ione wells, thank you. we can talk— into politics. ione wells, thank you.litics. ione wells, thank- you. we can talk more about ukraine now. south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has said he will expand his country's military and humanitarian aid support to ukraine. he was speaking during a surprise visit in kyiv. he confirmed seoul would continue to supply much needed military equipment, including bulletproof vests and helmets. south korea has one of the largest stockpiles of ammunition in the world and a thriving defence industry. but government policy prohibits arms deliveries to countries at war. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception. let's hearfrom president yoon and president zelensky now. translation: south korea - will continue to provide military supplies that ukraine needs. following last year's military supplies such as bulletproof vests and helmets, we will support military equipment on a larger scale this year. translation: i can happily state that the agreement to transfer i the transport and special equipment, i

ione wells, thank ou for the allegations. ione wells, thank you for taking _ the allegations.getting more details coming out of report. joining me now is dr kate maltby, a journalist, academic and columnist for the i newspaper. she is also a campaigner against sexual harassment in politics. we spoke a few moments ago and we had been talking about how the complaints process functions at westminster. you had said you saw some positive changes but i want to come back to you and say, what more needs to change? has i come back to you and say, what more needs to change?— needs to change? as i said on this programme _ needs to change? as i said on this programme earlier, _ needs to change? as i said on this programme earlier, the _ needs to change? as i said on this programme earlier, the real - needs to change? as i said on this i programme earlier, the real failings programme earlier, the realfailings and weaknesses are still in the party political systems which assess complaints against people who are not necessarily mps but who are senior in the parties. i would also say here tha

ione wells, bbc news.by—elections in three westminster seats, all constituencies currently held by the conservatives. voting will take place on thursday in the north yorkshire seat of selby and ainsty, in borisjohnson 5 old west london consituency of uxbridge and south ruislip, and in somerton and frome. the former mp there, had faced allegations of sexual misconduct, but the claims have since been dropped, and a parliamentary panel has closed its investigation. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has visited all three constituencies, and reports now, from somerton and frome. this contest here in somerset is an insight into a crucial tussle come the next general election. a tussle between the conservatives and the liberal democrats. yes, labour and the greens and others are contesting this seat too but it's clear who the front runners are. the by—election has come about after the resignation of the guy who was elected as conservative mp after allegations of sexual misconduct and drug—taking. he admitted tak

ione wells, bbc news.ca curran is in st fergus, aberdeenshire where one of those carbon capture projects will be based. rebecca, these plans are dividing opinion, as we've seen. what have people been saying they are? weill. people been saying they are? well, ou “oin people been saying they are? well, you join me — people been saying they are? well, youioin me in _ people been saying they are? well, youjoin me in saint— people been saying they are? well, youjoin me in saint fergus, - people been saying they are? vii you join me in saint fergus, which is in aberdeenshire, and you can see the gas terminal behind me — that played host to the prime minister this morning where he made these series of announcements. and to set the scene for you, saint fergus already supplies up to 15% of the uk's gas on a daily basis, so it's already fulfilling much of the energy need of the uk. but this announcement will be welcome not only here, in saint fergus, but across the northeast as a welcome boost for jobs across the no

ione wells, bbc news. next, some sad wildlife news from scotland. of lewis. a warning, you might find some the pictures we are about to show upsetting. about 55 mammals washed up on the shoreline early on sunday morning, but only 10 are reported to be still alive. police are urging people to stay away from the area to give the remaining whales the best chance of survival. marine mammal medics are administering first aid. the reason for the stranding is not yet known. it is too early to say at the moment, our colleagues from the scottish marine animal team are on the scene as well and commence collecting samples and postmortem examinations on the animals that can tell us more about this in the stranding can be due to ill health in one or more members of the group of, as they have very close—knit social bonds and if one or two animals become stranded, this when you can find large mass strandings as the whole group then would not leave the animals that are in trouble and end up getting into trouble themselves. that's the only working theories at the mo

ione wells, bbc news.ournalist has been killed in a car park in the coastal city of acapulco. nelson matus was the founder and editor of a news website specialised in covering violence in the western state of guerrero. he was shot several times outside a shop on saturday night. mr matus is the second journalist killed in mexico injust over a week. more than 150 journalists have been killed in mexico this century. most of them were investigating crimes of mexico's powerful drug cartels and their illicit links with politicians and the security forces. iran has announced it is redeploying its morality police to enforce the country's mandatory hijab law. this comes ten months after of the death of a young woman, mahsa amini, in their custody. that event prompted widespread protests across the country, and led authorities to suspend the police force. earlier i spoke to our reporter azadeh moshri. well, when masa amini died in their custody, as we saw around the world, there was anger and protests on the streets

