no, no, that s not too sombre. but hello and welcome to the programme, which for the last 25 years has been the place where the uk s leading political commentators debate the big themes of the week. ,broadcast and yes, even today still write for audiences back home from dateline london. it may be our final edition, but we re still looking forward, not back. leaders and their future. after liz truss told her finance minister, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng to go, how long before british conservatives force her to do the same? biden or trump, who will win a second term in the white house? or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio, jeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife now run their own international law firm. eunice gersh is a portuguese writer and academic, lectures on comparative government, whic
who will win a second term in the white house, or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio are: jeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years, and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife now run their own international law firm. eunice goes, a portuguese writer and academic, lectures on comparative government which, i guess, is how countries learn from each other s mistakes; and steve richards, who arrived at westminster just as the conservative party was evicting margaret thatcher from downing street. the latest episode of rock and roll politics, his podcast, is entitled the next labour government and the power of markets. have events of the last few hours, perhaps certainly the last few weeks, steve, provided you with an insight into those two thoughts, the power of the market and the prospects for a change of government? prospects for a change
Chief international correspondent. I mentioned the distance between us because one of borisjohnsons changes was a reduction in social distancing to one metre plus. This is a compromise at two metres, many bars and restaurants would not have been able to open safely and profitably. Yet when the british Prime Minister announced this, among a raft of other changes, his chief medical officer stressed the plus in one metre plus a metre is only enough if you take other precautions at the same time. Exiting lockdown is more complicated than entering it. So, from next saturday, the english will be able to drink a pint but sitting down, not standing at the bar; attend a religious service, though not sing a hymn; go to the cinema and eat popcorn, but not the gym to sweat off the effects; get married, though itll have to be a quiet affair, Close Friends and family only; followed by a honeymoon, of course, though if you choose lisbon over liskeard, youll have two weeks quarantine yo to face when y
Who was one of six people injured during a stabbing at a hotel in which the suspect was shot dead. President trump signs an executive order calling for protesters who target statues and monuments to be jailed. As the majority of the uks pride events move online today, some are still planning to march including veterans of londons Gay Liberation front. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The British Government is set to announce a major change to its quarantine rules which will make it easier for tourists to go on holiday to much of europe this summer. From july 6th, anyone arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at low risk from coronavirus will no longer have to isolate for m days. The changes will pave the way for thousands of people to go on holiday to countries including france, spain, italy, greece and turkey. Americas top Infectious Disease expert, Dr Anthony