see some meteors. any techniques, any suggestions? get a big, wide field of the sky in your eyes. don't focus on any particular point. just look up. you'll catch them out of the corner of your eye as well. the other thing, of course, is that if you're in company, you basically both have to be looking in the same direction because they're so fleeting, typically half a second. half a second? yeah, you have no time to point them out. there are ones that last longer. if you've a break in the clouds you'll be able to see the geminid shower wherever you are. it will be at its height tonight and tomorrow with dozens of colourful shooting stars every hour lighting up the skies. pallab ghosh, bbc news. more sky gazing now with ben roach with the weather. palla b pallab ghosh mentioned the cloud has been causing problems for many people looking for shooting stars tonight and over the next few days i have to this programme continues on bbc one. the eu makes an historic agreement to begin talks for ukraine to join the bloc, but neither the eu nor the us congress has agreed its next funding package for the country. without that financial support to wage the war, will eu membership be a pipe dream? ukraine needs funds to replenish its ammunition stocks. without the next big financial package, does the equation change for zelensky�*s chances of victory? we'll be joined by the former chair of ukraine's foreign affairs committee, hanna hopko. and, on the day putin restored his annual tradition of a supposedly unmediated six—hour phone—in, we speak to one of his biggest cheerleaders, evegeny popov, about where russia's war goes next. also tonight, the governor of the bank of england warned today that inflation still hasn't been conquered. we've been speaking to cornish people in a county where the cost of living crisis is biting especially hard and where for some, there's little festive cheer. is power—sharing close to returning to stormont after almost two years? nick is in northern ireland. michael gove, the housing secretary, responds to newsnight�*s exclusive report on a london council accused of overcharging residents for services that hardly happened. good evening. ahead of today's final european council summit of 2023, hungary's leader viktor orban repeatedly voiced his opposition to ukraine's membership of the eu, but in the event his rhetoric came to naught and eu leaders agreed the historic step to open accession talks, without orban in the room. the decision would come as a great relief to president zelensky and his plan tojoin the union once the war with russia is over. however what the eu did not yet agree was a four—year 50 billion euro fund from the bloc�*s shared budget. this, after the failure of the us congress to agree a $60 billion package for ukraine proposed by the white house. so what does the future hold for ukraine? here's mark. today's summit was meant to maintain momentum, accelerating plans to bring ukraine into the eu, and keeping funding for the war going. but hungary's leader, viktor orban, arrived in a mischievous mood. so to give money to ukraine is easy to do, because in the short term, the money for ukraine is already in the budget. so there is no any extra decision to give it in short term. in long term, long term and a bigger sum of money, my position is that we should give it outside. this evening, hungary bowed on the accession but rowed back on the finance, blocking ukraine's money. it's become a weapon in orban's bigger battle with the eu. orban is looking for a formula that enables the money to flow from brussels without having to implement domestic reform. and so he's seeking to build leverage to enable him to deliver that outcome. and i think that's probably unclear at this summit and perhaps not even next year. so that's, i think, one big objective of orban, to build leverage. and that follows a series of setbacks on capitol hill, where republicans have been holding up a $61 billion military aid package for ukraine since october. oh, i have said it's practically impossible, even though we reach an agreement, to craft it, get it through the senate, get it to the house before christmas. these moves in america have already meant months of delay in new weapons reaching ukraine. at the rusi think tank last night, i asked the uk chief of defence staff whether the west had the strategic patience to keep going. i think you've had successive political leader in the west declaring how important it is that russia does not win and that ukraine is successful. and i think the the clarity of that language and the openness of our political leaders in declaring those positions, i think has been extraordinary. those running ukraine policy in whitehall don't think the supply of ammunition or money is just going to be cut off from one day to the next. but what they are worried about is the uncertainties that are now being introduced into the equation. and they say that the ukrainian army, because of that, is unable to plan its campaign for next year, and that that hands the initiative to vladimir putin. by chance, putin held his annual press conference today. it was a moment for him to insist that russia's war aims against ukraine were unchanged and to imply satisfaction that developments in the west are now going his way. translation: there will be peace when we achieve our goals that. you've just mentioned. now, let's return to these goals. they have not changed. today, ukraine produces practically nothing. they are trying to save something, but they produce almost nothing. everything is brought in from other countries for free. but this freebie may end someday. and apparently it is ending little by little. and on the front, fighting continues, with the russians pressing