the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. we start here in the uk, where the prime minister rishi sunak has set out his priorities for 2023 in his first major speech of the year. let s have a listen to some of what he had to say. first, we will have inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services. fourth, nhs waiting lists will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss go
He called their eforts a righteous fight , while insisting that all options are on the table. National union ship will determine the appropriate targets and timing for further Stand Up Strike action. This is our generations defining moment. The money is there, the causes righteous, the world is watching. In the uaw, we are ready to stand up. This is our defining moment. Lets take a quick look now at whats at stake, and whats in play for all 146,000 Union Members to walk out over time. Among the unions demands includes a 36 percent Wage Increase over four years. Automakers have responded with Wage Increases ranging from 17 and a half to 20 percent over a 4 and a half year contract. Speaking before the uaw announcement ford c e ojim farley told cbs news the Wage Increase demands are unreasonable. Weve always got something that is good sides and i dont know whether its good faith on good faith it is just disappointing and so devastating to so many of our employees. 0ur correspondent Mic
Possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance. This all follows an announcement from republicans that theyre opening an Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden. It bears remembering that republican congressional investigators have not found any concrete evidence of misconduct by him. This all follows an announcement from republicans that theyre opening an Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden. It bears remembering that republican congressional investigators have not found any concrete evidence of misconduct by him. Hunter biden s attorney slammed the charges saying they were not warranted six weeks ago. The bbc s Gary Odonoghue is at the white house with more on the case and the political fallout. Well, these gun charges go back to 2018 when hunter biden was a self confessed drug addict and he at that time filled in a couple of forms, say the prosecution, on which he lied about being a drug addict and then bought a. 38 revolver w
Friends of the Earth International and Daniel Kammen, science envoy for the u. S. State department. Then we look at morocco and why thousands of protesters recently took to the streets after a fish seller was crushed to death in the compactor of a garbage truck while he was trying to retrieve fish confiscated by police. And i think what we see now is the tragic, tragic assassination has provided a venue, sort of a breath to bring that together, and maybe have uprisings act ii of of 2011. That was act i and this could be act ii. Amy and we will speak to leading nigerian environmentalist nnimmo bassey, author of the new book, oil politics echoes of ecological wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from marrakesh, morocco. The World Meteorological organization has announced here at the 22nd annual u. N. Climate summit known as cop 22, that 2016 is very likely to be the hottest year on