ione wells. from sale according to councils in england and wales, who want them off the shelves by next year. the local government association says more than a million disposable vapes are thrown away every week, and claims they appeal too strongly to children. but the uk vaping industry association argues they help smokers give up the habit, and can be recycled. angus crawford has more. cheap to buy, simple to use and littering our public spaces. more than 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. now the lga wants the government to ban all single—use vapes as soon as next year. so, what is the problem? it's not just that they litter our high streets. each one of these contains a tiny lithium ion battery wrapped in plastic and that is difficult to recycle. if it gets crushed in a bin lorry or waste disposal centre, it can catch fire. they are technically recyclable but there is a real difference between what is technically recyclable and what happens in practice. and we know that

ione wells, bbc news.ose carbon capture projects announced by the government be enough to offset the new push to drill more oil and gas? here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. "powering up britain, from britain" is the prime minister's slogan. he says he wants to "max out" oil and gas production from uk reserves. many climate scientists and environmentalists say the carbon dioxide emissions from these new projects will bust through the uk's climate targets. so, will the carbon capture and storage projects he has announced today offset the emissions? carbon capture and storage plants are designed to trap that planet—warming c02 — or take it directly from the atmosphere — and store it underground. take this gas—fired power station, for example. as the natural gas is burned to generate electricity, the carbon dioxide is separated out. it's pumped underground to be stored in empty gas and oil reservoirs. the government has announced investments in a plant at st fergus on the north east coast of scotland and

corre have ient ione wells. corre have they one wells. corre have they been iells.corre have they been saying today? ther about their big losses in selby mps about their big losses in selby but also in somerton as well, both south—west feeling tory mps in the south—west feeling nervous about some of those seats and the threat that but also that huge democrats oppose. but also that huge swing to labour in selby has got a mps nervous. they have lot of tory mps nervous. they have also been talking about how they feel like an already sort of bleak national picture for them in the polls wasn't helped by what some feel to be not a strong feel to be not a very strong campaign. i heard this a look through the campaign as well, for campaign. i heard this a look through the campaigi concerns for campaign. i heard this a look through the campaigi concerns that example, there were concerns that the conservative brand wasn't even being used on campaign literature. the conservative brand wasn't even being used on campaigr evenature. the conservative brand wasn't even being used o

ione wells, bbc news. by the government be enough to offset the new push to drill more oil and gas — and how does carbon capture actually work? our climate editorjustin rowlatt is here to explain. powering up britain, from britain is the prime minister's slogan. he says he wants to "max out" oil and gas production from uk reserves. many climate scientists and environmentalists say the carbon dioxide emissions from these new projects will bust through the uk's climate targets. so, will the carbon capture and storage projects he has announced today offset the emissions? carbon capture and storage plants are designed to trap that planet—warming co2 — or take it directly from the atmosphere — and store it underground. take this gas—fired power station, for example. as the natural gas is burned to generate electricity, the carbon dioxide is separated out. it's pumped underground to be stored in empty gas and oil reservoirs. the government has announced investments in a plant at st fergus on the north east coast

more on that in a moment from our climate editor — first, here's our political correspondent ione wells

ione wells, thank ou ve general election. ione wells, thank you very much _ general election.ging from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured. there were not enough ambulances, so people were taking their own cars. he says that several people around him died. he isn't sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency, and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said that they have struggled to identify all the dead. among those named is a local political leader. pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack. there has been an increase in violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province, leaving many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up

but look , they adopted a decree, uh, you allow how to call a governor in all ions, well , actually, why should we say that the honest governor of krasnoyarsk militarily, what will happen to ukraine? no, krasnoyarsk will suffer for the status of the krasnoyarsk aluminum plant, which he owns and does not want to give to any competitors , and to russia, this is the stage of the transition from a short mafia, and it is a hoax of ukrainians that there are even more people in russia who have ownership of your song. service to the press's fantasies ogo raznych boleh realnyh veshakh preservation of the public property loser of the war pants and maybe it is a feudal duty imposed on the governors to prepare to stir up the so-called mob reserve on the ground in order to, in the event of something, plug the bloody holes with it at the front or , in the event of something, to stabilize this or that caucasian prince of the type of kadyrov, and not only kadyrov, it can also fit into putin's scenario of the so-called protracted long war, but here the patriots in quotation marks began to burn, of co