on, apparently oblivious to heavy casualties. for russia and indeed for hungary, policy on ukraine is now being shaped by an expectation of a change in the white house next year. i think trump's shadow is playing a major role in orban's calculations. there's a question about whether he will have more leverage if he waits till the potential arrival of trump in the white house. the hungarians will also be chairing the eu presidency at the end of next year. that will give orban huge leverage over the way the eu makes decisions. and it will perhaps exhaust other countries that at that point are more willing to release money to orban in exchange for little reform. so, eu leaders ending their meetings for today, like the biden administration, sees support for ukraine being tied to other issues, and already the ukrainian ability to work out what to do next has been undermined. during that six—hour phone—in, vladimir putin fielded questions from ordinary russians and journalists — though the bbc�*s steve rosenberg appeared to have been studiously avoided. while topics varied, many were centred on the war. putin replied to one saying, in his oft repeated mantra, "there will be peace in ukraine when we achieve our objectives, listing de—nazification, demilitarisation, and its neutral status." in a moment we'll hear from hanna hopko, co—founder of the international centre for ukrainian victory. but, a little earlier i spoke to evgeny popov, an mp from putin's united russia party, who is also the host of the country's political news programme 60 minutes. i began by asking him about a us intelligence report out this week estimating that more than 300,000 russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the war began. it's a complete lie. and we can't believe any message which we are receiving from the cia or some us government structure because they are fighting against us. we don't know exact numbers, but we know that people are dying every day in ukraine and in our russian territories on donbas. but it's war and we are fighting for our freedom. we are fighting for our security guarantees, but nobody knows exact numbers. and i can tell you for sure that your numbers is not true completely, because we have much less losses in ukraine during almost two years. you won't tell us the numbers. maybe you don't know the numbers, but that would suggest that it doesn't matter what the numbers are as far as russia is concerned. they will just keep fighting and losing soldiers. is there any point at which you think too many losses to bearfor the russian people? every russian people which is dying on the battlefield, it's a tragedy for my country, for me personally, for my government, for every russian. but now we must be on the battlefield, because you are, and nato and the us are threatening to my country, to my people, to my territory, to my sovereignty. and of course you are moving your military infrastructure year by year, closer and closer to my borders for war. president putin was answering questions from the russian people today and at some points text messages were coming on the screen and one of those text messages read, "why is your reality at odds with our lived reality?" these text messages appear to be critical. do you accept that russian people, notjust those who have lost members of theirfamily, but also through the problems in the russian economy, are suffering? oh, let's discuss russian economy. would you tell me about gdp growth in this year in the uk? i can help you. you have zero growth economy. we have 3.5% economy growth in this year. the russian central bank has raised the interest rate to 15%, the fourth raise. our people in better health, economy health than your british people right now. but of course, you are asking me about critical questions. we are a democracy. we are living in a free country and people can ask questions, wherever they want. and i've seen your bbc correspondent on this press conference. i've seen and i've listened your times correspondent�*s question to mr putin. but i can't see, can't see my correspondent, russia tv correspondent on the press conference of rishi sunak orjoseph biden. and you can tell me and you're telling me about democracy. we will come on to talk a bit about democracy in a moment. but last night, the us republican senator ronjohnson, who is an ally of donald trump, told newsnight that the way to end this war in ukraine is a settlement between zelensky and putin. is that your view? we're going to continue until we achieve our goals. our goal is clear. we need security guarantees. and we will get it on a battlefield or by negotiations. even if those negotiations meant that president zelensky would remain in power? who is mr zelensky? would you tell me? he don't have economy, he don't have people, he don't have army. hejust has... he doesn't have, i'm sorry. he hasjust american and uk money, american and uk weapons, and he hasjust tired people who wants to end this war. he's supported by the majority of people in his country. i'm not sure about this. he is lying to you. let me come back to democracy. the biggest threat, the biggest thorn, i should say, in president putin's side is alexei navalny. is alexei navalny dead? i don't know. he'd beenjailed because he made an economic crime and he is injail. but we don't know where he is. it's not, it's your problem, but it's not a problem for russian society. nobody discusses in russia. nobody. you would know if alexei navalny was alive or dead, wouldn't you? i don't know. it's not a question for me. there's been international condemnation of russia's occupied territories in georgia, south ossetia and abkhazia. does president putin have ambition to do to georgia what he is doing to ukraine? we have enough territory, you know. we are the most biggest country in the world. and we don't need any other territories. but the only we need is security guarantees. you, not me, moving your military infrastructure to my borders, to russia, closer and closer at every given year. what should i do? i must defend my country and my people. that's it. mr popov, thank you very much forjoining us. dr hanna hopko, co—founder of the international center for ukrainian victory and former ukrainian mp and chair of its parliament's foreign affairs committee joins me now. thank you very much forjoining us. first you heard mr popov said all zelensky has is american and uk weapons and a tired people who want to end the war. putin said the weapons are running out, what is your response to that?