after mr gupta's assets, surely making it harder for him to find the new money he needs to keep liberty steelgic industries like steel. we've learned during the pandemic that it's not a good idea to be excessively reliant in times of trouble on imports for critical things. we saw that with ppe, for instance. so we're going to need a strong steel industry. i'm very hopeful that we'll get a solution. the finances are complicated, but simple industrial and political logic means the government is ready to intervene if necessary. simon jack, bbc news. the girlfriend of george floyd, whose death in minneapolis last year sparked protests across the world, took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin — the police officer accused of his murder. courtney ross cried as she talked about how she first met mr floyd and described their struggle with opioid addiction. derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. let's get more from our correspondent lebo diseko, who's live in minneapolis. lebo. yeah, clive, today's testimony was a mixture of both the personal an

after mr gupta as assets surely making it harder for him to find the new money he needs to keep liberty steelmic that it's not a good idea to be excessively reliant in times of trouble on imports of critical things. we saw that with ppe, for instance. we need a strong steel industry. i'm very hopeful that will get a solution. the finances are complicated, but simple industrial and political logic means the government is ready to intervene if necessary. simon jack, bbc news. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to stand down. news of his departure comes the day after the publication of a government—commissioned report on race that has been criticised by campaigners. downing street has denied his exit is linked to the report's findings. borisjohnson says he doesn't agree with "absolutely everything" in the report. george floyd's girlfriend courtney ross broke down in court in minneapolis today as she described the couple's first meeting, saying he offered to pray for her. at the murder trial of derek chauvin, the police officer caught kneeling on floyd's n

the owner of the troubled company liberty steel, sanjeev gupta, has told the bbc that none of the 12 that the money would disappear into the gupta family's "opaque" international empire. earlier, i spoke to our business editor simonjack. they are in big financial trouble. third largest steel maker in the uk, 3,000 steeljobs there, 2,000 and in some of the other businesses that sanjeev gupta also owns. the clock has been ticking ever since his main financial backer, greensill capital, who employed david cameron, went bust in early march. that effectively shut off the cash flow to this business. he officially asked for £170 million for a government bailout, and many of his customers, he is asking them to pay up front to help with the cash flow. so it all looks pretty grim, but when i spoke to him this morning, he was incredibly defiant and said the rest of his business was going well and was confident that he wouldn't have to close any of his plants. here he is. huge amount of interest from many financers globally offering to refinance. given the situation and given the nature of our b

tata is suing rival liberty steel over claims of unpaid debts, according to reports. y telegraph. liberty steel owner gfg alliance is reeling from the collapse of its main backer greensill in early march. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: mirror, signal, manoevre! driving tests are back on in england and wales, but booking one could be the biggest challenge the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. choir singing one of the most successful singer—song writers of all time, the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. i was — it's hard to believe it. i didn't believe it. we just — he was just here saturday. for millions of americans, j the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has i meant conflicting emotions. a national day of— mourning next wednesday, sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding - memories of the shame of watergate. _ this is bbc news — the latest headlines: 0n world earth day — president biden

the owner of liberty steel has told the bbc that none of the 12 steel and aluminium plants he owns willo this business. he officially asked for £170 million for a government bailout, and may of his customers, he is asking to pay up his customers, he is asking to pay up front to help with the cash flow. so it all looks pretty grim, but when i spoke to him this morning, he was incredibly defiant and said the rest of his business was going well and was confident that he wouldn't have to close any of his plans. you have a long track record of moving money between your business is, why not move some money from the profitable businesses if you think the future for steel is so bright here, into liberty? why not move your own money? in here, into liberty? why not move your own money?— here, into liberty? why not move your own money? in the short term, there are restrictions. _ your own money? in the short term, there are restrictions. but _ your own money? in the short term, there are restrictions. but you - your own money? in the short term, there are restrictions. but you are i there are rest

steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead. liberty has many disadvantages. r the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not going to give up on the uk as long as i'm in charge my branch will stay open. that's a bold claim, he is a very rich man, they say there is a very hard sell to put taxpayers' money into an empire like that and not only that but since greensill went bust some of greensill�*s creditors, the investors who got burnt when that went bust, are now making claims on greensill�*s biggest customer, mr gupta, so it's very difficult to imagine how you can get refinancing when you've got people making claims on the assets he already has. now, this could take a couple of weeks to play out through the courts, maybe even longer than that, but the clock is ticking on this and by his own admission some of his suppliers are getting a little bit nervous about putting money into a business when they don't know exactly what the financial future of it is so worrying times still for those thousands of workers. the good news is the government sa

the company, which was the main lender to liberty steel, has now collapsed, putting thousands ofjobser emerged a senior civil servant had been working both for greensill and the government. ministers saw off labour's attempt to force a parliamentary investigation, but half a dozen inquiries into aspects of the affair are now under way. at prime minister's questions, the labour leader sir keir starmer demanded answers. mr speaker, does the prime minister believe that the current lobbying rules are fit for purpose? i, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff that we're reading at the moment, mr speaker, and i know that the cabinet secretary shares my concern as well. i do think it is a good idea, in principle, that top civil servants should be able to engage with business and should have experience of the private sector. when i look at the accounts i'm reading today, it's not clear that those boundaries were — had been properly understood and i've asked for a proper independent review of the arrangements that we have, to be conducted by nigel boardman, and he will b

