Theres fierce criticism here of the decision to suspend parliament for more than four weeks. Requested by the Prime Minister and approved by the queen, it means members of parliament who want to prevent the uk leaving the European Union without a deal, have even less time to do that. For some, its a constitutional crisis, some critics use the word coup. For others its a way to shortcut years of prevarication about brexit. Borisjohnson says it means he can get on with his agenda for the future. This from bbc Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Shutting up shop at the Prime Ministers request, the gates will clang shut here for an extra few days next month. Debates wont take place, mps wont vote or stand in the way of borisjohnson. We are bringing forward a new legislative programme on crime, on hospitals, and making sure that we have the Education Funding that we need. And there will be ample time on both sides of that crucial october the 17th summit, ample time, in parliament for mps to
Theres fierce criticism here of the decision to suspend parliament for more than four weeks. Requested by the Prime Minister, approved by the queen, it means members of parliament who want to prevent the uk leaving the European Union without a deal have even less time to do that. For some, its a constitutional crisis, some critics use the word coup for others its a way to shortcut years of prevarication about brexit. Borisjohnson says it means he can get on with his agenda for the future. This from bbc Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Shutting up shop at the Prime Ministers request, the gates will clang shut here for an extra few days next month. Debates wont take place, mps wont vote or stand in the way of borisjohnson. We are bringing forward a new legislative programme on crime, on hospitals, and making sure that we have the Education Funding that we need. And there will be ample time on both sides of that crucial october the 17th summit, ample time, in parliament for mps to debat
Hello, and welcome. Irans foreign minister made a surprise visit to the g7 summit in france on sunday, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. He was only there a few hours, but he did meet with french president and event host, emmanuel macron. He tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. Earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. My colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. Day two of the g7 perfectly illustrated the opportunities and challenges facing the summit. On iran, we were told all Seven Members we re iran, we were told all Seven Members were committed to avoiding conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything were done to help result. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us its a work in progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk, Boris Johnson progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The human preoccupation with sex is nothing new, but the internet has made it so much easier to explore and exploit every shade of desire. The online porn industry makes billions of dollars in profit every year, but the big winners are corporate players, not the women and men performing the sex acts. My guest today is mia khalifa. She was briefly a porn actress, garnering worldwide notoriety when she appeared in a sex video wearing the islamic hijab. After years of threats and insecurity, shes speaking out. What does her story tell us about the porn industry and 21st century culture . Mia khalifa, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. By many measures, you are a very famous woman. For instance, you have, what, more than 16 million followers on instagram. But the origins of your fame lie in your brief involvement in the porn industry. Is that hard for you to deal with . Absolutely. After i left, i deleted my. Wel
Irans foreign minister made a surprise visit to the g7 summit in france on sunday, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. He was only there a few hours, but he did meet french president and event host, emmanuel macron. He tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. Earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. Ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. Day two of the g7 perfectly illustrated the opportunities and challenges facing this summit. 0n iran, we were told that all Seven Members were committed to avoiding any conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything would be done to help brazil. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us its a work in progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk, borisjohnson said there is an opportunity to do a brexit deal. And no doubt the tenor of this g7 has been upbeat, from mrjoh