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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240713

The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn refuses to confirm whether or not Free Movement of people from the eu will be included in their general election manifesto. Police and protestors clash in hong kong after a University Campus is occupied. And tributes to a chronicler of the swinging sixties the photgrapher terry oneill has died. Coming up, the latest from kosovo, where a goalfrom harry binks puts england in the lead. That is in sportsday at half past six. The duke of york is facing widespread criticism today after the bbc interview in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17 Year Old Girl in 2001. Virginia roberts says she was groomed byjeffrey epstein the american financier who was convicted on child sex offences in 2008, and who had been a friend of Prince Andrew. The prince has admitted that going to stay with him after his release from prison was a mistake, and is now facing calls to assist Legal Inquiries in the united states. 0ur royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews answers have been noted, with incredulity in some quarters and, one suspects, with something close to despair within the royal household. The reaction to his words in most cases has been negative. The consensus, in pr terms, the interview was extremely ill advised. Andrew was categoric about his denial of impropriety with the then 17 year old virginia roberts. She has claimed that on the night of their alleged first encounter, she was introduced to him at tramp, the nightclub in central london. She says they danced together there, but andrew was emphatic that he was at home. He said he had taken his daughter beatrice to this pizza restaurant in woking in surrey in the afternoon. How had he managed to remember a specific day so many years ago . Because going to Pizza Express in woking is an unusual thing for me to do. A very unusual thing for me to do. Ive never been. Ive only been through woking a couple of times, and i remember it weirdly distinctly. As soon as somebody reminded me of it, iwent, oh, yes, i rememberthat. In the united states, home to most of the young women who say they were trafficked byjeffrey epstein to perform sexual favours, lawyers are saying andrew should now repeat his testimony under oath. Whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it to the law enforcement. In this case, it would be the federal bureau of investigation. And from those who have worked for the royal family and who are familiar with Prince Andrew, there is a feeling of weary resignation. They will be wondering, was the right decision made . Who made the decision to put him on . Did he make it himself, or did he seek advice within the palace . My guess is that he bulldozed his way in and decided that he was going to do it himself, without any advice. Im truly grateful for the opportunity. It was supposed to be the interview which drew a line under the story for andrew and allowed him to move on. That moment is certainly some way off. That was our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell. The pr specialist Mark Borkowski said he didnt believe Prince Andrew did himself any favours agreeing to the interview with emily maitlis. It certainly doesnt damp anything down, i mean, infact, it actually inflates the story and brings so many questions that were answered but nuanced in such a way that people are not, clearly, happy about that. It was an ill judged thing to do, it was far too long. And he didnt have to do it, there were plenty of other occasions he could have chosen to do i use a pr term a softer interview. I mean, all praise to emily maitlis, all praise to the Production Team who got hold of the interview. But it was 45 minutes, there was nowhere to hide. He represents an older, probably less aware, man in terms of having to deal with a very modern world. He didnt convince anybody, and he certainly didnt draw a line under this particular issue. Former royal journalist and a campaigner for victims of sexual abuse, catherine mayer, said the interview showed no compassion for epsteins alleged victims. It was as bad as i expected. Probably worse. It was bad if that was supposed to be exercising exculpation and reputation management, it was disastrous, but it was also terrible because it erased the victims of epstein. He was given the chance at the end, is there anything else you would like to say . And he said no, no, i think youve dragged it all out of me. Well, he didnt mention those women once. He mentioned them only in the sense that he may not have noticed them in epsteins house because he was so used to being surrounded by servants, ie servants arent people so you dont notice them. Just extraordinary, but also kind of unsurprising for me, because ive been around him a lot and been around the royals a lot. I wanted to ask you that. You have met him. Can you give us an insight a little bit more into what sort of person he is . Yes, i mean, its strange. I spent, i went on a trip to china with him when he was uk trade ambassador, so in 2004 this was, and like many other royals, i actually ended up a lot of the time feeling sorry for him, a sensation i now question somewhat, but it was because he was so out of his depth, and all of them are, in the sense that the queens children have been brought up in these extraordinary, this bubble, where they are told they are very special, that they have this really special role, but actually they cant determine what the role is, they cant do a job, so they both have entitlement and no agency, and they have no real world experience. So, some of what it explains some of what youre seeing, and hes not a bright man at all. Shouldnt we i mean you say that, of course he may also have been very poorly advised in this case, but. No, hes pushed back every time anyones ever