66 people are now known to have died and more than a dozen are still missing. others have been left stranded after landslides closed off roads. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in three weeks time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum a sort of italy style davos gathering is enrico letta, a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept that right now, you in the centre left look as though you are going to lose? no
are believed dead as a huge wildfire rages through parts of southern california. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain has a new prime minister. liz truss delivered her first address in the role outside number 10 downing street, promising a bold plan to see the uk through its economic troubles. she said the country could ride out the storm caused by severe global headwinds. that storm includes soaring prices, an energy crisis and widespread labour unrest. and she takes over a divided and increasingly unpopular party following the resignation of borisjohnson after a series of scandals. this report from our political editor chris mason in downing street. a day of ritual and weather. a cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister s arrival, her supporters hunkered under umbrellas, the lectern wearing a bin liner. it was even taken back inside. her motorcade playing for time with a detour and then a break in the deluge. the dam
time now to get down to business. let s start here in the uk where prime minister liz truss has been announcing her new cabinet. she has been busy into the late hours. she s decided to give kwasi kwarteng the second most powerful role in downing street after appointing him as new chancellor of the exchequer. mr kwarteng has a tough job on his hands and takes over at a critical time for the uk economy with millions looking to him for help with soaring winter energy bills. so, what about the man himself? he attended the exclusive private school eton college and went on to graduate with a double first from cambridge university in classics and history. kwarteng then went on to work as a columnist for the daily telegraph and a financial analyst at banks, includingjp morgan. more recently, he was appointed as business secretary in 2021, replacing alok sharma in the borisjohnson government. that is a short synopsis. joining me now is fiona cincotta from city index. nice to see you.
the venue for next year s invictus games. hello and welcome. we begin with the focus on the day ahead for the uk s new prime minister who will hold the first meeting of her government ministers in downing street in the next few hours. they will discuss multibillion pound plans to tackle the soaring cost of living. liz truss rewarded her key allies with seniorjobs in a cabinet reshuffle hours after taking office. later, she goes face to face with the leader of the opposition at herfirst prime minister s questions in the house of commons. our political correspondent ben wright reports. elected by tory party members after boris johnson s elected by tory party members after borisjohnson s downfall, liz truss entered number ten promising a fresh start. but with energy bills soaring in a recession forecast, it is going to be tough. i recession forecast, it is going to be tough- to be tough. i will get britain workin: to be tough. i will get britain working again. to be tough. i
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in three weeks time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum a sort of italy style davos gathering is enrico letta, a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept that right now, you in the centre left look as though you are going to lose? no, i think we will win. how can you think that, when the raw mathematics of this election look so bad for you? and i say that because the right has coordinated, it has organised