mr cameron is leaving at one hundred strong business delegations so what if the uk. hoping to achieve with this visit. well my mind that our city deals to be made to david cameron and these two huge trade delegation but the symbolism of an old is as important as the trade deals that will be made along the way with president and chief jean ping and granite need to jump estonian goal saying the trade mission the omens of goods from the outset so positive. cause today and developing relationships between the two countries. a month a cotto will i e reports i sent an area. you can read and leaves behind a country getting dressed up for the holiday season the prime minister's economic dynamo are of course everything under the christmas tree is made in china. so keep is in london's lecture equal to one seemed to bolster brandy britton on his visit. the trick for this trip is also to encourage chinese so that it applied to all of you that come in and see what else would the witch which is based around the seventh of cussing edge about six a side single vial what happened. i m

mr. cameron was in china. is aboutring -- today politics. it is about economics. it is but the middle class and democratization. you have got manufacturing and carney talking about the recovery here. get -- later on today. these are quite significant. existence. belong in this would be the first time they have upgraded their outlook. what are we expecting? well, it is going to be we are expecting the largest upgrade in the millennium. we are warned the job is far from done. and will say this year, 2013-2014, they are expected to .ouble what is significant is going forward into 2014-2015. we have a rate of 2.5% as the estimate. that is nowhere near what the bank of england believes will happen. austerity tomore come, as we understand. there could be a kind of 1% on gdp. these upgrades are critically and reduction of the deficit. he would reduce the deficit by 10%. the hope is he can do more on that. have a lot of married couples and free school meals for kids. of course, the tapering with energy -- what will the impact be? [laughter] >> we would not want you to be

mr. cameron called him a hero of all time. pope francis praised nelson mandela. human dignity, nonviolence and truth and in a strange twist in london, news of the death of mandela broke during the u.k. premier last night of the biography film of nelson mand a mandela, a long walk to freedom. his passing was announced at the end of the film to gasps of surprise and shock of the audience. the news just sinking in right now. statesmen, rock stars, regular people and here's more to come. back to you. >> thanks. >> president jacob zuma announcing a week of funeral services for the anti apartheid icon, dealing with the opening and closing of the world cup. an inauguration and coronation all combined together. on sunday, south africa observes a national day of prayer and reflection. tens of thousands or mourners are expected to attend a public memorial service. on tuesday at the soccer stadium, the site of the 2010 world cup final where mandela made his last public appearance. the former president remains then lie in state at government buildings from wednesday until fr

mr. cameron says, the loss of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie , december 20 1, 19 88, was a shocking event, a loss made more poignant still by being so close to christmas. lockerbie remains one of the worst aviation disasters in history, and the deadliest act of terrorism ever committed in the united kingdom. passed, 25 years have memories of the 243 passengers, 16 crew, and 11 lockerbie residents who lost their lives on that terrible night have not dimmed. over the last quarter of a century, much attention has been focused on the perpetrators of the atrocity. turn to itshoughts victims and to those whose lives have been touched and changed by what happened at lockerbie that night. two families, friends, neighbors, loved ones, and all those caught up in the painful process of recovery, let us say to them our admiration for you is unconditional. for the fortitude and resilience you have shown. for the determination never to give up. you have shown that terrorist acts cannot crush the human spirit. and that is why terrorism will never prevail. and even in the darkest moments of grief, it is

mr. cameron says, the loss of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie that 7:03 p.m., december 21, 1988, was a shockingmore poignant still by being so close to christmas. lockerbie remains one of the worst aviation disasters in history, and the deadliest act of terrorism ever committed in the united kingdom. although 25 years have passed, memories of the 243 passengers, 16 crew, and 11 lockerbie residents who lost their lives on that terrible night have not dimmed. over the last quarter of a century, much attention has been focused on the perpetrators of the atrocity. today, our thoughts turn to its victims and to those whose lives have been touched and changed by what happened at lockerbie that night. two families, friends, neighbors, loved ones, and all those caught up in the painful process of recovery, let us say to them our admiration for you is unconditional. for the fortitude and resilience you have shown. for the determination never to give up. you have shown that terrorist acts cannot crush the human spirit. and that is why terrorism will never prevail. and even in the darkest moments of grief

