With the kremlin saying mr putins words were extremely unambiguous. The meeting between Mr Biden and Sir Keir comes as news emerged of Russias Expulsion of six british diplomats from moscow, accusing them of spying and sabotage, claims the Uk Government says are completely baseless. The kremlin said london had engaged in Multiple Unfriendly Acts and that actions of the British Embassy In Moscow aimed to cause harm to russias people, but the Uk Government says it believes the suspension came after it brought in measures against the russian embassy earlier in the year. Well discuss the expulsion of those diplomats shortly and also how the west is interpreting those comments from President Putin. But first our political editor chris mason, whos travelling with the british Prime Minister, has been talking about the meeting with President Biden about ukraine. They met at the White House in july shortly after the Prime Minister had taken office and when the uk general election. He was here f
So the research group, the Nuffield Council On Bioethics said that Policy Makers at westminster and at Holyrood In Scotland needed to know the reasoning behind why. Poll after poll, survey after survey of Public Opinion in the uk finds an overwhelming majority of adults would like to see assisted dying introduced, and so they selected this group of 30 jury members, 28 of whom eventually voted, and they got them to hear views for and against, hear evidence from a variety of speakers, and then set out why it was that they supported a change in the law. And i think it was 20 in favour of a change, seven against and one undecided at The End of those deliberations. Fergus, how is what this group of people have concluded going to affect Policy Makers, potentially affect any future change in the law . Well, that remains to be seen. What is clear is that a lot has happened internationally since 2015. 2015 was the last time that mps at westminster voted on a bill to introduce assisted dying, an
And Maja Stark looked like they might squander a strong position in their match against Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho but they held their nerve on the last hole to claim europes first point. The Afternoon Fourballs are just getting under way. Well the fourballs have just got under way. And once again, the Home Side had Barack Obama on hand for support again, after surprising them at the pre match dinner, the former president turned up at the first tee to help get the team fired up for the second round of match play. Quite near washington, dc, this course. Great britains davis Cup Tennis Team are hoping to move a step closer to the finals in november. They won their Opening Group Tie against finland on wednesday and are now taking on argentina as we speak at the manchester arena. They are 1 0 down in the tie though after Dan Evans lost in straight sets to tomas martin etcheverry, despite saving five match points. So all eyes are now on the british Number One jack draper, whos back in t
Good evenIng. PresIdent putIn wIll not prevaIl. The words of PresIdent BIden, who has been HoldIng Talks wIth SIr KeIr Starmer In the WhIte House talks whIch could pave the way for ukraIne to use long range mIssIles, supplIed by the west, on russIan terrItory. It comes as moscow contInues to warn of the consequences of any such move wIth Its ambassador to the un tellIng the SecurIty CouncIl that It would mean nato was conductIng dIrect war wIth russIa. In another sIgn of the raIsed tensIons, sIx brItIsh dIplomatIc staff have been expelled from russIa, accused of spyIng. The ForeIgn OffIce says the claIm Is baseless. Lets joIn ChrIs Mason, whos In washIngton for us now. Yes, good evenIng to you, reeta. The Central QuestIon here tonIght buIlds on those remarks from the presIdent. How does the west avoId vladImIr putIn from prevaIlIng In ukraIne . And there Is a subtlety of dIfference In InstInct, both wIthIn and between countrIes that are allIed to ukraIne, partIcularly on thIs Central Q