ok, david gauke, thank you very much indeed.us on nature and the natural world. 45 governments from around the world are expected to pledge urgent action and investment to shift to more sustainable ways of farming. meanwhile, a day of global protests demanding stronger action on climate change has begun. the first events took place in australia, with others planned in nearly 200 cities around the world. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow. the march hare began earlier today. we can still see some people behind you, are they preparing for another event or is that march now over? i am at a rather blustery glasgow green, this is where the rally and march is going to end, so people haven't quite arrived yet. they started off at kelvingrove park in the west end of the city, which is about three miles from here, so they have been making their way here probably for the last hour and a half, so we are not quite sure when to expect them. there is a heavy police presence here but none of the marchers all people from the ra

former conservative minister david gauke there.d figures from the government. of those who have tested positive, 30,693 have been reported. 155 deaths have also been recorded and thatis deaths have also been recorded and that is deaths within 28 days of a positive test. we willjust that is deaths within 28 days of a positive test. we will just scroll the page up for you so you can follow it with us. certainly, those main figures at the top are showing the numbers of people who have been vaccinated and, at the moment, we are looking at the population aged 12 and above. so of those who have received their first dose, 87.3 and fully inoculated is at 79.7% of the total population from the age of 12 upwards. so 30,693 people have tested positive and 155 people have died following a positive covid test. cop26 continues in glasgow with the focus on nature and the natural world. 45 governments from around the world are expected to pledge urgent action and investment to shift to more sustainable ways of farming. meanwhile, climate protests

that was a david gauke speaking earlier.xpected to pledge urgent action and investment to shift to more sustainable ways of farming. meanwhile, climate protests have got under way across the uk and ireland to demand action to tackle climate change. tens of thousands of demonstrators have braved pouring rain in glasgow and the event is expected to be the biggest protest during the un climate conference taking place in the city. about 200 similar marches are being held across the world. there is a march going on at the moment and it is going to be heading where alexandra mckenzie is, our correspondent on the green and a number of activists are going to be speaking once the protest march comes to an end, i believe? yes. comes to an end, i believe? yes, that is absolutely _ comes to an end, i believe? yes, that is absolutely right. _ comes to an end, i believe? yes, that is absolutely right. i - comes to an end, i believe? yes, that is absolutely right. i am - comes to an end, i believe? us: that is absolutely right. i am here o

well, former conservative minister, david gauke, says sirjohn major's criticism isjustified.he government to sort of step in the way of the house of commons disciplinary processes, to enforce a whip, you know, in other words order conservative mps to vote a particular way on matters which are normally left to the individual position of members of parliament, and to try to sort of stand in the way of that process i think cannot be defended. i thinkjohn major is right to criticise that and he is right to say that this behaviour is not entirely novel or original for this government. there have been a number of occasions where the government has behaved badly in seeking to remove checks and balances and that does not do anything for the uk's system of government, it doesn't do anything for our international reputation and i think it is dangerous for us if this goes, if you like, unpunished, if the public aren't prepared tojust shrug their shoulders and i think it's important that conservative mps in particular make it very clear to the prime minister and to the government whips t

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