what a big it potentially is. it seems to have become timely because we ve had the acting chief constable in somerset talking about exactly this as one of a number of issues that need to be addressed, particularly issues in which women are disproportionately the victims. if you know somebody is doing this, they may think it s a laugh, but please call them out. let s move onto the story at the top the times, britain in talks to sell missiles, and first arms deal with ukraine. these cost each made by british manufacturers, it s being sold to the ukraine. there is a suggestion with the the ukraine. there is a suggestion with the current gas crisis that russia with the current gas crisis that russia may try to take advantage of that in russia may try to take advantage of that in some form. so russia may try to take advantage of that in some form. that in some form. so britain is hoinu that in some form. so britain is heping to that in some form. so britain is heping to supplv th
governors. the prime minister is conservative. that sort of right-wing anti-vaxism is just much more difficult to sustain when you re in government. and so britain s going to continue to muddle through, but i think that the vaccine rate, know, it s now over 90% for adults. wow. the vaccine rate s going to be high. we re all going to face, in both sides of the atlantic, a whole new cultural war where vaccines are approved for under 12s. for children. that s going to produce a whole yes it will. easy luce, thank you so much for being on this morning. still ahead on morning joe, ken burns joins us with a look at his latest documentary series, and it follows the life of one of the most consequential men of the 20th century. plus parts of texas and louisiana are
finance foreign aid? why are you intent on challenging them? in the centre of a global intent on challenging them? in the centre of a global pandemic- intent on challenging them? in the centre of a global pandemic for - intent on challenging them? in the j centre of a global pandemic for the reasons centre of a global pandemic for the reasons which several former prime ministers reasons which several former prime ministers have said, now is absolutely the wrong time to be cutting absolutely the wrong time to be cutting our support for the poorest in the cutting our support for the poorest in the world. this week britain is sharing in the world. this week britain is sharing the chairing the g7 sharing the chairing the 67 conference sharing the chairing the 67 conference in cornwall, we are leading conference in cornwall, we are leading the richest nations on ways of helping leading the richest nations on ways of helping with all of this and britain of helping
a recent rallies or sterling rise by up to 5 percent investors have doubts about prime minister bars johnson s chances of getting the new deal signed if so britain would go for a harder break that than in the agreement reached under his predecessor a series of mate the british parliament will discuss the new proposal on saturday. for months now the break the negotiations have been all about one question what will the new case departure from the european union mean for northern ireland well or more precisely i should say how to maintain an open border with it s a united the republic of ireland well to reason may try to solve the problem with the infamous backstop this would have seen the u.k. stay in the e.u. customs union until a better solution for the border was found britain would have continued free trade with the block and complied with its rules that boris johnson s revised deal would effectively create a customs border in the irish sea ports would check goods for whether they re
standards of production and so on within britain as a result of that, the eu is likely to say we are not going to take the kinds of goods and services that you produce because your regulatory frameworks are lower than ours. britain will suffer in two directions, i think. the reality, nic, is although the uk is leaving the eu, the uk is definitely more in line with europe than it is with the united states. absolutely. the amount of trade that it does with the european union. the proximity of the european union. the commonality and the standards, as you were talking about, is something that s taken britain a long time to arrive at this point and it would definitely put it at a disadvantage to be trying to negotiate by itself with the united states. you know, the huawei pressure is just one example. you know, does britain see its place outside the european union as trading with the united states primarily or is it going to try to have a better trade relationship with china? right now