we have been in daily contact with the uae to address those threats. secretary austen will do everything he can to communicate support of the united states for the uae, saudi arabia and throughout the gulf region. america will have the backs of our -- of that region. i am honored to be here. i want to welcome you to the white house. 50 years of partnership. you are not that old but 50 years of partnership. this has been central to many of our most vital interests. relocating tens of thousands of afghans, maintaining stability in gaza and providing life-saving assistance to the palestinians. keeping pressure on isis and deterring threats across the middle east and a lot more. we have a lot on our agenda today and i want to talk about security in the gulf and the broader middle east, ensuring global energy supplies, continuing our work together to support the people of afghanistan and speaking of that, on that front, i want to applaud the new deal that they signed with boeing for $20 billion. one of the largest deals boeing aircraft has ever had and it w

the uae is the first gulf state to shift its weekend to saturday, sunday.arkets and western schedules — to help improve the country's global competitiveness. the weekend change is part of a push by the uae to modernise its economy, and make it even more attractive for foreign investors. the hope is that the key segments of the economy — like the domestic stock markets, which now trade from monday to friday, and are aligned with other major capital markets through the week — will be able to draw more investments from big international players. over the past year, the uae has announced a series of social and economic reforms to attract investment and foreign talent. this comes at a time when it has been locked in a growing economic rivalry with neighbour saudi arabia. both countries are trying to diversify their economies for a post—oilfuture. one of the future objectives of the uae — and the current and the future objective — is to focus on a knowledge—based economy. focusing on a knowledge—based economy requires us to take a lot of initiatives to attract ta

she also heads a team comprised 80% of women in the uae. and chris kemp, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of astra, one of the many space stars that's out there now and an absolute investment frenzy that's happening on the space front. vice president gore, i would love to start with you. you recently launched something called climate trace which uses ai in space to actually bring accountability to climate change. could you please explain how that actually works? >> yes, thank you for having me, rebecca. it's such an honor to join this distinguished panel. climate trace, trace stands for tracking real time atmosphere carbon emissions, it is one of the new possibilities opened up by artificial intelligence and machine learning. we take the data -- it's a nonprofit coalition, international, that relies on artificial intelligence to process data from 300 different existing satellites, coupling it with more than 11,100 ground, sea, and air based sensors and multiple internet data streams to create unique algorithms that can give us

uae. they will do a joint training mission. we do that almost every day in the gulf region. where happy to send her to that mission. it won't have any practical or tangible effect on what the rest of the strike group is doing is in the mediterranean. jj? i'm not getting you. reporter: good morning. thanks for your time. something about the stryker, what is the messaging value of having these there. fifth corps was activated a year and a half ago or so with the idea that they could serve as headquarters for this kind of thing. are they involved? do we expect the general to be going forward? mr. kirby: on the strikers, this was the result of his discuss her -- discussion the secretary had with the minister of defense. about what sort of capabilities they might need and desire and how we could best fill that in a context of that mutual dialogue we decided these thousand troops from the stryker squadron in germany for the bill. we are going to keep talking to romania going forward, we will see

one, on developing capable teams across the private sector in the uae.s we keanu as a's diverse [inaudible] economy the aerospace industry is one of the [inaudible] that we are focusing on. on the other hand, with with expire because exploration, right continue with our exploration main mission on the back of the emirates mars mission because [inaudible] so our next mission is one going to the asteroid l belt with a fly by to venus. that's due for a launch in 2028. that's going to look at the history of the evolution of parts of the asteroid belt and more interestingly looking at the evolution of the asteroid belt as a result as a resource for space exploration. now, when we talk about why we are moving towards two different angles. so there's expiration, there's also investment to the private sector here in the uae and the development of capabilities in the private sector. the reason for that is it provides us with the necessary capabilities and drive to turn to science and technology becomes the basis of the's economy in the coming ticket. and increase

