u.k. government to be. in. with some softness tree i'm playing with words and delivering mobile a more sort of pressure than g. think could be put on the on the british government to change its opinion. well that's something we have to decide in coming days you know the court case that has led to this announcement yesterday in the end was led by the campaign against arms trade oxfam was intervenor in that case we'll have to see whether the. cat has decided to try and carry on with the case or whether they will allow it to be dropped. clearly we're going to have to work with m.p.'s to scrutinize government policy carefully. and in international fora the arms trade treaty conference of states parties in the united nations will have to keep up the pressure that. we have been working on for 20 years to stop states selling albums into situations where there are human rights abuses occurring show ok martin it really not until she's going to leave it there that was martin but your policy adviser campaign oxfam thank yo

u.k. government has issued export licenses worth $5300000000.00 pounds including $2500000000.00 pounds worth of licenses relating to bombs missiles and other military goods and human rights organizations are angry with the u.k.'s decision to resume arms exports. this is a deep blue cynical move to restart business as usual when it comes to arms sales hold the government considers would describe a 5 years so i do it aerial assault of yemen which has seen numerous examples of civilians killed in schools hospitals funeral holes and marketplaces as a set of isolated incidents. well in march 2015 a saudi led coalition intervened in yemen against who's here rebels who are fighting the internationally recognized government and control large swathes of territory but humanitarian groups and the un quickly accused saudi led forces of breaching international humanitarian law including bombing schools hospitals weddings and food supplies. so. well the decision comes just a day after the u.k. and that sanctions on individuals and organizations that abuse human rights including saudi arabia. we make good

u.k. government in action with the action by the us government which actually did look whether russia sought to interfere with the 2016 election in the us so the u.k. parliamentarians who sit on this committee also are saying that there is just too much interference of russia in british society they are mentioning the nation's 2 political parties there mentioning. that basically in. very close contacts with british politicians and they're all saying that basically the u.k. government hasn't really taken this threat and hasn't taken this russian interference in its society and potentially also in its democratic process serious enough so it really doesn't reflect well on the british government at all. reporting from london thank you for that update. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world the trial of former sudanese ruler omar al bashir has been adjourned to due to a lack of social distancing in court a khartoum judge said a larger court room will have to be found for the next hearing in august is facing charges relating to the military coup that brought

u.k. government or been a new headquarters in the u.k. that would provide about 3000 jobs but according to some sources these talks have stalled due to political reasons so we may see some sort of trade tit for tat or certainly some economic ramifications from this move by the u k. police and protesters are facing off at a shopping mall in hong kong officers are trying to prevent a rally marking the 1st anniversary of a mob attack at the u.n. long railway station last year a large group of men armed with metal rods indiscriminately beat up train passengers dozens have been arrested in connection with the attack but protesters say not enough has been done to punish those responsible for a trial for sudan's ousted president omar al bashir has been adjourned until august to due to a shortage of courtroom space but she is accused of plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government of prime minister statical marketing in 1989 milledge a coup allowed him to take power until he was forced from the government during an uprising last ye

u.k. government but one it says was driven by practicalities not politics. announcing the total ban on huawei kitted britain's planned 5 g. network by 2027 the culture minister said u.s. sanctions blocking quote ways use of american microchips would make the company less reliable in future the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected huawei to equipment to build the u.k.'s future 5 g. networks said to be clear from the end of this year telecoms operators must not buy any 5 g. equipment from a while away and once the telecom security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. the move against way will please washington which has been pressuring the u.k. to act become pretty had expected it its warning u.k. mobile users will lose out in a statement it says regrettably our future in the u.k. has become politicized this is about u.s. trade policy and not security over the past 20 years while way has focused on building a better connected u.k. as a responsible business we will continue to support our customers as we al

