the leadership of everybody in the room. 0n fish, i ve got to tell you the position is unchanged. i must say, i was puzzled to read a letter from the french prime minister explicitly asking for britain to be punished for leaving the eu. number 10 says it s all up to france to fix and withdraw their threats, but president macron claims it s down to the uk to grant more permits. speaks french. borisjohnson loves france, he said, but if the uk borisjohnson loves france, he said, but if the uk continues to act like this, there will be retaliation. the irritation on both sides of the channel shows no sign of fading and for boris johnson, a rumbling row with an important ally like france is not exactly helpfuljust when he s trying to achieve a far wider, grander aim persuading all of his counterparts from right around the world that slowing down the changes to the climate is a non negotiable whose time has come. it s not easy, though. some countries don t
even borisjohnson wanted italy to inspire progress ahead of the cop climate meeting getting under way at home. there are no compelling excuses for our procrastination. not only have we acknowledged the problem, we are already seeing first hand the devastation climate change causes. the science is clear, that we need to act now. what chance do you really think you have of making progress with 200 countries in glasgow when you haven t made enough progress with 20 countries here, and you don t seem able to sort out the question of a few dozen fishing permits with one of your closest allies, with the french? i think that the chances of progress in glasgow are exactly as i said, laura. i think they depend on the will, the courage, the leadership of everybody in the room. 0n fish, i ve got to tell you the position is unchanged. i must say i was puzzled to read a letter from the french prime minister explicitly
others watch on as the two allies are stuck in a spat over fishing rights in channel waters. even borisjohnson wanted italy to inspire progress ahead of the cop climate meeting getting under way at home. there are no compelling excuses for our procrastination. not only have we acknowledged the problem, we are already seeing first hand the devastation climate change causes. the science is clear, that we need to act now. what chance do you really think you have of making progress with 200 countries in glasgow when you haven t made enough progress with 20 countries here, and you don t seem able to sort out the question of a few dozen fishing permits with one of your closest allies, with the french? i think that the chances of progress in glasgow are exactly as i said, laura. i think they depend on the will, the courage, the leadership of everybody in the room. 0n fish, i ve got to tell