The british army has been stood down from supporting the metropolitan police after hundreds of officers stepped back from firearms duties. The Prime Minister has said armed officers need clarity about their legal powers. Rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan Police Officer was charged with murdering a 24 year old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. Earlier, the bbc was told up to 300 officers had turned in permits allowing them to carry weapons. Lord macdonald, the former director of Public Prosecutions in england and wales, told the bbc that the met police chief needs to provide more information, if he believes his officers are being unfairly dealt with. A lot of respect for mark, hes an excellent commissioner. But i think he needs to identify what there is a Glaring Unfairness is our. Evidence has been assembled by the police about police conduct. It has been referred to the cps, the evidence has been considered and the cps have made their decisio
Long record. One fact is indisputable. Throughout my time in congress, i have remained steadfast on the side of Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in egypt, and everywhere else in the world. If you look at my actions related to that during the period described in this indictment and throughout my whole career, my record is clear and consistent in holding it accountable for its unjust detention of american citizens and others, human rights abuses, its deepening relationship with russia, and efforts that have eroded the independence of the nationjudiciary among a eroded the independence of the nation judiciary among a myriad eroded the independence of the nationjudiciary among a myriad of concerns. In 2017, i led a bipartisan letter to then President Trump expressing grave concern with the worsening situation for human rights in egypt. That same year sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee supporting us assistance to egypt as long as egypt adhered to the accords and
its manifesto with policy launches of the conservatives, liberal democrats, and the greens already. and today, two more. plaid cymru released its policy early this morning with the manifesto demanding fairfunding for wales and morning with the manifesto demanding fair funding for wales and more control over its natural resources. that it was the turn of the labour party, with the sleeves rolled up, party leaders to keir starmer promise that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority if they win a majority on the 4th of july. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers, as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private schools. here s our political editor chris mason. the labour movement s past and perhaps i
alone in remote mountainous area and local officials say the body was spotted on a steep slope above the beach. yesterday a new cctv footage emerged hello showed him heading towards a path which would have taken him over miles of exposed hills. we can get the family statement now that has been released within the last hour and it is from the wife of michael mosley, doctor claire bailey mosley full stop she says i don t quite know where to begin with this it s devastating to have lost michael, my wonderful, funny and kind has been. we had an incredibly lucky life together, we love each other very much and were so happy. i am incredibly proud of our children, their resilience and support over the last days. she goes on to say that my family and i have been hugely comforted by the outpouring of love for people around the world. it s clear that michael meant a huge amount to so many of us. we are taking comfort in the fact that he he so very nearly made it. he did an incredible c
As the country prepares to elect a new President Polls suggest record levels of apathy and disillusion among french voters. A spate of Terror Attacks has sown insecurity and sparked a heated debate about immigration, islam and frances identity. My guest today is pascal bruckner, a writer and Public Intellectual in the grand french tradition. Is france living through an age of decline . Pascal bruckner, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. We are talking with a french president ial election very close. Does france feel ripe for the sort of political shock that weve seen in recent times both in the uk over the brexit vote and in the United States with the victory of donald trump in the president ial election . I hope not, with all my heart i hope we wont face the same electoral results that you had with brexit and that the americans had with trump. So were doing everything to avoid the passage to the far right with Marine Le Pen. But at the present time we have two opposite candidates, jean l