we have both bahrain and uae and that caused them to start talking. when you're talking, you're lowering the temperature in the room, there's talk of cooperation as well ask that's only a good thing. >> in your military judgment, we have been discussion discussions whether to reenter and everybody is committed to iran not achieving a nuclear weapon. in the absence of diplomacy or some kind of agreement, what are the military options realistically for eliminating iran's nuclear capability? >> senator, my current job i'm not aware of the current options. my only concern would be that you can never take away the intellectual knowledge that they have on how to increase their nuclear capability and the reaction that they would have on a strike on them. >> senator king, we cannot hear you and your time is expired. so with your permission, let me recognize senator cotton. thank you. >> welcome to the committee. congratulations on your nomination. another post this you have held over your distinguished career. thank you for your service to our nation. we have

the uae defenseman asteria -- uae defense ministry says it has intercepted drones.group has claimed responsibility for what it says is an attack on vital facilities. in democratic republic of congo, a cat -- attacks have killed 72 in a camp for the misplaced. ♪ >> new zealand is easing strict border controls imposed nearly two years ago in response to the coronavirus pandemic. the vaccinated new zealanders in australia will be allowed home without quarantine from the end of the month. citizens returning from the rest of the world can return from mid-march. all travel restrictions will end in october. >> from february the 28th, we will see vaccinated new zealanders able to return. while they will not do the quarantine in a hotel room, they will still have to isolate at home. at the moment, that is 10 days self-isolation and will come down quickly to seven. i think most people are expecting it to drop in the not too distant future. 93% of the population fully vaccinated, and that is vaccinated people aged 12 and over. it is a large chunk of the population that is now

what are the benefits of selling uaes? at 35s if they are some and the opposite. what are the risks? >> the benefits is you have a close partner who is very capable that serve as an offset to iran. >> what is the downside and how can we mitigate risks? >> the downside is technology transfer, the if 35 is an exquisite piece of hardware. >> can we mitigate that? and share the concern? >> if concerned, i will have to look at that. >> elaborate a little bit. your answers are very concise and good. i appreciate that. to countries like them have many options for these exquisite weapons systems particularly if the us refuses to sell them? >> the if 35 know but there are other capabilities to look at in the region and other partners. >> appreciate the efficiency of your answers. i am curious, trying to gain my own perspective based on a lot of other people's perspectives but on balance i am concerned that we are all allowing this relationship with uae and the opportunities it presents to slip away if we don't ask more questions of people like you. i don't have a commitmen

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we commend the professionalism of the uae armed forces. we stand with the uae, saudi arabia and our golf partners in defending against threats to their peoples and territories. with that, we will take questions. bob, you were on the line. [no audio] are you there? we will go in the room. >> i want to follow up. the president said he will notify the congress about qatar as a major non-nato ally. how would this further the defense relationship? mr. kirby: it opens up a new range of opportunities, not with the united states bilaterally, but with other allies. i will certainly let other nations speak for themselves. it does open up a new range of opportunities, exercises, operations, perhaps the application of acquisition of capabilities as well. the secretary was honored and pleased to be able to make that pledge, and we will see where it goes. >> on the attack yesterday on the emirates, [indiscernible] he said america will have the backs of our friends in the region. is there any specific and new support? mr. kirby: i don't have anything spe

the uae believes the dispute requires various countries to engage in dialogue based on coexistence and peace. we reach a negotiation and with organizations to the normative format talks. for europe and aims to initiate a dialogue on european security. to address the security concerns of its members. we welcome president zelinski's appeal for calm and hope to further build confidence. the uae welcomes the announcement in the meeting on the 20 sixth of january in which the russian federation and republic of ukraine confirm their intention to implement unconditional cease-fire in ukraine. we are counting on initiatives that are underway to allow for dialogue by the united states and the russian federation whose existing dramatic efforts must be supported and given space, and the uae, as well as the importance of the minsk agreement. it is maintained for the stability of the concern. escalation must be avoided as a negative impact on civilians and exacerbate the fragile humanitarian situation in eastern ukraine. we stress the importance of considering the needs of civilians and preventing

the uae is closely monitoring recent developments in the context of our discussion today i would like to focus on the following aspect. first, the uae firmly believes the dispute in europe requires various countries in the region to engage in a serious dialogue based on the valleys of stability, coexistence, and peace. we stress the importance of reaching a negotiated solution to this issue through available mechanisms and with the support of regional organizations, we adhere to the north normandy format talks and the initiative of the chair of the organization for security and cooperation in europe that aims to initiate a substantive dialogue on european security. to address the security concerns of its members, we also welcome president zelensky's appeal for calm. and we hope to build on it to further build confidence in the region. second, the uae welcomes the announcement made in the normandy format meeting on the 26th of january, in which the russian federation and republic of ukraine concerned their intentions to implement an unconditional cease-fire in eastern ukraine. we are c

