they've been finding it difficult to feed themselves in the u. k. a u. s. during the global karone of ours pandemic, some of the, in raking in the cache is here in britain, 130000 have been killed by cove it. how? so joining me now from cambridge here is the co founder of the tax justice network and tax research u. k. director professor richard murphy. thanks so much richard for coming on. so we know that there was a scandal over the weekend about prime minister barak johnson exempting himself from isolation. we've got the health secretary, obviously width cove, it and we got a lot of stuff at the moment about the former prime minister david cameron's lobbying allegations. how corrupt has the johnson governments response to corona virus? been in your estimation until this government came along. i had never dad call a u. k. government corrupt who was busy and that was a pretty i'm well, i think today because it was got to be pretty risky with regard to the locals. frankly, i don't think anyone has any concern about coding this government crop now because the

i had never dad call a u. k. government corrupt i was busy and that was a pretty i'm well, i think today because it was got to be pretty risky with regard to the locals. and frankly, i don't think anyone has any concern about quoting this government crop. now, because the evidence today over whelming, this government is pursuing its business in a fashion that is corrupted, favoring its own ministers. on some occasions with contracts, mat hancock got a contract from his own department from which he benefited something which by any reasonable definition of corruption might be involved in anti corruption campaign. in some way for 2 decades. anyone would say is unacceptable. we say form administered lobby in ways apparently would be unacceptable in many countries. we see bars, johnson frankly distorting the true telling lies slowly without apparently any concern knowing that he will be found out who appeared to be indifferent to the consequences. so this is a government that is, in my opinion, absolutely rotten to t

so in the u. k, people are calling it this now is the pin ping demick because you're paying to buy your app. so now directly to your question, this has been a long plan. they've planned to go ahead with freedom day for a long time. they did not anticipate this surge. there is speculation that it could have been something to do with euro. there were 67000 pounds at wembley and has this spread because this very, it has affected more cases, males and females. and many of those are the spectators that so it's already been planned and that's why it's going ahead. it's not to say that it won't be roll back . and i know that there's a lot of excitement right now about this freedom davidson at the same time. we're also seeing this rise and coded cases. so if there is a chance that they have to go back to those restrictions back to some sort of a locked down, how damaging would that be on the economy as a whole? well, it definitely would be damaging rachel, of course, like it would be to any economy, but a c

and the 1st arrangement of this kind of for the u. k, angular on behalf of the u. k. i want to thank you for your truly historic commitment. not just to the u. k. a germany relationship, but to global diplomacy. more generally. and i think over the last, yeah, 18 months in particular, your scientific expertise has been instrumental in guiding the global response to the pandemic. and as i the saying, i think a commitment to science and research is something our countries share and want to develop together. it's no coincidence that 2 of the world's most successful creative iris vaccines by the beyond tech and oxford astrazeneca came out of german and british labs. and i'm very proud that today we are establishing a new herschel metal for german and british women in astrophysics, in your, on a, just one angular of the lasting legacies ability to ship. it's a great privilege to welcome you here today. i'm going to over to you. yes. thank you. prime minister. dear boris. thank you. thank you for the very warm wides of welcome for this very gracious hospitality. this is my

and then the u. k, we say, yeah, that's all right, we won't ask you for information of the ones that do submitted termination. a significant number say they have no profits and the number of investigations is tiny. so if you want to set up a company somewhere, which is not going to make displeasure, come to the u. k. pay 15 pounds for your company. signed no physical documents to do so, provide no proof of identity, which you would have to do. so in any the recognized fact based in the well form your company that trade for a while and then get rid of it. and literally the company's house in the u. k. will get rid of your company on payment of 10 pounds of declaration that is never traded, whether that is true or not. so this is the place which provides the greatest opportunity for tax cheats in the well. now we should be clear saying that that the power will not, i don't understand why we want to undermine our own economy by providing the opportunity to tax cheats to thrive within it. to provide the pe