— weapons are running out, what is your response to that? actual think fi . htin: your response to that? actual think fiaahtin the your response to that? actual think fighting the spirit _ your response to that? actual think fighting the spirit of— your response to that? actual think fighting the spirit of the ukrainian l fighting the spirit of the ukrainian nation is so high, so we will defeat the enemy. it is notjust about russian imperialism. it is about really historicaljustice russian imperialism. it is about really historical justice from stalin time when during the soviet union they organised a man made famine and to present times. it is important that we in ukraine know what do we stand for, why we fight for our freedom what do we stand for, why we fight for ourfreedom and what do we stand for, why we fight for our freedom and actually why we win with the support of our western friends, who share with us values. share the values, but the money is less fort coming than a year ago. how much of a worry is that to you? especially as we heard with victor orban taking over the eu presidency and leaving the room and abstaining from the vote on starting accession starts. how worrying is that for you in the eu? , ., , ,, starts. how worrying is that for you inthe eu? , ., , ,, , in the eu? first i would express my cratitude in the eu? first i would express my gratitude to — in the eu? first i would express my gratitude to the _ in the eu? first i would express my gratitude to the eu _ in the eu? first i would express my gratitude to the eu leaders - in the eu? first i would express my gratitude to the eu leaders who - in the eu? first i would express my i gratitude to the eu leaders who made the historic decision of opening talks for ukraine and moldova and georgia and i believe that also on theissue georgia and i believe that also on the issue of financial support, the 50 billions of euros, of ukraine facility fund, they will also adapt the decision. because in the european union people, the leaders, true leaders, can see the russian aggression against ukraine as a strap also for the —— threat also for european security. strap also for the -- threat also for european security.— strap also for the -- threat also for european security. here is one ofthe for european security. here is one of the tweets _ for european security. here is one of the tweets from _ for european security. here is one of the tweets from president - of the tweets from president zelensky in brussels. i stress this day will go down in our history, todayis day will go down in our history, today is the day when determination will either be in brussels or moscow. people won't understand if putin's smile becauses the reward for the meeting in brussels. it seems volodymyr zelensky�*s tone is more urgent than usual, you had better agree this money or the effect on the rest of europe is going to be felt? so effect on the rest of europe is going to be felt?— effect on the rest of europe is going to be felt? so first of all, it i is not _ going to be felt? so first of all, it i is notjust _ going to be felt? so first of all, it i is notjust russia _ going to be felt? so first of all, it i is notjust russia fighting i it i is notjust russia fighting ukraine. russia annexed crimea. it is already ten years. this is why in the eu people understood that it is about an axis of evil and russia and china and north korea and iran and drones that are atacting ttacking the ukraine are made in iran. in the eu people understand and in the united states is notjust giving money to ukraine, but it is about defeating one enemy russia, not to allow another in another part of the world to behave like russia. fist allow another in another part of the world to behave like russia.- world to behave like russia. at the start of the — world to behave like russia. at the start of the war, _ world to behave like russia. at the start of the war, volodymyr - start of the war, volodymyr zelensky, one of his aims was to keep the story on the front—pages on everybody�*s lips. but of course things change. things move on. and i wonder, if you can tell us, because you have been there recently, what is it like for people in ukraine at the moment? 50 is it like for people in ukraine at the moment?— is it like for people in ukraine at the moment? , ., , ~ ., ., the moment? so people in ukraine of course we all — the moment? so people in ukraine of course we all dream _ the moment? so people in ukraine of course we all dream about _ the moment? so people in ukraine of course we all dream about victory. i course we all dream about victory. so this is why we want to see the solidarity from other western partners, by receiving more weapons. it is key. today was the historic decision of opening negotiations, we would like another decision. what decision of opening negotiations, we would like another decision. mhdti would like another decision. what i wanted to get _ would like another decision. what i wanted to get at, _ would like another decision. what i wanted to get at, the _ would like another decision. what i wanted to get at, the daily - would like another decision. what i wanted to get at, the daily life - would like another decision. what i wanted to get at, the daily life for. wanted to get at, the daily life for people, because you are facing bombardment. {iii people, because you are facing bombardment.