u.k. government. well it's a diplomatic. collision is more women are in go out and the word shambolic is rarely used between ministrations and governments a pretty strong response clearly there's been a lack of communication and to be honest there's been a lack of communication throughout this process but a u.k. government we should never have been in this mess in the 1st place so it's understandable west scotland wales northern not in the coming from in terms of not having a site early enough of the plans by the u.k. government but you know they need to bang their heads together and comes a solution pretty quickly the whole point of travel is that that is united you can't just shut borders have different rules across the u.k. in one part of the u.k. and not in another it makes for confusion among consumers and that's no way to boost the travel industry at a time when so many jobs need to be used and depend on it i find it very briefly if you don't mind for those that take the risk on but the holiday abroad what protections

government's industrial policy. policy makers around the world, not just in the u.s., but obviously in the u.k. other countries, i don't think they seriously consider huawei has pendence from the chines government, or even the security apparatus. everyone is aware that there are laws on the books qu china that e companies to comply with requests for iistence -- assistance from intelligence agencies. th policymakers have.s of th may have information as well that they are not allowed to share. ros: this is a political ion in the u.k., too. e litical crackdown in hong kong, and it's treatment of >> we wanted china to mature into this responsible global stakeholder, but it has come a superpower without having the powers at a superpower should be showing. we are going through an international emergency but there is no international leadership. at we haveeen with china is discreetly pressing its advantage, taking advantage of our rickety world order, to pursue its own agenda. ros: we are live in oxford to look at this. uld you cast this as a victory for the back benches? victory for the back benches.

u.k. government that way is there is a backdoor where dasa is provided from chua way to beijing both the beijing government and huawei have strongly denied this but yet we see very strong reaction from the chinese government every time there was a move against sua which only raises that skepticism and of course we had in canada executive mung one joshi was arrested there and we had a strong response from beijing and also consequently 2 canadians were also detained here in beijing so that also raises questions about the independence of huawei the chinese government and while they continue to deny this and say that really this is part of a larger ploy by the u.s. and its allies to contain china and the really reacting from feeling insecure about china chinese advances when it comes to 5 g. technology and the like katrina thanks very much indeed for that circuitry to you there in beijing with that story of that side of the story let's sprint over to hong kong would be a good part of this to anybody. what does this honestly mean trump removing hong kong's special trade status because it actually mea

u.k. government says it can ensure the security of one way quickly. and 11 soldiers was by john 2 from armenia have been killed as fighting escalates a border the 2 former soviet republics have been in conflict over and play insiders about are controlled by ethnic armenians. the former girlfriend and alleged accomplice of convicted sex offender geoffrey epstein has been denied bail by a judge in new york british socialite gill a maxwell appeared by video of her hearing accused of helping epstein recruit girls for abuse she's also accused of perjury maxwells lawyers say she's protected by a plea agreement that epstein signed in 2007 covering any potential coconspirators but prosecutors argue against her bail request saying that all posed a flight risk due to her financial status gabriel is older who is outside the court in new york where the hearing took place he says the prosecutor cited maxwell's wealth and multiple passports as reasons to deny her bail. the judge has denied the request for bail for delaying maxwell so she will not be leaving the jai

u.k. government announces 37000000000 dollars more for a pandemic recovery plan. pulling out thousands caught in the flood waters china as well hun province back on high alert after battling the corona virus outbreak. a question of identity kashmiri muslims what it will be reduced to a minority as new delhi allows outsiders to settle in the disputed region. the un secretary general has warned that the conflict in libya has entered a new phase with foreign interference reaching unprecedented levels and tony as was addressing a virtual session of the security council on the violence ahead of the session russia's foreign minister said he's in talks with his counterparts in turkey about a possible ceasefire now this isn't the 1st time the wall kloof has considered a ceasefire it so last month after his forces began losing their major strongholds the libyan conflict been fueled by a number of international backers the u.n. recognize government in tripoli has been backed by turkey has had support from russia egypt and the u.a.e. . he's not on our side in libya the confl