ione wells, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.e in south yorkshire, they are designing it. the technology before behind tomorrow's trains, planes and automobiles have a home here, along with one of the world's biggest companies. we're learning how to produce safely, more sustainable aircraft at lower cost. the government believes investment zones will boost the wider regional economy. companies based here may benefit from grants to pay staff wages or build new buildings. some firms will get tax cuts and in total, eight investment zones will be created across england. we think it will attract {1.2 billion of investment and 8,000 jobs. the institute for government says investment zones have a history of not always delivering the benefits they claim but as the threat of a recession looms, or investment in our regions economy will be welcomed. you're live with bbc news. iran has announced that its morality police are returning to the streets, to enforce the country's mandatory hijab law. it comes 10 months after of the death of a youn

here's our political correspondent ione wells.g allegations against his deputy chief whip, chris pincher, led to his downfall as prime minister. now we know more about what those allegations were. they took place here — the private members' club the carlton club. a report by parliament's standards watchdog says... the report says mr pincher was intoxicated at the time. it adds that his behaviour was witnessed by at least one other person at the club and likely others too. the watchdog says his behaviour was shocking, deeply inappropriate and adversely impacted two unsuspecting individuals. and the conduct led to a misplaced public perception that mps do not have to abide by normal standards of behaviour. it concludes that his behaviour damaged the reputation of all mps and the house of commons, something mr pincher denies. but the report says he admitted it damaged his own reputation and that of the government and apologised to the individuals involved. the report recommends an eight—week suspension from the house of commons. the

look, they adopted a decree , eh, you decide how to call the governor in all the ions, well , they existarsk that there will be a handsome man from ukraine krasnoyarsk will suffer for the status of the krasnoyarsk aluminum plant, which he owns and does not want to give to any competitors , and to russia, this is the stage of the transition from the short , well, why isn't it a wax, i'm calm about what else there are more people in russia who have property in you, the song is a property, the service is more real than the political fantasies of the garden, more real things are the preservation of public property, the loser of the war, and maybe this is a feudal duty that is imposed on the governors, to prepare , to stir up, to stir up the so-called mob reserve on the ground in order to plug it in case of something bloody holes at the front or, in the case of something , to stabilize one or another caucasian prince, like kadyrov, and not only kadyrov , but it can also fit into putin's scenarios of the so-called protracted long war, but here the patriots began to burn in quotation marks, of

, one costasny house was accepted into a decree eh, you are allowed to call the governor in all ions, wellitary terms , that there will be a beauty with ukraine ? this is the stage of the transition from the kingship of the mafia, but i am calm because there are even more people in russia who have the song, property, and the idea of ​​serving for political fantasies. более Реальных вещах preservation of the common property of the loser of the war, and perhaps this is a feudal duty that is imposed on the governors to prepare to stir up the so-called mob reserve on the ground in order to, in the event of something , use it to plug bloody holes at the front or, in the event of something, to stabilize this or that caucasian prince according to the type of kadyrov and not only kadyrov, it can also fit into putin's scenario of a so-called protracted long war, but here the patriots in quotation marks began to burn, of course we are talking about a military the criminal strilkov's slides began to burn at work, they took them out, they fixed them. chahirkin has been asking for years, so to speak ,

that in a moment from our climate editorjustin rowlatt — but first, our political correspondent ione wells

let's talk to our political correspondent ione wells.nment has been responding. this is really a story about an individual�*s right to freedom of speech versus the right that companies have to choose who they do business with. nigel farage requested information from coutts which included minutes from a reputational risk meeting. these documents describe adverse press associated with nigel farage, including supporting novak djkovic's anti vaccine views and donald trump. they say some of his views are xenophobic, chauvinistic and racist and would present a reputational risk to the company. now, a source familiar with the process at coutts had told the bbc that his account had told the bbc that his account had been closed due to commercial reasons, i eat not meeting their wealth criteria. these documents conclude that while he had been below that criteria for some time, his views also played a role. the prime minister has said that this decision is wrong. banks do have the right to choose who they do business with, coutts make no secret abo

but first — this report from our political correspondent ione wells.

