now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for
hello and thanks forjoining us. we start with breaking news. the duchess of sussex has told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life doing her lowest point while living as a royal. in a wide ranging interview broadcast on cbs, meghan admitted she had been a even her expectations of what royal life would be like. she said things turned against her following an untrue story in the british press that she made her sister in law, the british press that she made hersister in law, kate her sister in law, kate middleton, cry. hersister in law, kate middleton, cry. prince harry said he spoke to the queen about his decision to step down as a senior royal and revealed that his father, charles, had stopped taking his calls. the couple said they were expecting a baby girl. our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. peter, this was two hours of revelation after revelation. take us through the main points, please. points, please. yes. it ended just a few moments
around the world from the uk, and bbc expertise. i m geeta guru murthy. this week, with nations around the world facing tough questions on how to pay for the pandemic, many are talking about a green recovery. there was little evidence of that in this week s budget here in the uk was it a missed opportunity? britain is ahead of the eu on vaccines, so are the europeans getting their house in order? no sign of that in the royal household, as everyone braces for that interview with harry and meghan. what will they reveal about the inner workings of the royal family? is their timing disrespectful with the duke of edinburgh still in hospital? and what role does race play in this whole sorry saga? with me is thomas kielinger, long time correspondent at die welt, and steve richards, writer and broadcaster. and here in the studio, at a safe social distance, the bbc s chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt. thanks to you all forjoining me and a very warm welcome. two reports h
a new court case. the duchess of sussex has told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life during her lowest point while living as a royal. in a wide ranging interview on cbs, meghan admitted she had been naive in her expectations of what royal life would be like. she said things turned against her following an untrue story in the british press that she made her sister in law, kate, cry. prince harry said he spoke to the queen about his decision to step down as a senior royal, and revealed his father, prince charles, had stopped taking his calls. the couple also said they were expecting a baby girl. our north america correspondent peter bowes watched the 2 hour interview and picked out the key points. it was full of just claim after claim about the life that meghan says she lived as a member of the royal family. as you have explained, that she contemplated self harm because she believed at the time that it would be the best way to deal with the hurt and the dark p
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy. put crudely, it s the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. lovely to be here. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. you have written extensively, through a long career as a top economist, about the relationship between the individual and the collective whether it be the community, the nation state or, indeed, the wider world. what do you think the covid pandemic has revealed to us about the limitations of, for exa