u.k. government's communications headquarters has reportedly said the impact on the firm will be severe u.k. officials are allegedly already looking into ways to phase out the use of kuwait equipment but johnson says the government will have to balance the needs of consumers and security. i'm very very determined to get broadband into every part of this country you know reaching out through across the whole u.k. and we're convinced that we can do that and i'm also determined that the u.k. should not be in any way vulnerable to our high risk state vendors so have to think carefully about how we handle that we have to come up with the right technological solutions but also have to make sure we continue to deliver the broadband that the u.k. needs. but chinese officials have responded by warning that britain will have to bear the consequences if it treats china as a hostile country on monday the chinese ambassador to britain said that a ban on our way would damage china's trust in the u.k. ministers are set to deliver an update on our way by the end of july where previous activists and technol

u.k. government has done and it's very similar to what other governments are doing around the world this is not putting their eggs in into one basket they're investing iris won't be combated by a single vaccine it might have to be a program of different vaccines for different groups so what the u.k. governments have announced today is that they've done preliminary deals with 2 main suppliers one is a german u.s. supplier that is pfizer and. with the failure rates that there is with vaccines it's important for governments u.k. and others to make sure that they they hedge their bets and have options available to them should one vaccine proved produce results where another one failed thank you then paul brennan their luck deadlock and division is gripping the european union as its leaders struggle to compromise on an unprecedented coronavirus economic recovery fund let us all meet for 4th sweden and the netherlands the wealthy northern states pay the most per capita into the e.u. shared reserves they want strict controls on how the recovery fund is shared prefer ing to loan countries money the

u.k. government and support our customers in any way they ask us to. it will not be easy. s be on supporting those customers who we have been working with in the u.k. for over 20 years supporting the second-generation, the fourth-generation, and now the fifth generation, but in a more limited way than the government decision of january 20 this year , which gave us 35% network share in the u.k. for 5g. guy: jeremy thompson, do you think the u.k.'s position will have an impact on other countries decision-making around the subject? jeremy: it might influence others. pressurehere is a huge from the american administration, even in person or virtual is probably the primary reason people are considering this. ultimately each country will make their own decision, and it is our expectation that we will continue to serve in 170 countries, which we currently do. we provide telecommunications equipment to one third of the population and 170 countries worldwide. there is expectation that will continue. guy: jeremy, thank you very much indeed for your time. jeremy thompson, while weight

u.k. government says it can't ensure the security of weiwei equipment the international court of justice in the netherlands has ruled in favor of cattle in a dispute with 4 arab countries that imposed a blockade on the gulf state and prevented qatari aircraft from flying over its airspace the court ruled the u.n. civil aviation agency does have jurisdiction in the case. maxwell the alleged accomplice of convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein has been denied bail by a judge in new york the british so slight pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped epstein recruit girls for abuse. and the trumpet ministration has reversed its policy to revoke visas from international students if their schools health classes exclusively online because of the coronavirus. rewind is next to stay with us here on out to sara. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of

u.k. government says that it's not all recognize the threat by russia and that it sees moscow as they see. a priority and has a 13 year plan for dealing with the kremlin in the meantime though the report on russia has provided as you said before little evidence for its claims and recommendations however it has stirred up debate once again and it seems that there's plenty of skepticism here in the u.k. that russia hasn't interfered in british politics while british parliament always that to deliver trauma on a rainy day that was reporting for us from london many thanks. well now the u.k. government as kate was telling us that in town claims that has of course recognized the threat posed by russia for a long time it also says that it has a thought here strategy for dealing with the kremlin that's despite the report accusing you k. of failing to take the threat seriously who is protecting rich public. interference in our democratic process. show. no one is the u.k. government tributes are your goal most of it's focused on the counter terrorism we found the defense of the u.k. democratic proce

u.k. government. a 185 million euro loss for the first quarter. better amid the pandemic than analysts fear. 99% from the year before with revenues sinking 95% to 125 million euros. the company described the quarter as quote the most challenging in ryan air's 35 year history it expects losses to narrow in the second quarter but declined to give longer term guidance ryan air ceo said that the current target of 60 million passengers for 2021 fiscal year is tentative and could quote go lower. >> coming up on the show, big tech ceos get ready to testify in front of the u.s. congress this week. we'll discuss what to expect after the break. >>> they have not been offered but sap ceo says it's a win-win opportunity and they are, quote, in it for the long run. >> an all star line-up of tech ceos is due to testify virtually before u.s. congress later this week to discuss this, director of european media at city joins me now. thank you for joining me a lot of debate in the market over whether the valuations were justified and now we're looking at major tech

