let s start here in the uk, where the prime minister, borisjohnson said the queen s speech sets out a plan for unleashing our nation s full potential as recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is put at the top of the agenda. johnson promised to end the criminal waste of talent in parts of the uk by spreading opportunity more evenly. among the planned new laws, a bill to ease planning controls and increase housebuilding in england. the government also wants to build a number of freeports across the country and to make technology companies more accountable for the content they host. joining me now is miatta fahnbulleh, who is chief executive of the new economics foundation. what stood out for you in this speech question alone at the bigger thread was levelling up and i think given how much the government talked about it, how little detail there was. what are you looking for? the white papers which turned out in time, what detail you want resolute levelling up which by the w
life order last month, after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others. but the jury was unable to reach verdicts on six counts relating to five children. her barrister told the court she maintains her innocence on all charges. a provisional date for her retrial has been set forjune next year. our correspondent danny savage was at court today. she s serving a whole life term for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others. lucy letby will now face a retrial on one charge the jury who convicted her couldn t decide on. did she attempt to kill a girl referred to in court as baby k? she was being treated at the countess of chester hospital in february 2016. letby appeared via video link today from her prison. she spoke only to confirm her name and that she could see and hear proceedings. her barrister told the court she maintained her innocence on all charges. lucy letby will face a retrial here in manchester next summer
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We need the laws and standards and practices protected by those laws to support what has happened with the technology industry. today those laws actually abide for you here at msnbc, but not for those social media companies. that needs to change. we have to take responsibility for all of our businesses. companies cannot wash their hands of what customers do with their products. there has to be an ethical component and you have to take some level of responsibility for what is happening with your product. that said, part of my business and that is a part of their business as well. the problem is section 230 which indemnifies the social media platforms what needs to get abolished. is mark zuckerberg the issue or the law the issue? the law is the issue. businesses need to take responsibility for their actions. just like we do as individuals. we all have to be law abiding citizens and our companies need to be that way as well.
Companies cannot even claim they are defending an american value or an american interest. i think one of the things it tells us is that american business interests, if they see the almighty dollar in the hands of a foreign rival, they ll go and chase it even if it s not in the best interest of their own country. tucker: not in the best interest? i mean, this is our preeminent rival, enemy actually i think from their perspective on the world stage. a country that s about to overtake us economically and militarily. siding with them seems like a profound betrayal. it s a profound betrayal in a couple of different ways, tucker. the first is what you mentioned. i think we are in the geopolitical struggle with china unlike anything we ve seen since at least the early 1930s with germany. we are not yet at physical war and hopefully of course we don t go to war with china. but we are in a struggle really for global preeminence with this country and they have ambitions to be a global superp