Anti racism crowds. Also the new investigation that suggests that china withheld data on coronavirus from the World Health Organization. Welcome to the program we begin with the fallout over the death of george floyd in the u. S. And the mass protests across the country u. S. Defense secretary marcus has spoken going against the president s stance on using military to control the crowds donald trump has increasingly put pressure on governors to mobilize troops but the pentagon has pushed back as for says hes trying to keep his department out of politics theres been increasing scrutiny over the militarys role after troops and helicopters were used to control protests in washington d. C. Ive always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing Domestic Support to civil authorities and these situations in support of local Law Enforcement i say this not only as secretary defense but also as a former soldier and a former member of the National Guard
After time here were going on the ground on the 80th anniversary of the dunkirk disaster as Boris Johnson arguably seeks to harness the dunkirk spirit desperately clinging on to a top advisor credited with putting him in power and winning britains brecks it vote against neo liberalism coming up on the show the chief advisor Dominic Cummings may not be a member of the tory party but one former Tory Health Minister did resign over a health care scandal we asked margaret thatchers Health Minister if we dont carry why britain has the worst but capita coronavirus death toll in the world and should coronavirus survivor Boris Johnson be in trouble because of an infected advisor visiting a console to test out his eyesight but his role in sanctioning weapon sales to the worlds worst humanitarian crisis we speak to the un in yemen the cemeteries are overflowing the country bombed with u. K. Weapons from u. K. Warplanes trained by the u. K. s royal air force. All the more coming up in todays goin
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Protests calling for justice is still going strong President Trump backs down on his threats of deploying the military against them. And paul racing gothenburg sweden which has become the 1st country in the world to use drones to save the lives of victims of cardiac arrest. So then after more than a week of protests calling for justice for a black man who died while being arrested all 4 officers have been charged George Floyds death triggered mass demonstrations across the United States and right around the world and theyre showing no sign of letting up this was a scene in new york runabouts an hour ago for days protesters have been demanding an end to what they say is a systemic racism. In who held his knee against floyds neck now faces an upgraded charge of 2nd degree murder 3 other officers have been accused of aiding and abetting. George floyd mattered he was loved his family was important his life had value and we will seek justice for him and for you and we will find it the very
Worlds worst humanitarian crisis as we speak to the un in yemen the cemeteries are overflowing the country bombed with u. K. Weapons from u. K. Warplanes trained by the u. K. s Royal Air Force all the some more coming up in todays going on the ground but 1st once upon a time there was a u. K. Government official who told the truth arguably to the public about a risk to Public Health and i had to resign for it joins me now via skype from. Minutes Edwina Currie and we did thanks for coming on obviously a terrible death toll being announced the highest in the World Capital but everything here is about Dominic Cummings horizontals job advice do you think specially after a tweet from the Civil Service that apparently theres an inquiry into Cummings Johnson theyre all a bit naive in the sense that even after a landslide victory they thought that they could get bricks its done my impression is that everyone in this country has behaved very well would lock down that best. Or at least most peop