— people, because you are facing bombardment. _, , ., ., bombardment. of course, i arrived to london from — bombardment. of course, i arrived to london from kyiv _ bombardment. of course, i arrived to london from kyiv and _ bombardment. of course, i arrived to london from kyiv and three _ bombardment. of course, i arrived to london from kyiv and three days - bombardment. of course, i arrived to london from kyiv and three days ago | london from kyiv and three days ago i woing at liam, because of explosion and today i received many messages from my friends, it is like four attacks. so actually of course russia keeps terrorising ukrainians by constant massive cruise ballistic missiles, they are trying to kill civilians, destroying energy infrastructure and we're not allowed to sell ukrainian grain. in infrastructure and we're not allowed to sell ukrainian grain.— to sell ukrainian grain. in the uncertainty — to sell ukrainian grain. in the uncertainty about _ to sell ukrainian grain. in the uncertainty about finances i to sell ukrainian grain. in the l uncertainty about finances and everything else and the lack of elections in ukraine, do you think that volodymyr zelensky is in a less certain position in the country? i think now we have to think about the future of the ukraine, not about elections or different political movements, discussion about, conduct election or not. we have to think how to generate more support, weapons like missiles from germany, storm shadow from the uk and more attack guns. crimea is an achievable goal. ukraine will win the war and this will be a common victory. thank ou for this will be a common victory. thank you for coming _ this will be a common victory. thank you for coming in. _ this christmas many people are facing hardships that they never had to face before. today the governor of the bank of england said that there is still some way to go in the uk's fight against inflation, and the office of national statistics says that the cost of living has been rising in recent months. we've been to one area where the pressures are many. in cornwall, the county operates on a seasonal economy and property prices are out of reach of many locals, and supply of housing is scarce. cornwall feels the squeeze much more during wintertime. this from yasminara khan. coastal views. long sandy beaches and rolling hills. cornwall, one of the prime tourist counties in the uk. but many here are in the grip of a cost—of—living crisis. what people don't see is the massive underbelly of poverty that we have here. some families don't know how they will cope with rising costs of housing and food. i sometimes both of us are up to like silly o'clock in the morning worrying and panicking of how are we going to get through the next day. the cornish economy is heavily reliant on low paid and seasonal work. but house prices and rent have rocketed, leaving many local people priced out. the reality is that here in cornwall people are struggling to put food on the table. energy and fuel costs are hard to keep up with. housing is a huge worry, with a lack of accommodation and social housing available. charities tell us that, for some, the private rental sector is just unaffordable. it's incredible this. so we've got like very much the kids down. i yeah, no kids books, kids toys. no, it's brilliant. this charity in newquay says they have never had such demand for help. during this festive season, they are delivering christmas packs to people across cornwall. there's no let off. what we are seeing is homelessness is rising. section 21s are being dished out left, right and centre because landlords are selling up. we are seeing people that are actually in accommodation whereby rent has increased. they no longer can afford to pay the rent and feed their families. so that's where we then have to step in. lots of people are getting themselves into debt, because of everything rising, except for their wages. but there's only so much money in our pot and it's only so many times that i can spend that money. so for us, it's unsustainable. who would you say that's been the most impacted with the people that are coming to your services? but i would say that our biggest group of people that are using us forfood on a friday morning, and that will be getting the food boxes and the presents for christmas, are working families. gemma and martin are in temporary accommodation. they were evicted from their three bedroom home in may, when their landlady decided to sell. i feel like i've let the children down, although i know it's not my fault. ijust feel like... everything they've known, like so the home that they grew up in and everything hasjust been ripped away from them. and like i keep saying to the boys, at least we are all together as a family and we have got a roof over our head, because there is people out there who have been split up. christmas is coming up, tell us how that's impacting your family. being in a temporary- accommodation at the minute, it just doesn't feel like christmas, because like every year— on christmas, we always like make it look like santa has got out. - but obviously, in terms _ of accommodation, we're not allowed to like put like decorations up. gemma and martin are being supported by this community kitchen, which helps people with addiction and homelessness. david, who is