westminster as turning increasingly tetchy out the government's handling of the health crisis kate partridge reports from london if coronavirus has taught us and the u.k.'s prime minister one thing is that it's wise not to joke about it during an impromptu meeting of conservative m.p.'s boris johnson reportedly quit the route of 6 social distancing policy would mean families could escape celebrating christmas with their in-laws one of several attempted gags which apparently fell very flat but while some tories raged the government decisions are bankrupting the nation the opposition are worried that those policies are costing the country lives and labor leaders sakia starmer wants a partial return to lock down the government's plan simply isn't working another course it's needed. that's why i'm calling for a 2 to 3 week circuit breaker in england a circuit breaker is a short period of strict social restrictions aimed at bringing the virus under control this comes after it was revealed the government's scientific advisors urged m.p.'s to impose a fortnight long long down as far back as septemb

lives without bankrupting the country for boris johnson and everyone this is no laughing matter kate partridge r.t. london. more sanctions on russia are in the queue could see brussels the e.u. is agreed to bring in new penalties this thursday over the alleged poisoning of russian opposition figure alexei in a valley artie's correspondent peter all of it brings us the latest developments elite is a gathering in brussels on thursday and friday for an e.u. council summit in which they'll be discussing the coronavirus the response from the block to a rise in infections also breaks it as well set for a high place on those talks that will be taking place but sanctions against russia will also be up for discussion on monday e.u. foreign ministers and mounts that sanctions would be put in place they agreed to those for the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy we still don't know what form those sanctions will take exactly it's understood that they will be against 6 senior officials and one organization taking the form of asset freezes and travel bans those are the type of sanctions that the e.u. counci

lives without bankrupting the country for boris johnson and everyone this is no laughing matter kate partridge artsy london. that's all for this hour make sure to follow us on social media for all your latest news updates thanks for joining us and we'll see you again soon. the goal is to sell a lot but the bill is double of all those. people want to make i wonder why it was not a good. look they. clearly hope will be but there are also friends so that the odds are still so but the sole bill hoping to do something this year. which. they value bob wasn't i suppose if the law was also going by was able to put them on the back of the road in their. child's seemed wrong. but old rules just don't hold. any old belief yet to shape our disdain comes to educate and in games from an equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. is you'll be via reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led to some. direction. what is true what is faith. in the world co

the public's to follow the rules if they're struggling to explain them or even agree on them kate partridge r.t. london. the corona virus is also having a major impact on the upcoming us presidential elections most states will resort to mail in voting come november but many including donald trump of called into question the legitimacy of that method however mail in ballots might not be the only concern this caleb open explains. kovac 19 has cast a shadow over the upcoming elections in the united states now this election just like any other will have ballots candidates and polling places but what it won't have is as many international observers the organization for security and cooperation in europe is only sending a handful of what's been planned and that's amid some growing i'm easy about the upcoming vote in the united states. and to look uses noted that the conduct of these elections will be the most challenging in recent decades they expect that election officials will face serious challenges prior to and only election day due to new measures in response to covert $900.00 pandemic and e

its rule of 6 this was meant to simplify and strengthen the rules on social gatherings but as kate partridge reports from london it led to more confusion in the u.k. suffering from covert 19 confusion rising levels of corona virus infections a causing widespread but forment among the public and officials struggling to implement the policies aim to defeat it even the prime minister mixed up some jurisdictions it's 6 in 6 in the hospitality but as i understand it not successful but boris johnson got it wrong and had to tweet an apology apologies i misspoke today in the northeast new rules mean you cannot meet people from different households in social settings indoors including in pubs restaurants and your home you should also avoid socialising with other households outside that couldn't go are mentioned by the opposition leader who seized on his rivals gaffe to highlight public confusion about exactly who is supposed to do what if the prime minister doesn't understand the rules and his own council leaders are complaining about mixed messages how does the prime minister expect the rest of the

lives without bankrupting the country for boris johnson and everyone this is no laughing matter kate partridge r.t. london. preparing for sanctions brussels is sent to roll out further penalties on russia this thursday the agreement made with an e.u. had courtis came after the alleged poisoning of russian opposition figure alexei navalny let's go live to our europe correspondent the developments in berlin with the latest on this what do we know peter about these upcoming measures against russia. well it's a busy e.u. council summit that we've got coming up over the next couple of days coronavirus dominating those talks break that also being chucked in there as well but we are expecting on thursday that we'll hear more about the sanctions the e.u. is proposing against russia for the alleged poisoning of alexei novelli now on monday e.u. foreign ministers agreed to go forward with these sanctions the exact details of them haven't been revealed yet but what has leaked out over the the subsequent days is that they're likely to target 6 individuals and one organization they will take the form of tr

removed the young corporative passenger from the plane not going on the trip either which way kate partridge next looks at the problems that can be caused by is simple protective cover being worn or not. in march there were positive reports of how people around the world were dealing with the coronavirus slowdown the italians were singing. the spanish don't sing. and the british were giving weekly rounds of applause to the national health service. fost forward 7 months and the world seems to be going stir crazy frustrations at the ongoing restrictions economic uncertainty under surging infection rates have driven some tempers to boiling point and the focus for this is often those who die where mosques. just kill off a little rich girl off it is. the fact. that i think. you got me while the government struggled to contain the virus new hardships have inflamed old tensions in this instance 2 passengers on a u.k. bus and physically abuse an apparently asian teenage girl for not covering her face . on. the mosque has become the synonymous with the pandemic both as a symbol of protection and also

lives without bankrupting the country for boris johnson and everyone this is no laughing matter kate partridge r.t. london. and finally the u.k. has joined the e.u. in imposing sanctions against 6 russian individuals on one entity so far what they say is the nerve agent poisoning of kremlin critic alexina volumnia moscow denies it has anything to do with the incident and has vowed to respond to the measures peter all of a has more. the european council has confident that it will be putting in place sanctions against russia for the alleged poisoning of alexina violently we pretty much knew this was coming it was approved by the 27 member states foreign ministers on monday the council putting the rubber stamp to it on thursday what the sanctions will do is they'll target 6 senior officials and warn organize station they will be taking the form of travel bans. asset freezes they're the type of sanctions the e.u. committee the council can push through unilaterally following the announcement from brussels there was also an announcement from london where the united kingdom has also said that they wi

lives without bankrupting the country for boris johnson and everyone this is no laughing matter kate partridge r.t. london. there's a growing resentment in the australian state of victoria over the cove with lockdown measures there so far the government is resisting calls to totally lift the restrictions in place in some of the discontent is being partly driven by the infection rate across the state which has dramatically decreased since august and earlier this month hundreds of australian medical professionals raised concerns over what they call disproportionate and unnecessary restrictions they use the victorian government to immediately loosen the lock down the victorian government's response to the sars c.o.v. to virus is now doing more harm than good these measures will cause more deaths and result in far more negative health effects than the virus itself left unchecked the victorian government risks creating the state's worst ever public health crisis. victoria is currently aiming for a gradual reopening leaving certain restrictions that in place the specific steps are to be unveiled by

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