Be going to hammer i think it was just a polite as well you know it also shows the view from the u. K. When theyre looking at the e. U. That until a miracle is the the most powerful woman in the world but also in europe well im not going to comment on that but and europe she certainly is a powerful voice and shes the voice of reason if you compare the tone to the tone of of those as she always was very very disciplined and what she said because she knows whats at stake and at stake is a close relationship with britain and on many many issues britain was also strongest in closest allies fight to go and threat red tape for instance even britain leaving the fiscally conservative countries after the lisbon voting rules a new step blocking minorities so its been it tough for us and not to speak of the german car industry the creditors etc so she knows whats at stake. And she is a very very experienced old hand limits before we run out of time there are reports that johnson wants to ask for a change in the wording of the political agreement about the cooperation in defense between the u. K. And the e. U. Post breaks it trying to create leverage in other words if you dont give us the deal we want by october 31st we will not cooperate in all things defense after. I dont see that you see the political the correlation is very flexible it doesnt have to be rectified so you can negotiate everything into it and i think it is in the british interest as well as in europe in interest to keep the defense cooperation very very close in the future because both sides on the channel there is very much profit from it and to what degree a European Defense identity plays a role in they too or supplements late or that is for the future i think this is an empty threat all right thomas mucha sic former german ambassador to the u. K. Ambassador we appreciate you coming in tonight and sharing your valuable insights we will see reading me what happens thank you front thank you. Well they were local elections in russia with practically no opposition candidates and few voters and yet Vladimir PutinsUnited Russia Party can barely declare a victory the party lost nearly a 3rd of its seats in moscows City Parliament a stagnating economy declining Living Standards and a fall in Vladimir PutinsApproval Ratings theyre all seen as the main reasons Opposition Leader alexina vonnie he called on russians to vote tactically to block candidates from united russia after some opposition candidates were banned from running. Even the mascots outside the polling stations dont seem very enthusiastic overall turnout in moscow was only 21 percent City Council Elections 2 candidates from the governing United Russia Party and other kremlin friendly parties but many opposition candidates were kept off the ballot president Vladimir Putin cast his vote early the lack of choice didnt bother him too much with your friends in some countries there are 3050 even 100 candidates but that doesnt mean to say they do better work its quality not quantity that counts i think we have with the candidates to. The exclusion of dozens of opposition candidates has inspired weekly protests since midsummer the police of crack down hard more than 2000 demonstrators have been arrested the best known opposition figure alexina valmy took to social media to call for voters to choose candidates who would do the most harm to the governing party. Just dont you know look at every single vote for a party doesnt get is good even if its not for us but we hope that we can do more to counter them. Local and regional votes were held across the country but the real test comes in 2 years with new parliamentary elections. More lets bring in our correspondent Nick Connelly hes on the story for us tonight in moscow good evening to you nic how big of a hit did the russian president take over the weekend i mean how much support has already waltzed year. Well this is very embarrassing for and united russia as you mentioned theyre down over 3rd in moscow now in control of only 25 of 45 seats and thats despite considerable resources legal analysts are at their disposal as you mentioned no real true opposition candidates on the ballot paper and also reports of state employees being encouraged to put it mildly to go to the polls and to then photograph their ballots for the candidate theyve been told to vote and all the more embarrassing given that united russia officially didnt field any candidates moscow all the united russia candidate even the moscow city head of the party ran as independents to distance themselves from this toxic brand so a real slap in the face from the most is in moscow and so nick can we say then that the opposition despite opposition that its being banned from the election was the opposition the big winner in this election. I think this is an election with winners i think everyone is a loser to an extent yes this was a tactical victory for x. In a valley in his so called smart Voting Campaign getting people to vote for the most likely candidate from one of the nongovernment parties but we have to remember here these are parties that are tolerated by the kremlin otherwise they wouldnt be on the ballot paper at a National Level these are parties that are run by people many of them were on the scene when yeltsin was present in the ninetys they arent seriously challenging the government for power so hes be able to create an embarrassing situation for the government but he hasnt been able to put his candidate in the moscow City Parliament despite the fact that they collected thousands of signatures jump through all the bureaucratic hoops and Going Forward i think this is a bad omen for russia that people who are seriously serious about changing the government challenging the current elites that they are not being given away you know the local level to engage in politics to take responsibility that they are basically being forced out into the streets so a bad omen for people whod like to shake a system thats good news for Vladimir Putin sounds like. I think in the in the mean in the medium term this will probably dust over in iraq as we quickly these new people elected the moscow City Parliament will be coopted in time as have their colleagues from the same parties in the National Parliament which basically doesnt pay much political role doesnt challenge the kremlin that all is ready easy to deal with but long that dissatisfaction that desire for greater engagement we saw bring thousands of people out and streets this summer thats not going away and as i said if there is no kind of constitutional way for these people to engage then that is certainly a very difficult. Situation for russia and united russia as it seems is a brand that is increasingly toxic with even though its top figure is not running on the party names they will definitely likely see some kind of reject some kind of new names some new branding as it were to try and. Create a bit of new momentum but this is a difficult situation with the economy stalling and people across russia seeing their Living Standards fall i mean the interesting thing will be to look out to see whether theyll be some kind of tactical Union Cooperation between the moscow liberals and people at the valley on the one hand and working people across russia who are saying thats not a living falling and might find increasingly that they have to make some kind of political demands to try and improve their lot. Our correspondent economy on the story for us tonight nic as always thank you. What is this democracy in small town germany political leaders are demanding to know how a town council elected a neo nazi as its mayor stefan yosh from the in p. T. Party ran for office unopposed and even won backing from mainstream parties edges chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives or now that the story has gone global those parties