think it really has been since cop in glasgow. think it really has been since cop in glasgow in glasgow. yes, and it s been notable on in glasgow. yes, and it s been notable on social in glasgow. yes, and it s been notable on social media. - in glasgow. yes, and it s been notable on social media. a - in glasgow. yes, and it s been notable on social media. a lot| in glasgow. yes, and it s been i notable on social media. a lot of people have said climate change has not come up in these leadership contests. crosstalk it did because there was the talk of the net it did because there was the talk of the net zero target. it has reeled its head. the net zero target. it has reeled its head, but it is true that it tends its head, but it is true that it tends to its head, but it is true that it tends to come up only within that particular tends to come up only within that particular framing of net zero. so, the argument is reeling to the candidates. i think all the candidat
dropped its objections to finland and swedenjoining nato after spending weeks refusing to do so. turkey had accused both countries of harbouring kurdish militants but says it has now got what it wanted from talks at the summit in madrid. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. singapore is a city state that has thrived in the era of globalisation, international supply chains and mobile workers. but what happens when the geopolitical weather changes? when great power hostility and economic nationalism hold sway? well, my guest is singapore s long serving home minister, k shanmugam. is singapore s political and economic balancing act sustainable in a world of rising tensions? minister k shanmugam in singapore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. let me ask you about singapore s model. it was sort of set up by lee kuan yew. it s been in effect for well over six decades. it combines economic openness with a real sense
but what happens when the geopolitical weather changes? when great power hostility and economic nationalism hold sway? well, my guest is singapore s long serving home minister, k shanmugam. is singapore s political and economic balancing act sustainable in a world of rising tensions? minister k shanmugam in singapore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. let me ask you about singapore s model. it was sort of set up by lee kuan yew. it s been in effect for well over six decades. it combines economic openness with a real sense of political control and social control. do you think that model needs to change? well, i disagree with the assumptions in your question about political control and economic control. you know, in the last elections, we had 61%, the opposition had 40% of the votes. voting is free and fair. the reason why the pap has managed a substantial dominance is because in 1965, when the pap came to. when we took independence, or when we had independence thrust
a guy doing it in a wheelchair. it is a risk. i m putting my life on the line doing it. one, two. it was such a relief to get there. and know that we d done it. just so proud, just so proud. clapping and whooping thank you, thank you. goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. hello, hello, hello! how are you doing? i m good, and i ve got all of our stuff, as well. how are you? 0k? - martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro, in a wheelchair. # in thejungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.# the first thing i saw when i came out was my trike, so i m happy. i don t even care if i don t got underwear, as long as i ve got my trike i can do it. they laugh and sing over the next five days, martin will battle his way through rainforest, volcanic desert, ice and snow to reach the summit. if you want to start ripping. almost doesn t seem real, does it? all of those zoom calls we ve had, and teams calls, it s mental. it
to the manchester arena bomb to survive the blast but was left paralysed from the waist down. bbc breakfast reports on his epic five day charity climb to the summit of kilimanjaro in a specially adapted wheelchair. gentle string music. i wanted something that people looked and thought, he s doing what?! it s hard enough for somebody with legs to do it, and here s a guy doing it in a wheelchair. it s a risk. i m putting my life on the line doing it. one, two. it was such a relief to get there. just so proud, just so proud. cheering thank you, thank you. goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. hello, hello, hello! how are you doing? i m good, and i ve got all of our stuff as well. how are you? 0k? martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro, in a wheelchair. # in thejungle, the mightyjungle, the lion sleeps tonight.# the first thing i saw when i came out was my trike, so i m happy. i don t even care if i don t got underwe