anniversary of taking hong kong back from britain and claims the territory now has true democracy. ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. good afternoon. borisjohnson is facing calls to suspend one of his mps who s alleged to have groped two men. chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after admitting he had drunk far too much at the carlton club, the conservative party members club in london. labour have questioned why he s being allowed to sit as a tory mp. they say it shows the conservative party is mired in sleaze and scandal. our political correspondent iain watson reports. are you drowning in sleaze? after striding the world stage, borisjohnson is back in britain and the spotlight has moved on to problems in his party, one
of the election system, the incoming leaderjohn lee was the only candidate to run in this race. the ceremony today marks president xi s first visit outside mainland china for nearly two and a half years since the start of the pandemic. you can t quite control the weather, but in beijing s perspective, it is all about regaining control over hong kong, and about the great rejuvenation of the chinese race, and that is what president xi jinping has been talking about in his speech. | translation: the practice of one | country, two systems has achieved the success in hong kong recognised by all since its return to the motherland. president xi will be hoping his visit convinces hong kongers and the world that stability on these shores following his crackdown in hong kong, and that it will usher in a revival of the global financial centres s bruised economy.
but in beijing s perspective, it is all about regaining control over hong kong, and about the great rejuvenation of the chinese race, and that is what president xi jinping has been talking about in his speech. | translation: the practice of one | country, two systems has achieved the success in hong kong recognised by all since its return to the motherland. president xi will be hoping his visit convinces hong kongers and the world that stability on these shores following his crackdown in hong kong, and that it will usher in a revival of the global financial centres s bruised economy. martin yip, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.
and it has now been turned into a police state. in the past few years beijing has cracked down on dissent in hong kong, introducing a national security law in 2020 that critics say has stifled free speech. pro democracy news outlets have also been shut down and a zero covid policy makes life here uneasy. there are those who are pro beijing who are happy. and there are those who are very, very angry and worried or even scared. and there are thousands of people, including members of my party, in prison. despite a recent overhaul of the election system, the incoming leaderjohn lee was the only candidate to run in this race. the ceremony today marks president xi s first visit outside mainland china for nearly two and a half years since the start of the pandemic. you can t quite control the weather,