mr. cameron has now? he's got a coalition government that has a lot of trouble functioning. >> we have what's going on now is conservative renewal. the younger generation is coming in to the republican party. so we are going to have these debates. people are going perhaps savings that they will regret in later years. but they have the same in britain. lady thatcher challenged the government from 74 -- 70-74, whose government was characterized by huge u-turns. she said it was the most socialist government in british history. so it was a harsh debate, a tough debate. but she won because she stayed -- stated certain principles, and renewable happened because conservatives right now cannot avoid this. it's their destiny. she said socialism works fine until they run out of other people's money. we run out of other people's money, so we should welcome this debate and not worry too much about the harsh rhetoric. >> the problem is they were arguing about the same thing, economics. here, you've got economic and na

mr. cameron will join 100 world at a memorial service tuesday in johannesburg. order. order. know how will wish to we intend today. defense questions will be for next monday. the present list of questions will be carried over. be another ot shuffle. the table office will announce changes shortly. this is a special day for special tributes to a special nelson mandela. i hope that as many members as be able to l contribute. tributes may continue until p.m. there will be no end of day adjournment debate. also wish to know that there will be an event to and celebrate the nelson achievements of taking place in westminster hall at 2:00 p.m. on thursday, the 12th of december. prime minister? >> thank you, mrk. towering dela was a figure in our lifetime, a pivotal figure in the history of south africa and the world and it's right to pay tribute to his achievements, and his legacy. he union and south african flags flew at half mast over downing street the day after his on the day ll do so of his funeral. been ence books have authoriz authorized. this evening, we will fly to the africa

mr. cameron says, the loss of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie at 7:03 p.m., december 21, 1988, was a shocking, a loss made more poignant still by being so close to christmas. lockerbie remains one of the worst aviation disasters in history, and the deadliest act of terrorism ever committed in the united kingdom. although 25 years have passed, memories of the 243 passengers, 16 crew, and 11 lockerbie residents who lost their lives on that terrible night have not dimmed. over the last quarter of a century, much attention has been focused on the perpetrators of the atrocity. today, our thoughts turn to its victims and to those whose lives have been touched and changed by what happened at lockerbie that night. to families, friends, neighbors, loved ones, and all those caught up in the painful process of recovery, let us say to them our admiration for you is unconditional. for the fortitude and resilience you have shown. for the determination never to give up. you have shown that terrorist acts cannot crush the human spirit. and that is why terrorism will never prevail. and even in the darkest mom

mr. cameron says, the loss of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie that 7:03 p.m., december 21, 1988, was a shockingtill by being so close to christmas. lockerbie remains one of the worst aviation disasters in history, and the deadliest act of terrorism ever committed in the united kingdom. although 25 years have passed, memories of the 243 passengers, 16 crew, and 11 lockerbie residents who lost their lives on that terrible night have not dimmed. over the last quarter of a century, much attention has been focused on the perpetrators of the atrocity. today, our thoughts turn to its victims and to those whose lives have been touched and changed by what happened at lockerbie that night. two families, friends, neighbors, loved ones, and all those caught up in the painful process of recovery, let us say to them our admiration for you is unconditional. for the fortitude and resilience you have shown. for the determination never to give up. you have shown that terrorist acts cannot crush the human spirit. and that is why terrorism will never prevail. and even in the darkest moments of grief, it is possibl

mr. mandela was. >> david cameron said he was a hero of our time. >>> no one claiming responsibility yet for killing an american teacher in libya. someone shot and killed ronnie smith as he was jogging near the american consulate in benghazi. smith taught chemistry at an international school there. he was killed five days after an al qaeda group called on libyans to attack american interests to avenge u.s. special forces taking an al qaeda suspect in tr tripoli in october. >>> this gym teacher in loudoun county will not be in school today. gregory winchin is on leave. a staffer at cedar lane he wi elementary in ashburn thought he was acting strange during class yesterday. deputies arrested him for alcohol possession on school property and driving u the influen influence. students were never in danger. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's department is look iing for the person responsible for a reported burglary and assault. police say it happened in the university station area of ashburn around 4:30 yesterday. apparently the victim came home to find a man in the house. the two people fought

