the relationship between a prime minister and a president, central to any government, a partnership that can disappoint or delight, but always defines. live to new york and laura. so, laura, prime ministerand president didn t really see eye to eye on trade they did apparently see eye on trade they did apparently see eye to eye on the way the french have responded to the recent defence deal. . , , deal. that s right. viewers will remember deal. that s right. viewers will remember a deal. that s right. viewers will remember a really deal. that s right. viewers will remember a really big - deal. that s right. viewers will| remember a really big moment deal. that s right. viewers will - remember a really big moment when the united states, uk and australia announced they would share nuclear technology not so long ago, and it provoked french outrage because it meant they would lose a contract with australia to build submarines and also as an important military ally they felt they had
but i ve got absolutely every confidence that a great deal is there to be done, and there are plenty of people in that building behind me who certainly want to do one. downing street maintains the relationships made great strides forward, but the disappearing trade deal has been noticed at home. can i begin by offering my commiserations to the prime minister, after he flew away to the us and made absolutely zero progress on the trade deal that he promised us? british hopes of a quick trade deal with the united states had already faded, but this visit has confirmed it simply isn t a priority for this white house. but borisjohnson will leave the united states tonight still confident this frantic few days has been worth it. there s been progress on security and particularly on climate, persuading the united states to put more money towards tackling climate change, and that s a message borisjohnson will hammer again in new york at the united nations tonight.
in that effort, the uk seems to have the us in its corner. the relationship between a prime minister and a president, central to any government, a partnership that can disappoint or delight, but always defines. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, washington, dc. lava is continuing to flow from the volcano that erupted last weekend on the the spanish island of la palma. last weekend on the spanish island of la palma. the eruption has now destroyed about 200 homes. there are fears that when the lava hits the sea, it will create toxic gases and explosions. danjohnson reports from la palma. it s possible the wind direction has changed today because we re starting to see more ash falling in other places. this is la laguna, a villagejust outside the restricted zone. these are the roadblocks where police are keeping people back from the villages that have been evacuated. occasionally a few residents are allowed through to get
welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. president biden promises to donate half a billion coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries, but the world health organization warns they need help now. growing pressure for india to cutback on coal, but many indians depend on it as a source of energy. we have a special report. if we stop the coal production under the pressure of the world such as the demand that the country is planning on building dozens of mine. at the white house, british prime minister borisjohnson gets a clear message a free trade deal with the us won t be happening any time soon. and we ll bring you the latest on the volcano eruption
complex vessels. this is a long game that s already been under way, but it seems like it s intensifying and that s what s concerning nations who don t have the finances to match the military spending of either s china or the us. ben military spending of either s china or the us. china or the us. ben bland, director of china or the us. ben bland, director of asean, - china or the us. ben bland, director of asean, thank i china or the us. ben bland, l director of asean, thank you forjoining us on newsday. a free trade deal between the united kingdom and the united states, widely touted as one of the benefits of brexit, will not be happening any time soon. the prime minister, borisjohnson, who s held talks with president biden at the white house, insisted there was every prospect of a major agreement in the future, but said that the focus for now was on practical steps , in his words, to help british exporters. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. the most solemn dedica