Hello. Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic has been a monumental task for all nations, but for those in developing countries, having limited access to vaccines has proved to be disastrous. At a meeting on monday, the World Trade Organization will be discussing a proposal first put forward by India And South africa back in october, to suspend patents on Covid Vaccines for the duration of the pandemic. The aim is to speed up access to affordable medical products for the Prevention And Treatment of covid 19. The debate is over the best way to achieve this, and whether suspending patents is the answer. The us has backed a waiver, but not everyone is convinced. Joining me now is diarmaid mcdonald, Lead Organiser Atjust treatment. Who opposes this and why . This is reall who opposes this and why . Ti 3 is really interesting, its going to be the first time the World Trade Organization meets with the us switching sides in the debate. Previously, this proposal made first In October Last year by I
Bbcyourquestions. France has banned all non essential travel from the uk to try to stop the spread of the indian variant of coronavirus. A temporary ban on Bailiff Enforced Evictions, introduced in england at the start of the pandemic, has come to an end today. China announces that families can now have three children up from the current limit of two as data shows a steep decline in the number of births. Hundreds of afghans who worked for the british military prepare to relocate for their safety as international troops leave afghanistan. New rules designed to reduce the number of fake Whiplash Claims come into force in england and wales. And coming up. Expect more busy beaches on Bank Holiday monday, on what could be the hottest day of the year so far. Hello, very good morning to you and welcome to Bbc News. Theres a new push under way to get more people in england vaccinated against Covid 19 this week, amid concerns that the variant first identified in india could delay the next phase
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On dorset sJurassic Coast have collapsed, including 300 metres of Cliff East of seatown. Mps have voted against a parliamentary inquiry into the lobbying activities of the former Prime Minister David Cameron. Calls to examine the relationship between civil servants, politicians, and private firms have intensified in the past week following revelations about mr camerons efforts to influence ministers on behalf of Finance Firm Greensill capital, which recently collapsed. The Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer called for the investigation. Speaking in the commons this afternoon, he said the Grensill Scandal was just the tip of the iceberg with, in his words, dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates, this is the return of tory sleaze. But borisjohnson said the tories had been consistently tough on lobbying. The Prime Minister said the governments proper, independent review would examine the Issue And Report back by The End ofjune. So what is the connection between Grensill Capi