To political supporters and former aides include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessmen and conservative donor john moynihan, and thirdly, ruth porter, a long term adviser. There were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner Shirley Conran and the former conservative Ministerjackie Doyle price. Another ex conservative minister Alec Shelbrooke gets a knighthood. Critics have expressed dismay at the list. Remember, liz truss was prime Ministerfor Ao odd days. She and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. Families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. And these are rewards for failure. Speaking to bbc radio 4s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss s cabinet defended her right to put people forward. Liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country, of being pr
to political supporters and former aides include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessmen and conservative donor john moynihan, and thirdly, ruth porter, a long term adviser. there were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner shirley conran and the former conservative ministerjackie doyle price. another ex conservative minister alec shelbrooke gets a knighthood. critics have expressed dismay at the list. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor ao odd days. she and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. and these are rewards for failure. speaking to bbc radio 4 s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss s cabinet defended her right to put people forward. liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country,
attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil to play a greater role on the world stage, declaring brazil is back. what can and will he do to rebuild this country? that s global questions, lula s new brazil. applause. and now you join us in this stunning setting of guanabara bay between the sugarloaf mountain and the soaring statue of christ the redeemer. and with me is a panel, a terrific panel of experts and our great local audience who gather here with us to ask some questions. so, let me start by introducing all of you to our panel, and all of those who are watching from home or wherever you are in the world. joao brant is notjust the secretary of digital policies at the ministry of social communications, in president lula s new
ukrainian officials have said a deadly explosion at a cafe in st petersburg shows that domestic terrorism is breaking out in russia. there s no indication of who was behind the blast on sunday that killed vladlen tatarsky, a well known blogger who backed the russian invasion of ukraine. these are pictures before the explosion. tatarsky was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe in st petersburg when the bomb went off. sergei goryashko from bbc russian gave us this update on the story. so, for now we know that the explosion was around 6pm local time in st petersburg at a cafe where dozens of people gathered to meet vladlen tatarsky and to listen to his account on the ongoing russia ukraine war. the blast went offjust after vladlen tatarsky received a gift from one the visitors. he was given a statue, a small statue of himself covered with gold paint. he put it on the table and right after that, minutes after, the blast went off. there are reports that the statue had be
the uk s home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants just days after it announced three former military sites will be used. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: lula s new brazil. hello. i m lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and stunning copacabana beach. but the big story in brazil now is its highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula over his far right wing rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s deep polarisation. gunfire. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions too about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president lula confronts many crises at home, including rising inequality, and he wants brazil