and we heard what he _ heard from gordon brown and we heard what he had _ heard from gordon browninvolved — think former prime ministers should be involved in this in any way and there _ be involved in this in any way and there witt— be involved in this in any way and there will be a recommendation for a tightening _ there will be a recommendation for a tightening of the rules. when there will be a recommendation for a tightening of the rules.— tightening of the rules. when devey cameron was _ tightening of the rules. when devey cameron was prime _ tightening of the rules. when devey cameron was prime minister, i tightening of the rules. when devey cameron was prime minister, he i cameron was prime minister, he suggested that he wanted to do that as well. that is an irony there. we'll see you in a0 minutes' time, before the time being, thank you for that first at the papers. west brom have given their faint survival hopes a boost. it's back to back wins for the baggies after they beat matheus peireira opened the scoring from the penalty spot for the home sidejust after the half ho

, a former prime minister— is gordon brown, a former prime minister said this morning is are thent strict enough, strong enough, should former prime minister and former— should former prime minister and former ministers be involved in this sort of— former ministers be involved in this sort of activity at all for certainty after coming out of office? — certainty after coming out of office? my instinct is that this inquiry— office? my instinct is that this inquiry will result in those rules becoming — inquiry will result in those rules becoming stricter. is inquiry will result in those rules becoming stricter.— becoming stricter. is that enforceable? _ becoming stricter. is that enforceable? as - becoming stricter. is that enforceable? as david i becoming stricter. is that i enforceable? as david said becoming stricter. is that - enforceable? as david said in every walk of life, there are some lobbying going on and every party is involved in this. i lobbying going on and every party is involved in this.— involved in this. i think it is doable. involved in this. i think it is doable

it is all very well gordon brown saying that prime ministers, — gordon brown saying that prime ministers. yes, indeed, tony blair has made a big _ blair. yes, indeed, tony blair has made a big profit _ blair. yes, indeed, tony blair has made a big profit from _ blair. yes, indeed, tony blair has made a big profit from lobbying. l made a big profit from lobbying. betterjenkins said today there is no interest at the top of government of sorting this out because ministers and senior civil servant will soon be out of the door and stand to profit. —— bernard jenkins. he also says there is no watchdog, or there is a watchdog but it is toothless, to impose any sanctions if they step out of line. maybe we need someone to oversee what goes on. �* ~' , need someone to oversee what goes on. �* ~ , , , on. betterjenkins is very thoughtful— on. betterjenkins is very thoughtful about - on. betterjenkins is very thoughtful about these i on. betterjenkins is very - thoughtful about these things,. -- thoughtful about these things,. —— bernard _ thoughtful about these things,. —— bernard jenkins. thoughtf

brought a steady stream of interactions with c.e.o.s like disney's bob iger, and world leaders like gordon brown and donald trump. no longer sitting in the captain's chair of the pink business paper, he's published a book, "the powerful and the damned: private diaries in turbulent times." from the financial crises, to brexit, and the election of donald trump, barber's notes not only peel back a bit of the curtain that surrounded the individuals at the forefront of these moments, but offer an unflinching analysis of how he, as editor of a newspaper charged with covering them, responded. you detail a phone call early in your editorship, with-- from hank paulson. hank paulson is calling you from an airplane. he's just been nominated to be treasury secretary. you say this was a-- this type of relationship would be, play a vital role in, during your time as editor. why? >> i saw this, number one as, look, he's the treasury secretary, i run one of the most important newspapers in the world. knowing what is on his mind is very important. but i'm never going to be solely reliable on him. but i am going

shows the 10 year chart of gold and so obviously the gold bull market started back in 2003 when gordon brown sold half of britain's gold supply at the all time like 5000 year low so he's starting from like 2011 when the price was very high as you know the chart looks like from the 2011 high of 1900 of around 1800 fell and then went back up so in that time he's saying here's a chart of gold over the last 10 years it's up about 10 percent during this period we've run large deficits the entire time and in fact over the last year some of the biggest fiscal stimulus of all time during this time the size of the fed's balance sheet roast and the other 8 trillion dollars from under 3 trillion not all. he has gold performed poorly the dollar is still dominant right well that's only in dollar terms right so joe is over bloomberg it's a u.s. news service and it's for a u.s. audience but if you look at golden just about any other currency around the world it's doing fantastically well up particularly in currencies that are collapsing like the turkish lira obviously gold is skyrocketing against all other

