Long term decisions for a brighter future, or short term jockeying for advantage . Rishi sunak sets out his stall for the coming election. The northern leg of h52 is cancelled. The Prime Minister insists that every penny of the £36 billion intended for that rail link will be spent on other projects. There were a raft of other announcements too, sold like this. Politics doesnt work the way it should. Weve had 30 years of a political system which incentivises the easy decision, not the right one. 30 years of vested interests standing in the way of change. 30 years of rhetorical ambition, which achieves little more than a short term headline. Weve gathered politicians to weigh up whether the reformist pitch is credible for a party already in government. Could it even be an election winner . And speaking of 30 years ago. Things can only get better now ive found you. With so many Big Government schemes especially in education and health reliant on private finance deals, we reveal the soari
The floor. L the floor. the floor. Good morning to you. Its 930 on thursday, the 14th of september. This is britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pearson bev turner opening our borders. Borders. Labours radical new plan to take in more Asylum Seekers in a deal with the eu. Yep, you heard that right. They claim they want to criminal gangs to smash the criminal gangs smuggling thousands across the channel also this might channel but what also this might lead migrants arriving lead to more migrants arriving in britain in the troubles legacy, the governments Northern Ireland legacy bill, which will end prosecutions related to the troubles, is just one step away from becoming law i victims m victims say theyve been let down by the government in a gb news exclusive , we hear from news exclusive, we hear from a former soldier. However who welcomes law. Welcomes the new law. Running towards me. He kept running towards me. I dropped the back of the weapon down, so it meant that the roun
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Food banks across the us are warning of shortages as Congress Agrees a new 900 billion Coronavirus Relief package. Hello and welcome if youre watching vaccinations across the European Union will begin in the uk or around the world. From sunday after its regulator imjames reynolds in london. In some ways, the uk has been put approves the Pfizer Biontech jab. Into self isolation. Meanwhile, the us hasjust started over a0 countries have now banned using its second vaccine, with Health Care Workers travellers from the uk in connecticut the first to receive the moderna one. To prevent a mutated variant of covid 19 from spreading. The new variant, which has been nothing beats having detected in london and south east your children hug you. England over the past weeks, im sorry. Is believed to be up to 70 more transmissible than other variations. And how millions of people up in response, a majority of europ
Aisle. Black lives matter will stage a protest londons hyde park this lunchtime labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson needs to get a grip and restore Public Confidence in ministers handling of the pandemic. Nhs test and trace will help britain get back to normal by breaking the chain of infection. A clinical contact tracer tells us exclusively shes spent much of her time since the governments track and trace system went live last week watching netflix because she hasnt been assigned a single case. She spoke to me anonymously. Ive worked 38 hours as a contract tracer. I say worked, ive been available to work, as a contract tracer, since it went live. And ive yet to, in over 38 hours, to make a single phone call. Well play you that interview at 9 30 and let me know have you been called by a contact tracer . Also this morning. Portugals foreign minister says british tourists would be most welcome in his country this summer and that his government is talking to the home office a