u.k. government or been a new headquarters in the u.k. that would provide about 3000 jobs but according to some sources these talks have stalled due to political reasons so we may see some sort of trade tit for tat or certainly some economic ramifications from this move by the u k. now pressure is mounting on china's dams because of days of heavy rains and flooding at least $140.00 people are either dead or missing rivers along the system have burst their banks in some areas flooding villages and crops heavy rain since the beginning of the month has force $1800000.00 people from their homes seasonal rains affect large parts of china each year the conditions this year has been particularly severe let's get an update on the world weather now with jenny and jenny it's not just china it's of bad weather across much of asia it really is absolutely cause again it's been going on for weeks as well folly so yeah 1st of all let's start with china because there is of course more rain in the forecast you can see all the cloud to lying across so cent

u.k. government made a huge. really yesterday when they failed to get the man they wanted into the chair of the parliament tree intelligence committee which is a very powerful and key committee and that committee has produced a report on russian interference in u.k. politics and indeed in the brics it referendum in 2060 of that report has been delayed and delayed and delayed by the johnson government possibly because it contains embarrassing stuff about russian links to the conservative party so guess what they do today quickly before that committee gets that report out next week they russia statement saying hang on the russians did interfere in the 29 senior lecturer and at that time it was the labor party that exploited it and i think there is a lot of muddying the waters going on yeah i mean it sounds like there's some deflecting going on here alec have you heard anything about what quicken is saying is that been reported that all in russia is there a connection between these stories. i don't i haven't seen th

u.k. is that is the new normal successive governments of welcome russian oligarchs and their money with out in homes and there is a lot of russians with very close links to. putin who are now very well integrated into but both u.k. business political and social see what's referred to as lending as it london grad yet few if any questions of the national guard the province of considerable wealth . this open door approach has provided an ideal mechanism by which illicit finance could be recycled through the london laundromat the u.k. foreign secretary dominic rob says the government categorically rejects any allegations that underestimated russia. i think if you look. we've got a long period recognizing the enduring significant threat by russia to the u.k. feeding information cyber russia is a top national security priority we call out russia when it's necessary sharing information to the cyber attacks on research and development to cities in the u.s. and u.k. and kind of ever coming together to go and we are not for a 2nd. complacent about for russia purposes when it comes to cyber. so it has

u.k. government of putting the. wrong advice about. we hear from an expert in communicable diseases. the government is up for and people traveling through dozens of destinations we hear from a travel expert. climax kaiser one more of my guide to financial survival this is fun it's a device used by professional scallywags to earn money. that's right these has flaws are simply not accountable and we're just adding more and more to the. totally destabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get in for a while because we're. joined me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to a guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. unilateral at least they should have occupied territory use evil under international law but this is exactly what israel intends to do when it comes to the west on this edition of the program we just goes flying israel is doing this international reaction in the state i was. going to. come back from july the 10th the u.k. government will lift its mandatory 14 day quarantine and i was returning t

u.k. government has been accused of actively avoiding looking into evidence of russian interference during the 2016 e.u. referendum a report from parliament's intelligence and security committee says the government failed to take action even after information emerged of moscow trying to influence the 2014 scottish independence vote. the offer say it's hard to prove that the kremlin sought to meddle in the brics referendum because the government failed to investigate it inquiry also says the u.k. appears to be a top western intelligence target for russia behind only the us and united nations on a guy who has the details. in the shadows of britain's democratic process and its economy the threat of interference from russia looms large russia poses an all encompassing security threat which is fueled by power noise about the west and a desire to be seen as a subject great power companies at malicious cyber activity in order to set itself aggressively for example by attempting to interfere other country's elections by pre-positioning itself in other countries critical national infrastructure and