the former prime minister, gordon brown, is calling on the richest countries to take urgent action to wants the leaders of the g7 to commit to a £22 billion programme, when the group meets in cornwall injune. speaking to my colleague lukwesa burak earlier, mr brown said it was essential to get the world vaccinated. i think we have done brilliantly to get nearly 70% of adults in britain vaccinated. it is only 1% of adults in sub saharan africa are vaccinated, nobody is safe will stop nobody will be safe until everybody is safe or we do not vaccinate africa, asia and the middle east until 2021 and we do not complete it till 2023, the disease will mutate and spread. we open up the economy brilliantly now and we have to close down because another version of the virus comes into the country because we have not had vaccination in some of the poorest parts of the world. i say this is a small price to pay in keeping people safe. i hope onjune the 13th when the summit is convened, they can agree on a formula so each pays a share so we can get vaccinations into all of the countries where it is

gordon brown today said former prime ministers should never lobby for commercial purposes.y text messages to their private numbers. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. decisions made behind whitehall�*s closed doors affect millions of us and billions of pounds. so there is big business in using contact and compositions to persuade those with power to act. lobbying is allowed, but look who once warned it could go badly wrong. i’m but look who once warned it could go badly wrong-— badly wrong. i'm talking about lobb in: badly wrong. i'm talking about lobbying and _ badly wrong. i'm talking about lobbying and we _ badly wrong. i'm talking about lobbying and we all— badly wrong. i'm talking about lobbying and we all know - badly wrong. i'm talking about lobbying and we all know howl badly wrong. i'm talking about. lobbying and we all know how it works. figs lobbying and we all know how it works. �* . . . lobbying and we all know how it works. ., ., lobbying and we all know how it works. a. ., ., ., works. as an eager opposition leader he was worried. _ works. as an ea

is it ok for david cameron, tony blair, and gordon brown to be lobbying in government now?. you cannot have a law which is enforceable ten years after you have left a job which restricts what you can do. itjust wouldn't work. and what's the problem we are really worried about? we are worried about the people in public office making the people in public office making the wrong decisions because they are under the influence of the wrong people. let under the influence of the wrong eo - le. . , ~ under the influence of the wrong ..eole, under the influence of the wrong --eole. ., ., people. let me ask you about... that's what _ people. let me ask you about... that's what we _ people. let me ask you about... that's what we need _ people. let me ask you about... that's what we need to - people. let me ask you about... that's what we need to tackle... what about those in office, do you think rishi sunak, who was the chancellor david cameron was texting, behaved responsibly? do you think matt hancock, the health secretary, who went for a private drink with david cameron behaved ap

from his statement last night, but the issue is rumbling on, and the former labour prime minister gordon brownan't comment on the individual detail of this, but for me there are principles about public service. it cannot ever become a platform for private gain. ministers must never be lobbying, former ministers, prime ministers, must never be lobbying for commercial purposes. current ministers should not be entertaining such lobbying. and if we can't succeed in achieving this, stopping it by the flexibility of the rules, we're going to have to pass laws to make sure that, at least for, say, five years, no serving or former prime minister or minister is ever lobbying for any commercial purpose within government. it simply brings public service into disrepute. reaction too this morning from senior conservative backbench mp sue bernard jenkin, who has called the whole story corrosive and devastating and said the changes are needed to the civil service code and the ministerial code. so while david cameron clearly seems to believe, with his statement, that he has answered any questions hanging over

things she was fulfilling a right up to the point at which, probably afterwards, she was advising gordon brown that argument as well.— argument as well. thank you very much forjoining _ argument as well. thank you very much forjoining us. _ the government has announced more details about an independent review into lobbying by the former prime minister david cameron on behalf of the failed financial services company greensill. mr cameron insists he broke no rules but admits he should have used more formal channels. let's get more from our political correspondent nick eardley. this is an independent review, as i say, david cameron and most mps would admit he didn't break any rules, so what exactly are they looking into? istate rules, so what exactly are they looking into?— rules, so what exactly are they looking into? rules, so what exactly are they lookin: into? . ., ., ., looking into? we have had some of the broad terms _ looking into? we have had some of the broad terms of— looking into? we have had some of the broad terms of the _ looking into? we have had some of the broad terms of the enq

