as an excuse to build new coal mines. he was speaking at a un climate change summit where delegates are seeking ways of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. much of the world is now transitioning from locking down to living with covid 19, and that means that, in cities like london, cultural life is returning, performers are back on stage, audiences can gather to enjoy them. my guest today is the world renowned hungarian conductor and composer, ivan fischer, known for his innovative style. it has been a tough couple of years, so how easy is it to find the magic in music making? ivan fischer, welcome to hardtalk. lovely to be here. it s great to have you here in london. let me ask you how different has it been making music in the time of covid? covid had positive and negative effects on our life. the problem was that there is no audience and actually we make music for people. this is actually easy for musi
for being undemocratic. moscow is accused of deliberately sparking a globalfood crisis through its war in ukraine. russia s un envoy storms out of the security council in protest. and the man taking drastic action to save ancient plane trees near the eiffel tower in france. hello and welcome. borisjohnson has survived a vote of confidence in his leadership of the conservative party, although more than 40% of tory mps voted against him. he described the result as decisive and his supporters have urged their colleagues to allow the government to push ahead with the running of the country. but one of mrjohnson s critics said it was a very bad result and he would be surprised if he was still in downing street by the end of the autumn. here is the story of the vote and the results. after months of awkward question for borisjohnson, weeks of mounting speculation and a day of intense public, sometimes angry, arguments, the moment a verdict, the result with yes, the potential t
let s start here in the uk, where prime minister borisjohnson has won the backing of a majority of tory mps in a confidence vote despite a significant revolt against his leadership. mrjohnson won 59% of the vote, meaning he is now immune from a conservative leadership challenge for a year. in total, 211 tory mps voted they had confidence in the prime minister s leadership, while11i8 voted against him. mrjohnson described his confidence vote win as decisive . i think this is a very good result for politics in the country. i think it is a convincing result and a decisive result, and what it means is that as a government, we can move on and focus on the stuff that really matters to people. joining me now is giles coghlan, who s the chief currency analyst at hycm. has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly. has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly. it has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly, it hasn t. - has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly, it hasn t. the - s
this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson survives as britain s prime minister, but over 40% of his own mps oppose him in a confidence vote. the opposition urge him to stand down, but he remains defiant. i think it s a convincing result, a decisive result and what it means is that, as a government, we can move on and focus on the stuff that i think really matters. the british public are fed up fed up with a prime minister who promises big, but never delivers. mexico s president boycotts the summit of the americas after the us excludes cuba, venezuela and nicaragua
who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade - for the start of- trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. - as long as they ll pay to go see me, i ll get out there and kick em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: boris johnson survives as britain s prime minister. but over 40% of his own mps oppose him in a confidence vote. opposition parties have urged him to stand down. mexico s president boycotts the summit of the americas after the us excludes cuba, venezuela and nicaragua for being undemocratic.