the manager here, says that his family are also feeling the strain. there's only me that's works, and my wife volunteers here, but we still struggle with everyday costs. itjust makes you think, how much can we give? or what can we take before our back breaks and we're like the people we help. cornwall is one of the top rated places to live in the uk, in terms of the environment and natural resources. but, according to the community foundation trust full time workers only earn 79% of the uk median salary. the cost of heating a cornish home is 20% higher than the rest of england, and only 11% of housing stock is social housing, compared to an average of 18% across england. this food bank in liskeard says that people accessing their services have gone up this winter. they say some of the people most in need are in rural areas, as transport and fuel costs are so high. we're very rural here. our coastline that we cover is 33 miles. the bus services have been cut in a lot of villages. if you're lucky, there's one first thing in the morning, one in the evening. so we try to deliver to those families. and a lot of the villages have rich families living right next to people struggling on a low wage in cornwall, needing our help to support them. but it's notjust families who are in dire straits. it is single people, too. kevin is 57 years old and volunteers here. in the past, he has found it difficult to find somewhere to live, as rental prices keep increasing and bills add up. so i had to move three times - because literally i was running out of money and the rent was just so hard to keep up with. - living on universal credit, as i say it does help out, i but without any steady income coming from regular work, - you just can't keep up with it. itjust runs out — - at the end of the month, there'sjust nothing there. during this festive period, more people have been affected and pulled under who have not faced such financial pressures before. but this christmas, here in cornwall, charities and communities are coming together to try and bring some joy and goodwill to those in need. and cornwall council told newsnight: the council is committed to supporting residents through the cost—of—living crisis and a round—up of the available help can be found on its dedicated cost of living web pages. on tuesday, we revealed the behaviour of one council in england accused of overcharging people living in affordable and social housing thousands of pounds for services that hardly happened. and ignoring safety warnings about collapsing balconies. dagenham and barking council's labour council leader has also received tens of thousands of pounds of gifts and hospitality ? a lot of it from companies involved in lucrative construction projects. such is the level of concern the local labour mp margaret hodge has stepped in to say that tenants should be refunded. the council has told newsnight its proud of its record on affordable housing, other companies are responsible for building defects and all gifts are registered in the proper way. and joe's here with an update, there is news? yes, today one cabinet minister, _ there is news? yes, today one cabinet minister, richard - there is news? yes, today one l cabinet minister, richard holden used this story to try to attack the labour party and keir starmer�*s record on handling taxpayers' money. bit is an intervention by a different cabinet minister that is most relevant. michael gove watched our investigation and tweeted this late last night. on x he said, i'm concerned by what has been reported by newsnight and service charges must be fair, transparent and reasonable. barking and dagenham council must remember who they serve. i have asked officials to look into this matter urgently. it is not clear to me at least yet what officials could do to solve this, certainly government officials, aside from ask the council questions. but source within government pointed to the levelling up government pointed to the levelling up bill that is moving through parliament now, saying that it will ensure proper transparency on service charges. critics say of the government say this should have happened in their 13 and a half years in power. the council have got back to us and said, as a free holder of the the weaver's estate we welcome the opportunity to address questions put to us. there are some local conservatives in barking who are questioning whether the council leader, darren rodwell, should be the labour candidate for barking at the next general election. i haven to keir starmer team and senior officials do not want to comment. when cop 28 concluded in dubai, for the first time the particpants agreed a deal to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner. but in latin america, tensions are high betwen the neighbouring countries of venzuela and guyana, over a potentially oil—rich border area. the dispute over the 62,000 square milejungle region of essequibo, within guyana's border, to which venezuela has laid claim, has been simmering since the ninetenth century, and is, at the moment, before the international court ofjustice. but now, venzuelan voters have backed the creation of a new state in a referendum, which would give the country control over the oil. today venuezala's presdient nicholas maduro, and the guyanese president irfan ali held a summit in st vincent and the grenadines. and there are concerns about the prospect of any conflict fuelling much broader geopolitical tensions — in september venezuela formally applied to join the brics group allying itself even more closely to russia. with the very real prospect of conflict in the air, nicolas maduro arrived today in saint vincent to meet his guyanan counterpart, irfaan ali. neighbouring countries have pushed for