the former labour prime minister gordon brown has also weighed into the debate saying it is simply noty that they might be working for. and now this investigation announced by downing street so it will be called an independent introduction investigation, commissioned by the prime minister, led by nigel boardman, he is also a lawyer. we were told by the spokesman a —— that the independent review will look into the awarding of contracts or supply chain finance, that is a certain type of financing technique, which was offered by greensill capital, the company david cameron was working for and the independent review will also look at how contracts were secured and how business representatives engage with government and we are told the prime minister wants this revealed to be completed promptly and it comes after weeks of revelations about former prime minister david cameron perseus activities. he was prime minister for six years but it's david cameron's actions after leaving office that are under scrutiny now. goodbye, sir! in particular, his work for this man, lex greensill, who'd been an

gordon brown says that if the existing rules cannot be made to work, maybe we need a new law that wouldnd 8.40. ifi if i ever miss a meeting again, i will say, sorry, iwas if i ever miss a meeting again, i will say, sorry, i was painting! here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. and there is snow about, isn't there? . and there is snow about, isn't there? , , ., and there is snow about, isn't there? , i. . and there is snow about, isn't there? , , ., .y . ., 4' there? yes, you may well have woken u . there? yes, you may well have woken u- to it there? yes, you may well have woken up to it across — there? yes, you may well have woken up to it across parts _ there? yes, you may well have woken up to it across parts of _ there? yes, you may well have woken up to it across parts of wales, i up to it across parts of wales, central and southern england, and for the week ahead we are looking at sunshine and showers, some could be wintry and we are looking also at overnight frosts. you can see this is where the snow is at the moment. it has been steadily pushing southwards, and it wi

gordon brown not calling an election 2008, that didn't affect the economy, that didn't affect the economyll. i'm still not sure yet but one of those stories we've seen over the weekend mightjust be that one that does cut through and change the current positive reputation that borisjohnson has among the voters. thank you, chris. good to talk to you. the first uk medical supplies have arrived in india, as the country struggles with an unprecedented surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. the uk has airlifted ventilators and oxygen equipment, but much more is needed. there have been more than 320,000 new infections today, and the world health organization says three variants of the virus have contributed to the spread, along with a failure to stop recent large gatherings. rajini vaidyanathan with this report. a collective loss that's hard to process as the pyres keep burning. there's a tragic inevitability in india, because tomorrow these scenes will be the same. round the clock, volunteers have been helping to cremate those who have died. translation: 5096 of deaths are not registered b

to the tories again in 1990 with their new prime minister, john major, tap labour in 2007 with gordon brownhese owners that has to have fan involvement, because it cannot carry on like this. we can't have owners like that, they're invisible to us. chelsea manager thomas tuchel has criticised the new champions league format, saying coaches and players have not been consulted on plans to add more games to an already busy schedule. the number of teams participating in the group stage of the champions league will increase from 32 to 36. it comes after the collapse of plans for a european super league. all these discussions about super league may forget that we have now a new form at a champions league very soon. did they ask any coach about this, i don't think so. didn't ask me, that they ask any player? i don't think so, it's just more games, it is not more quality, just more games. who will play these games? at the same time, we had three substitutes here in the premier league in the toughest competition. no, iam not happy about this format, not at all. reading and former england player fara

also, former prime minister gordon brown, who is unsure about the super league proposals.football league. the fans are unhappy about the way it has been run, about decisions made. here is phil brown. you can see it's a beautiful part of the world — you can see it's a beautiful part of the world i— you can see it's a beautiful part of the world. i thought i could bring that sunshine back to the players. a couple _ that sunshine back to the players. a couple of _ that sunshine back to the players. a couple of wins, everybodyjust starts — couple of wins, everybodyjust starts believing again. do couple of wins, everybody 'ust starts believing again.�* couple of wins, everybody 'ust starts believing again. do you think ou milht starts believing again. do you think you might be _ starts believing again. do you think you might be able _ starts believing again. do you think you might be able to _ starts believing again. do you think you might be able to pull— starts believing again. do you think you might be able to pull off - starts believing again. do you think you might be able