Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to the former un envoy for syria Staffan De Mistura on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. At the end of the second decade of the 21st century, does anybody still believe in the ability of the so called International Community to stop wars, disarm dictators and protect civilians . Look at the scale of suffering in syria, the renewed unrest across the middle east, the imminent american withdrawal from afghanistan. My my guest acro one has been a us envoy in all of those places over the past decade was up is it about time to acknowledge the irrelevance of the International Peacemakers . Staffa n d e of the International Peacemakers . Staffan de mistura, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. It is pretty much a year since you left your post as the un envoy in assyria. You have had a time for reflection. Syria. On reflection, do you think that mission was doomed from the moment you took it . I have been thinking exactly about that. When i was
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The main news from westminster The Labour Leader says the government has put englands nhs and social care in a state of emergency. We need a government that puts the nhs first, and will invest in our nhs. But the Prime Minister says Labour Policies would leave no money to pay for anything. That doesnt help doctors and nurses, it doesnt help patients, it doesnt help the nhs, and it doesnt help ordinary, Working Families up and down this country. Also on the programme the local government secretary says he understands only too well the pain caused by increases to Business Rates. Growing up above the family shop, i saw for myself the impact an increase in rates can have on Small Businesses. A rise in the costs lowered the mood of the whole family. Even as a child, i knew it wasnt good when i found a stack of bright red final reminders hidden away at the back of the drawer. A fortnight ago, The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn sprang a surprise on theresa may at Prime Ministers questions. He re
The main news from westminster The Labour Leader says the government has put englands nhs and social care in a state of emergency. We need a government that puts the nhs first, and will invest in our nhs. But the Prime Minister says Labour Policies would leave no money to pay for anything. That doesnt help doctors and nurses, it doesnt help patients, it doesnt help the nhs, and it doesnt help ordinary, Working Families up and down this country. Also on the programme the local government secretary says he understands only too well the pain caused by increases to Business Rates. Growing up above the family shop, i saw for myself the impact an increase in rates can have on Small Businesses. A rise in the costs lowered the mood of the whole family. Even as a child, i knew it wasnt good when i found a stack of bright red final reminders hidden away at the back of the drawer. A fortnight ago, The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn sprang a surprise on theresa may at Prime Ministers questions. He re