offices and pushed the protesters behind a barricade. on thursday, ranil wickremesinghe was sworn in as president. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages, global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why, then, is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers lost their faith in collective action? well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels. welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world, we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospec
and britain s nhs is stepping up its vaccination programme against monkeypox as more supplies of a jab come on the market. against monkeypox as more supplies of the jab come on the market. hello and welcome. the congressional committee in the us investigating last year s attack on the capitol by donald trump s supporters have shown evidence that the then president made no calls from the white house while the violence was unfolding. the latest hearing was told that instead of intervening to calm the situation, mr trump sat in the dining room, where the television was tuned to fox news. the committee presented several witnesses who said they repeatedly called on donald trump to say something. this is former white house counsel pat cipollone, one of the people closest to mr trump. i think ithinki i think i was pretty clear there needed to be an immediate and forceful response statement, public statement, that people need to leave the capitol. mi; that people need to leave the
this is bbc news. i m victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. he didn t fail to act, he chose not to act donald trump stands accused in the latest hearing in to last year s attack on the us capitol. donald trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office. to ignore the ongoing violence against law enforcement, to threaten our constitutional order. not only was the former president accused of sitting idly by while the violence raged, witnesses say his actions made things worse. hundreds of police in riot gear begin to dismantle anti government protest camps in the sri lankan capital colombo.
this is bbc news. i m victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. he didn t fail to act, he chose not to act donald trump stands accused in the latest hearing in to last year s attack on the us capitol. donald trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office. to ignore the ongoing violence against law enforcement, to threaten our constitutional order. not only was the former president accused of sitting idly by while the violence raged, witnesses say his actions made things worse. hundreds of police in riot gear begin to dismantle anti government protest camps in the sri lankan capital colombo.