it's your last official visit to the u. k. before she steps down, as the german chancellor merkel held wide ranging talks with the british prime minister. and there was of course, time for tea with the queen at windsor pounds. lawrence johnson on a charm offensive as he welcomes the e u. the longest serving leader. this is angular, my 3rd visit to check is the country residence. the british prime ministers far is johnson is the 5th british need a she's dealt with in her 16 years in german chancellor and her last. she prepares to step down in september angular on behalf of the u. k. i want to thank you for your truly historic commitment, not just to the u. k. a germany relationship, but to global diplomacy. more generally, you can, this meeting was about what we setting relations between germany and the u. k. after the tensions of bricks it last him also, britain is exit from the you. it's a good opportunity to open a new chapter in german, british relations, and find practical ways to have close contacts. this includes regular

the u. k. vaccine minutes are not human how we commented on the relaxation of rules monday, saying the public must remain cautious. so we have to be careful. we have to remain vigilant. would have controls remain in place. our expectation and recommendation that people in crowded places continue to wear masks and take both personal and corporate responsibility. there is no perfect time to take this step. this is a good a time as any, as chris, which he has said with the summer holidays of schools being out and for more on the free and hillary for. but she's a board member of the british american business association and president of straw mark, business development consultants. hillary always a pleasure to have you in studio with us now. the lifting of locked downs comes as the country is facing a surge in new cases. not seen since january of this year, in fact, brit recorded more than 54000 cases on saturday and another 48000 on sunday. so why push ahead with this right now or pleasure to be

the u. k. we can't speak for the u. s. book for the u. k. our own ability to examine the problem to understand the problem and to find a solution over 20 years. we've proven to fail that based on our strategic goals and the situation and the outcome that we currently have. it might be the case as cbs today records. we have to wait to the future to determine the success that that's arguably kicking the can down the road. the evidence in 2015 impala suggest to the u. k. military and the u. k. parliament failed, not only our own troops, our own country, but the guns that that's the evidence from the independent defense committee. so the telephone has still got a good hold on the, on the country territory. they've got a fair chunk of it, joe biden in bars. jones said there's nothing inevitable about taliban reclaiming the entire country. what's your opinion? i guess you could go back to a bite in the prime minister. clearly saying is the on the one hand, ethically it's right for us can to determine picture that that will happen. it's just a futu

today, the u. k. government proposed a plan that would criminalize attempts to reach the u. k. illegally, it would expand the scope of border forces to make arrests, and also place asylum seekers in offshore detention centers. all of this apparently modeled on the existing systems in denmark and australia. critic say the plan would violate international law, protecting refugees. any plan calling for asylum seekers to be kicked out of the country would violate a un refugee convention signed by countries including the u. k. now the u. k and the united states share huge immigration challenges. one of the greatest is how to allow people to arrive at the border and legally apply for asylum or start the path to citizenship. for decades, the u. s. congress has tried and failed to reform the countries immigration policies. the problem at the border is getting worse, but that has not diminished the hopes or the numbers of people who want to become citizens of the united states. the w cover lead to more picks up that part of the store whose he can you see where the house and new americ

the u. k. was position before christmas, but since in it appeared to bring the pen, they began to control. but now i think it's going obviously in the opposite direction. so if we find a number of tablets mutate testing positive when they arrive. here we would restrict the numbers quite rapidly. based on what would you say to those say ok, the ceiling has been a huge success story and we'll give you that your photo, some miles from actually no, we haven't in today's an island nation of only just over 5000000 people as possible for you to commit to an elimination is quite different from a major country lately, u. k. and one of the great tang cripples and hubs of what all travel? totally different situation. yes, i agree. i mean, i think his natural advantages and so as a strain. yeah. if you look at a country and find the china mainland china that has adopted elimination strategy early on, and it's protecting 1400000000 people. but i do have that price for say to stamp out and also be it now wh

had an agreement with you countries or returning migrants which became defunct when the u. k. left the u. that's correct. so under the w 3 regulation, which establishes which you repeat, nation is responsible for examining the final request. of course, do you pay was part of that before breaks it, but now this no longer apply this in the u. k. so any ideas that are outlined in this new bill and there have been similar ideas that have been put forward by previous u. k. governments, they have been purely rejected on legal, ethical, operational, financial and foreign policy grounds. so i'm sitting just which has proposed that will most probably meet the same fate. the british government repeatedly talks about taking back control of its borders. does it have more or less control since leaving the well, once we have seen since the 23rd of june and referendum is that of course, it's 5 years since. and now officially do pay is all tied to you. and most you not subject to it through however, i shouldn't that the post wrecks that you pay you relationship is still very much work in progr

