have the ability to keep making so called virgin steal from scratch within the uk. there are also clearly concerned about the workforce here. while there are plans to bring a free port to port talbot, potentially building aviation fuel plant here, too, those plans are in the medium to long term, there is nothing to immediately shift these workers do. at £100 million pot has been announced to potentially help workers to retrain or find other work. it would be very difficult to find a pathway forward until those other potential major employers arrive in port talbot. arrive in port talbot. thank you very much arrive in port talbot. thank you very much indeed. arrive in port talbot. thank you | very much indeed. presumably, arrive in port talbot. thank you - very much indeed. presumably, the fallout from this will be analysed now. what is your expectation as to where it goes in terms of steel production in the uk in the short term? ., , ., , ., production in the uk in the s
both xi and putin have mentioned the ukraine one but also this process of peace talks means it is in all likelihood going to be front and centre when they have their talks in the coming days, you would love to be there when they are speaking behind closed doors, what will xi be saying to putin about the war really, will he be saying it is time for russia to pull back might he suggest you can keep going argo in hard up and beijing will find a way to back you. i m nowjoined by professor sergey radchenko, who teaches at thejohn hopkins school of advanced international studies. he s an expert in russia s foreign relations. i don t know if you could hear stephen there, but is your sense that president xi is there to show
now on to the us where the irish taoiseach leo varadkar is due to mark st particks day with presdient biden.the two leaders will hold talks in washington and celebrate their shared history. well to discuss this further i m nowjoined by the former irish taoiseach, bertie ahern. he was also one of the key architects of the good friday agreement. the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement is coming up. what are your thoughts as we approach that anniversary in terms of its success and the jeopardy around it in recent years after the brexit vote? ., , , vote? hopefully in the next few weeks it was vote? hopefully in the next few weeks it was this vote? hopefully in the next few weeks it was this time - vote? hopefully in the next few weeks it was this time 25 i vote? hopefully in the next few weeks it was this time 25 years | vote? hopefully in the next few i weeks it was this time 25 years ago on saint patrick s day when we started the run into the good friday agreement, it was
was saying that he thinks the government back there will be in real trouble with backbenchers if it doesn t increase benefits by the rate of inflation. that is something thatis rate of inflation. that is something that is going to be expensive, it is something that government has not committed to in the last few weeks, although it is something that mr sunak said he would do when he was chancellor. so, ijust wonder, is not a sign may be that the work and pensions secretary is being put in place to oversee benefits going up by the rate of inflation? we don t know for sure, but one of the reasons we don t know is because mr sunak has not faced those questions just yet. noon today on bbc news, primus is questions, we will see some of that scrutiny happening. it s some of that scrutiny happening. it s going to be really interesting to watch and we will get your assessment later. nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. i m nowjoined by broadcaster ayesha hazarika, who is also the fo
david amess and that memorial ceremony. i m nowjoined by speaker of the house, sir lindsay hoyle, who was a friend ? and of course colleague of sir amess. yes, a mix of emotions, the tributes were absolute break absolutely captured the tributes absolutely captured the tributes absolutely captured david because he brought all politics together. once again today, we saw politics being brought together, stood together, united in ourfight together, stood together, united in our fight against together, stood together, united in ourfight against terrorism. together, stood together, united in our fight against terrorism. just what david would have stood for and he is that kind of person who you could rely on. i would say he was a great friend to me, a great supporter to me and i ve got to say it was a tragic loss but actually it was bringing people there and the way that people are speaking about david. everyone was moved in the cathedral today without doubt. we have all lost a great