tried to give him good advice, hes pushed back. I mean, i think because they have so little control over their own lives, when they can assert themselves they very often do, and andrews particularly prone to that. Shouldnt we give him some credit for attempting to face the music . No. What were seeing is a culture of impunity, where his i mean originally, whatever the situation, whatever he did or didnt do, in being photographed by epstein after epstein had emerged from jail as a convicted paedophile he was essentially giving cover to him. He was giving credibility to him. Immigration has featured strongly in the general Election Campaign today the conservatives have given more details of how they would make the system the same for people from eu countries and the rest of the world. And Jeremy Corbyn has said there would continue to be plenty of movement of people in and out of britain under a Labour Government. Jessica parker reports. Long debated, the flow of people to the uk, the Free Movement of workers around the eu. He wants a further referendum, with remain versus a labour brexit deal, so what would that new deal mean for immigration . Our economy and society has been enriched massively by people that have made homes here. No Labour Government led by me will bring in a hostile environment such as theresa may brought. Simple question, will Free Movement end . There will be a great deal of movement. The conservatives have fleshed out some of their plans, treating eu and non eu workers the same, the vast majority will need a job offer to come and work in the uk. Migrants will typically have to wait five years before they can claim benefits. The annual charge to access the nhs will rise to £625. But no detail on numbers from a party that has been stung before by failing to meet targets. If you dont have targets we dont have a way ofjudging whether your policy has been a failure or success. We will make sure parliament has control over immigration, so we get the advantages and benefits. How can we judge if the control is being used properly . We also control the costs that uncontrolled immigration undoubtedly places. To what extent should the uk be able to control exactly who can and cant come here to live and work . It is also an issue of pragmatism, with many businesses saying they need easy access to workers of all skills levels. There are so Many Industries that rely on people coming here to work from other countries, so we want to make sure there is a system that is fair, where you have targeted enforcement so you can keep the rules, but that we recognise and celebrate what immigrants offer us all. In scotland, we need to encourage more people to come and live here. Over the next 25 years, if we dont encourage people to make scotland their home and make a contribution to our economy, our working age population may decline, which will mean lower tax revenues in order to fund our National Health service. Immigration was up for debate in the 2016 referendum, and in this referendum that hasnt changed. In this election. There have been renewed violent clashes in hong kong, with police using tear gas and water cannon to clear pro democracy protestors after a standoff at a university building. 0ur asia correspondent robin brant reports. Sunday morning in hong kong. These protests are now in their sixth month. 0n the edge of another University Campus, taken over by protestors, there is tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon from the police. From the other side they are now using improvised weapons. The police are now trying to move in on two fronts. The tear gas is coming from there and another group there, and what you have here is the last of the students. They are throwing bricks, they are throwing petrol bombs. At the moment it remains a stand off. For hours, both sides pushed back and forth. All as a handful of chinas soldiers looked on, from behind the steel gates of their barracks just metres away. There were claims that both sides are resorting to lethal weapons. The police said one was hit in the leg by an arrow fired from the university. Do you think the people of hong kong support you firing bows and arrows, support you throwing petrol bombs . I dont expect everyone to support us, but most of the citizens are ok with it. Were not asking for support, we just hope people understand what we are doing right now. For the second time in a week im standing on a bridge surrounded by protestors, with riot police on the other side. Earlier in the week, it was a highway below they blocked. Now, it is one of the tunnels to hong kong island. These protestors continue with their efforts to cause maximum disruption to hong kongs infrastructure. By the days end the protestors faced Police Moving in on fourfronts. Hong Kong Polytechnic University is now under siege. The protestors who have stayed, many inside, have no way out. Robin brant, bbc news, hong kong. I want to take you to hong kong now and show you some live pictures that are coming in to us at the bbc. It is nearly 2 15am, and i think you can geta is nearly 2 15am, and i think you can get a sense of the confrontation thatis can get a sense of the confrontation that is still going on there in the early hours. Police in hong kong have threatened to use live ammunition against pro democracy demonstrators who are barricaded inside that polytechnic university. As robin was saying, throughout the day, there have been violent clashes, with protesters throwing bricks and petrol bombs, and police using tear gas and water cannon. And the police have urged that the people inside on the campus before they make another attempt to move m, they make another attempt to move in, they have urged people to leave. But this violence that has been going on all day and into the evening, and now into the night, is some of the worst seen during months of unrest. The headlines on bbc news Prince Andrew