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bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to their audiences back home, from the dateline london. this week, borisjohnson s stay of execution, the uk s inflation problem and whyjoe biden has a problem keeping nato allies on side over ukraine. to discuss all that, we are joined by marc roche, a columnist and correspondent with the french news magazine le point and isabel hilton, who is distinguished as a foreign correspondent, and this has been followed by founding china dialogue, improving the understanding of china s environmental challenges. here in the studio, the bbc s business editor, simonjack. welcome to all of you, good to have you all with us this weekend. now, it is official, everything in the uk is going up. the number of conservative mps demanding a vote on whether to replace the prime minister, the number of labour mps, after this week s defection and the odds on borisjohnson surviving in office. none of that can be blame ....
as a foreign corerespondent has been followe by founding hina dialogue, improving understanding of china s followed by founding china dialogue, improving understanding of china s environmental challenges. here in the studio, the bbc s business editor simonjack. make business editor simonjack. welcome to all of you. have make welcome to all of you. good to have ou make welcome to all of you. good to have you with make welcome to all of you. good to have you with us. it s official, everything in the uk is going up the number of conservative mps demanding a vote on whether to replace the prime minister, the number of labour mps after this week s defection, and the odds on borisjohnson surviving in office. none of that can be blamed on inflation, which has hit a near 30 year high more on that later. the parlous state of mrjohnson s fortunes was laid bare in two appearances this week. challenged repeatedly in a tv interview about parties in downing street during cov ....
network. but a lot of questions still of how exactly 5g will disrupt air travel. and two viruses, one shot. scientists working on a new boo booster for both covid and the flu. and before then, where is the crest of the omicron surge? thanks for being here. new developments and new signs that russia could be preparing to invade ukraine. the threat so real that it was just announced this morning the secretary of state tony blinken will be traveling to kyiv today to meet with the ukrainian president. russia has been building up forces at ukraine s border for months now, but now the new york times is reporting that putin is quietly emptying out its embassies in ukraine, russian embassies, putting spouses and children of russian diplomats on buses headed back to moscow. for what it s worth, the kremlin is denying any such move at this moment. this new trip by america s top diplomat comes after a series of new talks between russia and the west ended without any tangible ....
on his way home. novak djokovic boards a flight to belgrade at dubai airport, following his deportation from australia. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester as part of the investigation into a siege at a synagogue in the united states. the man responsible malik faisal akram from lancashire was shot and killed by police near dallas in texas, after he took a rabbi and three other people hostage during a service. they were later freed unharmed. counter terrorism authorities on both sides of the atlantic are now investigating what happened, as sophie long reports. this is the moment the three final hostages ran for their lives, more than ten hours after their ordeal began. a successful, but nonetheless terrifying end, to the delicate, day long operation involving negotiators and heavily armed police. the man, now identified as malik faisal akram, a 44 year old british citizen, originally from ....
of baltimore, and conservative peer ed vaizey, who was culture secretary under david cameron. welcome to context. borisjohnson is attempting to shift the conversation away from lockdown parties, and the drinking culture in downing street towards true blue, conservative policies which he was elected to deliver. this morning an announcement the royal navy will lead efforts to stop the flow of migrants across the channel. there are proposals to end plan b restrictions, now omicron cases appear to be easing in some places. and over the weekend, newspapers were briefed the bbc licence fee will be frozen this next two years and the licence fee scrapped altogether in 2027. those plans were confirmed this morning in the house of commons by culture secretary nadine dorries. today i am announcing that the licence bill fee will be frozen for the next two years. and that it will rise in line with inflation for the following four years. the bbc wanted the fee to rise to over £180 by the ....