she told journalist when she was in the u. k. just a few weeks ago at the g 7 summit that it was the highlight of the trip that she met with 3 generations of the roles family. and we know that she's really a fan of the queen, so i think for had to be here in a sort of farewell to and ended in with the cost of having tea with the queen. that will definitely would have been something really special. that's a very good mass in london for as much thanks as always anglo merkel became the german chancellor back in 2005 for it's johnson is the 5th british prime minister she has dealt with. we take a look back now at how merkel has weathered the changes one moment to visit england. the grounds are all ready cheering, but not because angle imaculi's coming. instead it's about beating germany football . but the chancellor has seen all sides of this love hate relationship before this during 16 years in office medical is dealt with 5 british prime ministers. you know, when she came to pass, tony blair was a number 10 downing street. they had

and it basically just allows the u. k, to try to pass responsibility for let me jump in here the demo that of the u. k. they say it will be a step forward in securing the u. k. the borders, if it's done to people who do not present themselves immediately upon entering illegally. there's nothing wrong with that. look what we're talking about people who are fleeing war and persecution, and they currently have very, very few safe routes to be able to claim asylum in the u. k. what this bill does is create a distinction between the ways in which people arrive in the u. k. so if somebody arrives through the through, through the channel or through other through other means that are not formal refugee protection routes, then they are treated completely differently. old stages, they're more likely to be imprisoned, more likely to be sent off shore. and if they're grunted refugee protection in the u. k, they will then be given a whole set of very different writes them from people who come through all the routes. but because you ca

however, the risks are evident, the u. k is currently undergoing a 3rd wave of corona by this based around the highly infectious delta v d and whatnot. the economy into the teeth of a corporate surge represents an experiment with its precedence. the link between the virus and hospitalization has been weakened, but not broken entirely. and these are now on the rise. in addition, the long term impact of the debilitating effects of the virus sometimes called long corbett, are not well understood. if infection meet started to pass a $100000.00 cases a day, the food damage to the health of the population will not just be measured and immediate hospitalization. finally, professor baker points to the risk that the u. k. opening up with a partially vaccinated population may facilitate their emotions a farther boxiness system radiance. divide this meaning that the consequences of johnson's experiment may have global reach. all the know, the thought feed him d. c. more of patent than any supported advantage. from a, from alex myself a

today, the u. k. government proposed a plan that would criminalize attempts to reach the u. k. illegally, it would expand the scope of border forces to make arrests, and also place asylum seekers in offshore detention centers. all of this apparently modeled on the existing systems in denmark and australia. critic say the plan would violate international law, protecting refugees. any plan calling for asylum seekers to be kicked out of the country would violate a un refugee convention signed by countries including the u. k. now the u. k and the united states share huge immigration challenges. one of the greatest is how to allow people to arrive at the border and legally apply for asylum or start the path to citizenship. for decades, the u. s. congress has tried and failed to reform the countries immigration policies. the problem at the border is getting worse, but that has not diminished the hopes or the numbers of people who want to become citizens of the united states. the w curling troy picks up that part of the story. who's he? can you see where the house and new americans

not just to the u. k. a germany relationship, but to global diplomacy, toners and when people are unlike the best of us under works wonderfully to know about diversity behind us. no one is also coming up the last us and nato troops leave their main air base and afghan to stand with the enemy. they were fighting, still undefeated. where does this leave the afghan government? and it's people must make it mind they're going to think the situation and i've kind of phone is getting worse by the day resource. it would get better off the 20 is on, but do the how, but nothing has happened for me and we're heading for another war. what are their own? john? good to go. the we begin the day with angle and medical in britain on emission to reset relation strain by brackson. it's her last official visit to the u. k. before she steps down, as the german chancellor nickle held wide ranging talks with the british prime minister. and there was of course, time for tea with the queen at windsor castle far is johnson on a cha

