A controversial one so called. Blown. Off its good to have you with us tonight as World Leaders send messages of support britains Prime MinisterBoris Johnson remains in stable condition but in intensive care johnson spent 12 days in isolation after testing positive for the corona virus and then went to the hospital on sunday because his symptoms were not going away. On monday after a night in hospital bars johnson insisted there was no cause for concern but just hours later hes condition had deteriorated. As we speak bronzer is in intensive care being looked after by his medical Team Receiving the very very best care from a team of sentences the hopes and prayers are with him and with his family downing street says johnson is conscious and includes spirits hes getting oxygen support but hes not on a ventilator. My thoughts are with him and his family because of the sea its a very worrying time for them im going to suffer one son because its very seriously going to intensive care i mean obviously there are a great bricks if you work of covert he might have been taking confect people who are normally healthy but including myself i think its probably a week a call to well i think you see it in the best of attention i only hope that the rest of the British Population get the same attention but unfortunately it will be the case really. In the meantime foreign secretary dominic robb has taken over the Prime Ministers judys World Leaders have been sending messages of support. Sending my best wishes to Prime Minister bars johnson for a full and speedy recovery my thoughts are with you and your family right now i hope to see you back at number 10 cern hang in there Prime Minister hope to see you out of hospital and in Perfect Health very crn get well soon Boris Johnson thinking of you your family and all our u. K. Friends at the stuff time. Queen elizabeth has also sent a message to johnsons family and his pregnant fiance Kerry Simmons wishing the Prime Minister a full recovery. Ministers have faced calls to be more transparent i made concerns they under played how serious johnsons condition was for many its another reminder that the coronavirus does not discriminate. So the death toll in the u. K. From this virus stands now at more than 6000. 00 the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is much higher that figure includes Prime MinisterBoris Johnson lets take this story in our correspondent short approaches on the story for us tonight. So what is the latest on the condition of Boris Johnson well the Prime Minister remains in and tens of care at st thomass hospital its one of the best hospitals in the country and weve heard from downing street that he does not have pneumonia at this point and dominic grabbed his deputy who took over a government. When johnson became incapacitated on monday said that he. Received oxygen support received oxygen support at this point but that he is not on mechanical ventilation at this point so this is what we know so far. A very carefully worded statement and of course we know that the information policy coming out of this downing street and from this government has not always been transparent so its really a very worrying time for british people. In the u. K. Asking who is in charge exactly right now we have the foreign secretary. Tell us a bit more about him and what kind of role is he playing at the moment. Well there is no clear line of succession in case a Prime Minister becomes incapacitated and so in the beginning of the crisis it was decided that dominic robb would take over he is the foreign minister hes fairly new to government a new comma so to say and he was brought onto the cabinet because he was a supporter that is why Boris Johnson brought him on now is a very tough job at hand because the United Kingdom is facing the worst times are still to come here and the cabinet of 6 trinity divided on strategy and has been over the time when Boris Johnson was already in south isolation so there has been a lack of leadership and dominic rop has its hands full now trying to find a united position there and theres been criticism for how Boris Johnson has been handling this pandemic criticism for instance on the slow roll well of testing for medical staff in the u. K. What is the stage of the countrys response to this outbreak tonight well the Prime Minister as many others has taken this crisis too lightly his critics say and so the response was just not quick enough testing is not for the general public it is just done for your cases and hospital to the unrecorded number of cases much much higher hospitals doctors and nurses saying that they are becoming slowly overwhelmed that they dont know how to handle this crisis if it becomes was that they are facing a tsunami of corona patients in the hospitals in a week time or so so the situation is pretty dire and protective equipment and ventilators missing so it is really a very intense time that the u. K. Is facing there. That it is indeed true lots of parts of the story force in london tonight thank you. Well finance ministers from the European Union have been holding Coronavirus Crisis talks by Video Conferencing today trying to stave off a looming recession theyve agreed to finalize a rescue plan for Member States worst hit by this pandemic on the table is a safety net worth half a trillion euros but there are deep divisions about the best way to cushion the inevitable economic blow that has been caused by this pandemic i think outside of the box that is what Council President michel told eurozone finance ministers this appears to be the result 3 potential measures to breathe life into europes a virus hit economy. First the e. U. Adepts its bailout fund with a firepower a 410000000000. 