the uae has dismantled its tax-free regime. it seeks to align itself with new international rules. the new 9% rate will come into effect june of next year. george soros says china's leader -- [indiscernible] he said the real crisis and ineffective covid vaccines are a threat to the leaders efforts. [indiscernible] the new york times said it paid in the lows seven figures. the company has said it will remain free from new [indiscernible] global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. dani, are you a fan? dani: i am full on addicted. laura: i have not played. dani: after the show, i will walk you through it or maybe i should not, it is very addictive. i want to go back over some of the lines. investment management with the loan bright spot jumping 2%. posting a record profit. elsewhere, we saw pre-profit down at all three lines. that is the latest. coming up, the rba scraps its bond buying program. the aussie dollar bounces back after dropping on that announcement. we wil

the uae reiterates that the protection of civilians in ukraine is of the utmost importance. particularly as the security situation escalates. civilians trying to reach safety must be able to leave unhindered. it is of paramount importance that necessary humanitarian aid is delivered to those in need. space for humanitarian assistance must be preserved. so humanitarian actors can maintain access to civilians. we emphasize the importance of upholding international humanitarian law and mitigating the impact of this conflict on the most vulnerable. we reiterate once again the absolute need to uphold the principles of the u.n. charter , in particular, respect for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all member states. i thank you. >> thank you. i now give the floor to the representative of ghana. >> mr. president, let me begin by acknowledging the dangerous moments we live in. and noting the necessity for diplomacy to triumph over war. i therefore ask that even in this difficult moment, and as diplomatic representatives of our states, we maintain the commit

one is the uae and saudi arabia materially up production, which is not their standard practice.you think that is a material risk? in the second on the supply side, an additional sdr released by the united states of america. talk me through those quantum's, the risk of them happening and the impact on the market. russell: -- >> certainly saudi arabia and the uae are the two that could produce a lot more if they wanted to. that said, i don't see that happening. you have saudi arabia talking about floating some more shares of aramco. it behooves them to keep oil prices higher. i think that they kind of learned their lesson after this fiasco in april 2020, and they are not going to flood the market anymore. i think they are going to keep that tight. also the possibility of some iranian oil coming back online. i don't think they are going to start overproducing anytime soon. manus: go ahead, sorry. >> as far as an sdr release is concerned, there's just not enough their roles -- barrels they can put on the market to move the market meaningfully. manus: ok, good to have the context. yo

. >> dana: tell me about what's going on in the uae.efugees and some are american citizens. they are there and feel like they're stuck and forgotten. what is happening there? >> right. if you remember back in august the u.s. was so overwhelmed with the pressure to evacuate people they called on allies like the uae to temporarily host afghans. various countries but also greece, albania and uganda, mexico, all of these countries offered to host people temporarily fully expecting they would be brought into the pipeline that the u.s. military was using to bring in what is now about 74,000 people into the u.s. now what the administration is saying these people have to go through the regular immigration process. they don't really have the sources to process so many people. people are left in basically prison-like conditions for six months now with no access to education for their children, no access to employment. for people who were dignified people in afghanistan, educated lawyers and intelligence specialists and stuck there barely able to

i know that you tweeted about this last night, but in terms of the attempted missile attack on the uae, do you have any reason to believe that it was specifically timed to the visit of the israeli president? and what is it going to take for you guys to step up? your pressure on the huttis. i'm not just talking about a paper designation. what do they have to do before you realize, or before you take action against them and to the people for whom they serve as proxies. sec. price: i would be interested in hearing your definition of significant action and how that compares to the interventions and in terms of working with the international community, to shine a spotlight on their conduct, to ensure accountability for their continued attacks, including their continued attacks against our partners in the region. in terms of motivation, i cannot point to a motivation specifically beyond the fact that this was not the first time that the uae and abu dhabi have endured and attempted huuti attack. this is a challenge that we are very focused on, in terms of providing support -- consuming those

