the are protesting against the coup of february i. coming up at 6am, breakfast with rachel burden and chris mason. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives! also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a
as the burqa and the niqab. the five year jail sentence imposed by iran on the british iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe officially ends today, but it s unclear if she ll actually be released. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schools in england to all pupils tomorrow as the first step in moving closer to normality. nearly 57 million lateral flow tests for coronavirus have been delivered to schools and colleges. the national education union has called for a phased reopening, similar to the process in scotland and wales, warning that what it describes as a big bang approach is reckless . but a survey by the insitute for fiscal studies suggests the vast majority of parents are happy to send their children back, with two thirds concerned about the amount of lost learning. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. it s been tough for parents, home schooling while juggling work. but it s back t
gunshots. gunfire echoes across the streets of myanmar, as thousands defy a security crackdown and join protests against the military coup. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schools in england to all pupils tomorrow as the first step in moving closer to normality. nearly 57 million lateral flow tests for coronavirus have been delivered to schools and colleges. the national education union has called for a phased reopening, similar to the process in scotland and wales, warning that what it describes as a big bang approach is reckless . but a survey by the insitute for fiscal studies suggests the vast majority of parents are happy to send their children back, our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. it s been tough for parents, home schooling while juggling work. but it s back to classrooms in england tomorrow and most parents are relieved. almost 6,000 parents gave their views on school return.
evan mcmullin in washington dc, welcome to hardtalk. good to be with you. let s talk about the last few weeks. how discouraged are you by what you ve seen in conservative politics since that assault on the capitol onjanuary 6th and then the departure of trump and the inauguration ofjoe biden? what are your feelings about what you ve seen over the last few weeks? well, certainly, on one hand, i m discouraged that the majority of the republican party still desires the leadership of donald trump. certainly the violent insurrection onjanuary 6th was a low point and we could descend even further than that, ifear, as a republican party. but i actually am more focused on some shifting sentiments that i think provide some measured level of opportunity, of opportunity and optimism, and that is that a fourth of the party now desires a new direction. and i know that seems like quite a meagre minority, but of course, i m someone who s been fighting for a new direction for the republican