Now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. Hello and welcome to unspun world. Its exactly two years since our programme launched, and the anniversary comes at a critical moment in the ukrainian war, which is also exactly two years old. Russias gaining ground, and President Putins only serious political opponent, alexei navalny, is dead. Sudden death syndrome, the Prison Authorities informed his family. Well, theres been a lot of that about where mr putins enemies are concerned. So, is putin untouchable now . We dont see that much of active support for the regime, that much of active support for the war. So this gives us an understanding that putin maybe is not that confident. Do ukrainians feel theyre on the road to defeat . I dont think that we can speak now about the defeat. Im sitting in kyiv, which is a free capital of ukraine. And is World Warjust around the cornerfor all of us . The military commanders are saying that there is an unprecedented threat from russia because of t
Be joined by former British Ambassador to russia sir andrew wood, to find out what he makes of foreign secretary David Camerons claim that there should consequences for the should be consequences for the russian president. Also be russian president. Ill also be joined by former Scotland Yard top cop Murray Gilbertson , top cop david Murray Gilbertson, as we get to grips with whether the girls in blue have the boys and girls in blue have lost way. The peoples lost their way. And the Peoples Panel back. We in panel is back. We are in nottingham and as ever, we nottingham today and as ever, we want hear from you, our loyal want to hear from you, our loyal gb and we want you to gb viewers and we want you to have your say. Have your say. Right, lets get stuck into the sunday morning papers. Im sunday morning papers. Im delighted to be joined now by senior news political commentator nigel nelson with gb news, formerly of the mirror and the people. Nigel, lovely to see the people. Nigel, love
Sunak . And finally, well speak to the economist and former political adviser to frances Marine Le Pen doctor jean marie Marine Le Pen doctorjean marie bucha, as the manhunt continues for notorious gangster known as the fly after that audacious prison break left two Police Officers dead, plus fears over anti semitic violence in france. Dont go anywhere because weve got 90 minutes of action packed politics coming right up. Well, in the studio with me, we have Patrick Oflynn to run through the papers. Theres a lot youve picked out this morning for us. Good morning emily. Good morning. Good morning. Yes. Now im quite interested in the sunday telegraph front page because as it features wes streeting and labours nhs reform plans, now labour dont have many leading figures these days who would naturally appeal to either floating voters or centre right voters. And where centre right voters. And where is this supposed to be . The poster boy for that kind of reincarnated blairism . Perhaps you w
Putin is bluffing this war by putting his entire economy onto a war footing in a way that isnt sustainable for russia over the years he would have to continue it for. Its important that the west does not blink. When you see what has happened in kharkiv, the second biggest city in ukraine, it is because, im afraid, the civilised world took their eyes off the ball just for a little while, we saw how long it took to get that package through the us congress because of internal politics there, and this is the actual upshot, this you are blaming the us, then. Im not blaming them but the internal politics meant that the money did not flow in the way that in the uk were giving consistent amounts of money, then we increased it again, added an extra half a billion so we are giving them 3 billion this year, plus different packages. It is important that support is consistent because if you stop these are the problems you see. At the moment it is some villages on the outskirts of kharkiv, and it is
Paying attention the Defence Secretary grant shapps and the man who wants to be Labours Health secretary, Wes Streeting, are both here. If you can, im going to do a bit of a test, grant shapps, the pledges . Growing the economy reducing debt. Bringing down inflation, cutting the inflation and stopping the boats. West meeting . 6500 extra teachers, secure border command, Great British energy, and what is the one i have missed . We can show you. Laughter he has got his pledge card i laughter he has not his ledue card . He has got his pledge card i have not one he has got his pledge card i have got one here he has got his pledge card i have got one here. Crackdown he has got his pledge card i have got one here. Crackdown on got one here. Crackdown on antisocial got one here. Crackdown on antisocial behaviour. Got one here. Crackdown on antisocial behaviour. I got one here. Crackdown on antisocial behaviour. I wasi antisocial behaviour. I was preparing antisocial behaviour. I was preparing