I just want to take you to central london, where a Security Conference is taking place. Among the speakers at the the event are william burns, head of the cia, and sir Richard Moore, head of mi6. Two big names. They have already been talking about two big names. They have already been talking about the war in ukraine and they have also just been talking about the Middle East, so what we are going to do is take a listen into what they are saying to the audience that is at an event organised by the ft. A very highly fragile price in the Middle East, but all the risk to go with that, and we have navigated, touch wood, touch wood, past a Crisis Point between israel and iran, but as long as we dont get to a ceasefire, that risk is there, and for all the horror of gaza, and for all the horror of gaza, a wider conflict in the Middle East would be vastly worse. figs East would be vastly worse. As Ou East would be vastly worse. As you both know, in negotiations, you both know, in negotiations,
Also, a Report Today suggests the current system of Uk Press Self Regulation Isnt working for people who arent celebrities and royalty. Well talk to the mums of Caroline Flack and Anisha Vidal garner, who say their privacy has been invaded by newspapers. Welcome to newsnight with your weeknightly interviews and insight. Here tonight, Labour Member of the House Of Lords lord wood, a former foreign Policy Adviser to prime minister Gordon Brown, and Chief Adviser to former Labour Leader Ed miliband. He is plugged into the current pms views on what a closer relationship with the eu actually means. Luke tryll is Uk Director of the pollsters more in common. Hell talk to us about the latest public attitudes on brexit. Also with us, anita boateng, who was a tory Special Adviser through the brexit years, and nick watt, our political editor. Nick, what does Keir Starmer want . What was he trying to do today . Right now, he is in paris for the paralympic opening ceremony. Tomorrow, he will beat E
BRUSSELS European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems gave no clear signal on Monday whether they might be willing to supply them to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven of the missile batteries to help fend off Russian air attacks.
Ukrainian government officials stress that the push from certain EU nations to broaden restrictions on Ukrainian food imports, notably Poland and France, poses a risk of prolonging Russia's aggression.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Wednesday to rally European partners to cobble together support for Ukraine "so huge" that it would weigh on Russian President Vladimir Putin's calculations."It's not just about Olaf it concerns European leaders and the US," he said, adding that he could not say more.