let's get the latest from our political correspondent ione wells.thinking on this? these recommendations - thinking on this? these recommendations have j thinking on this? these - recommendations have been on ministers�* desks for weeks now and the prime minister and chancellor are weighing up essentially whether to enable pay rises of what has been recommended between 6.5 and 6%. the strong suggestion from ministers is they will not, they have been stressing the need for social —— so—called discipline, worrying pay rises above a certain amount could fuel inflation. departments are told pay review bodies that within their existing budgets they could afford to pay rises of 3.5%. the chancellor has been clear that he does not want to borrow more money, fearing death itself could be inflationary. so it is likely if they do say that public sector workers can have pay rises of more than 3.5% that would have to come out of existing budgets. the challenge for government is if they don�*t accept these independent pay recommendations that is likely to trigge

let's talk to our political correspondent ione wells., what is the latest? this started when — claims, what is the latest? this started when nigel— claims, what is the latest? ti 3 started when nigel farage claimed publicly that coutts had shut his bank account for political reasons. at the time our business editor at simonjack was told by at the time our business editor at simon jack was told by well placed source with knowledge of the situation at coutts it was shut down for commercial reasons. they pointed to a section on the minimum amount that customers must spend, save and invest to bank with them. he did not dispute he had fallen below the threshold but he was sceptical pointing to other customers who had also fallen below and ask the bank for all the information held on him. as a result he received a long document of minutes of a meeting of the coutts wealth reputational risk committee and coutts have not denied the legitimacy of the document and we had a look on the daily mail website and the list advice price associated with hi

our political correspondent, ione wells, says his departure will be quite a loss for the conservativesace has told the sunday times he will be standing down as the defence secretary at the next reshuffle. we do not know when the next reshuffle will be although there has been lots of speculation that rishi sunak will be looking at reshaping his top team in september. ben wallace has also said he would not be seeking re—election as an mp at the next general election. again, we do not have a date for when that will be. allies of he is have said this is not a reflection on the prime minister and in his interview with the sunday times he has talked about how he has beenin he has talked about how he has been in politics for some form now for 24 years and are strongly suggested he will continue arguing for higher government spending on defence, saying rishi sunak had pledged to spend 2.5% of national income on defence but has not yet set a date for when that will be. i think his departure will be. i think his departure will be. i think his departure will be seen as quite a big blow for some i

here's our political correspondent ione wells. borisjohnson�*s handling of groping allegations against his deputy chief whip, chris pincher, led to his downfall as prime minister. now we know more about what those allegations were. they took place here — the private members' club the carlton club. a report by parliament's standards watchdog says. the report says mr pincher was intoxicated at the time. it adds that his behaviour was witnessed by at least one other person at the club and likely others too. the watchdog says his behaviour was shocking, deeply inappropriate and adversely impacted two unsuspecting individuals. and the conduct led to a misplaced public perception that mps do not have to abide by normal standards of behaviour. it concludes that his behaviour damaged the reputation of all mps and the house of commons, something mr pincher denies. but the report says he admitted it damaged his own reputation and that of the government and apologised to the individuals involved. the report recommends an eight—week suspensio

live now to our political correspondent ione wells in westminster.exactly what this report says. bring us up to date on exactly what this report save— bring us up to date on exactly what this report says-— this report says. essentially, last week, this report says. essentially, last week. there _ this report says. essentially, last week, there was _ this report says. essentially, last week, there was as _ this report says. essentially, last week, there was as you - this report says. essentially, last week, there was as you say, - this report says. essentially, last week, there was as you say, the | week, there was as you say, the results of an investigation that was being done by parliaments's official advisory committee on appointments. and they have cleared sue gray, the former top civil servants, to work former top civil servants, to work for keir starmer as his chief of staff, in his role as leader of the opposition. from september, which is what she intends to do. now separately, the government have commissioned an inquiry run by the cabinet off

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here's our political correspondent ione wells.eek, boris johnson's handling of groping allegations against his deputy chief whip, chris pincher, led to his downfall as prime minister. now, we know more about what those allegations were. they took place here, the private members club, the carlton club. a report by parliament's standards watchdog says that mr pincher groped two individuals. he touched the first individuals. he touched the first individual on his arm and neck before groping his bottom. the report says mr pincher was intoxicated at the time. it adds that his behaviour was witnessed by at least one other person out the club and likely others too. the watchdog says his behaviour was shocking, deeply inappropriate and adversely impacted two unsuspecting individuals. and the conduct led to a misplaced public perception that mps do not have to abide by normal standards of behaviour. it concludes that his behaviour damaged the reputation of all mps and the house of commons, something mr pincher denies. but the reporter says

