Carbon neutral by 2050 and praise for the soldiers who covered the bodies of those killed in the volcanic eruption of new zealands for kali island family and friends that held the traditional maori dressing your seat for those who died. On a lark thank you so much for your company it was dubbed the brigs it election and now the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has been given the green light to take the u. K. Out of the European Union well mr johnsons conservatives power to a landslide victory bringing more than 3 years of deadlock and bitter wrangling to an end Opposition Labor Party suffered a humiliating collapse and their wipe out and its traditional heartlands in terms of numbers the conservatives. Have one huge majority far exceeding the 326 seats that they needed to hold the balance of power but there were big losses for labor and the Scottish Nationalist Party made strong gains in the northern most part of the United Kingdom. And what does this all mean for the Unite
Face an impeachment vote. Eu leaders agree on a green deal to make europe, neutral by 2050 but poland gets an updraft. Dw gets an account of life inside chinas internment camp for its minority, punished for speaking their own language, subjected to abuse and humiliations. Phil welcome to the program. We begin in britain where i celebration over Boris Johnson election victory had been shattered by violent clashes. Opponents saying they will not accept Boris Johnson as the countrys leaders coupled with the police and the capital. The Prime Minister secured a sweeping victory, won a majority in parliament, giving him the green light to push through his brexit plans. He has not only got a parliamentary majority, he also has the queens instruction to form a government. A warm welcome back in doubting street for him, the election result is a personal triumph in the afternoon, he spoke. Prime minister johnson i urge anyone on either side after three and a half years, and increasingly ehret ar
Im sorry kelly welcome to the program youre joining us for special coverage of an address by germanys ursula funder line before the European Parliament that will be getting under way in just a few minutes time youre looking at live pictures here as people assemble for what is Voter Alliance last chance to make her case to even lawmakers in her bid to become the 1st woman president of the European Commission she needs to secure a majority and a confirmation vote being held later today but success is far from certain for deadline faces hostility from parliamentary groups who say that she was foisted on them by National Leaders so shes been on a Charm Offensive making a raft of promises to win support and we can see her walking out there. Lets get more analysis on the speech which is about to get underway im joined here in the studio by diffused chief Political Correspondent and to crane and we also have our Brussels Bureau chief max hoffman standing by at the European Parliament in stras
Said that because you have many bright city years in there are a lot of booing but it will get her the votes of the social democrats of the u. K. Who are in favor some of them at least of no braggs it at all so you can see she played her cards quite well mixing it with her personal story makes it with the fact that shes the 1st woman candidate for the European Commission presidency by all accounts she really did the right thing here. And you know its interesting because thats the view from from the european level but melinda here at home we do see some social democrats criticizing the opposition to Fund Alliance of the kind of to say frankly we see them see sawing back and forth sigma gabriele the former party leader the former foreign minister said shortly after this backroom deal had been done and arcelor funded line had been declared by the heads of state to be their preferred candidate he said well you know that might be grounds to actually for the s. P. D. To leave the coalition.
The woman nominated to head the European Commission says shed be willing to extend the brexit deadline. I stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date. Should more time be required for a good reason. Facebook launches a new tool to target scammers and encourage the reporting of fake adverts. Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. The words of Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon, the Mission Launched 50 years ago today. Well be at the National Space centre in leicester to mark the anniversary. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. The number of people whove died in scotland because of drug use has risen to over 1,000 in a year, for the first time, according to new official figures. It means the countrys drug death rate is now nearly three times that of the uk as a whole, and is higher than that reported for any other eu country and the United States. 1,187 drug deaths were recorded in scotland last y