saudi and uae have a pact with opec-plus.hey are the only two countries that can change that they will decide what to do under that scenario. if russian oil is sanctioned or russia decides to stop exporting, it will be up to the saudi and uae to decide whether or not to break the pact and increase production under those guidelines. guy: if the president phoned you up and said we need more oil, what are you going to say to him? scott: eltel him we have a pact, it is all about the shareholders. our shareholders on this company. they want a return of cash. we know what happens when we increase u.s. shale too much of last 10 years. we have had a collapse. we are growing. we are growing 5% long-term, and that is goodwe are enough for te president if he calls me. kailey: [laughter] let us know if that day happens, we would love to talk to about that conversation. in terms of what your shareholders want, obviously you are for mayor ties and returning money to them. does that mean enough no m&a ise table? scott: no m&a at all. we are

if russia decides to stop exporting, it is going to be up to the saudis and uae to decide whether orthe pact and increase production under those guidelines. jonathan: fantastic conversation yesterday with scott sheffield of pioneer natural resources, sitting down with guy and kailey leinz. doesn't matter, we will not make a change. crude negative this morning. we are down on the week, down on the session. wti down to $89 60 since. if you are wondering why equities are bouncing, they are bouncing because we were down how yesterday, but also we got a lift last night an equity futures. just yesterday evening, following the headline that sector terribly can will be meeting with foreign minister lavrov next week. on the nasdaq, up 0.7%. tom: as we are talking about what is going on at heathrow, the flight from qatar airlines that was abandoned and turned left off the runway did not touch the runway. it was flight free from the -- from doha. at 39 minutes delayed. we are making light of this, but this is serious stuff in headwinds at heathrow and frankly, other airports across the united k

i'm not exactly sure why uae abstained. but that's the kind of world they would prefer to live in.nk that's the kind of world we want to live in. >> rick stengel. rick, it's always good to talk ow. thanks so much for being here today. >> good to see you, katy. >> and anti-war protests are continuing across russia. a stunning show of defiance in a country where it is not always safe to protest. more on that. plus a former kgb officer joins me to talk about what putin hopes to achieve. hopes to achieve we discover exciting new technologies. redefine who we are and how we want to lead our lives. basically, choose what we want our future to look like. so what's yours going to be? >>> despite the threat of arrest, russians continue to protest -- i'm sorry, protest putin's actions in ukraine. in st. petersburg today russian police detained more protesters as anti-war rallies continued across the country. it adds to the thousands of arrests at anti-war protests since thursday morning. joining me now from moscow is nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons. so keir, what is

. >>> landmark across the uae and kenya were lit up to celebrate the lunar new year. you can see the tower lit up here with a special graphic show put together by a media group. in kenya the eye of kenya was lit up at the stroke of midnight to celebrate. how beautiful. i love seeing all the tributes here to in san francisco. >> yes. it's amazing. >> it its very cool to see. happy lunar new year to everybody celebrating. that's it for the news at noon. remember we are on 24-7 on cbs news bay area. streaming on cbs bay area.com. have a ♪♪ >> steffy: brooke and deacon? deacon! they played dad for a fool. >> thomas: lying to his face. >> steffy: there's no way he's going to put up with this! >> thomas: i don't know, steff. i mean, dad has blinders on when it comes to brooke. >> steffy: not anymore. not after what douglas just told you. this could be the end of dad's marriage to brooke. ♪♪ >> brooke: i should have cut you off a couple of drinks ago. you know? there.

to iran that damaged saudi oil facilities in 2019 last month, american forces intercepted them in a uaeplying ukraine. >> the turkish drones are very effective in taking out tanks, arti artillery, personal carriers if will is an invasion, drones will certainly be a part of it on the ukrainian side for defence. >> reporter: it's a particular challenge for the u.s., since these cheap store-bought drones can evade multi-billion dollar weapons systems. >> that's beginning to change. so you see like the u.s. changing the patriot and defense system to take into account the fact that it's not just looking through cruise missiles or hypersuper sonic fighters anymore. >> reporter: defense heavyweights like boeing and lockheed mart reason working on the problem. so, too, are tech startups the defense department recently awarded the company a billion dhar contract. >> basically we make a system that can detect enemy drones, classify enemy drones and jam them and knock them out of the sky as soon as a person tells them to do it. the real goal there is to not only make people immune from being attac