here's our political correspondent ione wells. labour will not be a party of big spending.those to be different enough from the big issues of the day. she refused to say if labour would offerjunior say if labour would offer junior doctors say if labour would offerjunior doctors a higher pay offered in the strikes. taste doctors a higher pay offered in the strikes. ~ ., , ., ., ., strikes. we would beat around the table negotiating _ strikes. we would beat around the table negotiating and _ strikes. we would beat around the table negotiating and settle - strikes. we would beat around the table negotiating and settle the i table negotiating and settle the dispute. many people would say why is it taking this long to even have one step towards progress was met because many people have their operations cancelled wouldn't have been deeply affected by the strikes stop but he refused to say whether or not we would spend my money on public services. i will be laser focused on growing the economy with a plan for growing the economy and also be laser focused on a plan for growing the

ione wells, there. the former government whip chris pincher is due to be published this morning. mr pincher stood down as deputy chief whip after allegations of sexual harassment in a private members club used by conservative mps. the parliament's standards committee report could lead to a by—election in his constituency of tamworth, if a suspension of more than ten days is agreed. a russian rocket has hit an apartment building in the city of lviv in western ukraine, killing at least three people, the local mayor has said. another eight people were said to be injured, including one seriously. russia's military has not commented on the reported attack. the boss of shell has warned energy bills could rise again due to demand from china and cold winter weather. wael sawan said cutting fossil—fuel production, in the move towards renewables — at this stage — would be "dangerous and irresponsible". the reality is, the energy system of today continues to desperately need oil and gas. and before we are able to

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thank you, ione wells, political— about the appointment. a wild patch where we have three baby hedgehogs. three baby— where we have three baby hedgehogs. three baby hedgehogs. a where we have three baby hedgehogs. three baby hedgehogs.— three baby hedgehogs. a nest of three baby hedgehogs. _ three baby hedgehogs. a nest of three baby hedgehogs. where i three baby hedgehogs. a nest of three baby hedgehogs. where is| three baby hedgehogs. a nest of - three baby hedgehogs. where is their mother? she — three baby hedgehogs. where is their mother? she wonders _ three baby hedgehogs. where is their mother? she wonders about - three baby hedgehogs. where is their mother? she wonders about still. - three baby hedgehogs. where is their| mother? she wonders about still. one of my neighbours _ mother? she wonders about still. one of my neighbours saw _ mother? she wonders about still. one of my neighbours saw her _ mother? she wonders about still. one of my neighbours saw her in _ mother? she wonders about still. one of my neighbours saw her in their-

well, don't fight ions , probably, but companies that are engaged in exclusion only by digging, they n and they build quite good test structures there. well, what is left for us? well, we had cases where, for 3-4 hours, machine gunners entered a position that was only 50 m away, because everything was thrown in a row against anti-personnel mines, the so-called petals, and you literally have to do it with a flashlight. what can’t you do at night? you can’t advance every meter. so on. well, it's not easier now, because we have reached their and our anti-tank e minefields well, there is still a lot of work, is it really difficult? now we have technology, but now we have increased the number of other mines built many times, that is, well, it all seems illogical . that is, we could, if we had technology, fly by and go forward now we have technology . did skazhem attack the armed forces like this? ukraine is now moving to belarus and oleksandr lukashenko is meeting with vladimir putin these days. he boasted that they say the wagnerites are now rushing to battle, they are already going to wa

it could happen today. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is in westminster for us.ises _ independent bodies have recommended pay rises of— independent bodies have recommended pay rises of about 6% to 6.5% for most _ pay rises of about 6% to 6.5% for most public sector workers. where it will get _ most public sector workers. where it will get very— most public sector workers. where it will get very tense, government departments had submitted an evidence to these bodies were evident — evidence to these bodies were evident saying they had budgeted for pay rises _ evident saying they had budgeted for pay rises about 3.5%. clearly a shortfalt — pay rises about 3.5%. clearly a shortfall. will the government decide — shortfall. will the government decide or— shortfall. will the government decide or not to accept these independent recommendations? the government has been pretty clear that they— government has been pretty clear that they feel they need to show what _ that they feel they need to show what they describe as discipline, being _ what they describe as discipline,

local divers are encouraged to keep an ion them as well, and share photos they might snap of the newuests. anchor: finally, the legendary pop and jazz singer tony bennett has died at 96 in his hometown, new york city. he won 20 grammy awards and saying dozens of hits in a career spanning more than seven decades. >> ♪ when i come home to you san francisco ♪ anchor: in his classic american songs, bennett was one of the most popular singers of the 1950's and frank sinatra called him the best in the business. bennett was touring well into his 90's and in later years found new success collaborating with younger stars like lady gaga. here is a reminder of our top story. russian president vladimir putin says any aggression against ally belarus would be considered an attack on russia. his remarks come after poland announced its military is redeploying more units closer to its border with belarus. you are watching dw news. there's always more on dw.com and you can follow us on social media. for now, stay with us because after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. hope to