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that others were responsible for the collapse of greensill, which helped finance the owners of liberty steelndal behind this. greensill failed because it overextended itself to gfg alliance. that was signed off by gfg's auditors, effectively signed off on a business model that included borrowing hundreds of millions of pounds based upon the security of a very insecure, possibly nonexistent audit book. but labour still have a former prime minister in their sights. five years ago this week, a former member was asked to leave the chamber for using un—parliamentary language towards david cameron regarding his personal finances. does the minister now agree that dave was, and indeed, remains dodgy? no. paul scully. labour won't give up there. on wednesday, they hope mps will vote to hold their own wider investigation into the affair — especially after the news that a senior civil servant was given permission to work as an advisor to the greensill board while he was still working for the government. now, mps havejoined to condemn the recent violence in northern ireland, which has suffered rioting o

the firm, which was the main lender to liberty steel, has collapsed, possibly putting thousands ofjobs. but david cameron says he's not broken any rules. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said the revelations showed that sleaze and cronyism were at the heart of the conservative party. borisjohnson said the tories had been "consistently tough on lobbying". what he called a "proper, independent review" would examine the issue and report back by the end ofjune. and, after it emerged that one official had been working for the government and greensill at the same time, civil servants are being told to reveal any potential conflicts of interests. keir starmer kept up the pressure. mr speaker, does the prime minister believe that the current lobbying rules are fit for purpose? i, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff that we're reading at the moment, mr speaker. and i know that the cabinet secretary shares my concern, as well. i do think it is a good idea in principle that top civil servants should be able to engage with business and should have experience of the pri

something else, the secretary is appealing before the slight committee of mps to talk about liberty steelof this row over lobbying rumbles on. thank you. a new report says the wealthiest people in the world must radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change. researchers from the cambridge sustainability commission want to persuade the wealthy to insulate their homes, reduce their frequent flying and ditch their suv�*s. they say between 1990 and 2015, nearly half of the growth in global emissions was down to the richest 10%. the wealthiest 5% alone — the so—called "polluter elite" — contributed more than a third of emissions growth. and they complain that the world's wealthiest 1% produces double the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%. let's get more on this and speak to the author professor peter knew. we are talking about the political elite, which nations are we talking about? it elite, which nations are we talking about? , ., ., , ., about? it is not actually about nations, about? it is not actually about nations. it _ about? it is not actually about nations, it

last year greensill was chosen to give loans to other companies, like the owners of liberty steel, asral, aside from the issue of greensill capital and the access it has had to government, but i don't think we will see any letup from labour in its attempts to get the government to grasp this issue more firmly. and the review that downing street announced yesterday, i heard the prime minister talking about it this morning. he was very specifically saying it was a review into supply chain finance. is it also a review into lobbying or not? yes, it's interesting, and the scope of this review is something which is now a real issue here at westminster because as you say, the prime minister did this morning say that that review would have carte blanche to look into the issue of supply chain finance and how far it's present in government. and that really is the scope of this review, and when it was announced yesterday it did say...downing street did say that it would have a particularfocus on greensill capital and its provision of supply chain finance, this method of supplying credit to compa

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your party was in _ jobs, if your party was in government, would you want to see them nationalise liberty steelepool is a really proud still town. we used to have thousands ofjobs, we are down to the last— thousands ofjobs, we are down to the last 250 jobs at the million liberty — the last 250 jobs at the million liberty it _ the last 250 jobs at the million liberty. it is dedicated plant, we must _ liberty. it is dedicated plant, we must do — liberty. it is dedicated plant, we must do whatever it takes to save those _ must do whatever it takes to save those jobs. — must do whatever it takes to save those jobs, and i think the conservative candidate said she didn't— conservative candidate said she didn't really know much about it, and then— didn't really know much about it, and then she said she wasn't a fan of nationalisation. this isn't about ideology, — of nationalisation. this isn't about ideology, it— of nationalisation. this isn't about ideology, it is about peoplesjobs, families~ — ideology, it is about peoplesjobs, families. it's about people who need to earn— families. it's about peopl

last year greensill was chosen to give loans to other companies, like the owners of liberty steel, as investigation. church leaders have appeal for politicians to provide a unified response to what they called heartbreaking scenes of violence in northern ireland. almost 90 police officers have been injured in writing in the last week, although recent nights have been quiet. the british and irish government and to the european union. earlier in the commons, brandon lewis said there is still work to do to ease tensions. northern ireland has made huge strides over the last two decades, but it is a post—conflict society and they do remain evidence of fragility. some sections of the community feel their concerns are not understood. the reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding between the communities and traditions envisioned in the belfast good friday agreement is not recognised or experienced by all. there is still work to do. the shadow northern _ there is still work to do. the shadow northern ireland secretary criticised the prime minister and said the instability was caused by