u.k. government seems to be shifting its position towards chinese telecom giant huawei despite prime minister boris johnson saying just a few months ago that the u.k. was confident in allowing while way to build the country's 5 g. infrastructure the u.k. digital secretary oliver doubted said the national cybersecurity center can no longer assure the security of wild ways products because of new u.s. sanctions now the prime minister is doing an about face saying monday afternoon that he does not want the country to be vulnerable to a high risk state vendor in response the chinese ambassador to the u.k. says this is an example of the u.k. allowing its national policy to be controlled and dictated by the trump administration. we have to try our best to tell the story. but we cannot control the end of a good he's government isn't either that's a lot of. speculations and you know we're ready we're ready to have any sin or any consequences i think paul way will survive while we will prosper you know no more pressure the you know from so-called super power the more pressure from is on ice and in the

u.k. government should listen to the voices in the u.k. business community who are against this move because it will be british businesses and the british people to millie who will suffer from this. and candidates who won in hong kong's recent primaries are calling for gracey unity within the pro-democracy camp ahead of september's legislative council election they say there's no room for division in the face of china's crackdown on the territories freedoms at least 11 soldiers from azerbaijan and 2 from armenia have been killed as fighting escalates at the border the 2 former soviet republics have been in conflict over an enclave inside azerbaijan controlled by ethnic and medians us for such as say the 1st phase of testing an experimental covert $1000.00 vaccine has shown promising safety results and also produced an immune response the human trial run by biotech company mcdonough tested the vaccine on 45 healthy volunteers those who received 2 doses had higher levels of virus fighting antibodies compared to those who recovered from coron

u.k. government's new regime targeting human rights abuses the u.k. will also sanction those involved in the killing of russian lawyer said game the crackdown on. those responsible for abuses in north korea those that blood on the hands of the thugs the henchmen to. be free to whoops into this country to buy property on the kings road kings right to do their christmas shopping in knightsbridge or frankly to siphon dirty money through british banks run the financial institutions. so you go there goes in london with more dominic robb made no bones about exactly what he wanted to come out of this law he put it in very strong terms indeed and it's almost a sort of personal project of his he'd have 1st raised this back in 2012 he is of course from a human rights lawyer background as well he has consistently kept in contact with the widow of sergei magnitsky. and so for him it's got that personal touch with changing british foreign policy perhaps from what has been criticised that it would be perhaps a compromise in the aftermath of breck's it to try and fo

u.k. government's new regime targeting human rights abuses the u.k. will also sanction those involved in the killing of russian lawyers said the minute ski the crackdown on their hands in those responsible for abuses in north korea. those with blood on their hands the thugs of desperadoes the henchmen a dictator is will not be free to walk into this country to buy property on the kings or a king's road to do their christmas shopping in knightsbridge or frankly to siphon dirty money through british banks rather financial institutions let's go live to so you're going to go in london sun you know it's interesting isn't it that saudi arabia should be on that list given the fact that the u.k. for decades has had such a close trading and diplomatic relationship with saudi arabia. well that's right but of course you have to remember that the killing of jamal khashoggi was a case that really tore at the fabric of that diplomatic relationship as well and really are should in international condemnation of the killing of act of of the journalist and writer and i

u.k. government says they can't ensure the security of wall where. the international court of justice in the netherlands has ruled in favor of qatar the disputes with 4 arab countries that opposed a blockade on the gulf states and prevented qatari aircraft from flying over there at speeds. 11 soldiers from the us of a jon and a tooth media have been killed as fighting escalates at the border tension between the former soviet republics has been escalating for several years as they battle over a disputed region robin forest a walker explains. in these airy capital crowds demanded vengeance for a major general the most senior servicemen to have died in clashes on azerbaijan's border with armenia only just very. unlike the enemy our generals and officers do not hide behind the backs of soldiers they adequately carry out their combat missions unfortunately battles are not without losses. both sides accuse each other of starting the latest hostilities. both sides releasing videos of their high tech weaponry as ery missile strikes on armenian positions. arm

