2014. more pressure over the tax affairs of his conservative party and the labour opposition goes on the attack stability is the prime minister agree that any politician who seeks to avoid the taxes they owe in this country is who seeks to avoid the taxes they owe in this count owe in this country is not fit to be in charue owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money - owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money was | owe in this country is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money? breaking news from washington and his significant decision in the war in ukraine. 31 of its advanced m1 abrams tanks to the front line. earlier today, we had a similar announcement from german chancellor after days of deliberation. it s different prison biting first. recommending this step because it will enhance ukraine s capacity to defend its
coldest winter in a decade. we will have extensive coverage. and we find out out how this 170 year old indigenous canadian jacket ended up at a vintage store in northern england. we start with the issue dominating discussions among ukraine s allies sending leopard ii tanks to kyiv. the german chancellor 0laf scholz has decided to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. we should know we haven t had any direct comment from the german governmentjust yet, when we hearfrom them the german governmentjust yet, when we hear from them we will pass on immediately. 0ne we hear from them we will pass on immediately. one of the countries at the heart of this has been poland. poland has said it will send the german made battle tanks to ukraine within two weeks, whether or not germany gives its approval. the polish prime minister, speaking to the bbc, had this message for germany. i hope this reply can come as quickly as possible. well, germany played a key role in building up the huge russian
january 6th, law enforcement is prepared for any eventuality that may come out or in response to any type of court action against the former president. while we are not seeing any signs of large groups that are actually animating around trump s call for protest, law enforcement does not taking any chances. and what we have been seeing all day and the last few days is careful coordination between state, federal, and local police and law enforcement agencies. you know, really coming up with consequence management. how do they manage every type of eventuality that could come out, whether it is peaceful protest all the way up to, you know, acts of violence. so i think what we are seeing great now is a lot of planning. hopefully a lot of that planning is not necessary. it doesn t materialize. but law enforcement to new york city s definitely ready for it. well i mean that against the january 6th silver lining, they d learn something after that. and to be repaired for whatever co
is the director general of the wto, ngozi okonjo iweala. will rising geopolitical tensions lead to the weaponisation of trade? ngozi okonjo iweala, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, you are one of the world s key advocates of ever freer trade, more globalisation. what s it like to be doing yourjob when the political tide across the world is running against you? the wto s purpose, the world trade organization, is. its purpose is to enhance living standards, to help create employment and to support sustainable development. there could be nothing more worthy than that. so, it s supposed to deliver for people. and that s what i want people to know about it, therefore. nobody could quarrel with those objectives and that sentiment, but the truth is you are a membership organisation with 160 plus members. you have clearly key members like the united states and china, and you can only work if there is an element of trust, of co operation, of a desire for common objectives
to south africa. and britain s prime minister orders an investigation into how the chairman of the governing conservative party settled a multi million dollar tax dispute. let s start with the war in ukraine. eu foreign ministers have been meeting in brussels amid an ongoing row about whether to send tanks. member countries are putting pressure on germany to provide some of its leopard two tanks, to help fight off russia s invasion. estonia s foreign minister has been at those talks in brussels he s been speaking to the bbc. decisions need to be implemented and the decisions need to be done and there is a moment of leadership which needs to be created. and my strong message is indeed, to all countries, who have weapons and stockpiles to give them immediately without any political caveats or any further considerations or hesitance of the russian s reaction. so let s take a closer look at germany s role in all this. the leopard 2 is operated by about 20 countries worldwide