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now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. it seems there is no room for political opposition or dissent in today s hong kong. legislative elections at the end of last year saw pro beijing candidates sweep the board. pro democracy activists have either been arrested, forced into exile, or cowed into silence. my guest is dominic lee, a legislatorfrom the pro beijing new people s party. has hong kong s governing principle of one country, two systems already morphed into one country, one system? dominic lee in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. hi, thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. now, mr lee, you were recently elected to hong kong s legislative council. what word would you choose to describe hong kong s political system? it s a revamped system, and i think it s an enhancement to the previous system, which was characterised by filibustering, excessive ones, and violence was incited in the legislative council chamber. and right n ....
madagascar and mozambique. thousands have had to leave their homes. that s my mother s brother. and on holocaust memorial day, the survivor who has been silent on her ordeal but is now determined to tell her story after being diagnosed with dementia. hello and welcome. it is perhaps the most critical day in borisjohnson s premiership to date. in a few hours he is facing parliament in prime minister s questions, and later on wednesday, the official inquiry into parties at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown could be submitted. it is understood the senior civil servant sue gray has evidence including photographs and whatsapp messages and is keen for the report to be published in full. here is our political correspondent ione wells. can the prime minister bounce back from this? for many tory mps, their answer depends on what is in sue grey s reports into parties that took place behind these doors and across whitehall during coronavirus restrictions. yesterday, ....
the global economy is set to grow more slowly next year than previously forecast, according to the international monetary fund. the imf now expects global growth to go from 5.9% in 2021 to 4.4% in 2022. the organisation also sharply downgraded its forecasts for the world s two biggest global economies, the us and china. speaking to our economics editor faisal islam, the imf s deputy managing director, gita gopinath, explained why. omicron led to a downgrade for the first quarter of this year, but for the annual growth rate as a whole, we are looking at affecting growth by 1 percentage point. in the case of the us, it is because of a smaller fiscal package in the sense that built to get back better is no longer our baseline build back better. in the case of china, consumption is not recovering as quickly as we thought it would. ~ , ., , as quickly as we thought it would. ~ ,, , ., ., would. when you see inflation rates of 7% would. when you see inflation rates of 7 ....
studies reveals two thirds of people recently infected with omicron say they have had the virus before. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers in the react study also showed that1 in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. the uk and us threaten sanctions against russia, if president putin decides to invade ukraine. and in northern ireland, proof of covid 19 status to enter bars, restaurants and cinemas will be scrapped later today as restrictions begin to ease. and also coming up this hour.. the siblings who have been separated while in the care system calls for a new law to keep them together. i m ben brown live in downing street. the official inquiry into gatherings at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown is believed to be complete and could be submitted to number 10 within hours. it s understood the senior civil servant, sue gray, has evidence including photographs and whatsapp messages, and wants the report to be published in full. bo ....
to be prime minister. borisjohnson is due to face mps in the commons this lunchtime, as backbenchers wait to decide whether to submit votes of no confidence in the prime minister s leadership. and i m annita mcveigh with the rest of the day s stories advisors from russia, ukraine, germany and france are meeting in paris this morning, as tensions continue to rise over fears of a russian invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, russia has reacted angrily to warnings of personal sanctions against mr putin saying the us and nato has flooded ukraine with weapons and western advisors. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers in the react study also showed that1 in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. and in northern ireland, proof of covid 19 status to enter bars, restaurants and cinemas will be scrapped later today as restrictions begin to ease. and also coming up this hour.. the siblings who have been separated while in the care system calls for a new law to k ....