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our political correspondent ione wells has more. this is a significant announcement.g down as the defence secretary at the next reshuffle. we don't know when the next reshuffle will be though there has been lots of speculation that rishi sunak might be looking to reshape his top team in september. ben wallace has also said it will not be seeking re—election as an mp at the next general election either. we don't have a date for when that will be. allies of his have said this isn't a reflection on the prime minister and this isn't a reflection on the prime ministerand in this isn't a reflection on the prime minister and in his interview with the sunday times he has talked about how he has been in politics and some form now for 24 years. he has strongly suggested that he will continue arguing for a higher government spending on defence, saying rishi sunak had pledged to spend 2.5% of national income on defence but hasn't yet set a date for when that will be. but i think his departure will be seen as quite a big blow for some in the conservative party. he has always been

the ion issued is as well as trans member health care. dems argue that these help make the military more attractive to a diverse force and can help prove, mid speaker mccarthy said quote to democrats stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism. that goes a lot of what we heard from lawmakers. take a listen to what some have said yesterday and this morning over this contentious bill. >> republicans have decided that they will politicize the military, use our troops as pawns and ultimately put forward a bill that does not support our troops. >> taxpayer money is provided to the d.o.d. and intended to provide for our national defense and national security. it is not, not to promote and support the biden administration's radical immoral pro abortion agenda. >> it is woefully irresponsible that extreme maga republicans have hijacked a bipartisan bill. >> as far as what the senate does with the nba, we have shown the way. we are not going to back down and we will not give up on the cause that it's rises and keep fighting for it. >> this f

candidate himself has said that i think that was a well, it's a by—election, i think that was a well, it's a by-they ion well, it's a by-they of|, i think that was a well, it's a by-they of course, they're going >> they of course, they're going to issues. and to campaign on local issues. and i'm i think the will i'm sorry, i think the hq will be about the fact be pretty happy about the fact that won the seat in the that they won the seat in the first of course. and that first place, of course. and that actually steve very actually steve ran a very effective campaign because he was to then sort was actually able to then sort of about local that of talk about local issues that were important residents. he were important to residents. he was hillingdon hospital, was born in hillingdon hospital, for doesn't for example, but it doesn't reflect sunak. reflect on rishi sunak. >> i that was paul's >> i think that was paul's point, but it's quite interesting because the labour deputy angela rayner, interesting because the labour deplalways angela rayner, interesting because the labour deplalways hasingela rayner

usa here you go, and why all of a sudden here is the indictment and then, well, they just collected all the mortal sins. see ionsegedly participated in a long-term campaign of foreign pernicious influence on the united states and even , according to the americans, recruited members of political groups there. well, of course, the american side claims that ionov’s action allegedly controlled the fsb on the fbi officers. i know it’s more difficult for the fsb officers . speak. eh, in these speeches. well , for some reason, the americans believe that, uh, by doing so, i am promoting poganda and a split in society. well, this is your society talking, it's not me talking. nevertheless, ionov in washington would immediately have written down as agents, and in the united states , the law itself is criminally responsible for 10 years behind bars. already in the thirty-eighth year it was written to fight the nazis. and this outdated law clearly goes against the first amendment of the us constitution to have the right to political views, and they didn’t even leave him the opportunity to hire attorneys states great personal

states that's it for you, and why suddenly here is an indictment and then, well, they just collected all the mortal sins. see ionsrticipated in a long-term company, foreign harmful influence on the united states and even according to the americans, he recruited members of political groups there. well, and, of course, the american side claims that ionov’s actions were allegedly controlled by the fsb. nickov fbi . i know it’s more difficult for fsb officers. i’m a speaker at a conference, i don’t chair and i’m not the organizer and i don’t determine the agenda that is going on there , i don’t prompt people what they need to say. eh, in these speeches. well, for some reason, the americans believe that, uh, by doing so, i am promoting poganda and a split in society. well, this is your society, he says, it's not me talking. however less than ionov, washington would immediately write it down as agents, and in the united states , the law itself is criminally responsible for 10 years behind bars. already in the thirty-eighth year it was written to fight the nazis. and this outdated law clearly goes against the first amen

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