u.k. is that is the new normal successive governments of welcome russian oligarchs and their money with out in homes and there is a lot of russians with very close links to. putin who are now very well integrated into but both u.k. business political and social scene it was referred to as lending as in london grad yet few if any questions have been asked regarding the provenance of considerable wealth this open door approach it provided an ideal mechanism by which illicit finance could be recycled through the london laundromat sonia gago has more now from london. it is really quite damning and very critical over lax and complacent the way that governments excessive government's going going back a few years now have dealt with this issue of russian influence through social means as well as economic means as well and the cottage industry of lawyers and estate agents and and accountants that welcomed high profile russians into the country and dedicated themselves to their services as was put there as a kind of functioning as a kind of laundromat as well and also there's a very serious question

u.k. government actively avoided investigating russian interference in the press and referendum costs. we did it europe is strong europe is united after 4 days of discussions a unit is striking historic deal on an $859000000000.00 recovery fund. and a u.s. president donald trump has conceded that the corona virus outbreak will probably get worse across america before it gets better it mission came in the last hour as the president gave his 1st televised national coronavirus briefing since april he also said americans should wear masks when they come socially distance but missing from the briefing was the country's top infectious diseases expert dr anthony fat shape america's the worst affected nation in the world with more than one 140000 deaths and when over 3800000 cases in some areas of our country are doing very well others are doing less well it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better something i don't like saying about things but that's the way it is it's the way it's what we have you look over the world it's all over the world. and it tends to do that the gov

u.k. government about it.he decision today is disappointing about -- disappointing and bad news for the u.k. anna: global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. let's talk about the earnings story. .he new reference year the earnings season is critical for understanding the real revenue impact of covid-19 and gauging their rate of the recovery. great to speak to you once again. let me ask you about the call of the significance of this earnings season. this has now replaced 2008 in the annals of history, the low point after which all earnings reports will be tested. this earnings season is of paramount importance. it is arguably the most meaningful data point that we have had since this all began. there are two lawyers. the first layer is essentially being able to look under the hood of corporate banks. to answer this incredibly important question -- to what extent were analyst estimates cut in march a knee-jerk

u.k. government says it can't ensure the security of. united nations is warning that tens of thousands of migrants mostly ethiopians now stranded in war torn yemen the u.n. says they've been rounded up and forcibly moved around the country out of fear that they're spreading covert 90. 11 soldiers from azerbaijan and 2 from armenia have been killed as fighting escalates at the border tensions between the former soviet republic have been escalating for several years as they battle over a disputed region robin for a walk or has this. in the azeri capital crowds demanded vengeance for a major general the most senior servicemen to have died in clashes on azerbaijan's border with media. unlike the enemy our generals and officers do not hide behind the backs of soldiers they adequately carry out their combat missions unfortunately battles are not without losses. both sides accuse each other of starting the latest hostilities. both sides releasing videos of their high tech weaponry as ery missile strikes on armenian positions. medians shooting d

governments take so long to tackle them? because there are many russians with close links to vladimir putin, who are very well integrated into u.k. business, political and social scene. what has been referred to as london-grad. approach hasr provided an ideal mechanism by which illicit finance can be recycled through the london laundromat. >> it was the government's failure to look into possible meddling during the brexit referendum that sparked the investigation. no evidence of interference has been found, but the lack of curiosity raised alarm in the report. u.s. andturn for the the 2016 presidential election. they concluded russia had been behind cyber attacks on the democratic party to help the eventual winner, donald trump. .t turned into an uproar agent.et developed nerve .ussia denied it was to blame it is the undermining of russian institutions at the heart of the storm. u.k. will have to overhaul if it is to have a chance of tackling this new normal. >> this is al jazeera. coming up, delirium, hallucinations. one man's long battle to overcome the coronavirus. ♪ >> hello. he had weather conditions across australia but to

welcome to the news and intelligence report has found the british government actively avoided looking into evidence of russian interference in u.k. politics it says the government failed to take action even after evidence of emerged of moscow trying to influence the 2014 scottish independence referendum the authors say it's hard to prove the kremlin meddled in the later brics it referendum but the u.k. was slow to recognize the threat and the report warns that russia's cyber capability poses what it calls an immediate threat to britain's national security. now the u.k. government insists it's not being complacent when it comes to the flow of illegal russian money into the country but members of the parliamentary committee didn't agree. what we do know about russian influence in the u.k. is that is the new normal successive governments of welcome russian oligarchs and their money with out in homes and there is a lot of russians with very close links to. putin who are now very well integrated into business political and social scene he was referred to as lending as in london grad yet few if any questions have been asked regarding

