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Unelected in terms of the people of this country when you get someone to apply minister actually more like a dictator than someone whos supposed to be the center of the mother of all parliaments i think youve got to be very very concerned if m. P. s dont come together next week on his joints and in his tracks then i think to put it in his that is the u. K. Democracy diet. Also coming up a 16 year old climate activist just sailed across the atlantic and docked in new york harbor on a mission to stop Climate Change and she didnt leave a single Carbon Footprint but it is saying that 60 you will have to trust the Atlantic Ocean to make a stand and 2 and. This of course is not something that i want everyone to do. On to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around. The world well we begin the day with the u. K. s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson closer than hes ever been to 2 things britain crashing out of the European Union and Boris Johnson out of a job as Prime Minister today johnson announced that he will suspend parliament for 5 weeks beginning in mid september ending just 2 weeks before breaks it begins on october 31st his request today was approved by the queen and wets westminster there was more anger than approval opposition lawmakers and even conservatives accusing johnson of acting like a dictator showing disregard for parliament especially a parliament that wants to stop a new deal writes it time is running out for parliament and it could also run out for Boris Johnsons new hold on power as i said on the steps of st were not going to wait until october the 31st before getting on with our plans to take this country forward and this is a new government with a very exciting agenda we need new legislation weve got to be bringing forward new and important bills thats why were going to have a queens speech and were going to do it on the 40 he is trying to prevent Parliament Holding him to account and we will do absolutely everything we can next tuesday to legislate to prevent him doing that and oppose this government for what its doing take us out the e. U. Without a deal this is an abuse of process its whatever it is johnson ses and however he tries to dress up this is a bit trying to stop a majority in Parliament Coming together to avoid a new directs it well if there is a constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom well brights it survive this will Prime Minister Boris Johnson the government survive this weve got complete coverage tonight with me here at the big table is my colleague Alex Forrest Whiting our resident westminster insider with years of review 40. Experience on u. K. Politics and joining us tonight from pisa italy is roger can sell a former labor m. P. He is now with the new europeans thats an engineer that lobbies to protect civil rights for all europeans to both of you welcome that we start with you the timing of this it could not be worse for westminster can we believe johnson when he says this has nothing to do with bracks. Absolutely not there is no doubt that Boris Johnson and all those surrounding him know that this has everything to do with bricks it this is these are guerrilla tactics this is a warfare and it has all the finger marks of Boris Johnsons un special advisor Dominic Cummings he is the man who successfully led the leave come paying in the brics that referendum back in 2016 the aim here is to confuse the opposition to take them off guard and that is exactly whats happened look there are m. P. s from around 6 Political Parties who want to thwart a new deal even some from Boris Johnsons own conservative party but so far they have spoken without a unified voice yesterday however they managed to agree that yes they would try to hold some put on some kind of legislation to force Boris Johnson to go to brussels to say lets delay bret is it that however now looks much less likely to be able to happen as far as Boris Johnson you know he can be this can be called an undemocratic move a threat to parliamentary suffering too but has he actually a broken the rules the answer probably is no and that is because the government is the executive they still have a lot of power over a parliament because they control the parliamentary timetable this month those set a president and many people are saying its a very dangerous precedent although all the everything that hes done so for is legal as you say read spoken several times on this program about. People such as yourself by labor to get a 2nd bridge that referendum to. You put that dream to bed now havent you. Well and. I still think that that is the way for us to do exactly as you europeans posed is to. Get the withdrawal really meant if it is through the house of commons on to the statute books but with a sunset cruel that would allow for a referendum on the actual reality of the Withdrawal Agreement and if britain voted to stay then the will it will be needed and it voted to leave a 2nd time then britain would leave on the basis of which will be cool ready beat law if it had to happen we need a new government to see that happen under the forest. For sure and thats why make people be m. P. s must it is his have additional confidence in the jumpseat of the of soon as you what do you think do you think were going to get that vote of no confidence being led by Jeremy Corbyn because a lot of people could argue that Jeremy Corbin is partly responsible while why the u. K. Is in the position that its in right now. Well if i was in the house of commons now talking to moderate conservatives and are trying to build a consensus. Which is what is what is needed. A strong and stable consensus in the center of british politics to try and rescue the situation. I think a lot of people who city brant we feel stuck in iraq in our place we want to know do breaks it we dont want to see their record been down in history so i. You know i think that one has been open to the possibility of somebody else being the Prime Minister short term Prime Minister while this bracks it issue gets sorted out that could be for example can be proper form of conservative. Sectarian chancellor and father of ausiello hes now a member of the house. Or it could be Harriet Harman the mother of the house the most senior labor m. P. Former deputy leader of the labor party but certainly in my view the well dressed. I dont require dressy action and i think that the stable iraq having a baby in the confidence johnson down and putting in government in that is to make sure that britain avoids didnt know directed thats what i. Intend and stuart to bring to the issue out what were you as a real names for possible what just that the biggest problem head of time and that is a bar is johnson and his team have done here theyve made it much harder for the Parliament Parliament member state on