To dateline london. Im jane hill. This week we discuss the still fragile nature of britains new government, and we try to assess where we are with the campaign against the Jihadist Group isis. With me this week michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history. Steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, and writer of the recently published rise of the outsiders. Cant think who youre writing about there, steve that may come up. Suzanne lynch of the irish times, now in dc after your stint in brussels. And the writer about arab affairs, friend to all of us, abdel bari atwan. Welcome to all of you. Good to have you with us again today. The British Government has survived its first tests in the House Of Commons, winning the vote on the queens speech but compromises are everywhere. Brexit talks are ongoing, and we have word today from a former insider that the Prime Ministers red lines are making negotiations very difficult. And Northern Ireland is stil
To meet the russian president , vladimir putin. Trade is set to be top of the agenda as china looks to push its vision for the new silk road. but beijing is also looking further afield for some fresh impetus. From today, Global Investors can buy Chinese Company debt through an exchange for the very first time. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. Chinese president xijinping is in russia for talks with his counterpart vladimir putin. Trade is set to be top of the agenda ahead of the 620 meeting of Global Leaders later this week. The visit will be president xis sixth tour to russia since taking office in 2012. And their meetings seem to be bearing fruit. According to chinese statistics, trade between the two increased by over 26 in the first four months of the year, reaching nearly 25 billion. Co operation is increasing, too. Russia will be a key component of chinas belt and Road Initiative an ambitious multitrillion dollar project that will link europe and asia via the
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Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public finances. How would this pay cap be paid for. I think what it tells us is the chances of being able to stick by the Public Sector pay cap for the next couple of years looks increasingly remote because we have now had up to six Cabinet Ministers weather themselves through their intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this i intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this 1 cap. Borisjohnson suggesting this can be done without what he calls fiscal pressure, without