asked a question which he, frankly, dodged. he was unable to answer. about what the uk calls for restraint in gaza have really achieved. he said in response to a question that too many civilians are dying but then when asked where does responsibility for that state, he replied that that is an extraordinary question. he clearly was not willing to go as far as the chair of the foreign affairs select committee has previously. she has suggested that israel is perhaps going too far in its actions in gaza. the prime minister was absolutely not willing to suggest that at all and kind of solve it is quite, as i say, in his words, an extraordinary question. the other kind of quite significant exchanges, i think, were around asylum policy. a clear issue for the government, one that is one of its main policy priorities. it s not entirely clear that the government will meet its target to get rid of the 90 or so thousand so called legacy asylum cases. he was unable to say definitively tha
released a statement which says he has today been relieved of his duties. the club. the club will make a further announcement in due course. 17th in the table, won only once in 13 premier league games. english and european champions manchester city are hoping to at the club world cup to their impressive trophy hall in 2023. they re playing japanese side red diamonds for a place in the final, where they face copper winners if they get through. kevin de bruyne finally back in training. erling haaland has also travelled to saudi arabia. we re hearing he isn t playing. it s the first time city are competing in the. with injuries already impacting the season manager has a concern. i’m season manager has a concern. i m auainst season manager has a concern. i m against for season manager has a concern. in against for the lack of time to recovery between year by year. this is what i m complaining all the time. it s a pleasure to be here, so it s the first time that man city is
donald trump dismisses the woman who won a sexual assault case against him as a whackjob as he again claims he s the victim of a political vendetta. and from defending human rights on television to rocking out at night at eurovision, the lawyer turned pop star representing australia. and coming up on bbc news, west ham look to reach their first european final in 47 years as they take on az alkmaar in the first leg of their european conference league semifinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. interest rates are at their highest in 15 years, after the bank of england raised them to 4.5%, making it more expensive to borrow but better for savers. the increase is an attempt by the bank of england to curb people s spending and bring down inflation that s the rate at which prices are rising which was just over 10% in march. but the bank also upgraded the prospects for the uk economy now no longer forecasting the economy will shrink but grow modestly over t
issues that you have with the eu. i know you publicly know this question is coming, there s a frenzy of reports that you do have a deal. does it reflect you wish to have a normal relationship with your allies? fix, normal relationship with your allies? ., normal relationship with your allies? ., ., , ., allies? a lot of things in there to un ack. allies? a lot of things in there to unpack- when allies? a lot of things in there to unpack. when it allies? a lot of things in there to unpack. when it comes - allies? a lot of things in there to unpack. when it comes to - allies? a lot of things in there to unpack. when it comes to the i unpack. when it comes to the northern ireland protocol, there are real issues that need resolving. the way that the protocol has been implemented, it causes real challenges for families, implemented, it causes real challenges forfamilies, for challenges for families, for businesses challenges forfamilies, for businesses on the ground, very p