let s carry on with our coverage of the political crisis here in the uk as prime minister borisjohnson continues to defy calls for him to resign despite more than a0 ministers and aides walking out of government in the last 48 hours. it comes as britain faces a wall of economic challenges. among the g7 group of rich economies, uk growth is predicted to be at a standstill or even in recession next year, putting it behind canada, france and the us among others. inflation in the uk is already at a ao year high and expected to hit double figures, ten or even 11% by the year end and there s no let up in soaring household energy bills the annual bill is likely to be over 3,000 pounds a year by the autumn when the regulator lifts its cap on prices again. so the challenges are stacked up for chancellor nadim zahawi and he is widely expected to make an announcement on cutting taxes in the near future. rebuilding the economy and growing the economy is my task, and this is the f
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. china s treatment of the uyghur muslim minority living in xinjiang has stirred loud condemnation in the west. us government uses the word genocide to condemn systematic abuse and repression, china calls that the lie of the century. my guest nury turkel is at the centre of the uyghur experience personally and professionally, his family is from xinjiang, he now lives in exile and chairs the us commission on international religious freedoms. can international pressure save the uighurs? nury turkel welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me back. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. now your home is in the united states, your homeland is xinjiang in china. are you able today to get information from xinjiang to get a clear picture of what today s china strategy in that region is? yes, i have been able to get information through publicly available chinese government official statements and also leaked documents. have r
starmer said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, i after defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking . ships fleeing the rat? hello and welcome to the programme. written s prime minister boris johnson continues to defy calls for him to resign from some of his most senior colleagues, who believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of these mps britain s. mr johnson has been inside number 10, meeting cabinet colleagues, some of whom still believe he should stay, but most are convinced his time is up. nadhim zahawi, who wasjust appointed chancellor last night, is believed to be one of those who thinks he should go. michael gove was sacked short time ago, with a source 10 downing street describe him as a snake. the latest from our political editor chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the reporters, all asking the same thing. is it all over, prime mi
the prime minister also sacked michael gove, once a very loyal supporter, who turned against him. the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, after. defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t thisi the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? - and in other news for you today, japan plans to pump water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific. we hear from the fishermen protesting the move. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where prime minister borisjohnson continues to defy calls for him to resign from some of his most senior colleagues, who believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of his mps. mrjohnson has been inside number 10 meeting cabinet colleagues, some of whom still believe he should stay, but most are
clings on to power. same story for every where she can imagine, the sun describes the prime minister is defiant or with the headline you will have to dip your hands in blood to get rid of me. the males front page says boris is staring down the mutiny from his ministers. the metro fund page get brexit done slogan and said they turned it into get exit done. the times front page picture earlier today, theyjust got the prime minister of having to fight for his life. same picture on the front page of the telegraph for the paper saying that borisjohnson has been mortally wounded. the daily express gives an ultimatum, almost an ultimatum from bowlersjohnson to ministers a.m. back me your face political oblivion. the daily star and its more characteristic style its agony on e mail from boris johnson asking for advice on how to continue. that is a question he will be asking himself probably with carrie and also in number ten if he hasn t gone to bed. will look at the times. gary, your