they want the new mayor kicked out. That is not big a small Industrial Park a bakery a hotel and a pizza place but now many people in germany are interested in knowing how the small town and has in the center of germany elected stephanie action a few days ago the politician from the extreme right wing n. P. T. Announced on facebook that he was elected in a simple administrators of votes from the people for the people he added to his post the vote was unanimous including votes from chancellor Angela Merkel c. D. U. And her Coalition Partner s. P. D. One of the Council Members who voted for yonks defended the choice if those who can do we are trying to help the people and address their issues thats all Party Membership doesnt play a role for us. Stephanie x. Has worked for the n. P. T. On the regional and National Level for 8 years the enough arties have twice sought and failed to ban the party as a threat to germanys democratic order the Domestic Intelligence service has kept close tabs on the party yeah actually has even shown up in the agencys report on fright wing extremists but he was democratically elected also because no other candidate was available the fuse approach that president s a mixed. Bag of there was no alternative no wonder he got into an event will never end so human time course would have life had to maybe it will have an effect and make politicians think about how their decisions are received by most people you know putting troops all by their me outside a lot more if they can call it strengthening we have better people for the job is over. For you to know politicians were shocked by the choice. Is here ya action is a nazi even after the attempt to ban the n. P. T. He stayed loyal to the party which is close to hitlers nazi party. You know he isnt so one shots and a stupid scared the protest is now also mounting in berlin. As its going. Justified yesterday there was a fuss special meeting of the committee and has said so in the us is an aim is to apply for revoke haitian if the election of that candidate be implemented and put another candidate and his place and then we will have to discuss how Something Like this could have happened. To replace yosh the local council need to find another candidate for the job. Despite a string of gaffes former us Vice President joe biden continues to hold a lead as the favorite Democratic Party candidate ahead of next years president ial election hes holding ahead of rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who are also seeking partys nomination biden is well known to many voters in the u. S. But on the campaign trail he is not impressing everyone our correspondent is following the race with this report from the state of New Hampshire. Joe bidens already had a successful career but here he is again running for president because he says he wants to unite the country. At town hall in lacanian New Hampshire. Prison troops entre many say admire the former Vice President but you need to hear what kind of message she has to offer as a president ial candidate. We are in a battle for the soul of this nation is 1st and foremost the reason why i decided to run. Talks about his accomplishments in the Obama Administration and the problems he wants to tackle in the electorate but he doesnt really seem to work many of his remarks are diffuse and lengthy the data shows if you do you increase foremost i think you need to be more concise and his explanations of things said i was a little disappointed that way i was happy with what with what he said i understood what he was trying to say other people maybe not so much there are a lot of people here that are on the fence today he spoke on issues that were important to me and it was about the immigration issues and it was about the violence with the guns and i think that hell go definitely improve this country and bring us back together again the next morning of the New HampshireDemocratic PartyConvention Biden is one of 1000 president ial hopefuls set to speak here and he is on the pressure to defend his position as the partys favorite. The former Vice President is still woolly hat in the race for next years democratic president ial nomination his campaign has portrayed him as the candidate most likely to be able to beat donald trump but his lead in the polls has shrunk and the question remains how much of his advantage merely reflects name recognition for a man who has been in the public eye for more than 4 decades. Thank the audience gives him a warm all come when he takes the stage thank the supporters of his main opponent senator Elizabeth Warren and senator Bernie Sanders seem to be much more enthusiastic and ruckus. We think a little bit worse the ideal candidate shes smart shes got a plan shes looking out for planet earth as well as all americans not just the one percent what do you think about the front runner. Mr biden. Anybody the truck so if hes the nominee im behind him but my preference is Elizabeth Warren order will be the new consul in eastern New Hampshire because we do a number by come pain stuff his advisors say joe biden represents the Democratic Party better than anyone just a party they say that is older and more moderate than many as you know but that also means that his record is being questioned by young progressives my question is how can we trust that youre going to act on climate on the Climate Crisis if youre so attending fundraisers that fossil fuel executives like andy goldman are at i want to look at my rs. I guarantee you i guarantee you were going to end fossil fuel and im not going to cooperate. The activists doesnt seem to be convinced but by had more its on its still early in the primary race and his campaign is bracing for a long fight. Over these almost on the conversation continues online youll find us on twitter you can follow me of broadcast t. V. 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Hello welcome to eco india this week lets look at why the practice of farming to me and off the future needs a serious 3 pick im fine with our uncle coming to you from a greenie mumbai style. Bust lets go get an often neglected Street Corner go to an agricultural the women farm nobody more than 400000000 women engage in farm work although the lack of equal rights in land of the ship. This is true for more than 90 countries including india and organization in the region which is north to be the farmers source side capital of the country eastern maharashtra is empowering Women Farmers to be key Decision Makers and on the land the working lets see why this is a monumental 4th step in transforming agriculture in the india. The women of bobby village in eastern maharashtra are singing songs of prayer for a good harvest to see here and weeding out the bad luck theyve had to face in the last decade. A lot and now to look at the lot that go in the region of. Bobby is one of the harshest places in india to be a farm crop failure severe groundwater depletion Food Insecurity and uncertain cash flow out of widespread problems its drought prone districts are seeing an increasing number of farmers who cite every year. In 2018 the number stood at 947. Despair and hope of guaranteed returns had forced farmers like suneet coal carney to concentrate on cash crops like sugar cane and so we have been the money he earned was always ploughed back into the farm for the next season this meant there was very little to feed his family. His wife was determined to break the cycle. When a man works on the farm where i live things about money what i want and im a Big Decisions that need to be taken this is effective but a woman support is very different she thinks about the home and the needs of her family the food and the money thats required to survive well when they hit us. 3 years ago she insisted that her husband set aside one acre of farmland to grow fruit vegetables and greens