iran president hassan rouhani and british prime minister david cameron, joined by gordon browbrown, tony blair and mr major. nicholas sar cosy will join francis hollande. >> can you tell me how much people in south africa will use this as an event to determine how south africa is today? >> i think that will be what today is about. as well as watching on the tv screens at home, i think people will reflect on the way the country changed in the last 20 years. we are about to celebrate 20 years of freedom since the first democratic election. people will be looking back at the early years thinking about nelson mandela's influence no building the country we see today. it will be a time of celebration and reflection for the south africans who have seen their lives change. >> we have seen graca mandela arriving at the stadium as the proceedings carry on. i'm interested in the speakers chosen to give eulogies as to who is allowed to speak and who has been left out. what is your impression of that. >> i'm too aware of the controversies over who is left out. barack obama could be controversial. he mentioned in

mrs. obama, david cameron and his wife. the final details of the state funeral have not properly been worked out. it is reported to be sunday 15th, but it's not guaranteed. that will be the day hes buried in his ancestral home. it's 450 miles since johannesburg. that is the site of the - of three of his children and close family members. it's in a place like this that nelson mandela. madeba, will lie in peace forever. >> that was al jazeera's john terrett reporting. >> delegates from iran, the u.s. and five other world powers are preparing to iron out the details of a deal to monitor iran's nuclear program. talks are set for geneva, focussing on when the talks will be held. diplomats hope a short-term deal will lead to a final settlement, calming fears of a nooek lure bomb. >> as world powers prepare to sit with iran. the door is opened to selling defense systems to u.s. allies. chuck hagel says that despite the deal with iran, the country poses threats not addressed by the nuclear agreement. >> no strategy is risk free. ou

mrs. obama's disapproval. both u.k. prime minister david cameronand the danish prime minister spoke out today defending the photo op. the photographer says the snapshot doesn't show the complete picture. the first lady was not upset, making this want-to-be soap opera much to do about nothing. and how about the outrage of a simple handshake at the memorial? for a man whose whole life was devoted to reconciliation, prompting this reaction from john stewart. >> why should you shake hands with somebody who's keeping americans in prison? i mean, what's the point? chamberlain shook hands with hitler. >> do i need to once again from the hill tops? ♪ raul castro is not adolph hitler ♪ [ applause ] raul castro isn't even fidel castro. he's like cuba's jim belushi. he's good, but he ain't john. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, that helps our members connect and share ideas to make smart business decisions. if you mess up,

ethics at the university of international business and economics mr chang thank you very much for your time now and just me by david cameron's demeanor seem to be bending over backwards to appease the chinese leadership what impression do you have. the he is demonstrating a very strategic vision that the complimentarity of these two countries economy prevails everything you know there are political friction politically. most issue was brought to the table. well ideological differences can really exist but the economic cooperation will mean the benefit of the quality of life for both countries so therefore it is really the intention from both sides to work. closer together and set aside their differences. the u.k. has also been. in the meantime i see that yes right the u.k. seems to be china's one of china's foremost critics on human rights doesn't mean that business probably is overshadowing that is all forgiven and forgotten. well i think no yes the cultural ideological differences are there that can hardly be ironed out it was a number of encounters. and now i think the first of all the come around the is under greater pre

cameron answered questions on domestic issues. from london, this runs 35 minutes. >> good morning, mr. speaker. >> i'm sure the whole house wish to join me in wishing our warmest wishes to our armed forces in afghanistan. i saw their incredible commitment and dedication and we should remember the families that will miss them this time of year and we should remember all of our service personnel around the world. our country otherwise a huge amount for the work they do and sacrifice they make. i had meetings with minister steeler ministerial colleagues. >> david anderson. >> i join the prime minister in his wishes to our armed forces and public segment workers. mr. speaker, 6,000 victims of criminally and negligence force will not receive any compensation from insurance companies. will the prime minister in the 11th hour intervene to end this and will he stop the insurance companies from extort inging innocent people? >> i respect the gentleman's campaigning but the bill is a huge step forward. there's been no provision through no fault that will die from this. once the scheme we are put