the pair to sit down and resolve the growing crisis, with brazil's president lula calling for peace while also building up a military presence on brazil's border with venezuela. the border between guyana and venezuela has long been disputed, officially since 18111. venezuela's president maduro has vowed to plough on with plans to take over essequibo, the oil rich region controlled by neighbouring guyana. maduro has already ordered the state oil company to issue extraction licenses in the region. guyana, meanwhile, has put its own defence forces on full alert in response. on sunday, venezuelans voted by more than 95% in favour of establishing a new venezuelan state in the region. but only 10% of total voters took part in the poll, leading to claims the venezuelan population have no appetite for the takeover. the us has expressed its unwavering support for guyana's sovereignty and the international court ofjustice has urged venezuela to avoid interfering with the border. but how can such a long running and increasingly contentious dispute be resolved ? dr christopher sabatini is senior fellow for latin america at chatham house, the international affairs think tank. they keepjoining us. this is such a long—running dispute, way before 1841 it became a dispute but why hasn't it been resolved? part because it — hasn't it been resolved? part because it was _ hasn't it been resolved? part because it was tossed - hasn't it been resolved? pant because it was tossed over to arbitration in paris in 1899, the british couldn't participate, it was the us and russia and french, and basically the venezuelans never accepted it in part because they claimed the us was acting on behalf of the uk which of course this was setting the boundaries between venezuela and then british guyana. so we are in a situation now where victor maduro is already granting licences, is posturing nod towards presidential elections next year or is this with china and russia wrapping this up? it is is this with china and russia wrapping this up?— is this with china and russia wrapping this up? it is a little of both. he started _ wrapping this up? it is a little of both. he started this _ wrapping this up? it is a little of both. he started this as - wrapping this up? it is a little of both. he started this as a - both. he started this as a referendum which was held in december the 3rd with an effort to try to rob himself in the flag and build up more popularity and in election, he hasn't even picked the date by 2024 and he has to hold it and he would lose and a fair election were held, it probably won't be fair, so this was an effort first to stoke national sentiment within his country but it failed. only about 2 million people turned out for the vote. it was approved, 95% did agree, but it was an effort i think to build up and keep the momentum going, he engaged in all these acts which were quite incinerate.— these acts which were quite incinerate. therefore what is america's — incinerate. therefore what is america's role _ incinerate. therefore what is america's role in _ incinerate. therefore what is america's role in all- incinerate. therefore what is america's role in all this - incinerate. therefore what is - america's role in all this because they are backing the sovereignty of guyana and america has a very chequered history in latin america to say the least. in chequered history in latin america to say the least.— to say the least. in this case precisely — to say the least. in this case precisely for _ to say the least. in this case precisely for that _ to say the least. in this case precisely for that reason - to say the least. in this case | precisely for that reason they to say the least. in this case - precisely for that reason they are trying to stay a bit back. the us southern command they'd engage in air force exercises over guy in his territory because if in fact venezuela were to invade, guyana has an armed force of 4000, venezuela 300,000 so it wouldn't be a fair match. but by the same token the us is letting this result trying to lead on this as well as st vincent and grenadines as your introductory sentiment talked about, discusses and tried to cool tensions among them without the us getting involved and turning it into an empty gringo match. ~ ., , and turning it into an empty gringo match. ~ . , ., ., ., match. what is the long game for brazil because _ match. what is the long game for brazil because it _ match. what is the long game for brazil because it is _ match. what is the long game for brazil because it is the _ match. what is the long game for brazil because it is the access - brazil because it is the access moving? brazil because it is the access movina? �* ., ., , brazil because it is the access movina? �* . ., , ., , brazil because it is the access movinu? �* . . , ., , . brazil because it is the access movinu? �* . ., , .,, ., moving? brazil wants to be a player in the global— moving? brazil wants to be a player in the global south _ moving? brazil wants to be a player in the global south and _ moving? brazil wants to be a player in the global south and has - moving? brazil wants to be a player in the global south and has alwaysl in the global south and has always advocated for its own brand of foreign policy which is an emphasis on peace negotiations. we saw president lula of brazil talk about this in ukraine and in gaza and israel. here is an opportunity within north america where brazil is clearly the biggest player to try to flex a little diplomatic muscle and try to resolve the situation which is growing. try to resolve the situation which is growing-— is growing. this is all against a backdrou of — is growing. this is all against a backdrou of a _ is growing. this is all against a backdrop of a move _ is growing. this is all against a backdrop of a move away - is growing. this is all against a backdrop of a move away from | is growing. this is all against a - backdrop of a move away from fossil fuel altogether.