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with the leaked cctv footage. borisjohnson says his plans for ending inequalities in the uk won t make richer areas poorer. give musicians a fair share of the hundreds of millions of pounds record labels earn from streaming, say a group of mps. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sugar and salt should be taxed and fruit and vegetables prescribed by the nhs in order to improve our diets, an independent review has said. the report, led by the businessman henry dimbleby, says the taxes raised could also be used to extend free school meals to more children. mr dimbleby said that poor eating habits cause horrific health harms . but the food industry says new taxes could increase the price of food and when asked about the review, borisjohnson said that he is not in favour of raising taxes on food. here s our correspondent ellie price. maureen has got a number of physical and mental health issues. she knows she needs to eat more fresh food but it s something she can t aff ....
states. the country is also at another turning point. a more uncertain one in american politics. that is what congresswoman liz cheney says about the republican party and all current evidence shows she is not wrong n a new opinion piece in the washington post, cheney who does appear to be day as way from losing her leadership position in the house republican conference, she says it s time for republicans to choose once and for all between truth and the big lie. she writes this in part. trump is seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work. confidence in the result of elections and the rule of law. no other american president has ever done this. the republican party is at a turning point. and republicans must decide whether we re going to choose truth and fidelity to the constitution. two very different turning points for two very different reasons. but the same question does apply for both, i think. are we at a turning ....
illness in scotland. the youngest pupils in scotland and wales are beginning a phased return to face to face teaching today. borisjohnson will announce his road map for lifting lockdown in england in just over an hour, as infections decrease and the vaccine programme continues to roll out. the government confirmed this morning that all pupils will return to school in england on march 8th. phased returns are planned in the rest of the uk younger children are going back today in scotland and wales, with northern ireland s schools partially reopening in march. the pm is also expected to announce that from march 29th, six people or two households can meet outdoors, including in private gardens. outdoor sports could also return. this morning, mrjohnson said on twitter that his priorities would be schooling, and reuniting people with loved ones but added that decisions will be made on the latest data at every step. he will share his plans in full with mps in the house of comm ....
sarah vine, columnist with the daily mail, and ruth smeeth, former labour mp in stoke on trent. and on a busy night, we also have. amanda renteria, former adviser to hillary clinton. welcome to context. occasionally, there are two stories that collide and compete for our attention, and this is one of those nights, although strangely, there are obvious parallels between them. on this side, these are truly dark times for the prime minister, borisjohnson. today, one of the new intake of northern mps defected to the labour party, while one of his former brexit allies stabbed him in the front and called on him to resign. in washington things are not quite as serious forjoe biden, in washington, things are not quite as serious forjoe biden, but like the conservatives, the democrats are asking what their leader can do to stop the rot. in the senate the president s agenda is stalled, inflation is soaring, in the senate, the president s agenda is stalled, covid i9 still a proble ....
reporters and from the president, of course. this will be just the second formal white house press conference. he s held a handful of others on foreign trips. compared to his predecessors, he s governed largely as he campaigned, which is hunkered down in general posture. you can see compared to other presidents, this president has done nine of these opportunities and one of them is like what we re getting today, a form natural news conference at the white house. other presidents at this point in their presidencies gave many more opportunities for the press. we ll bring all of this to you live and special coverage and analysis. karl rove, mercedes schlapp and juan williams will kick us off. fox team coverage, edward lawrence, mark meredith and we begin with peter doocy who has had a front row for this presidency and the canadasy. he will be in the room this afternoon ready to ask his questions. he s no stranger to pressing president biden. here s a look back at some of t ....