it's no less get more on their should dw, the u. k. a correspondence get mass at windsor castle, just outside london, and from political correspondent, hands. brant. welcome both. let's start with the review budget mass. what did we got learned about the state of post bracket relations? i looks like we've, we've lost the signal to it's a burg muscle trying to recover that. and let me put that same question to you, hans broadband. what do we learn about that? the state relations between these 2 countries? well obviously because of the brick set because britain left the european union, the 2 countries not have to put their relationship on a bilateral basis that can no longer do it via the europe, ian union as it were. and that means finding a whole new set of instruments to do that. they talked a lot about to various instruments. the basis is going to be some sort of treaty of cooperation of friendship, which clearly does not exist at the moment between germany and great britain. but there were also mentioned things such as student excha

even ministers in the u. k. a still all giving over the reasons that fraud is being single that but for the moment the rules, all the rules and it means i'm not the look for up to 10 days. the reason why from should should be the only country in continental europe, to be, to have this exception, especially if you look at the incidence of coven cases in spain, which is going up sharply object to the fact that the french should be ostracized, and discriminated against compared to the neighbors, this is one of many, many, many of whose bricks it negotiations. and i think it's because britain felt that france was incredibly hard line in negotiating progress that. 2 wanted to be difficult as possible, and the president michael has used all of the arguments to show how being outside europe is about things. so the british resentment lead out of france has not been playing tic, felt that i think this is my favorite story of the day, the life, all of a 3 year old boy from bella. ruth has been made a lot easier after our

and most you not subject to it through however, i shouldn't deposed rick that u. k u relationship is still very much work in progress, as we have seen on the issue of northern ireland for instance. so i would see that the role between britain and, and you will still re john over the terms of that relationship and what we have seen since january 2021 is the u. k. implementing what they call a new immigration policy. i've already seen that the result of this is that in several sectors that have been report of labor shortages not least return to sector . so i don't think that this bill will address the huge backlog of asylum application applications and claims that have been made to the u. k. and refugees will not stop coming to seek refuge in safe country. it's a very good point to make michelle pace from the british, the take chatham house, because we appreciate your time in your insights tonight. it's good to have you to help put this into context for us. thank you. you are the, the caretaker prime minister of lebanon says that his country is on the brink of collaps

which is going to put extra strain on the u. k. is new coded trouble. rules have been slammed by france as discriminatory and income principal. it's after london and 9 fully vaccinated travelers from the e. u and u. s. will no longer have to current teen on arrival in england, except that is for those coming from france. r t. charlotte to ben sky has more now on the continental divide. they could almost hear the cries from a cross syrup when grace was and i were helping reunited people living in the united states and european countries with their family in france and the u. k. from 2nd august at 4 am. people from these countries will be able to come to england from an ember country without having to quarantine if they're fully vexed. i and others cried out until the roll that inconvenience back to france was the european country not to be included. q angry citizens. bit ridiculous that francis excluded anyone traveling back from through france this weekend will up the current thing. while most of the you and us will not have to for

so why was fraud singles out earlier this u. k. government and you travel car due to the u within, unexpectedly placed additional restrictions on those coming via from the u. k. says it was concerned about the prevalence of the be to very into now this i'm the plus category ment, tens of thousands of holiday makers had to cancel plans pretty much last minute and that many scratching their heads were 6 to see if it was most of the policy is excessive, and frankly it is in comprehensible from a health point of view. we were at times in a difficult health situation in france. we understood that, but no other european countries obliged to quarantine by the u. k. and less than 5 percent of cases in france are of the beat of variance. the better variance covers only 9 percent of cases in france and keeps declining in paris. it's 3 percent. but this point we're pleased to see the same thing. we check the data given that much profit high b to rate is based on levels in some of its overseas territories, thousands of miles away in the india

