i think the cheering crowds, away from the bad pictures, show would a good organization they are. we just much hope at the foreign offices were formed and take the hansen, doesn't do the same again. absolutely. i hope they're listening to you very well, tom. it's been great to have you. tom bauer, an author thank you. >> pleasure. >> the home office advisor has told sky news that in the case of the school girl who was stripped searched by police should horrify us all. the 15-year-old referred to only as child q, is currently school -- suing her school in london over this. the independents -- are tackling advice against women and girls. >> it's an ongoing choice, and it's something that should horrify us all.

the idea that a child would be strip search. being a female, shouldn't be something that we tolerate in this country. >> and it says in some of the reports after, that this was -- . >> do you know what? it's sad that it is. i remember is, that the report came out and people wanted me to commented. this country is one of the most tolerable in europe. but is there more to do? yes. and i think covid has tackled a lot of cv unrest and the people. under the last two years that are really horrific experiences, which i never thought that the uk could be capable of. >> and you can watch the full interview on-y ridge on sunday. that will be at 8:30 this morning. so you've got about 20 minutes or so to go. and you will be joined by nadim sorry, and the shadow work and pension secretary, jonathan ash

work. that's coming up, so you stare with us. the oscars are back in the halts of hollywood, the ceremony was forced to scale down because of the pandemic. and this year's academy awards will be unlike all the other, as our correspondent katie reese spencer reports. >> it is that time when the film industry comes under focus. preparations for this year's academy awards are much the same as any other year, and it promises to be a night of firsts. >> 25 years since our first ride together, 1900 of them. >> power of the dog from netflix ruins the pack. but it could be beaten by coda from apple tv plus. it will be the first time the film from a streamer, rather than a hollywood film, when specter. a very historic twist for the industry. >> everybody knows you!

>> their handful of british nominees, and our best hope lies with -- belfast. -- screenplay is where he's most likely to win. and we're expecting hollywood war really teed to be crowned after 30 years in the industry, well smith is set to win the oscar. >> i've never been this get an actor before. so i feel like, that combined with where venus and serena are in their careers, everything really came to gather. >> bless the coming of this water. bless the coming of going of him. may's passage promise for more. >> sci-fi dune, is nominating for a slate of wars. may have a lot of prices. but there are a lot of controversial wins. >> these are some of the most important awards to making a movie. and the most important people who make our movies.

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welcome back, jacqui is here with another sports. jackie what about credit? >> i want to say as well, tennis, all the brits out there in miami. that's why i'm telling you now. >> let's bring through these sports headlines. >> we start with crickets, where england are almost certain to lose their test

series against the west indies. that's after another collapse on day three of the final tests. joy has eight wickets for 87 runs, it means they will go in day four with them just ten runs, and two wickets and hand. better news for england's win which are folds to the last one of the world cup after beating bangladesh by five runs. and they'll see south africa and the city finals. and -- scored with his first touch back an international football after suffering a cardiac arrest during the euros last summer. it was not enough to start the netherlands from winning 42 in that match. and, help went to one -- just four away from -- . and in formula 1, says she a

pariah if we'll start on positions for the grand prix this evening, well -- has it all to do after being knocked out in the first phase of qualifying. there is a football double or header from the women super leg to look forward to on skies news lunch this lunchtime. have a lovely mother's day, it's all for me. >> jacqui thank you. now let's just bring you a quick update on late yesterday's attack on the. russia's defense military says its struck military targets on the west side of the city of lviv. with high range cruise missiles. -- just 50 miles from the polish border. meanwhile, ukraine says two evacuation corridors have been agreed for today. including from mariupol. but see how the weather is looking today.

we've mainly fine fruit days to come. and yet they are cooler and more subtle during the week. with showers for some. it's fine for many now. but it is quite gray and murky near the north sea coast. and more widely across the east midlands. east anglia, and the southeast is also going to be a bit milder than recently. more places will be sunny, once early mist and fog burns inland. but eastern england will stay rather gray, the cloud there will send into the western midlands for a time, until later. it will be a bit cooler for most, but the chilly breeze in the south will ease. in the southeast, you can expect more sunshine during the afternoon, while parts of the farther north will turn while they're dull again. and in the southeast, they'll