the owner of liberty steel told the bbc this morning that he had no plans to close any plants.nd it is fully booked. the weather this morning, oh, a bit chilly! temperatures are where they should be at this time of year but we have been spoilt by the milder conditions and the forecast for today is colder than we have been used to. just the south—west is hanging on to the higher temperatures but even here the temperatures are a bit lower than they have been in the last few days. a lot of cloud to start the day, it will break through the morning across south wales, south—west england, central and southern england and the south—east as well as the north of the country. the rest of us will hang on to cloud, at times quite thick, some will break some brightness will come through. temperatures eight in the north to 18 in the south, down at sea coastline really cool with an easterly onshore flow. through this evening and overnight, once again we will see a return to cloud across central and eastern areas and the north of scotland and in the north we are likely to see drizzle coming ou

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massive investment in greenjobs, need to save — a massive investment in greenjobs, need to save liberty steelort links to the rest of the region and beyond. you transport links to the rest of the region and beyond.— transport links to the rest of the region and beyond. you could do all that if ou region and beyond. you could do all that if you became _ region and beyond. you could do all that if you became the _ region and beyond. you could do all that if you became the mp? - that if you became the mp? absolutely because there are several funds available, they are not big enough — funds available, they are not big enough or— funds available, they are not big enough or ambitious enough but her people _ enough or ambitious enough but her people could do for them and get them _ people could do for them and get them. ~ :, :, people could do for them and get them. ~ ., ., i. people could do for them and get them. ~ ., ., , , ., them. what are you picking up from --eole them. what are you picking up from people what — them. what are you picking up from people what do _ them. what are you picking up

take for example the thousands ofjobs at liberty steel that are on the line.allenge an outstanding success and i he was completely right. this meant get on and delivers full people in distress. —— for people. i am concerned for the families of steelworkers up and down the country, that is why the business secretary has been meeting with unions and with the management of liberty steal repeatedly the last few days. it was under the last labour governmentjobs in steel fell by more than 50% and output fell by more than 50%. we have a 5 million tonne pipeline of which is still massive infrastructure investments. we intend to use our new freedoms and the brexit to make sure that procurement goes to richest companies. procurement goes to richest companies-— procurement goes to richest com-anies. ., , companies. you say you believe in british steel, _ companies. you say you believe in british steel, is _ companies. you say you believe in british steel, is something? -- i british steel, is something? —— british steel, is something? —— british companies. the british ste

the owner of liberty steel, sanjeev gupta, has promised to keep open all the company's uk plants. 3,000llapse of its financial backer, greensill. our business editor simonjack explained some of the background to the story. and boston march the 5th of stop we found out last week that he had appealed for the government for a taxpayer bailout which the government turned down because they were worried the money would disappear in what they called his opaque and international empire. but today he said that without international support he was confident it would survive. t confident it would survive. i believe in my steel business. the steel_ believe in my steel business. the steel industry has been decimated for the _ steel industry has been decimated for the last few decades and we have a lot of— for the last few decades and we have a lot of work to do but i'm not giving — a lot of work to do but i'm not giving up— a lot of work to do but i'm not giving up on the uk. as long as i am in charge— giving up on the uk. as long as i am in charge my— giving up on the uk. as long as i am in charge

liberty and levin." mark: welcome back shelby steele, you have helped us understand what is taking place.are a target of joe biden i onthey attack you at white supremacist or people who i believe in jim crow, how should you respond. >> probably not easy. it is possible. i think that what the democrats are doing now needs to be picked apartment relentlessly. one thing that fascinating their focus on collective identity and so forth and racism and this, that and the other. is the fact they don't have any, they have no positive way to address the real problems that minorities, particularly face. a few years ago, there were 752 black kids shot and killed on the south side of chicago in one year. i think 2016. what do they have to say about that? nothing. no one followed up on that, that as we know goes on year in, year out, thousands and thousands of black kids shooting and killing each other. yet the world stops over george floyd. in paris, they demonstrate past the eiffel tower, george floyd, george floyd offers liberals innocence. i can say tone to pieces about what happened to george floy

secretary has been meeting with the unions and with the management of liberty still repeatedly over last few days but we believe in bridge and steel mr. speaker it was under the labor last labor government the jobs in steal fell by 50% and i sell by a% now we have a 5 million ton pipeline of british steel over the mass i have infrastructure investment and intend to use new freedom under brexit to make sure that goes to british companies, mr. speaker. >> we believe what do we think -- i have to say prime minister, steel workers waking up this morning will find it deeply offensive boasting to his frengsd that he's lord of the treasury we can give you backing we needs and won't give steel workers backing they need. >> that's right. >> mr. speaker this shows once again that favors privilege access, tax breaks for mates, they're now the main currency of this conservative government. what if that's not the case, prime minister can the prime minister tell me if one of the three million self-employed people whob excluded from government support for over a year, are now faced bankruptcy -- if they take the prime minister to ask for a tax b

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