on this side of the atlantic, the u. k. is preparing to mark what he calls freedom day on july 19th, the last pandemic restrictions in england will be lifted. if only the government could simply decrease the delta variance away. if only there were enough vaccines in people's arms to stop the spread. but there aren't in on july 19th, there will be either on bring gulf and berlin. this is the day the me we must be honest with us so that if we can't reopen our society in the next few weeks, when will we be able to return? to notate we choose, comes with 0 i, we must reconcile ourselves sadly to move deaths. but i want to get away from these restrictions as quickly as i possibly can, and allow people to make informed decisions about how to manage the virus. the also coming up, the u. s. government has admitted that many u. f. o sightings cannot be explained, and washington is not ruling out. the possibility that you f o's could be from aliens. so what are curious earth links to do is the truth. is it really out there? look like

today, the u. k. government proposed a plan that would criminalize attempts to reach the u. k. illegally. it would expand the scope of border forces to make arrests and also place asylum seekers in offshore detention centers. all of this apparently modeled on the existing systems in denmark and australia. critic say the plan would violate international law, protecting refugees. any plan calling for asylum seekers? to be kicked out of the country would violate a un refugee convention signed by countries including the u. k. now the u. k and the united states share huge immigration challenges. one of the greatest is how to allow people to arrive at the border and legally apply for asylum or start the path to citizenship. for decades, the u. s. congress has tried and failed to reform the countries immigration policies. the problem at the border is getting worse, but that has not diminished the hopes or the numbers of people who want to become citizens of the united states. the w carleen troy picks up that part of the store. oh see, can you see where the house and new americans ha

i think the u. k. it's not just my opinion, the data shows that the u. k is coming out of this really well and breaks it with a deal. well don, hillary ford, which i'm sorry to train you just a little bit there, but thank you so much for your excellent invalid. i will touch it with you. right. 5 and finally, richard branson became the 1st billionaire to travel the outer space on sunday and a highly anticipated trip with the crew from his company, virgin galactic unity, 20 to reach an altitude of more than 50 miles above the earth's surface, where the crew experienced 4 minutes of weightlessness before they made their return. shipping down the beautiful stay for everybody or anything such suitable beautiful lots all together. now it is no secret, but brands and b jeff bay those 2 space. but it appears that bases and his blue origin team were calling branson out on twitter by saying that outer space and doesn't really begin until it leaves 62 miles above the earth's surface leaping rather. oh my number. what i want to say that this launch was fascinating. i

i'm not entirely sure how fond the u. k. government is of my calling and have policies, but maybe it's retaliation for something i couldn't really tell you. i think it definitely has that political ties and i do think that it's, it's pretty ridiculous. they shouldn't single out certain countries over other countries. so why was fraud singles out earlier this u. k. government and you travel car due to the news, but then unexpectedly placed additional restrictions on those coming via from the u . k. says it was concerned about the prevalence hold the be to very into now this i'm the plus category, mid tens of thousands of holiday makers had to cancel plans pretty much last minute and that many scratching their heads with 6 to see if it was most policies excessive and frankly, it is in comprehensive or from a health point of view. we were at times in a difficult health situation in france. we understood that, but no other european country is obliged to quarantine by the u. k. and less than 5 percent of cases in france are of t

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was her last official visit to the u. k. before setting down later this year and also abuse when you want. mrs. d. w. news from berlin, there's much more on our website. that is d w dot com. the gold tonight german chancellor angland merkel in great britain, the optics at once routine and historic. it's the chancellor's 22nd official visit and after 16 years, her very last is driven leader on the agenda t with the queen aware and privilege the dress to the u. k. cabinet and white raging talks with british prime minister boards. johnson, after 5 years of tension over breakfast medical pleasures closer cooperation with the u. k. and he said loser restrictions for people arriving in germany on michael oak who in berlin. and this is the day the the chocolate, the federal republic. again, this is a good opportunity to open a new chapter in german presses relation between the premise i want to thank you for your truly historic commitment, not just to the u. k. a germany relationship, but to global diplomacy shown us, i'm one of th

i was here in the united states and to a certain degree in the u. k. so there's certainly a very american flavor to the whole us story. the u. s. government report on you folks that was released last month. it did not deny the existence of, of aliens or you oppose, but i've been following your twitter feed. you've posted what could be evidence that could explain cases of u. f. o sightings that the government did not attempt to explain in the report. for example, you say, jet ploot or oil rig flavors could explain some findings. all of this sounds very plausible. but why do you think the government shied away from these plausible explanations in this report? well, 1st of all, we don't know what analysis the government has actually done. if you look at the report, they mention almost no details whatsoever in this report. they give one example where they determine something was a balloon, but in the rest they didn't tell us what they actually did. now, a lot of the stuff that i've investigated has been these, the videos that came out from the u. s. navy. a