mr. mandela are the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon, david cameron, prince charles is going. the french president, francois hollande and even the cuban president, as we said he had ties with cuba in the past, raul castro, list goes on and on of dignitaries. >> of course, with president obama and three of his predecessors going to south africa, you can imagine what robin was talking about, and that is security and the kind of complex situation they're dealing with potentially a nightmare. secret service had very little time to prepare for the trip. athena jones is joining us at the white house. we're very much aware of what it takes. there's not a lot of advance work when you have the limited amount of time. air force one expected to touch down what, early tomorrow morning? >> early tomorrow morning. i think about 1:00 a.m., they'll be making a fuel stop on the way. bottom line, these are the kinds of trips that take weeks and months to prepare. this was compressed into a very short time line. the spokesman for the secret service say they've done things in less time and an the

block of fire that cameron's already promised a referendum in twenty eight seventeen let's now talk more on this with former member of the european parliament a glimmer of forward mr glen ford thank you very much for joining us here on r.c. so why is the u.k. founded in the. why is the u.k. suddenly so willing to trade more with china. time is clearly a very big and important power and the increasingly important if you want to any country in the world wants to see china as an opportunity in terms of david cameron taking a trade mission to try another suit up salute the sensible and i think everybody in britain will be fully behind it slightly peculiar is that david cameron is saying that there should be a e.u. china free trade agreement many of us would agree with that at least in principle but actually less than ten days ago there was an e.u. china summit one this is very firmly ruled out. trade competencies. at the moment to target with the european union so it's not nothing david cameron can do or unless he's actually saying to china that we're certain to leave but do you think this china e.u. free trade agreement which has been discussed for years actually a p

davidestion cameron took questions on a range of domestic issues including heating assistance for the winter and funding for research and treatment of a variety of diseases. >> thank you, mrspeaker. this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> this week, i have launched a cross-party campaign with the support of the gmb union, to provide justice for the 3,213 workers and their families who were victims of blacklisting by 44 construction companies. we have written to all the companies involved and will post their responses on our website, stoptheblacklisting.com. will the prime minister join me in this campaign to support hard-working people and stamp out the terrible disease of blacklisting? >> i am very glad to join my hon. friend and i congratulate him on the work that he has done on this issue. blacklisting is illegal and wrong. this sort of intimidation is wrong, just as intimidation of non-striking workers, or indeed managers, is wrong. i am happy to condemn both forms of intimidation and i hope that others will as well. >> following his u-turn on payday

mr. obama of course but also george w. bush, bill clinton, and hillary clinton, jimmy carter, but also leaders from every corner of the globe, among them past and present presidents of france, prime minister david cameron of britain, and celebrities ranging from south african-born actress charlize theron and u 2's bono. and people from all over south africa traveled there to johannesburg to say goodbye, to celebrate this man who changed all of their lives and our own arwa damon followed a group of south africans making the pilgrimage all the way to johannesburg. ♪ >> these people have been weight for three hours just to get on this bus. so cramped in here that a short while ago some of these gentlemen almost fell outside the door. but everyone incredibly excited to finally be on their way. >> reporter: the mood is utterly infectiou infectious. >> i'm feeling good. yeah, why? because i'm going to celebrate. >> look at the children there as well. today's memorial is the first major event honoring mandela since his death but it won't be the last. a state funeral will be held sunday in mandela's ancestral hometown. >>> we have to take a quick break but when we return cnn on the front lines. arwa risks her