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sophie ridge on sunday. when you are president of the united states, there's a lot of things that you think you can't say. one of thing -- hoping vladimir putin was along president russia. how sensible was it for joe biden to voice that? his plea that this man cannot remain in power, during an emotional address, hangs heavy this morning. we'll explore the implications in the current situation on the ground in ukraine. meanwhile, closer to home,

there's an extremely busy week of domestic politics ahead, with the white paper on skills -- and continue to follow from a spring statement that didn't quite lined, as richie sunak would've hope. lost to discuss with our guest this morning. in just a moment, we'll be talking to the education secretary, nadhim zahawi. and we'll get -- secretary, jonathan ashworth on the show. crucial as ever to hear voices derrick from ukraine. we'll be talking live to the country's head of delegation to the council of europe, member of the ukrainian parliament, maria -- and somebody who knows what is like to flee as a refugee. -- i spoke to her about ukraine, afghanistan, the treatment and child q, and more. plus we'll be, joined by dane margaret beckett -- who was just announced they have a -- at the house of commons. house of commons.

we'll be finding out the government's vision for schools in england this week. will be a white paper setting up new plans to drive up standards. that comes after two incredibly difficult years for the education sector during the pandemic. the continuing concerns of lost learning and the impact of the most vulnerable children. we're joined now by the education secretary, nadhim zahawi. thank you very much for being on the program this morning. we'll get to education in a minute, but i want to start with ukraine. in particular, those comments by president joe biden. for god sake, this man cannot remain in power. does the uk government also think that putin has to go? >> i think that's up to the russian people. the russian people are pretty fed up with what is happening in ukraine, the illegal invasion, the destruction of

their own livelihoods, their economy is collapsing around them. i think the russian people will decide the fate of putin and his cronies. the important thing to remember, there is evidence that war crimes have been committed in the ukraine, targeting of civilians, and you will know the deputy prime minister has been working with the international criminal court to make sure that evidence is well documented, and collected. so that those who commit war crimes no, there is a day of reckoning. >> you very clear, our new -- russian people to decide who the president's. it's not helpful, is it, coming from joe biden? the u.s. president coming -- doesn't always and will. >> i think the white house has been very clear, after that speech, which was a very steep powerful speech by biden, talking -- actually, it's an illegal

invasion of ukraine, and that must end. i think that's with the president is talking about. i think it's right, that is for the russian people to decide how they're governed. i suspect, as i say to you, many of them will have friends, or family, that are ukrainians. and having innocent ukrainians murdered by putin's regime is not something that sits well with the russian people either. i think it's important to remember that they will decide that. they will make that decision, ultimately. >> he was wrong to say that? >> no. what i'm saying to -- the president gave a very powerful speech on this. i think the united states and the united kingdom agree, that is up to the russian people to decide. they would certainly -- and understand their wishes. i suspect the majority of russians see the invasion as a

legal, and with this word. and >> might be scaling back its ambition in ukraine, that the defense ministry saying its main goal was the development of the donbas region in the. east windsor ladies intelligence about what's actually happening and ukraine? . >> clearly, the russian military is miscalculated. i think the initial shock and awe of taking -- they've defended their country. they believe in their freedom, they believe in justice in the rule of law and, their democracy, which is why the russian military are finding a much tougher and losing tens of thousands of innocent young men, who've been sent to the front line, not knowing why they're invading a neighboring country. they're paying the price. >> it may be a change tragedy, you think? >> clearly.

if you look at the ministry of defense's assessment that we're putting out, you're having real problems. -- >> sanctions on russian should only come off after a full cease-fire and withdrawal from either ukraine. do you think that's the condition of peace deal? is that we're moving towards? >> it has to be. any peace deal has to take into account the wish of the four ukrainian people. i also think president zelenskyy's right about this. any serious peace deal has to be negotiated face to face, between president zelenskyy and putin. -- that's only where putin is only going to be -- the only thing that the regime understands is the strength -- and of course a strengthen result of the ukrainian people. i think president zelenskyy's absolutely right. all this stuff will not be taken seriously by him or the

ukrainian people, unless putin is prepared to sit down with. him >> just to be clear, no sanctions coming off till this 's withdrawal? >> absolutely right. i think the russian illegal invasion has to end, and the russian army has to leave ukraine. it's up to the ukrainian people. they must be very much the ones who decide with that piece looks like. >> just to take a step back for a minute. we've seen millions of people displaced from ukraine, families, children. you come to the uk, your family, from saddam hussein's iraq -- you've always said that you're not if you, but immigrants. at the same time, -- does it bring back memories. how do you feel for some of those children? you see the moving across? >> very much so.

