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view of events in the uk. borisjohnson is preparing to launch the conservative manifesto in the next few hours, which will pledge not to raise the rate of income tax, national insurance or vat. the prime minister will also say he wants to bring his brexit deal back to the commons before christmas, if the conservatives are returned to power. our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. what would he do with power? this afternoon, borisjohnson will unveil the conservative manifesto. his basic message deliver brexit and move onto domestic priorities. he will pledge that the bill that will deliver brexit will be brought back to parliament before christmas if he wins the election. that, he says, would allow the country to move on. so what will the conservatives do on the home front? they will pledge today not to raise rates of income tax, national insurance, or vat. that ll make it harder for the government to raise money, but the tories are still pledging to spend. ....
hello and welcome to dateline london. i m carrie gracie. this week: delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid climate summit? three weeks to go till the uk votes: has it become the get brexit done election? and if not, then what? and as prince andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to befriends with a sex offender? my guests today indianjournalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian o connell, greg katz of us news agency associated press, and agnes poirier of french news magazine marianne. welcome to you all. four years ago, climate change barely registered as a voter issue in a british election. this time, it s a priority. the same is true of the battle for the democratic presidential nomination in the us. but does voter anxiety translate into government action? climate scientists say three in four countries have inadequate pledges on cutting emissions. among them is india, whose capital has b ....
of the past as doctors say they no longer have the capacity to offer them. a day of calm in hong kong as the territory prepares to go to the polls, giving pro democracy campaigners their chance to vote. the fallout from prince andrew s association with paedophile jeffrey epstein continues, as barclays becomes the latest big company to withdraw support from the duke s mentoring scheme. at 11.30, it s dateline. our london correspondents look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, and at how the issues of the week are being tackled around the world. good morning. jeremy corbyn says he would remain ‘neutral‘ in the event of another brexit referendum, which he promised a labour government would deliver. he was speaking as the leaders of the four main westminster parties faced tough questions from the public in a special episode of the bbc‘s question time. borisjohnson, jo swinson and nicola sturgeon were also challenged on a range of topics including the nhs, ....
now on bbc news, dateline london. hello. welcome to dateline london. i m carrie gracie. this week: delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid climate summit? three weeks to go till the uk votes: has it become the get brexit done election? and if not, then what? and as prince andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to be friends with a sex offender? my guests today indian journalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian o connell, greg katz of us news agency associated press, and agnes poirier of french news magazine marianne. welcome to you all. four years ago, climate change barely registered as a voter issue in a british election. this time, it s a priority. the same is true of the battle for the democratic presidential nomination in the us. but does voter anxiety translate into government action? climate scientists say three in four countries have inadequate pledges on cutting emissions. among t ....
now on bbc news, it s time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i m carrie gracie. this week: desperate measures in hong kong, will they work? and brexit‘s man with a plan embarks on a brussels endgame. my guests today: isabel hilton of china dialogue, iain martin of the london times, greg katz of the associated press, thomas kielinger, author and veteran correspondent of die welt. thank you all forjoining me. a tale of two chinas. controlled choreography in beijing, chaos in hong kong. far from celebrating the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution, democracy protesters called it a day of mourning. vandalisation escalated, and two protestors were hit with live ammunition. the government then closed the rail network and banned face masks. events in hong kong simply do not fit beijing?s birthday narrative of a nation united and on the march. you have been watching china and hong kong for half a century. tell us what is going on now. is carri ....