Blair institute for global change working with over a0 countries, the former prime minister is still searching for answers to the great challenges of our time. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious of the fact, first of all, i d never been a minister, let alone a prime minister, and secondly, there is an awesome sense of responsibility. So you realise you re going to be taking decisions, you know you re on the start of a journey, you know the journey is going to be really difficult, you know there s going to be a whole lot of events and circumstances you can t predict. And you re acutely conscious of the fact that there is
The Victory Plan that president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will present to the White House tomorrow, has been kept largely under wraps untilJoe Biden has seen it. But some elements of the plan have been briefed, including the need for more timely decisions from western allies. The us president is still lingering on his decision as to whether the longer Range Atacm missiles can be used on targets inside russia. Today at the general assembly in New York, zelenskyy was Exhorting The International Community not to forget ukraine or the dangers of a nuclear disaster that russia poses inside his country. Now, putin does seem to be Planning Attacks on our nuclear power plants and their infrastructure, on our nuclear power plants and infrastructure, aiming to disconnect the plants from the power grid. Any missile or drone strike, any critical incident in the Energy System could lead to a nuclear disaster. A day like that must never come. And moscow needs to understand this and this depends in part on
Sir tony, thank you for speaking to me. It s very good to see you. Let s start with some feelings before we get to plenty of facts. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious immense burden of responsibility that comes with power, or should do. One of the fundamental challenges that notjust britain but lots of western democracies face today is populism. And i would say, tell me if you think differently, i would say populism is broadly that mode of politics in which charismatic leaders claim to represent the will of the people against a ruling elite. In your view, should populism be, as george orwell said of saints, always consid
Thank you for being with us. We start this hour here in the uk where the government has begun releasing prisoners early from jails in england and wales, as part of an Emergency Bid to Ease Overcrowding. A lack of Prison Space is a common issue the united states is predicted to be 10 over capacity by 2025. And even denmark renowned for the relative comfort of its cells is renting Jail Space in kosovo. Around 1,750 inmates are expected to be freed in england and wales as part of a scheme intended to make available up to 5,500 Prison Places. Some offenders whove served at least 40 of their sentences will be released. The plan excludes offenders jailed for violent offences with sentences of at least four years, as well as Sex Offenders and domestic abusers. The government says its taken every measure available to protect the public but concerns have been expressed about Offender Rehabilitation and ensuring victims are safe. And this is the scene live outside Hmp Brixton in South London whe
Military families they are speaking to make, and what its like to be one of them. And so they speak obviously from their own personal experience. And, you know, we will tune in when the president starts speaking about what message he wants to send this memorial day. We know this has long been something that the first lady has made a priority. She, even as second lady, during the obama administration, working with the former first Lady Michelle obama, made working with and supporting military families a priority, a project that they made sure stayed at the forefront of the administration. And thats something they are continuing to do memorial day weekend. Lets listen flou to the first lady, dr. Jill biden. And we must do everything we can to help them carry the weight of their grief, and always, always honor their service. Ten years ago first Lady Michelle obama and i created joining joining forces. And this work continues to be one of my Top Priorities today. We are going to make sure