-- combination of, anger loss. huge loss, because you're ripped away from all those things you held dear, and this protective layers of family and home. you don't understand why this is happening to you. so, i absolutely feel that, which is why my department has made preparations to take up to 1000 ukrainian children and they are education system, for early years, the primary, secondary, of course the colleges and universities. we will deliver that. we did it for the afghan -- we're doing it with the hongkongers, hundred and 4000 have fled to settle here as. well >> how did you feel as an 11 year old boy, not speaking english? >> fear. the first few weeks, i sat in the back of class -- i hated at the back of the class, because children can be cruel. i tried to string words together in my, head few words i knew, as i began to read and

write to try and make a sentence, to join and subject matter. when i had made that they, had already moved down. the early few weeks, my teachers thought i had learning difficulties, which is where our green paper so important next week. it was our white paper as well, because my parents understood the value of education. my mother always uses stay -- work hard and focus on education. that's only when i started to think of a language, that those opportunities really unlock for me. i want the system, which is why the white paper is so important, to work for every child. a strong, school great teacher for every child, the right place at the right time to deliver that. the white paper, i think, will go a long way toward it. -- what is the big idea then? >> the big idea is learn from

the evidence. we are about to announce or 10,000 the cad me, that's real skill. i have 22,000 schools, approximately, in england. the evidence is that a family of schools, that is tightly supported, really well managed, in a strong for performing multi academy trust -- some of them -- the strong performing ones have delivered outstanding results. the white paper will essentially the roadmap, to getting all schools into that strong family of schools. with some really strong targets. at the moment, only two thirds, 65%, of primary school children, finish primary school with the ability to read, write and do maths, to a good standard. room to raise that to 90%. on secondary school, we're going to -- unmask from four point, 5 to 5.

now, that sounds -- only 0.5 -- actually, it means all children -- >> would actually happens? >> if a child falls behind, i have the national tutoring program, which is part of the five billion we are investing in recovery. teachers will actually identify with that is and be able to use -- in the past, it's been the privilege of fortune and parents, while their parents, now it's available to every child. my message to families, watching this at home, is askar school. are they participating in the -- it's a really important program to help their recovery. of course, help us make those targets. >> and you want longer school day for all schools? >> the average school day is 32 and a half hours, but thousands of schools are ten, 20, 30

minutes lower than that. we want schools to be from 9 am to 3:30. by the way, if it's 20 minutes lower, then the 32 and a half hours, that's equivalent of two weeks lost from the school. two weeks loss of learning is a big loss, which is why i want every school to do this. i like them all to do by the end of this year, but i know some of them have logistical problems, which is why we said, next year. >> okay. so, you want all schools to have this -- not a longer day, but assert amount of hours in the day -- the schools have struggled, haven't they, with the years of underfunding. i just want to show this graph, we shall bring them now. this is the funding gap between state and private schools, since the conservative entered in power. you can see the change of

funding. you can see there, the blue line is private schools. that's the fees parents pay per pupil. the red line a state school spending per pupil. this is the change per pupil. the dotted line, 20, ten where the conservatives entered power. if you're a parent looking at this, what do you think you would conclude about how the conservatives prioritize state pupils? >> you remember in 2000 89, that was the financial crisis that led to us having to tighten our belts, and of course try and get the economy back on his feet. thank goodness we managed to do that, -- 400 billion, making sure that people's jobs in -- businesses are protected. if you look at -- is an additional seven billion by 2024, 25.

four billion of that -- >> it's it's effectively restoring effectively restoring, per pupil funding how to 2010 levels? people are you've got a lost decade, funding these levels. you've got it the haven't you? past decade, effectively of growth and funding for comprehensive schools in peoples. >> but ultimately, as i just explained, you have to get through the financial crisis on the backs of -- . but the important thing is to continue that investment, and deliver. it's not just seven billion by the way. i've got five billion for recovery, as well. part of that is a national tooting program. -- and of course teachers have done a brilliant job. thinking about how they have to come through. even omicron. 99% of schools are open. the virus has not gone away. we still have 95% of sense of teaching staff and school staff. so i'm very conscious that we have to cut heap continuous sport of teaching. but the best way to do that is

the vaccination program. we have the booster, and the announcements that we will go further with protecting the most vulnerable with a fourth shot. and of course, making sure that we keep supporting schools. for that direct public -- >> you're talking about the pandemic which obviously had a really devastating impact on the schools. it widened inequality as well. private schools are the top -- . based on last year, comprehensive schools are 3.9% increase. you said that clothing schools, moving back was a mistake. was counseling a mistake as well? >> i think that the secretary of state had very little choice. when the inquiry will look at decisions made to get that countries -- >> would you have done? it would you have canceled exams? >> if i had only had much choice. the truth is that the closure of schools, when i reflect on that, was a mistake. and i will do everything in my

power never again to close schools. and the president absolutely agrees with me. not just the learning loss, but the mental strain on long people. the anxiety. if you look at what the commission has done serving half 1 million children. they said they really wanted to go back to school. i was at top bridge academy last week, and they said to me, the worst thing that happened to us is that we had to be at home and learn a home. i saw it for myself with my own child, so, i will do everything in my power to make sure they don't do that. part of it, learning to live with covid is very much around that. but it is the teachers and support staff in schools who have allowed us to get through this position. >> so closing the schools was a mistake. if you've got more money for schools, so, it -- wasn't enough previously. we've talked about the inequality gap. your predecessor was awarded and knighted -- government williamson. what is that for?

