Chief political correspondent henry zeffman. Can we start with that leaked letter from Simon Case which you have seen, what does it say . Well the last time we saw Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt facing off, was when Rachel Reeves declared that shed got into office, looked at the bot books and discover there was a £22 billion Black Hole in public spending this year. Simon cayce says he would note. Let me translate the civil service speak. Hes basically that the previous Governments Decision not to revise. Was a big reason for uncertainty in public finances. Thats quite a claim from the cabinet, i suspect they wanted it to stay private but it got leaked to me do it to stay private but it got leaked to m it to stay private but it got leaked to m. , ~. , leaked to me do you think that is likely to leaked to me do you think that is likely to come leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up with leaked to me do you think that is lik
We start with Elon Musk and the social Media Platform he controls, x, formerly known as twitter. Its facing the loss of one of its largest markets over a row about Hate Speech and disinformation. Brazils Telecoms Regulator Suspended Access to ex for the countrys 200 plus million people over the weekend after a ruling by a seniorjudge. Today a panel of brazils supreme court will begin hearing on whether to uphold that ruling. Earlier i spoke to the Technologyjournalist Chris Stokel walker and began by asking him how significant the Shut Down was in brazil. Pretty significant because of the scale of the country and therefore the scale of the use. We have third party estimates, between 20 Million and a0 million brazilians are believed to use x every month. Around about one third have it installed on their phones which means that this is a relatively big market and has been not just for x but lots of other Tech Platforms which is why they try to keep them onside. If you are a Tech Executiv
That ruling has been upheld. Lets get the latest now from our reporter in brasilia, leandro prazeres. In terms of what this means for brazilians, how are people reacting to this lack of access To X . ~. ,. , To X . Well, what we have seen so far since To X . Well, what we have seen so far since the To X . Well, what we have seen so far since the beginning To X . Well, what we have seen so far since the beginning of i so far since the beginning of last weekend is that there is a huge number of brazilians, Former X users, who have been migrating to other Social Networks such as blue sky, threads, and people reactivating accounts on facebook to talk about the issues that they were talking about on x. Yesterday, for example, it was reported that bluesky had gained more thani million new brazilian users in just three days. For those who are still trying to use x as a platform, they can use virtual private networks but the problem is that there is a fine imposed by the Supreme Court in brazi
The queens 95th birthday. Welcome to world news america for our viewers in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. World leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall have begun their first face to face talks in almost two years. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson urged the group of leading democracies to learn from the mistakes of the pandemic and to build back better to ensure a recovery that helps all of society. The Global Vaccination Campaign and Climate Change are two of the issues at the forefront of discussions among the leaders. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg starts our coverage. Getting to this beautiful and remote part of the country isnt easy. Theyve come from five continents to cornwall. The winding last mile of the journey of the most powerful leaders in the world ended on the beach. Thejohnsons, the british receiving line. Coronavirus kept Prime Ministers and president s and millions of us apart, but now the Prime Minister wants them to pull together, with a huge vow for a b
The queens 95th birthday. Welcome to world news america for our viewers in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. World leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall have begun their first face to face talks in almost two years. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson urged the group of leading democracies to learn from the mistakes of the pandemic and to build back better to ensure a recovery that helps all of society. The Global Vaccination Campaign and Climate Change are two of the issues at the forefront of discussions among the leaders. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg starts our coverage. Getting to this beautiful and remote part of the country isnt easy. Theyve come from five continents to cornwall. The winding last mile of the journey of the most powerful leaders in the world ended on the beach. Thejohnsons, the british receiving line. Coronavirus kept Prime Ministers and president s and millions of us apart, but now the Prime Minister wants them to pull together, with a huge vow for a b