the sunnah on it celebrated to come back next cheese day at the moment it looks like labor going to try to call an emergency debate with it so that they can try to put down the legislation we talked about. Mans as weve had that and roger there is the possibility of a no confidence vote how ever the problem for daring to call been in the labor party is at the moment it doesnt look like they have the votes so if they call it and they dont win war then time is running out they are very very very difficult for those m. P. s who do not want there to be no deal breaks it as to what they do maybe they will decide to go for a no confidence vote if they win it just remember that if they win it there is still the possibility for Boris Johnson to say i am not resigning i will call an election but it will be off to put it off to the 13 i know you say theyd be on november 1st i mean theres been a lot of reaction here in europe to what happened today in london politicians theyve been reacting to the Prime Ministers decision here in germany norbert rudd can a member of the governments Foreign Policy commission tweeted this today in english he wrote johnson argues that respect for democracy dictates implementing braggs do or die on october 31st i wonder how does respect for democracy go together with suspending parliament and the european parliaments chief breaks it official. Says taking back control has never looked sinister myself but there it he is with those fighting for their voices to be heard suppressing debate on profound choices is unlikely to help deliver a stable future e. U. U. K. Relationship roger what are you hearing in europe italy right now me theyve got their own political problems to deal with but regs it is dominating everything across europe what do you expect the e. U. To do moving forward now. In italy they just agreed a pact between the ip to democratic and the 5 Star Movement keep at least room right wing party absolute 0 and said they have done what is in the u. K. Meet today which is time together when you come home and id most surprised you from whole shit mother. Saying what theyre saying and thats very very helpful i think we need to hear the voices from europe back to back into you guessed it just what this looks like is how contradictory it is to say you want to write to order to gain back on she saw and then to undermine parliament be talking to each in this very crass and outrageous way but what is needed now used to be cool heads and courage hearts of about 40 and said to then you know in their heart of hearts print that looks all restraint and is doing it wrong it has to be struck that many have the power to stop it but it will be absolutely critical they support about it if no confidence in the house of commons because i fear that if the company does not take over and is not successful then it will indeed prove very difficult to stop or johnson taking britain out of the even without the yeah and of course that vote would have to come in next week and its one of the chances. We had that Boris Johnson he is betting that it will get so bad that brussels will blink 1st and will say ok we will renegotiate on the brakes and withdraw all everyone of the chances of that happening i think anythings possible but i think its highly unlikely its a 5 or 27 other members of the i have spoken with one voice they have offered that dale it was a grade 5 boys johnsons predecessor to raise in may now obviously there are many back to tafe who dont accept it and. Did not get through parliament but in a ways that the they say that they are ready for a new deal breaks it of course they dont want one but they are ready for it and not just because they have to protect their own project they have to protect the Single Market and they have to show the world that they stand out for the smaller states and by that i mean ireland my limping a big issue in this in this whole debate last week we saw Boris Johnson coming here to live and then on to paris the British Press took that as a Great Success for johnson that possibly a new deal was on the agenda that the Withdrawal Agreement could be reopened i really do not see that happening roger let me im as big of a what. You were saying its also about this new confidence vote that happening next week and what happens if it passes and you get a no confidence vote and Boris Johnson says hell accept it but hes not going to hold for example new elections until after october 31st which he could do will what is what Legal Recourse then would anyone have to stop their. Well thats a very good question would be and sunny uncharted territory but i think that the role of the queen will become important i mean you mentioned in your introduction you said that the queen it approved or expense and i think thats a little bit unfair on the queen she is advised by a pretty count so who are members of parliament and s. T. P. And she doesnt want to appear in politics and says she has to go along really well with this it but i think in a situation where. A an alternative government is available and can be painted i dont tend to promise it could be presented to the queen that i think it was clear you know in a very difficult position i mean she she she should actually invite. You back to promise to try to form a government and i think that Boris Johnson too i said wouldnt put it possibly im sure youre quite right he would strands of it but i think the idea of. The government being voted down in the house of commons one of a 2 no confidence because of concern about nadyas breaks it and then she used to leave office and to allow a new government if there is a support for that government and the new Prime Minister in the house who comes to take Office Another less pursued policy. Kind of element a vote of no confidence i think we would then be in uncharted territory i think we would ski. An outbreak of civil unrest i think it would possibly see a general strike i think weve received the bronze in this piece and i think the situation is going to become very tense. There has to be a way of calming things down there has to be a way has to be found to. To make a compromise to find a way forward to bring the country together and thats really not the way that have Chris Johnson and his team are trying to pursue it we have to stop but a new government has to be brought in for them as a big. It is and i was told at the last word it is ironic isnt it that at the end of the day it could be up to the queen what happens yeah well i mean already shes being brought into this not just from what shes had to agree to today when the likes of jake a very small. City who is now the leader of the house of commons flew to morrow yes which is right now so thats already happened but the fact that leaders of the opposition parties are also demanding a meeting with the queen to talk this through so already she is involved