services to georgia's johnson's leadership campaign? >> i'm gonna say something to you about -- which wasn't university popular. but being in the department, and seeing -- . is he levels. the skills right paper, and the skills ball which is about -- , was gabrielle williamson's work. when i was in the department, and decisions are made -- >> skills with consider the cinderella of the parliament we work on scales. t levels, lifelong learning entitlement, will transform the fortunes of young people in our country. who want to get into university. for that alone he deserves that right. >> right. we're expecting the government to publish his plan for energy. and there's a bit of a debate whether if you can relax planning rules to have wind falls being built. now, in 20 -- you had a letter opposing short

went. do you have changing your mind? >> no. i think that we carry the wiggle of lower coal people. whether it's a social way. we have to learn how it is done well in other countries, and the way you do that is making sure that the local community have a real say. and want offshore wind, if that's what they want to have. but also we have seen great numbers in other countries, where if they built a nuclear power station within a certain radius of that power station, people get free power. so it is right to look at innovation, to make sure that we read in ourselves off of hydro bar carpets. we have to do that well. part of that is making sure that we will take care of the will of those people. >> just understand. do you agree with the will that the rules should be relaxed around -- ?

>> only if the local security supports having more short. wind >> is there around coming from mr. -- . >> now there is no wound. we have a cabinet where we discuss things, and we agree we take the agreement seriously. >> now, energy bills are going through the roof. this is why we're looking at these innovations. inflation hit 8%. the resolution foundation saying half 1 million children are pushed below the poverty line. richardson have to come up with more support, isn't he? >> so, we are, today in, a global battle against inflammation. literally, the world is babbling this. the u.s., europe. we are. what does that mean to the consumer? your viewers? when you do battle against inflation, it means the cost of everything from your shopping basket, to your energy levels going up. what we want to do is say,

actually what's worked's local government knows who is refundable. so we've doubled the size -- of >> has a gun enough? >> he's got 22 billion for one year of help. and i put one year of it for energy. and the rest of it is things like making sure people on universal credit, keep more of the money. >> do you think he has done enough then? >> i think he will continue to keep an eye on this. it's only right. it's irresponsible for me to say job done, because elementary prices are volatile, inflation remains high, be so it would at be absolutely irresponsible to say job done. but what i can say to do is just putting two on a two billion to work, after spending for the pandemic is the right thing to do. the universal credit table, on friday, the national living wage will go up. which means 1000 pounds for those most vulnerable. so we have to continue to rely

on this. but i think 22 billion and one year of help, when you just bench 400 billion, is the right thing to do. >> i just want to end by talking about prince william's caribbean tour. there have been a few carrot trevor shull moments. i think we remember the picture of the fence, the duke and duchess of cambridge to touch hands of some of those children. and we can see some of the video of that tour there. now he has of knowledge the growing republicans that were within the common law saying that the children brought into sharper focus questions about the possible future. he in the duchesses said they are committed to service, and that is not telling people what to do. do you think this could be the beginning of the end for the commonwealth? >> no i think it will be the beginning of strengthening the commonwealth because it will be particularly what's prince william who believes deeply in the commonwealth, is right to say. people need to side

independently if they want to be part of the commonwealth family. and that decision will strengthen the commonwealth. not take away from it. which is why i think he's being very wise in choosing his words carefully. >> okay. thank you very much. nadine. thank you. let's get laborers cake now. we're joined by the pence secretary jonathan ashworth, thank you for being on the program today. mr. ashworth hopefully -- yuppie or their. i want to talk to you first about the situation in ukraine, if i may. joe biden, the u.s. president has said that putin in his words cannot remain in power. i mean, no matter how horrific war crimes have been committed, is it wise for the u.s. president to be calling for a regime change? >> well, the united states and the united kingdom and our allies have been clear about

what we think about the action that russia is taken in ukraine. the labour party are entirely supports what we're doing internationally what we're doing in the nato alliance. we support with the united states is doing. this is why we want to go as far sibley can as foreign sanctions on russia. albeit, the comments that the united states have made for the white house to clarify, i think they put comments out about that. but we have to do all we can to impose the national pressure on russian regions. we said we don't want the government to go farther and faster. but we also want to support ukraine with what assistance and listen carefully on what ukraine calls foreign assistance, and make sure that things are done about refugees. and it is great that the business team -- inside a refugee program. but we still have too much bureaucracy in place.

