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now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i m ben brown. we re looking at two of the week s big stories what s happening in russia as men flee the country after president putin s call up of reservists to fight in ukraine and his threat to use nuclear weapons, and also the british government s announcement of sweeping tax cuts the most far reaching for half a century. well, i m joined to discuss all this with polly toynbee, columnist from the guardian, stephanie baker of bloomberg news, and latika bourke of the sydney morning herald. so, cuts to income tax, corporation tax, national insurance and stamp duty and removing the cap on bankers bonuses. it will cost tens of billions of pounds. the government says it will boost growth, the labour party say it will reward the rich. stephanie, let s start off with you. this is being called a gamble for growth . is it a gamble that s going to pay off, do you think? well, it s certainly a gamble. i hav
this christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we can t ignor the fact that it s been a toug year over the past 12 months, there s been a recurring theme and the stories we ve covered. the fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. here in the u.s., voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. and as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65% of adults worldwide say they re optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend michael curry and dr. barry see black. chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend michael curry
not just democrats like speaker nancy pelosi and steny hoyer, but republicans like vice president pence, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, majority whip john thune and countless other appointees across the administration. all of them did what president trump was not doing, what he simply refused to do. take a listen. they re taking the north front, staff only. we re not going to be able to hold. the door has been breached. people are gaining access into the capitol. senator schumer is at a secure location. they re locked down in the senate. there has to be some way we can maintain the sense that people have, that there s some security, some confidence that government can function and that we can elect the president of the united states. did we go back into session? did go back into session. but now apparently everybody on the floor is putting on gas masks to prepare for a breach. they re putting on tear gas masks? we need an area for the house members. the
italy s first prime minister, the first far right leader and the first female prime minister. the first far right leader since the second world war. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist, emma woolf, and martin bentham, home affairs editor, from the london evening standard. tomorrow s front pages. could there be a deal between rishi sunak and borisjohnson in the conservative leadership race? the sun reports what it calls a secret summit between the two men. the telegraph claims they are being urged to strike a deal and potentially team up to avoid a split in the party. boris is back according to the express, after his supporters claimed he had enough support to join the race. inside the paper, penny mordaunt pledges to unite the party if she wins. the observer reports some senior tories are trying to stop borisjohnson attempting any return to downing street, warning he could cause the e