00 euro ups that saved greece during the financial crisis secondly an extra 200000000000. 00 euros in loans for small and Medium Sized Companies from the European Investment bank. And finally a short time work steam suggested by the e. U. Commission worth 100000000000. 00 euros it would encourage companies to cut workers hours not their jobs. Hearted nations such as spain and italy welcome the idea but they say they need more socalled corona bonds a new type of public debt instrument backed by the euro zone so far germany austria finland and the netherlands strongly oppose the idea but Financial Experts going to involve tells me the positions on mutual is debt have been softening so this should not be seen as a backdoor entrance for a fiscal union because if it is that i think it would be not acceptable to the north of europe i mean the north of europe does not want a Permanent Transfer union to be created so it needs to be in a sense temporary and targeted to the coronavirus cost but if that is achieved i think joint issuance should be feasible french finance minister lemaire already floated the idea for a common fund and dutch Prime Minister of also has a plan 1. 00 offering grants to those in need rather than unload plenty of material for an outside the box solution whatever is agreed by the finance ministers goes to e. U. Leaders for another Video Conference later in the month arliss full in our ego responded to file that report as he joins me now from brussels meeting to you again org these finance ministers they really dont have a choice here they have to find Common Ground and this is an unprecedented crisis where are they in that pursuit right now. Brenda meeting started an hour late and ministers during the meeting took an hour break from the meeting and the reason is they had a lot of bilateral meetings a lot of talk on the sidelines video extra Video Conferences taking place between Member States so a real effort here to find a solution find an answer and economic on search through the through the problems that europe faces theres good news and bad news the bad news is there are a divisive issue of corona puns weve heard in the report and the good news is ministers will only have to file a list to state leaders and they do not have to have full backing on all the bullet points on that list and it makes you wonder me how firm are the rules that govern the e. U. In the eurozone you know this 3 percent of g. D. P. Budget deficit rules thats been thrown out the window and whos to say that the same thinking is not going to apply to euro bonds for example i mean is there anything keeping these rules intact brand limits on public borrowing have been scrapped. More than 3 weeks ago and now that theres no more rules on state aid for companies and i remember the 2 of us talking in a number of lifes during it easier summit over the key issue of how important the european stability pact is how important how many routes where there are over sticking to those rules and now all of this is history what the e. U. Tries to do here is not only provide actual help that is needed on the ground but also provide reassurance to the world to show that europe is prepared to take all the measures that are needed in order to support the european economy yeah it seems like a different world when we were talking during those e. U. Summit since it wasnt that long ago either in brussels thank you. And also draw your Cardinal George pell has walked free from prison after the high court overturned his convictions for child sex abuse spill who was once a senior figure in the vatican was serving a 6 year jail term but had maintained his innocence at a mass in rome today pope francis did not mention pill by name although he made a remark about the persecution of innocent people. Images that spark a vindication or hopelessness off to 405 days in custody Cardinal George pell walks free from ministry in prison into a monastery a decision felt acutely by sexual abuse survivors. Now. And in his earth. And. Its its he. Really. It was a year ago that the cardinal was convicted of sexually assaulting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. Making it the most high profile case of alleged historical sex abuse to rock the Roman Catholic church the cardinal has always maintained his innocence the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me in a statement he says he holds no ill will to his accuser stressing that he does not want his acquittal to add to the hurt and business so many feel his supporters in the church say theyve always believed in his innocence. My own sense was headed an understanding of the. News when he said using a simple accepted that but also accepted the processes of the courts that has come to his conclusion. The decision came from a strongly as highest court marking the end of a complex 3 year legal battle there were no celebrations from the vatican but at mass on choose death sentences resulting from persecution or. Further work a white house lawyers as a number of civil suits are seeking compensation for his alleged failure to protect children from pedophiles. And youre watching the w. 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