the uae is a pretty amazing place. 10 million people. 9 million of them are ex-pats. when we opened this resort, 95% of the world's population will be within eight hours of a win re wynn resort. >> when i started covering gaming, i never thought i'd see a situation like that. what's your sense that macaw is ready for a turn around that we will see in 2022 some sort penalty up demand and rebound the way we've seen in las vegas. >> i'm quite pullbullish on macu here we are with a potential reopening of the market with an incredible amount of pent-up demand really it's a government policy approach designed to diversify macau. i'm excited about it. >> craig, thank you very much for this first interview with us at cnbc. we hope it will be the first of many. >> thank you. >> morgan? >> all right, contessa brewer, thank you. >>> as we head to break, upstart holdings reporting the company reporting strong qs. flat 35% right now flat 35% right now stay with us i'm retired greg, you know this. people are taking financial advice from memes. [baby spits out milk] i'll get my ones

and finally, there were mixed fortunes for british riders on stage four of the uae tour.d with a battle between adam yates and tour de france champion tadej pogacar. the slovenian had enough energy left to take the victory and the overall lead. yates is now 15 seconds behind him with three stages to go. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. my pressure is to build and across the country to end this week and into the weekend to settle things down and bring some sunshine and lighter winds but before that point, thursday looks very unsettled with cold and windy with sunshine and even wintry showers of the cold air has a moving in across the country during the overnight period. behind this with the front this band of rain which actually is a cold front it will be lying across the southeast of england and east anglia to start thursday morning. some heavy rain on that i'm a bit of sleet on the back edge but eventually it will clear out during the mid to latter parts of the morning and then we are all into brighter skies, sunshine and blustery showers and these will be

president, the uae reiterates the importance of dialogue of diplomacy, and de-escalation. continue all efforts to reach a peaceful solution consistent with international law and the charter of the united nations. particularly the principles of independent sovereignty and good neighborliness. we believe the minsk agreements form a good basis for that and adherence to these principles is indeed a sustainable pillar of peaceful forward. i thank you. >> i think the representative of the united arab emirates statement. i give the florets the permanent representative of kenya. >> thank you mr. president. i think the secretary general or -- general for her breathing. we meet tonight on the brink of a major conflict in ukraine. the diplomacy we've urged on the february 17 is failing. the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine stands breached. the charter of the united nations continues to wilt under the relent -- relentless assault. in one moment it is invoked in reverence by the very same countries who then turned their backs on it in pursuit of objectives diametrically

she came 6th in the ras al khaimah half marathon, in the uae, in a time of 66 minutes and 21 seconds,gest—running boxing rivalries finally gets settled tonight. amir khan and kell brook will face each other at the manchester arena tonight. both have achieved plenty in their professional careers, but this is purely for pride. defeat though, could spell retirement for either fighter. hi don't know if i feel fear, i am coming, i have done everything i have needed to do. i am ready to fight. it have needed to do. i am ready to fiuht. , ., . fight. it is one fight that will cement my _ fight. it is one fight that will cement my legacy. - fight. it is one fight that will cement my legacy. even - fight. it is one fight that will- cement my legacy. even though we have done — cement my legacy. even though we have done a lot more overall abroad in america _ have done a lot more overall abroad in america in— have done a lot more overall abroad in america in new york in vegas, this fight— in america in new york in vegas, this fight is— in america in new york in vegas, this fight is one of the big

mark cavendish has claimed his second win of the year with victory on stage two of the uae tour.per philipsen in abu dhabi. he's now up to third overall, just six seconds behind the belgian who leads the race. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the weather is looking a little calmer and quieter for the rest of this week. no new named storms, but still some wet and windy weather at times. and of course we've got the legacy of all those storms, still some flooding. this is the picture in shrewsbury in shropshire. and it's really through the rest of the day, we're going to be continuing to see flood warnings in force, particularly across england and wales. there's also been a few for scotland as well. now, all down to the fact that we have got another band of rain approaching from the north—west, so some of that rain's going to be falling on areas that really could do without it. still quite a lot of isobars on the map, so it's going to be another breezy day on tuesday, but certainly not those disruptive winds that we've seen recently. to start the day, it'll be coldest toward

