you have the covid recovery group, _ groups. you have the covid recovery grouo, the _ groups. ch group, and so it is very— the european research group, and so it is very difficult to corral and bring those different groups together, and the concern for number 10 is a _ together, and the concern for number 10 is a lot _ together, and the concern for number 10 is a lot of— together, and the concern for number 10 is a lot of the different groups are openly— 10 is a lot of the different groups are openly criticising the prime minister — are openly criticising the prime minister. rewinding to when theresa may was _ minister. rewinding to when theresa may was prime and esther, it was more _ may was prime and esther, it was more binary, it was depicted years and the _ more binary, it was depicted years and the remainers. —— was prime minister — and the remainers. —— was prime minister it— and the remainers. —— was prime minister. it was the brexiteers. when _ minister. it was the brexiteers. when you — minister. it was the brexiteers. when you are in a situation like this, _ when you

you have been a leader of one rebellion and one group on brexit, one of the leaders of the covid recovery groupe leader of the conservative way forward, a thatcherite group. you do talk as if politics is always about principle and rarely about compromise. do you think that is right? no, politics has always got to be about compromise. i think if you only had people in politics with a radical zeal that could never know compromise, you would have constant series of revolutions. so, i am willing to compromise and of course on the big issues where i have taken a stand, i can see why people would say, he is uncompromising, but that is because i have taken a stand on an issue. even on brexit in the end i compromised, as i remember discussing with you on that today programme. but day after day after day, i need to look at measures and say, well, i am just going to support the government. i've got some concerns, for example, about the way protests will be policed, but in the end, i am going to support the relevant bill. we'll come to that because it is an interesting test of your commitment to being a l

one of the members of the covid recovery group, former chief whip, leading the group, he's done an interestings johnson needs to come to the house of commons and say the current plan b measures in place for england need to be it. they need to go by the end of january. to be it. they need to go by the end ofjanuary. there to be it. they need to go by the end of january. there can to be it. they need to go by the end ofjanuary. there can be no more. we need to move on. he says there will be a massive rebellion against boris johnson if he doesn't. eeen be a massive rebellion against boris johnson if he doesn't.— johnson if he doesn't. even more than those _ johnson if he doesn't. even more than those who _ johnson if he doesn't. even more than those who rebelled - johnson if he doesn't. even more than those who rebelled last - johnson if he doesn't. even more . than those who rebelled last month. quite big. they will be talking about that in the papers. because if it was in the ft, it'll be on the front pages. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front p

said steve baker who is an influential figure on the conservative backbenches, part of you covid recovery groupan b restriction lifted on the 26th of— plan b restriction lifted on the 26th ofjanuary. i think the data now supports that with cases come down _ now supports that with cases come down and _ now supports that with cases come down and i— now supports that with cases come down and i would very much like to see that _ down and i would very much like to see that happen. actually on this bil see that happen. actually on this big call— see that happen. actually on this big call of— see that happen. actually on this big call of not closing down over christmas — big call of not closing down over christmas boris was right and i am very pleased he kept society open on christmas _ very pleased he kept society open on christmas open. it was a brave call and i'm _ christmas open. it was a brave call and i'm glad — christmas open. it was a brave call and i'm glad you made it. you think the prime minister _ and i'm glad you made it. you think the prime minister is... _ and i'm glad you made it. you

to continue with an important and robust recovery against the significant challenges that covid still poses. >> today you will be welcoming new members to the groupticular from germany, and you actually visited the minister a couple of days ago what was the message that he gave you, and what sort of stance are you expecting from the new german government? >> >> i had the opportunity to visit the minister on monday and my colleagues in lithuania and latvia but the german perspective i would expect to hear today as well the minister was clear that our focus has to be on how we recover from the pandemic. we're all aware of the effect the omicron variant is having in different parts of europe at the moment while the minister emphasized to me the important issues of sustainability, responsibility with our national finances, shared his views on the future of banking union i think it's fair to say that he's aware while we have a recovery under way there are still challenges and threats to that recovery due to covid-19 and the latest development of that disease and i would expect, across today, that kind of balance is something that minister litner will

>> this is a covid-led comeback, a group that five years ago saw its revenue plunged to $300 million, but they have since led a remarkable recoveryy to division that has produced lloyd blankfein, so it has been important to the bank. it does well in volatile years. its success is countercyclical. what we saw in the pandemic was a crazy shift in the commodities market, oil prices turning negative, then turning around. goldman sachs benefited from the power grid failure in the u.s. last winter in the northern hemisphere, and then there is the frenzied move in the european markets at the end of last year, of the division which was facing cutbacks is now one of the biggest success stories. haslinda: what will this translate to with earnings next week? >> it does highlight how the pandemic has allowed it to flourish. goldman does not break out earnings, but unit revenue surpassed $2.2 billion last year. the person who heads the division is poised to take on one of the biggest bonuses of our partners at goldman when we get the earnings next week. this should offset some of the less than stellar numbers were expecting from the fixed inc

group. and consumption in the economy is getting further delayed due to the zero-covid policy. otherwise, i think the online economy, the new economy, beyond the physical part of the economy, overall recovery that is why we see a robust export growth from china. this coming year, 2022, we are seeing robust 10% growth in export. domestic consumption should increase as the covid situation eases this year. haidi: is that optimism reflect in your hiring plans this year? are you seeing their level of churn that was such a big story in the junior levels last year and other banks? eugene: our financial services is next, people -- our business, which is the financial services business, april are key. we are always looking for new talent. overall, we are always looking for the right talent. as we continue to focus on expanding our leadership position in investment banking, but at the same time, to expand our asset management business in china. all three businesses are expanding in china so naturally we are out there looking for more talent. haidi: can you give us some insight on the csrc's consultation process for overseas listings? does it placed more onus on being it bigger bank? eugene: overall