i was here in the united states and to a certain degree in the u. k. so there's certainly a very american flavor to the whole us story. the u. s. government report on you oppose it was released last month. it did not deny the existence of aliens or you have those, but i've been following your twitter feed. you've posted what could be evidence that could explain cases of u. f. o sightings that the government did not attempt to explain in the report. for example, you say, jet ploot or oil rig flavors could explain some sightings. all of this sounds very plausible, but why do you think the government shied away from these plausible explanations in this report? well, 1st of all, we don't know what analysis the government has actually done. if you look at the report, they mention almost no details whatsoever in this report. they gave one example where they determined something was a balloon, but in the rest they didn't tell us what they actually did. now a lot of the stuff that i've investigated has been the videos that came out from the u. s. navy. and thes

the u. k. prime minister tells his country we have to learn to live with the corona virus, despite rising numbers of new cases. boars, johnson, and else is that the last 10 to mac restrictions in england will be listed this month. also coming up tonight more than a 100 children go missing after government attack of schooling, nigeria, teachers fear a criminal gang has kidnapped their pupils and turkey's infrastructure, divide president air. the one says a new canal forgive symbol will be good for business, but the mayor insist it's a threat to the whole city. ah, i bring golf is good to have you with us despite wising numbers of new corona, virus cases in the u. k. the last pandemic restrictions there will soon be history . today, british prime minister boris johnson, laid out a 5 step plan for england to emerge on july 19th from the toughest restrictions imposed on society since world war 2. this includes scrapping rules on mask wearing and social distancing. many are not yet convinced new ca

what he said is that from july 19th, u k. residents who are returning to the u. k to england, specifically, will not have to isolate upon their return. they'll still have to test before they depart from spain or portugal. they will have to fill out the passenger locator forms and they will still have to test within 2 days of arriving back at home. but they will not crucially, they will not have to stay at home and unself isolate. and not that was seen as a major deterrent the transport secretary also said that it will not apply to international arrivals into the u. k. let's listen to that clarification. the change amounting to day will prioritize those vaccinated in the united kingdom. however, as i make clear last week, we want to welcome international. this is back to the new k and a working to extend our approach to vaccinated passengers from important markets of holes that hold a destination. lay through the summer, such as the united states and the e u, and i'll update the house in due course on how we approach vaccinated individuals from other countries. and

even this is in the u. k, it's still all giving over the reason that fraud is being single that but for the moment the rules, all the rules and it means i'm not the love for up to 10 days. the reason why from should should be the only country in continental europe, to be, to have this exception, especially if you look at the incidence of coven cases in spain, which is going up sharply. there's no logic to this that, that the french should be ostracized. and discriminated against compared to the neighbors. one of many, many, many of those of bricks that negotiations. and i think it's because britain felt but france was incredibly hard line in negotiating progress and. 2 that wanted to be as difficult as possible and the president mccall has used all of the arguments to show how being outside europe is about things. so the british presentment lead out of france has not been paid for. the typical topped off the out here at moscow 6 people have died in hundreds of fled, their homes as wildfires, rage on in southe

well, bilateral is really the buzzword for the u. k. having left the european union, the u. k. really is depending on bilateral relationships and germany is of course, one of the most important strategic partners for the u. k. it's the 2nd law largest trading partners. but also when it comes to foreign and security policy, there are the interests very much aligned and we see that there is a joint declaration that was just that was just published between the u. k and, and germany in many other areas to that they have a non, please have announced that they want to cooperate when it comes to use exchange and also cultural exchange. so very much declaration of good will of continued cooperation between the 2 countries. that there was some friction that wasn't that, that but in the northern island, the protocol came up in questions when it was signed. boris johnson claimed it as a big victory, but it has been a huge source of friction between britain and the you it continuous. so the friction and i was just in bel falls and i have to say it's also a very big topic in northern irelan