only saudi arabia and the uae have the spare capacity to compensate.iscuss that is a key question. if we look at the roaring 2022, prices are up in double digits in january, as we head into february strategist are saying $120 as possible, particularly if the geopolitical conflict in russia and ukraine escalates. we have seen fruits or higher again. and has ramped up demand. back to you. paul: su keenan keep an eye and the oil market. you can get a round up of the story in today's edition of daybreak. bloomberg subscribers go to the terminal. it's also available on mobile. you can customize your settings so you only get news on the industries and assets you care about. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: let's get a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. sony raised its forecast on the back of its most recent results, the latest spider-man movie helped boost earnings to $4 billion and beat agnostic expectations. however, the chip shortage is forcing sony to lower its outlook for playstation sales. mitsubishi's latest earnings topped estimates to lea

it was the third attack of its kind in two weeks, and rebels have warned the uae that planning more strikes the ballistic missile was intercepted early on monday. still ahead on al jazeera, three journalists are murdered in mexico. a media worker is targeted. campaigners call for an end for a deal between e.u. and libya, saying it compounded the suffering of migrants and refugees. ♪ >> look forward to brighter skies, the weather, spence -- sponsored by qatar airways. >> here's your forecast for the first of february across asia. good to see you, temperatures popped up in the northwest of india, new delhi at 23 degrees. by and large we have a stretch of weather, northeast monsoon is not active, that means is dry spells across the southeast of india through sri lanka in the maldives as well. i think the only spot we may see activity is towards the far northeast of india and on that border was bangladesh. southeast asia concentrated bands of rain over sumatra. cascading rain and now we take you to the philippines. this where the northeast monsoon is more active. top to bottom across the island

yes, saudi and uae made up that, but it's getting really tight when you look at sustainable spare capacityut this year. things are getting as tight as you say, we looking at $100 a barrel in the near future? might well do. it is getting tight in terms of spare capacity, howeverthere tight in terms of spare capacity, however there is still the us that can come back, the shallow oil that can come back, and these prices will probably come back at some stage. they will have the iran nuclear talks which could add another ten barrels or so, there have been very positive noises from vienna of late to do with that. yes, there are some surprises, result that could come in, at this point it looks kind, the market trajectory, we are in a very high backward station, the —— price for a boil a day is higher than a barrel in a months time. always a sign of a tight market. months time. always a sign of a tight market-— tight market. talk to us through _ tight market. talk to us through how _ tight market. talk to us through how things - tight market. talk to us through how things are | tight market. talk

the -- the president said they -- will offer american support to allies specifically saudi arabia and uae and he said america will have the backs of our friends in the region. any specific news that he is planning on? >> i don't have anything specific to announce today. but and the attack was actually today. >> yes, that's right. >> i don't have anything specific with additional capabilities but we are constantly looking. even before this state of recent attacks but certainly in the wake of them for additional capabilities that might prove useful to our gulf partners. so nothing to announce today in terms of something moving. but very much committed to having a very discreet and specific conversation with them what about they might be able to provide. bob, i'll come back to you again. did you get there? >> yeah, apology after that. i had muted myself. sorry. about the stateside units that are -- for europe. president biden said on friday that he said was i'll be moving troops to eastern europe and the nato countries in the near term. so it seems from that that the decision to do this as a

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plenty of british interest towards the top of the leaderboard in golf�*s ras al khaimah classic in the uae early contention — he opened with an opening round of 66. ..leaves him three shots off the lead. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's go back to our top story, and former conservative prime minister sirjohn major has said borisjohnson and his officials "broke lockdown laws" over parties held in downing street. mrjohnson, who is coming under pressure to quit, said today he was looking forward to police concluding their inquiry into 12 gatherings. earlier martine croxall spoke to the former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, sir alistair graham — and asked his reaction, to what sirjohn major had to say. it was a very wide—ranging speech from everything about democracy to refugees, to the police and new pieces of legislation. what i thought was interesting on the party—gate issue was his reference to what other cabinet ministers would have done if the allegations against the prime m