and we do all we can to save refugees, that we obviously ought to take. >> okay, and talk there about the need to step up assistance to do all we can. but i think it's important to get into specifics, isn't it. the easiest thing is to do whatever we can, look at what ukraine is asking for. president zelenskyy has called on european countries to do more, hasn't he? what specifically do you see the uk can actually do in your opinion? >> well, we've obviously offered equipment, we need to -- our defense experts will want to consider carefully the requests for equipment and what is appropriate. we have supported the government on that one. and continues for the government and whatever issues they continue to take. but we also need to do more in the monetary inside as well. there's so much purest you're seeing in place, which is particularly the place for british families to take in

refugees. i've been asked to do, and signed up, and are wanting to do. so there's a number of things to go further and faster. but there is no division between the labour party, and it's the -- , and our commitment to nato, and our commitment to do the right thing. and it's only for conflict. >> okay, we just heard from the education secretary there is lots going on domestically with the cost of living emergency, effectively a crisis that is hitting the united kingdom. firstly, just clear something up. -- he gave his spring statement. and after he finished unveiling that support, does -- there was someone shouting is that it? was that you? >> yes, it was me. and the reason that was me was i thought -- in what is an incredibly serious trial, we talked about ukraine, failed to rise to the moment, failed to deliver to the rich people, as a

consequence of the decisions that british officials have paid, it will be cut in real terms by the biggest amount for 50 years. the checks vernon is gonna be the highest since the 40s. the collapse and living sanders is gonna be dramatic to the 50s. later this week, university credit will be done -- and that means over million people push into poverty. many pensioners push in the poverty. 500,000 children pushing the poverty. people watching the show this morning, you can't fill up the car, who's covered our bed, their children are hungry, and that's a price worth paying? will we as a party don't. >> here's the problem, though. money, effectively. i don't think anyone will disagree about the constant that you have expressed about families and how they're not

going to cope with of months and years ahead. you want more money for pensioners, the money for -- , obviously more money to tackle the cost of living. emergency, energy bills, that if it's. i know you're gonna stop talking to the chancellor about your windfall, but things are of course very voters well. tears -- in the last year. is it not important for the governments to also maintain some physical discipline? >> well, i wish i had more room to maneuver for this. but rather than acting in the interest of the british people, he was playing games. he was acting in his own interest. because he thinks by offering an interim tax cut through the air it will help him politically with conservative mps if there is a contest, or for his own reelection bed. i don't believe that putting 1.3 million into poverty because you're imposing a lot

of -- two universal credit. you're proposing the biggest cut a pension for 50 years is fair. governments is about choices. and he could've taken a different set of choices, he could've imposed a windfall tax of -- , they know oil companies of weighed. and a, -- to stop functioning with their energy bells. he chose not to do that. instead, he has tax writers, he has severe cuts to the pension, and won't support universal credit, and wants people to be grateful because two years down the world there is going to be an income tax cut. even though that incompatible tax cut nowhere near upsets the 15 tax writers that he's imposing the british people. 300 pounds extra in the household as he does the -- . he is mr. tax, and the british people who are paying the price. >> it is very clear that --

has seen his difficult headlines this week. i think that goes without saying. who would you prefer to face in an election? boris johnson or -- >> here's the thing. i don't care -- that is facing headlines. i'm more concerned about the difficult circumstances that is pensioners are facing. the difficult circumstances that others are facing with the cost of living. cutting back on holiday meals, a cut pension is telling me that i'm not using that oven because i don't want to cut off the bills associated with them. before going into a hot showers, because they worry about the beers with hot water. that's what makes me angry. the biggest real terms cut in the pension for 50 years. and does he make that a pars worth paying. if he makes a price of -- a because he is pushing people

into poverty because he thinks by being clever, that allows him to cut tax in a couple years time. that's not right. it's a price worth paying. guess >> now, let's just move on. i'm quite keen to talk to you about covid, the pension is brief at the moment but you shared a price with -- throughout the pandemic. so just to put that hat back on briefly. covid cases are rising we've seen more than 16 people fight to help the virus. how worried should we be about that? >> i always said that living with covid is not the same as ignoring covid. but i also said that there will come a point when because of our advances in vaccination, in antiviral medicines, that we will be able to move away from the restrictions that suffers to be in place. two years ago. when you look at where the infection rates are higher