now on bbc news. it s time for hardtalk welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. thousands of indian farmers are keeping up their long running protest against the modi government s farm law reform. their protest camps on the outskirts of delhi have become a symbol of defiance. but india s populist prime minister has faced down a host of opponents in the past. will this time be any different? my guest is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and a prominent backer of the farmers cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? yogendra yadav, in rewari near delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are on the coordinating committee of the main group behind the farmers protest. we have been watching them for the last weeks and months, but it does seem as though right now they may be losing momentum. is that right? not quite. in an extraordinary movement of this kind, given the size, scale, time, you have ups and downs. but remember, we are looking at near
president biden is set to declare a major disaster in texas as he unlocks federal funds for a state paralysed by a severe freeze and a huge powerfailure. the duke of edinburgh is expected to stay in hospital over the weekend and into next week for observation and rest. and reality star, kim kardashian files for divorce from her husband kanye west after seven years of marriage. now on bbc news hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. thousands of indian farmers are keeping up their long running protest against the modi government s farm law reform. their protest camps on the outskirts of delhi have become a symbol of defiance. but india s populist prime minister has faced down a host of opponents in the past. will this time be any different? my guest is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and a prominent backer of the farmers cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? yogendra yadav, in rewari near delhi, welcome
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let me know what you think of the pm s defence, and particularly if you voted conservative at the last election, and what you want to see hapen next. @vicdebryshire on twitter and instagam. we have just heard a we havejust heard a member of we have just heard a member of the prime minister s family has tested positive for covid. i m martine croxall. also this hour the lawyer representing virginia giuffre in her civil case alleging sexual assault by prince andrew says she s not interested in a purely financial settlement. a warning that the care system for older and disabled people across the uk is under grim and relentless pressure due to staff shortages. and breaking news this hour vaccinated uk travellers will be allowed back to france from tomorrow as the government in paris relaxes restrictions. good morning. welcome. we are live in a chilly downing street, that s the weather rather than the atmosphere. some senior conservatives are calling on boris johnson to quit
also this lunchtime. the number of people on hospital waiting lists in england, hits six million for the first time. england s isolation period for coronavirus is reduced yet again, if there are two negative results. the scale of our river pollution a damning verdict in a parliamentary report. and novak djokovic is in the draw for the australian open, but could he still be deported before start of play? and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel they re battling injuries, but mark wood says ben stokes and jonny bairstow are desperate to play for england in the final ashes test, which starts tomorrow. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson s future as prime minister remains in the balance, despite his apology for attending a drinks party during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020. some senior conservatives are calling for him to resign. but members of the cabinet have rallied to his defence, after he said yesterday, he understood the public