Hi, lets get this show on the road. Wow, thats loud. Okay. Here we go. All right. So welcome on behalf of our bipartisan and bicameral leadership to this briefing of the Helsinki Commission. Its mandated to monitor compliance with International Norms and standards in europe. This includes norms in the military affairs, economic and Environmental Affairs and human rights. I cover that second category. I do a lot of work on anticorruption economics and im so honored and pleased to have with us minister john pimrose, prime ministers anticorruption all the way from the european union. Even if we have other questions or concerns were ending sharp at 10 15. So just the briefest of opening remarks. Globalized corruption is one of the greatest threats facing the United States today. Authorize attorney klepto crats hide on our shores and allies providing protection for stolen assets and a vector of influence into our political system. Once established they set about hollowing out the rule of la
, americans become Management Companies even for those corporations that produce weapons, e. G. In europe and in this regard, but we see that the militarypolitical control of the americans over europe is being strengthened , but still they are interested in the united states. But whatever. This can be called victory is not a victory, but the success of ukraine and poland, because why did such an escalation begin, including the rhetoric of statements, the drawdown of the armed forces, the Strategic Defensive defensive operation of russia, it was a successful ukrainian counteroffensive , but failed behind the strategic a defensive operation should always advance. They are preparing for this. Russia is accumulating reserves. Look at shoigus reports. Take the board of the ministry of defense in january this year. These are not empty words from what was officially announced that russia has prepared two reserve armies. Look at the statement of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister in charge. Mil
More controversy in the commons over universal credit, as the governments urged to listen to those who want payment times cut. We cant all be wrong. The six week wait must be reduced to one month. Work should always pay and that is the principle that underlies universal credit. Mps denounce an inquiry into a controversial pregnancy test as a white wash. And demands for action to tackle antibiotic resistance. We must start with a Public Education programme to manage expectations and highlight the issues of inappropriate use and to frequent use. But first, the labour mp who chairs the work and Pensions Committee says universal credit is becoming a personal nightmare for constituents. Frank field was opening a debate in the commons calling on the government to urgently reduce the initial six week wait will for payment to four weeks. The new benefit is meant to simplify the welfare system and encourage claimants into work. Its being rolled out across the country, but many mps have expresse
In a westminster week dominated by one big event. European Union Withdrawal bill, committee. Order. How are we going to leave the eu . I will be reporting on the big debates in the commons. Mps keep up the pressure on the government to cut payment waiting times for claimants being switched to a controversial new benefit. Universal credit has forced them into debt, made it harder for them to stay in work and left many of them facing eviction. I have been talking to the conservative mp in elected to chair the Liaison Committee, but what does it do . We are there because we are used to Cross Party Consensus working and we want to develop ideas, influence and understand what policy is. Also on this programme but first, on the long road to brexit, this week will go down as something of a parliamentary milestone, as mps held their first two days of line by line scrutiny on the eu withdrawal bill. We asked henry mance, of the financial times, for his take on the weeks debates. Its one of the