mrs. obama looks rather solemn while her husband is snapping the selfie. is that what you saw? >> she was, you know, talking with cameronth the danish prime minister. they were all together in a group and they were talking. michelle obama just minutes before this happened was having a long conversation with cameron, but they were talking with cameron all in a group. so, yeah, the fact that she's kind of looking furious in the picture, i think she just wasn't involved with that moment, but i don't think it says more than anything -- >> but she wasn't furious based on what you saw. she was in a good mood, the camera just caught her and give a misleading impression? >> absolutely. i really think, you know, what people are making out of her reaction is just misleading, absolutely. but listen, i don't know whether she was serious, mad, jealous or whatever, that's a question that you guys maybe should ask her. i cannot say. >> right, of course. sudden wrote an entry on the afp's behind the news blog about the controversy. you said -- i didn't see anything shocking in my viewfinder. i thought the world leaders were simply acti

parliament is in session, prime minister david cameron takes questions from the members of the house of commons. standing in this week is as deputy prime minister mr. clegg. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> briefly made the finals in sierra leone and we're planning to do work together not least on the corruption of -- [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. speaker. there's a commitment to stabilizing and i quote fragile and conflict affected states. what is the department doing to support the people of kashmir? >> thank you. the tried departmental -- in pakistan and india controlled kashmir which support human rights and piece building. these are administered by the for and commonwealth office but we provide a kashmir program operating both in pakistan and india. >> order. russians to the prime minister. julie elliott. >> number one, mr. speaker,. >> i have been asked to apply -- i've been as to apply -- [shouting] mr. speaker, as i was a have been as to reply on behalf of the right honorable friend the prime minister with interest in china. i'm sure the whole house wish to join me in offering our condolences to the families and friends of those have b

mr. clinton with both hand. many retweets is from the current u.s. president. he posted, let us pause and give thanks to the theft that nelson mandela lived. david cameroned this miami last night. nelson mandela was a hero of our time. i've asked for the flags at number so downing street to be flown at half-mast. a retweet is a message from nelson mandela. he gave an interview talking about death at the nelson mandela twitter account. he said in 19 necks, death is something inevitable, a man considers to do his duty to his people and his country. then he can rest in peace. so many celebrities are taking to twitter to post their remembrance. oprah when free took to her facebook account. a number of years ago, he said it was one of the greatest honors of her life to be invited to spend private time in africa. also, american film director spike lee posted this miami, this photo on his inthat gram account. that picture with him and mr. mandela there. so often we talk about the declean, it's irresistible for twitter users to post messages on the front pages from where they are. in south africa, we see many people posting coverages on the twitter accounts. th

prime minister david cameron and members of the house of commons are giving tribute to former south african president nelson mandela. he passed away last thursday at the age of 95. mr. mandela serve as south africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999. he spent 27 youth in prison before he was elected president. >> the house will wish to know how we intend to proceed today. defense questions will be postponed to next monday. the present list of questions will be carried over. there will not be another shuffle to the table office will announce consequential changes shortly. this is a special day for special tribute to a special statesmen, nelson mandela. i hope that as many members as possible will be able to contribute. tributes may continue until 10 p.m. there will be no end of day adjournment debate. the house will also wish to know that there will be an event to commemorate and celebrate the life and achievements of nelson mandela, taking place in westminster hall at 2 p.m. on thursday december 12. i call the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. nelson mandela was a towering figure in our lifetime, a pivotal figure in the history of south africa and t

prime minister david cameron and members of the house of commons continue to give tribute to former south african president nelson mandela who passed away last thursday. at the age of 99. mr. mandela served as south africa's first black president from 1994-1999. he spent 27 years in prison before he was elected president. leaders from around the world gathering for a state fee schedule for sunday december 15. >> live picture of the u.s. capitol where the senate returns from its two-week thanksgiving break. lawmakers gaveling in net tb in eastern for general speech appeared legislative action will start at 4 p.m. when centers will turn to a bill for 2014 defense programs. they will take up the judicial nomination for the d.c. circuit with a vote at 5:30 p.m. it will be the first nomination both since they changed the rule since leaving before break. >> now to talk about some of these issues on capitol hill and the week ahead is excellence ane news editor at the hill newspaper. thanks for joining us.u for joit >> host: thanks for having. as the "washington post" state and a number of reports have put out we are expecting a budgeted to come as early as this week. what could