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u.k. government to allow asylum seekers to work claiming it can raise 100000000 pounds in tax we hear froma human rights lawyer. the u.k. government has rolled back on a planned easing of lockdown restrictions amid a steady rise in new coronavirus infections that as large portions of northern england woke up to stricter measures which came into force overnight without much warning well for more on this and i'm joined by our 2 u.k. shut it was dashed are the sharia so england was supposed to ease restrictions wasn't further on saturday but it's not the case anymore is that absolutely we were indeed hoping to enter the next phase of easing the lockdown measures tomorrow about boris johnson thought he had simply no other choice but to delay it by up to 2 weeks so that includes indoor activities like bowling alley ways casinos and wedding receptions all of which will not be able to free own. at least for another 2 weeks now as always is policy making and government decisions has always been guided by the science and medical professionals and boris johnson is saying at this point in time the da

what they're doing is trying to make sure that the deficiencies of the government's initial response to corona virus outbreaks in the u.k. are repeated for any 2nd wave so they were looking at the p p they were looking at the testing they're looking at the with the architecture of governments and how responded they were to their most harsh words something for the policy that said by the end of march and the 1st half vital to where the n.h.s. was trying to free up as many beds as possible in hospitals for the expected onslaught of coronavirus victims and one of the things it did to free up those beds was to discharge elderly people who were considered to be fit back into the care homes that they come from without testing them to see whether they were taking coronavirus back into the care homes with them it is being described as a reckless policy by who's on the chair of the public accounts committee we can hear exactly how to describe it now. it was an appalling era just assume you could take people out of hospital which was in itself not a bad thing but then just to put them into care homes without the right protection

u.k. government and indeed other governments are investing in a variety of different vaccine programs in the hope that one of the will actually come through to fruition and that's what the u.k. government has announced today monday what they said is that they've gone into they've made a deal with a german u.s. consortium that's by and 2nd fine for a vaccine which they hope to be able to get 30000000 doses all of that is showing positive signs in their trials and another thing is with a french company called val neiva which the bukit government has said that it will take 60000000 doses of that manufactured constantly in scotland vul neave a potential vaccine is quite a traditional wanted it essentially is a deactivated corona virus that they that they put into people so you know that potentially has a good chance of success but what it is evidence of is of the government in the u.k. and indeed other governments not putting their eggs in one basket making sure that should one fail they have other options and that seems to be the way that governments around the world are proceeding as far as th

u.k. officials are allegedly already looking into ways to phase out the use of our way quitman bus johnson said the government will have to balance the needs of consumers and security. i'm very very determined to get broadband into every part of this country in reaching out through across the whole u.k. and we're convinced that we can do that and i'm also determined that the u.k. should not be in any way vulnerable to our high risk state then do so have to think carefully about how we handle that we have to come up with the right technological solutions but also have to make sure we continue to deliver the broadband that the u.k. needs the chinese officials have responded by warning that britain will have to bear the consequences if it treats china as a hostile country on monday the chinese ambassador to britain said that a ban on our way would damage china's trust in the u.k. ministers are set to deliver an update on choir way by the end of july or privacy activists and technology expert bill muse thinks of attention highway ban is a political not a technological issue. the the in case of a very difficult po

u.k. government tributes are you off the ball because of its focus on country terrorism we found the defense of the u.k. democratic process is a hot potato the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up the outrage isn't that there was interference the outrage is that no more want to know if there was. why the rush report had been sat on by the government for a year and a half before it was finally released on tuesday parties down hawkins looks at what was inside to get a very brief summary of the long awaited russian report we can go straight to page 13 of the document the written evidence provided to us appeared to suggest that her majesty's government had not seen or sought evidence of successful interference in u.k. democratic processes seems to be enough so if you're short on time or don't want to read heavily redacted intelligence and political spiel scott what signal otherwise let's go on. open source studies have pointed to the preponderance of pro breaks it or anti e.u. stories on r.t. and sputnik and the use of bots

