Hello, and welcome to Dateline London The Programme which brings together International Correspondents filing from the uk with the best of bbc expertise. Im geeta guru murthy. This week, we ask what is britains role in the world . With a huge moment of change as we battle a Global Pandemic, and brexit has become real, there is renewed interest in what the Uks International future looks like. A new government report, called Global Britain, focuses on the indo pacific suggesting closer ties with india, japan and australia. What does this mean for the relationship with china . A question faced at the moment by president biden. Meanwhile, nations all over the world continue to grapple with their vaccination programmes. What do the diplomatic skirmishes over covid tell us about where power lies today . With me are Isobel Hilton, founder of china dialogue, jeffrey koffman, a us canadian journalist and formerly War Correspondent for abc news, and the bbc s chief international correspondent, l
Wales and Northern Ireland millions of people take part in the census. The anniversary of dr Martin Luther kings march from selma in alabama to the state capital in montgomery. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The uk government is facing questions about whether or not people can plan for foreign holidays, especially to european destinations, over the summer. The cabinet minister, ben wallace, has insisted that the uk needs to preserve the gains of its covid 19 Vaccination Campaign at all costs. More than half of all adults in the uk have now received their first coronavirus vaccine. But there is concern about the threat of imported cases, as areas of Continental Europe face a third wave of infections, as john mcmanus reports. Its been a record breaking week in the uk, at least as far as covid vaccines are concerned. On friday, more than 711,000 doses were administered to the public. That means more than half of the uks Adult Population have now receive
Here and author of a much read biography of labours post war prime minister, clement attlee. Seen in that light, the focus on nato, a renewed comittment to nuclear and a tilt to the indo pacific, with more interest in space, cyber and technology are perhaps unsurprising. Politically, can Global Britain be made to chime with the governments other key mantra of levelling up . And what about china friend orfoe, or both . Isobel, are we already in a sort of new cold war . Well, we certainly have elements of a cold war, but unlike the original cold war we are dealing with not the soviet union, but a country that has the second biggest economy in the world and is a huge trading partner, so its more complicated than that. But we are in a systemic confrontation, and a series of reports from the us, the eu, various western democratic partners have identified this strategic contest that we are certainly engaged in. The difficulty that all of these countries are facing is, how do you pursue that
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Europe is preparing for a third wave of coronavirus amid a surge in new cases and a shortage of vaccines that can reduce the spread of the disease. France has introduced a partial lockdown with 21 Million People in 16 areas, including paris, among those affected. In poland, non essential shops, hotels, cultural and sporting facilities are also closed for three weeks as the country has seen the highest new daily cases since november. Germanys chancellor, angela merkel, has also said the country is at risk of having to re impose Lockdown Measures as it copes with an exponential rise in coronavirus cases. And following a temporary suspension of Oxford Astrazeneca vaccines in ireland, the country has decided to resume administering the jab this weekend. This report from simonjones contains flashing images. Facing contains flashing images. A third wave fuelled by a faltering facing a third wave fuelled by a faltering Vaccin
Welcome, and thanks so much forjoining me today. Borisjohnson launched a new Foreign Policy direction, Global Britain the integrated review this week. It was driven by professorjohn bew, a historian known across the Political Landscape here and author of a much read biography of labours post war prime minister, clement attlee. Seen in that light, the focus on nato, a renewed comittment to nuclear and a tilt to the indo pacific, with more interest in space, cyber and technology are perhaps unsurprising. Politically, can Global Britain be made to chime with the governments other key mantra of levelling up . And what about china friend orfoe, or both . Isobel, are we already in a sort of new cold war . Well, we certainly have elements of a cold war, but unlike the original cold war we are dealing with not the soviet union, but a country that has the second biggest economy in the world and is a huge trading partner, so its more complicated than that. But we are in a systemic confrontation,