categorically denies having sex with an american women who says she was forced to sleep with him when she wasjust 17. In the election the conservatives promise all migrants will be treated equally after brexit, regardless of where they come from. And the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, refuses to confirm whether or not Free Movement of people from the eu will be included in their general election manifesto. The government and armed forces have been accused of covering up illegal killings of civilians in iraq and afghanistan by british troops. In an investigation by bbc panorama and the sunday times, a dozen british detectives said they had found credible evidence of war crimes but strong cases were not prosecuted. The ministry of defence denies the claims. Richard bilton has more. Across two decades, british soldiers have fought wars in afghanistan and iraq. Most did their duty and came home, but some were accused of committing war crimes. Panorama has found evidence the state covered up what they did. Like the killing of rahid al moussaoui in basra in 2003. Translation when rahid opened a door, the british soldier was crouching behind a pile of rubbish in the street. As soon as rahid walked out, the british soldier shot him, here. Detectives from the Iraq Historic Allegations Team investigated the case. They wanted to prosecute one soldier for the killing and his commanding officerfor covering up what happened, but no one was charged. This detective asked to be interviewed anonymously. The ministry of defence had no intention of prosecuting any soldier, of whatever rank he was, unless it was absolutely necessary and they couldnt wriggle their way out of it. Ihat looked at hundreds of cases, but in 2017, the investigation was shut down. Along with 0peration northmoor, which was looking at killings in afghanistan. There were no prosecutions. Panorama has spoken to insiders in both investigations. They say cases were covered up. Key decisions were being taken out of our hands. There was more and more pressure coming from the mod to get cases closed as quickly as possible. The mod says military operations are conducted lawfully, and that decisions not to prosecute were made independently and after extensive investigation. Richard bilton, bbc news. And you can watch the panorama investigation tomorrow at 9pm on bbc one. Hundreds of bikers have gathered to ride in memory of harry dunn, the teenager whose death led to a diplomatic row with the united states. The bikers took to the streets close to the spot where harry died after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a car. The main suspect in the crash, the wife of an american diplomat left the country and returned to the us, claiming diplomatic immunity. Harrys family said the support from the public was the only thing keeping them going. Large parts of central venice are under water again, after another exceptionally high tide inundated the city. Over the last week, the italian city has registered three of its worst ten floods since records began. The high water levels have caused major disruption, and there are fears about the damage the salt water is causing to monuments. A 26 year old man has been charged with a terror offence after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport last week, having arrived on a flight from turkey. The mets Counter Terror command have charged mamun rashid from east london with preparation of terrorist acts. Hell appear at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow. The mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says he has concerns about the use of any sort of cladding on buildings after a fire at a block of student flats in bolton on friday. The fire service has confirmed that the material on the building is not the same type as used on Grenfell Tower in london, but mr burnham says it raises issues that need to be addressed, as Kevin Fitzpatrick reports. It was a fire that spread rapidly and ripped through the top three floors of this building in the town centre. People were panicking and coming out because there was a real fire and there was a lot of smoke. So, people were panicking and everyone ran out. Heard, like, banging on the door, and saying, fire and i grabbed, like, my phone, like, the jacket and shoes and ijust ran. 220 students are registered as living there, and by saturday afternoon, the fire service said theyd spoken to every one of them. People were crying, talking about the possessions. It was mostlyjust uni work a lot of people had uni work that they believe must have been destroyed, passports and laptops and valuables just all gone. The fire service say this blaze was ferocious and it spread quickly through the top floors of this 6 storey building. At its peak, a0 fire engines and appliances were battling the fire. It took around five hours to get it under control. I really want to praise the actions of my firefighters and officers. Their Early Intervention and quick Decision Making that evacuated this building at pace early on in the incident has made a real difference to the outcome. The mayor, andy burnham, said that swift evacuation was due to a recent change in approach. As well as a fire command, which would always be sent by the fire service to any incident of this kind, they sent an evacuation command, which was a learning of their own from grenfell. The mayor confirmed that the cladding on the building is different to that which caused the grenfell disaster, but it was still considered to pose a risk in a subsequent fire Safety Inspection in 2017. The authorities believe work to remedy that has taken place, but an investigation will now establish whether it was done to standard. The Prime Minister visited a support centre for those whove been displaced. Bolton university is providing temporary accommodation, food and clothing fo

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