floods the country had seen in a decade. now on bbc news dateline london with shaun ley. sombre but. hello and welcome to the programme which, for the last 25 years, has been the place where the uk s leading political commentators debate the big themes of the week. alongside them, the foreign correspondents who blog, pod, broadcast, and yes even these days write for audiences back home from the dateline: london. it may be our final edition but we re still looking forward not back leaders and their future. after liz truss told herfinance minister, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng, to go, how long before british conservatives force her to do the same? biden or trump? who will win a second term in the white house, or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio arejeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years, and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife no
jeremy hunt, is now tasked with bringing the financial turmoil under control. and i m lukwesa burak in the studio. also in the programme. all chanting. iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic, as protesters again fill the streets of zahedan. communities in three australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. welcome to downing street, where it s been a day of high drama. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in hisjob as chancellor, he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. three weeks of turmoil on the financial markets has culminated in this another dizzying day in politics. the prime minister has announced a second major u turn on her economic plans for growth corporation tax will now rise from 19 to 25% in april after all. liz truss has sacked
who will win a second term in the white house, or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio are: jeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years, and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife now run their own international law firm. eunice goes, a portuguese writer and academic, lectures on comparative government which, i guess, is how countries learn from each other s mistakes; and steve richards, who arrived at westminster just as the conservative party was evicting margaret thatcher from downing street. the latest episode of rock and roll politics, his podcast, is entitled the next labour government and the power of markets. have events of the last few hours, perhaps certainly the last few weeks, steve, provided you with an insight into those two thoughts, the power of the market and the prospects for a change of government? prospects for a change
we must act quickly, says sir david. for generations, we have celebrated the beauty of the natural world right here at home, and now suddenly it has nearly gone. the good news is most ecosystems can recover so long as they get the protection they need. justin rowlatt, bbc news. voting has opened in the scottish national party s leadership contest to choose nicola sturgeon s successor as party leader and first minister of scotland. in the running to replace herfinance minister of scotland. in the running to replace her finance secretary hate, kate forbes, health secretary hamza yusuf and the former. minister ash regan. the ballot closes on the 22nd of march. high energy costs, labour shortages and lower food energy costs, labour shortages and lowerfood prices energy costs, labour shortages and lower food prices all mean life of british farmers as hard as it has ever been. many are now diversifying the business is to try to stay afloat. luke hanrahan has been to