i thinki have been grant shapps — ahead either. i thinki have been grant shapps in _ ahead either.d either. i thinki have been| grant shapps in the wrong camp, there. i apologise for that. grant shapps is pushing for travel to open up shapps is pushing for travel to open up as well. it is fiendishly complicated, for the government to know quite what to do and for us to keep abreast of it. and further your holiday, you might put off twice over the last couple of years is going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view, this going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view. this is — going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view, this is ludicrous _ going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view, this is ludicrous complexity, i view, this is ludicrous complexity, horrendous — view, this is ludicrous complexity, horrendous uncertainty. it causes huge _ horrendous uncertainty. it causes huge anxiety, and at the end of the day, we _ huge anxiety, and at the end of the day, we are — huge anxiety, and at the end of the day, we are a successful country that has — day, we are a successful country that has done s

this morning, the transport secretary grant shapps, who is a former chairman of the conservative partyearlierfor his thoughts on the matter, saying there is nothing wrong with donations to political parties, per se, but there is in his eye is a problem here. what is so concerning about what we have seen in relation to this special club for the conservatives is sort of a cash for access and the influence that is being bought by this process. and it is the latest example of one rule for them and another rule for everybody else. what we have called for is transparency. tell us who has been involved in this, who has been meeting who, and how much money has exchanged hands. but we cannot have this sleaze, this murky cash for access. a particularly generous group of party donors, as the rose network's chair circle, you can find details about that online. it talks about those giving more than £5,000 a year to the party being able to gain access to, among other things, a preconference reception with the party's deputy leader, angela rayner. so far, the conservatives have shown no sign of going

grant shapps says the changes will stay in place for the next few weeks, transport secretary, so people, if you ask travel agents, travel businesses, they say consumer confidence is still pretty low and people seem quite reluctant to do a lot of booking into the autumn and winter. although 2020 they say is looking pretty strong as people perhaps are a bit more optimistic about next year. amsterdam has marked the 25th anniversary of its first pride parade. around ten thousand people carried rainbow flags and banners through the city, capping off a month of events. car horns toot. a demonstration of equality with a clear message. all chant. a walk through the historic city centre is how thousands marked the 25th anniversary of amsterdam's pride festival. and while the party atmosphere gripped the streets... cheering and applause. ..some marched with these flags in hand, representing countries where homosexuality is still against the law. in 2001, the netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise same—sex marriage. but according to a report by human rights watch, there were

let's talk to the transport secretary, grant shapps. thank you forjoining us.re five to 6000 british people - there at the moment? we think there are five to 6000 british people in - are five to 6000 british people in mexico and they will be making arrangements to come home. and mexico, unlike the european countries going onto the green light, does not have the same level of vaccination and i imagine it has made a more tricky situation there. mexico is on the red list, many people will be saying that spain for example, or even brands and even india, let's take those three countries. they are seeing another rise in cases. brands have shown that they are now reintroducing certain restrictions, how can you guarantee people who are travelling that whilst they are out there, those countries won't go back onto the red list? in those countries won't go back onto the red list?— the red list? in the last year we have taken _ the red list? in the last year we have taken the _ the red list? in the last year we have taken the advice _ the red list? in the last year we have

this is a real movement by rishi sunak in particular and grant shapps. has been pretty overt that he was opposed to the barriers coming in for people travelling overseas, and it looks like he has won the day, and borisjohnson has a had to put on his own government's plans. and this will cheer the travel industry, will probably cheer consumers because it makes things just that bit simpler when you're deciding where you want to go and working out whether it is feasible or not and have a bit of a clear direction from government, but it comes with the warnings about whether things are opening up too quickly, and that is a debate that will rage, particular people peering at rates of coping and other countries. the daily telegraph, rachel cunliffe, has the same story on its front page with what might be a simmo that it had like to borisjohnson. with what might be a simmo that it had like to boris johnson.— had like to boris johnson. desk, he ste -s into had like to boris johnson. desk, he steps into safety _ had like to boris johnson. desk, he steps into safet

he said he had a good relationship with grant shapps, the british transport minister.ern city of herat. they said the taliban had launched several overnight attacks on security checkpoints near the city. a police commander and two of his bodyguards were killed in the fighting in herat. in lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, the military said it had launched a joint operation to clear militants from the city. intense clashes have been taking place in lashkar gah for more than a week with taliban militants fighting close to key government buildings. the un says it's deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians there. let's speak now to our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan — he joins us live from delhi. welcome to you. bring us up to date on what we know about what is happening on the ground in afghanistan? the happening on the ground in afghanistan?— happening on the ground in afghanistan? happening on the ground in afu hanistan? ., . , afghanistan? the three main cities, which are in — afghanistan? the three main cities, which are i

uk transport secretary, grant shapps, told me what is being done to help british people travelling to they will be making arrangements to come home. and mexico, unlike some of the european countries going onto the green list, does not have the same level of vaccination and i imagine it has made it a more tricky situation there. mexico is back on the red list, many people will be saying that spain, for example, or even france and even india, let's take those three countries. india is seeing another rise in cases. france have shown, certain measures, that they are now reintroducing certain restrictions, how can you guarantee people who are travelling that, whilst they are out there, those countries won't go back onto the red list? in the last year, we have taken the advice of scientists, know that the approach of having people double vaccinated is very important. it is one of the things that has enabled us to open up too many european locations as their vaccination levels have become higher enabling travel to take place. rather than last summer having weekly reviews of this, which meant