Asks of you, as well, to accept short term pain for long term good, the difficult trade off for the genuine solution. And i know that after all that you have been through, that is a really big ask and really difficult to hear. That is not the position we should be in. Its not the position i want to be in, but we have to end the politics of the easy answer that solves nothing. Lets speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley, at westminster. What big asks is he talking about . That is the million question, and i think what was pretty clear from keir starmer is that the next few months are not going to be that much fun actually when it comes to government announcements. The most striking bit for me was when he said the budget is coming in october and it will be painful, those with the broadest shoulders will face the heaviest burden. Absolutely clear there will be some really unpopular announcements in that budget, perhaps around attacks, perhaps focus more on people with higher i
Make up your job made for mines. Germany is an image as a nation of poets and thinkers, is largely due to the huge influence of enlightenment figures like gupta. And sarah bought how its perceived today as a modern powerhouse of culture is at least in part, facts to the work of close to tell a month more in a moment. And also coming up looking beyond hollywood, the coronavirus has impacted hundreds of thousands of livelihoods in the once booming Film Industries in india. And nigeria welcome to arts and culture. For more than 30 years, close detail, a man has been a driving force of german culture. 1st as the director of the German National library then as president of the pression Cultural Heritage foundation since 2018 has been president of the earth institute, thats germanys cultural calling card that offer rights operates worldwide in nearly 100 countries on nov. 13th, officially retired. But you has a fishing stand off with a new documentary about his career. Limon is a leading fig
This very special conversation swhich will be followed by an interaction with the key business leaders. Its good to be with you. Thank you. I want to also mention, pray minister, that todays Holocaust Memorial day and we especially appreciate your presence here on such a day. It has such a historical importance about never forgetting. Your contribution to the agenda today builds on your Longstanding Partnership with the forum. We had the pleasure to have you for the annual meeting, physical one in the post regularly over the past few years and we also under your leadership have a center for the revolution of the World Economic forum and you have also made a huge and very important contribution with the dialogue. Youve been at the helm of this government for more than a decade. No other Prime Minister and israel has had this position as long as you and you are also steering your country during this challengingy covid19 pandemic. I think many of the viewers and partners would like to kno
About the agency being politicized since its head, michael pack, started the job the june. The executives were fired or quit working for the agency. The committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any point and all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material and questions for the record subject to the length limitation in the rules. To insert something into the record please have your staff email the previously circulated address or Contact Committee staff. As a reminder to member staff and others physically present in this room for guidance from the office of attending physician, masks must be worn at all times during todays proceedings except when a member or witness is speaking. Please also sanitize your seating area. The chair views these measures as a safety issue and therefore an important matter of order and decorum in this proceeding. For members participating remote
Hello and welcome to westminster in review. A lock a look at parliaments role in the corona crisis. Boris johnson got the job he always wanted, but the Job Description had changed. I must level with you and level with the British Public. More families are going to lose loved ones before their time. The Prime Minister was almost one of them as the Global Pandemic landed too close to home. It left him with questions to answer. 65,000 people have lost their lives because of covid19. The Prime Minister welcomed challenge that could save lives rather than complaining about it. It was a crisis that overturned centuries of traditions to change the way westminster works with unexpected results. You are now embracing this. Why apologize. Why are you not doing this . On a wednesday afternoon in late january, a house minister was summoned to answer a question and what was described wuhan Novel Coronavirus threat as the to citizens. It was the first reference in parliament of what was to be come a