in this whether she likes it or not and that is pretty much on precedented its you know the gravity being pulled into politics is very strong at the moment that is for sure all right roger because all in italy tonight its and alex force one here at the big table with me to both of you thank you for helping us trying to make sense of what is a complex and complicated story thank you. Youre watching the day still to come he is 102 years old and still teaching children how to swim well meet this man named lisa who lives right here in berlin and find out why his life is still so. Swimming. Going since with. Well after 14 days it sees swedish Climate Change activists gratitude she has arrived in new york city she made the journey in order to attend a un environmental summit and she wanted to travel without leaving a Carbon Footprint thats hard to do when youre going from plymouth in britain to new york in the United States the 16 year old beginner transatlantic journey as i said in plymouth traveled across the atlantic in some fairly rough conditions she addressed cheering crowds right after arriving lets hear what she said. Well all of this very overwhelming and the ground still shaking for me. So i want this thing everyone so much everyone who who is here and. Everyone who was involved in this climate fights because this is a fight for sport this across continents. That was. Speaking just a few moments ago in new york city our correspondent. Is standing by there in battery park in new york just a shell away from where. Just. I mean lets just talk about the image that we just saw here weve got a 16 year old who just spent 15 days in a boat crossing the atlantic no Carbon Footprint and she just told this crowd of cheering supporters that it was insane that a 16 year old had to do this. Absolutely brand you know she she does not mince her words thats for sure she she said it like it isnt. What i suppose many people really respect her for a lot of her supporters a lot of the young people young and old in fact who are joining her in in her fight against this you know Climate Change this Climate Crisis she went up there to rapturous applause when she came in here actually shes just still at behind me and the boat and a lot of people were cheering her on and giving her a lot of support and you can just see that at this is a 16 year old who has really left a huge impression across the world for what she has done lets not forget she has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and just such a young age and all because she wants to highlight the Climate Crisis she has made a huge impact especially here in europe almost everyone knows the name but thats not the case in the United States is it. No youre absolutely right one thing that has really shocked me here is that a lot of people didnt really know who. And what she was doing theyd heard about it a lot of people came time to me today and a lot of the other journalists down here who were waiting for her to arrive asking us why we were here when we mentioned her name some people have never even heard. Her name but then even just looking at television and reading in the press it wasnt as widely covered but it appears that younger people really did know that she was coming because of course theyre you know more clued in will say on social media a lot of people get their news from you know instagram and twitter and facebook and and it was sort of very evident in the people who were down here waiting for. You know a lot of young people teenagers young adults who come dine with their parents or come dine with groups of friends but like i said the majority of the media who were here today were definitely from outside the United States and there there has been some criticism what. Shes doing and how shes doing and talk to me a little bit about the blowback that shes got. Yeah youre absolutely right i mean a lot of people were criticizing her for. Coming over here on this boat that were seeing behind me at but then asking how is it going to go back to europe and how are the crew going to travel back and criticizing for the fact that you know theyre going to be traveling back on a plane but you know she essentially just sort of a critic said not left off she just said shes going to focus on what her mission is and she even had words for President Donald Trump and it was quite interesting she said listen to the science and she said you know if no one has been able to convince him about the Climate Crisis on the urgency why would i be able to on her focus is essentially on getting people talking about this Climate Crisis and focused on what the real issue is here which for her is that something needs to be done and her generation the people i was speaking to to today were saying the exact same thing that they are the ones who are going to suffer the consequences of Climate Change. In new york city. Pablo as always thank you. Well since the turn of the century the number of people over the age of 100 has risen dramatically the United Nations counts more than half a 1000000 and terry ends alive right now well we know more and more about how to live longer but what about growing old and staying young well here in berlin you could ask 102 year old leopold right there you could ask him if you catch him because usually hes giving swimming lessons. Find it maybe theyre both old dismaying teacher at the grand old age of 100 into his still given classes every week at the school in burnie. Swimming in space. For. Hours to me doing sports is one of the biggest joys in life thanks for. Keeping fit has certainly helped to keep e. O. Young. The full metal worker who wanted to stay active when you retire at 40 years ago. He quantified as a singing instructor and has been teaching children ever since thank you ari i just did nothing with the kids i do it only for free. Cannot. More than a 1000 children have taken to the war to me. His speech doesnt bother them. How old is leo. And how you didnt choose. But hes really helpful and very patient. If you need. Championship when. You. Think. Can be good at. School excel full of admiration. Were very proud to have 50 so fit for his age he has a great sense of humor and is wonderful with children that keeps him young it does that mean look you know im not that young anymore. But. Yes watch i can do pretty much anything is nothing i want to get a little bit older im not not at all just yet and did children expect to see him diving in every thursday without fail. Now you come in ok pick up a conduit through in the days i used to dive from the 5 metre boards. Goodbye. Because jean so theyve always done the conversation continues online flying this and the news you can follow me of print off t. V. And remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day well see the next. Jura. What unites. 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