the week in parliament. time to ditch it or keep it? what should be done with the limit on pay rises in the public sector? the low pay epidemic is a threat to our economic stability. it is not fair to bankrupt our economy because that leads to people losing theirjobs and losing their homes. the government s new chums are the democratic unionist party of northern ireland. but one observer warns them, watch out. this is a great moment for them and nobody can take it away but there are many snares and many responsibilities, particularly they do have to make some concessions to bring back power sharing devolution, which is overwhelmingly in their interest. and it s a hung parliament with close votes expected. ties could occur. but it s the other sort of ties that are most concerning male mstust at the moment. i won t be taking interventions from anyone who s not wearing a tie. do you think that there is a risk of a slippery slope which might lead that member to refuse to take int
the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then, its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes, and has lost ground street by street. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble, every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the sea rch and rescue teams looking for survivors. but, more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. ali s hoping against hope that his brother and his family are still a
to dateline london. i m jane hill. this week we are discussing what the world leaders‘ meeting in germany for the 620 summit might be able to achieve. we will look at continuing problems on india s border both with china as well as pakistan, and also a final thought about an exceptionally busy few months in the uk and abroad. just how desperate is everyone for a holiday? before that, lets introduce all my guests. iain martin is with me, columnist with the times, ashish rai of rai media. nabila randani the french algerian journalist, and henry chu, the international editor of variety magazine. a warm welcome to all of you. so the discussions in the german city of hamburg involving the world s leaders come at a delicate time for the world order. north korea, climate change, the immigration crisis, trump in europe. there is a very, very long list that we could discuss. let s see how much we can get through. iain, president trump saying, really in the last few hours, there is
the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then, its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes, and has lost ground street by street. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble, every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the sea rch and rescue teams looking for survivors. but, more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. ali s hoping against hope that his brother and his family are still a