— fuel altogether. that is the ironic art. part fuel altogether. that is the ironic part- part of _ fuel altogether. that is the ironic part. part of this _ fuel altogether. that is the ironic part. part of this is _ fuel altogether. that is the ironic part. part of this is a _ fuel altogether. that is the ironic part. part of this is a discovered l part. part of this is a discovered 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil in guyana which might not be that useful by the time it is fully accessed. but for now guyana has one of the fastest growing gdps in the world and of course venezuela which has seen its oil decline because of corruption and lack of investment, it is looking at the territory that it is looking at the territory that it always bears is a rich bonanza. obviously they were having this, we don't know yet what came out of the summit today in the grenadines, but what might come out of it of any use or is thisjust what might come out of it of any use or is this just stolen? that what might come out of it of any use or is thisjust stolen?— or is this “ust stolen? that is the ruestion or is this just stolen? that is the question because _ or is this just stolen? that is the question because honestly - or is thisjust stolen? that is the l question because honestly there's really to negotiate, because president irfaan ali said this on the meeting, he said it was already determined by the international court ofjustice as being not venezuela's to seize by force. we already have international law on our side so what can you negotiate? venezuela is trying to take before records or by negotiation but there is really not there to negotiate. the question will be as if there is a way to scale down the tension a bit and try to talk maduro down a bit and try to talk maduro down a bit but his rhetoric has been very bellicose. �* . .,, ., , bellicose. bellicose leaves the ossibili bellicose. bellicose leaves the possibility of _ bellicose. bellicose leaves the possibility of actually - bellicose. bellicose leaves the possibility of actually a - bellicose. bellicose leaves the l possibility of actually a conflict. i would say conflict is improbable but increasingly likely.— but increasingly likely. thank you ve much but increasingly likely. thank you very much indeed. _ it's almost two years since there was power—sharing in northern ireland, but has the dup been laying the ground work for a return to stormont? the party's leader sirjeffrey donaldson appeared to suggest at westminster that the time was ripe. at pmqs yesterday he sought assurances from the pm around access to the uk's internal market. rishi sunak embraced that question — saying that the government stands ready to legislate to protect northern ireland's place in the internal market. and this morning mr donaldson said the dup is "approaching the time" for a decision on returning to power—sharing. the lack of stormont has a real impact on people's day to day lives and the services they receive. today radiographers in northern ireland announced they will strike in the new year unless the political deadlock is broken. they say too few radiographers are being recruited or retained, leading to delays. and major escalation across the public sector are now expected. the prospect of months of disruption to schools, health services and transport by striking public service workers will present a massive challenge for the dup, so the pressure is on. nick reports from northern ireland. a brooding presence over the belfast skyline, symbol of an earlier and divided era. now largely empty. but stormont is waiting to serve as home to a new generation of potential political partners if a deal can be reached. there are two core elements to the deal under discussion. first, a new law to underpin northern ireland's place within the uk's internal market. the dup pulled out of power—sharing in 2022 after brexit introduced checks on goods between great britain and northern ireland. will the prime minister bring forward legislation to amend the uk internal market act and both guarantee and futureproof northern ireland's unfettered access to the uk's internal market in all scenarios? i recognise the need to do more in this area and i can confirm to him that the government does stand ready to legislate to protect northern ireland's integral place in the united kingdom and the uk internal market, alongside an agreement to restore the executive. in the second part, westminster would offer £2.5 billion to northern ireland with strings attached. public service reform and a 15% increase in regional rates. the only thing moving round here are people taking their dogs for a walk in this great, verdant space. but that could be about to change. all the mood music is that sirjeffrey donaldson wants to make a big move to re—establish this place. now, why does he want to do that? well, there are principally three reasons. firstly, he believes the best way to secure northern ireland within the union is to have stable government here, even if that means sinn fein as first minister. the second reason is the electoral threat to his party from the middle ground alliance party, all those voters not interested in ancient battles. and finally people across northern ireland are fed up with not having a devolved government. in royal hillsborough, the heart of sirjeffrey donaldson's lagan valley constituency, where talks on the deal have been taking place, support for a return to stormont.
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