u.k. government tributes to bowl because of its focus on the counter terrorism we found the defense of the u.k. democratic process is a hot potato the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up yet rage isn't that there was interference the outrage is that no one wanted to know if there was what is the worst example you can get of the russian interference well that's the question which we want to have unsub the british prime minister is reportedly planning to boost funding for the security services and introduce a new espionage act in response to the russian report that documents publication was delayed by the government for a year and a half before it was finally released on tuesday artie's daniel hawkins looks at what's inside. we get a very brief summary of the long awaited russia report we can go straight to page 13 of the document the written evidence provided to us appear to suggest that h m g had not seen or saw evidence of successful interference in u.k. democratic process is seems to be enough so if you're short on

u.k. government's new regime targeting human rights abuses the u.k. will also sanction those involved in the killing of russian lawyers said the magnitsky the crackdown on the hinges and those responsible for abuses in north korea those with blood on their hands the thugs that dispose the henchmen of dictators will not be free to whoops into this country to buy property on the king's road king's road to do their christmas shopping in knightsbridge or frankly to siphon dirty money through british banks run the financial institutions and the labor party says the u.k. government must reconsider stopping the sale of all to saudi arabia. action against those involved in the appalling. shocking and kind of gently say to him that although today is not the day aspiring across the dispatch box that it would be welcome if it marked the start of a more consistent approach from the government towards saudi arabia and in particular the arm sales from this country being used to harm innocent civilians in yemen. books on farming farming on is a lecturer in politics

u.k. governments failed in their basic. right all role to protect u.k. citizens by intentionally or unintentionally wittingly or unwittingly by omission all on purpose failed to take seriously the threat posed by a hostile state whether that's russia or anybody else to democratic processes and that's the that's the key thing that comes out of this to my mind. the report you know beyond the blunt language use the report does to train 8 clear narrative that russia has attempted to undertake. operations it's attempted to penetrate our institutions and it intent be joined to mine processes and it's quite clear about that the report however is also clear that successive governments basically did nothing about this but not only that they purposely did nothing about this dimitry mr babich was was quite right and he said you know that is a scandal that the reports say is that no successful evidence had been forthcoming because of into or due to russian interference in the 2016 e.u. referendum and i met that point you know not with any particular tableau or put o

u.k. government says it's drawn up a 30 year strategy for dealing with the supposed the threat posed by the kremlin airport on alleged russian meddling was released on tuesday and it accuses the u.k. of failing to take the threat seriously. who is protecting british public from interference in our democratic process well in a nutshell we found no one is the u.k. government took its eye off the ball because of its focus on counter-terrorism we found the defense of the u.k. democratic process is a hot potato the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up the outrage isn't that there was interference the outrage is that no one does want to know if there was what is the worst example you can get of the russian interference well that's the question which we want to have unsub the british prime minister is reportedly planning to boost funding for the security services and introduce a new espionage act in response to the russian reports the documents publication was delayed by the government for a year and a half before it was fina

process well in a nutshell we found no one is bukit government took its eye off the ball because of its focus on counterterrorism we found the defense of the u.k. democratic process is a hot potato the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up the outrage isn't that there was interference the outrage is that no warning as want to know if there was in the meantime though the report on russia has a little actual evidence provides little evidence for its claims and recommendations what it has done though is reinvigorate debate here in the u.k. but it seems there's plenty of skepticism still about whether or not russia interferes in british politics the publication of russia report was delayed by the government for a year and a heart before it was finally released on tuesday daniel whole can see next stop looks at what exactly it said. to get a very brief summary of the long awaited russia report we can go straight to page 13 of the document the written evidence provided to us appear to suggest that h m g had not seen or saw evidence of successful interference in u.k. democratic p