correspondent ben wright. good to see used to talk us through what is going on here. i see used to talk us through what is going on here- going on here. i think the main event today is going on here. i think the main event today is still going on here. i think the main event today is still the - going on here. i think the main event today is still the fact - going on here. i think the mainj event today is still the fact that the government are bringing a review against the inquiry, the covid 19 inquiry because it does not want to hand over unredacted whatsapp messages, diaries and it looks as demanded by inquiry route has been going on for weeks as baroness hallett gave the government till 4pm today to hand over the material but the government digging in and now wants it settled at the high court. it does not feel the remit of the inquiry stretches to secure the unredacted, unedited documents the baroness is asked for savannah will go off to the high court. separately bor
bringing the total to 15. scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. constitutionally barred from seeking a second term in the countries upcoming election. but if he were running, his chances would not be good. his poll ratings are poor. last year, columbia was gripped by street protests, poverty, inequality and violence remain endemic. president duque is my guest today. could his departure signal columbia s rejection of the traditional ruling elite? president ivan duque. a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thank to hardtalk. you so much for allowing me thank you so much for allowing me to be here in the show. it is a pleasure having you in the studio. in a few weeks time, you will be leaving office and the opinion polls in columbia state a clear majority of your people disapprove of th
Powerful high mark rocket systems. More abrams tanks which will be on the ground in ukraine. We now understand from next week. Specifically it did not include the longer range missiles and remember president zelensky has been calling for them saying they would be necessary with regards to efforts to retake any land in crimea. Lets hearfrom our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, who spoke to us from kyiv. I think the main prize is behind president zelensky in the us because it is america which spearheads the Western Allies in terms of military support, humanitarian aid and financial packages. Yes, it is right that there is a sizeable Ukrainian Community in canada. Prime Ministerjustin Trudeau is also a loyal ally to ukraine. Weve seen him here in kyiv make several visits, and canada itself provides its own packages, but they are dwarfed in comparison to what the us can and is able to provide. And i think, yes, the receptions you are seeing outwardly at least are warm. Well see tha
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
correspondent ben wright. good to see used to talk us through what is going on here. i see used to talk us through what is going on here- going on here. i think the main event today is going on here. i think the main event today is still going on here. i think the main event today is still the - going on here. i think the main event today is still the fact - going on here. i think the mainj event today is still the fact that the government are bringing a review against the inquiry, the covid 19 inquiry because it does not want to hand over unredacted whatsapp messages, diaries and it looks as demanded by inquiry route has been going on for weeks as baroness hallett gave the government till 4pm today to hand over the material but the government digging in and now wants it settled at the high court. it does not feel the remit of the inquiry stretches to secure the unredacted, unedited documents the baroness is asked for savannah will go off to the high court. separately borisjohnson,