rollout in the uk is now starting to break the link between coronavirus infections and deaths. sirens petrol bombs are thrown and a bus is hijacked and set on fire in another night of violence in belfast. northern ireland s power sharing executive will meet later. myanmar s ambassador in the uk is locked out of his london embassy saying he and his staff were told to leave the building by myanmar s military, because of his opposition to the coup in his country. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. the uk medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been firming up that a link exists between rare blood clots and the vaccine. astrazeneca says it is working with officials to try to understand what is causing these extremely rare eve
huddled with the cabinet secretary in charge of border security and in charge of migrant shelters. and he told them the u.s. government effort to fix the mess at the border will be led now by the vice president kamala harris. i think she is the most qualified person. two days after laughed off a question about a border trip. not today. [laughter] she became the point person for talks of mexico, guatemala, and honduras. speak with the people of our countries, i believe, need to help stem the tide. after weeks of denying request from the press with unaccompanied kids being held, the administration led a small group of press on a tour hhs shelter they picked. president biden thinks places are filling up because of natural disasters, drug trafficking and trunk. there is a new surge in dealing with the last administration. but it is our responsibility to deal with it humanely and to stop what is happening. the president of mexico disagrees. this is happening because of
cowed into silence. my guest is dominic lee, a legislatorfrom the pro beijing new people s party. has hong kong s governing principle of one country, two systems already morphed into one country, one system? dominic lee in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. hi, thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. now, mr lee, you were recently elected to hong kong s legislative council. what word would you choose to describe hong kong s political system? it s a revamped system, and i think it s an enhancement to the previous system, which was characterised by filibustering, excessive ones, and violence was incited in the legislative council chamber. and right now, with the new legco, we are three weeks into swearing in and the environment is a lot better now. the chief executive came to the legislative council for an increased session two weeks ago, and there are a lot of enquiries from different legco members asking them about different social issues. so the legco right now is mo
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. it seems there is no room for political opposition or dissent in today s hong kong. legislative elections at the end of last year saw pro beijing candidates sweep the board. pro democracy activists have either been arrested, forced into exile, or cowed into silence. my guest is dominic lee, a legislatorfrom the pro beijing new people s party. has hong kong s governing principle of one country, two systems already morphed into one country, one system? dominic lee in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. hi, thanks for having me. it s a pleasure to have you. now, mr lee, you were recently elected to hong kong s legislative council. what word would you choose to describe hong kong s political system? it s a revamped system, and i think it s an enhancement to the previous system, which was characterised by filibustering, excessive ones, and violence was incited in the legislative council chamber. and right now, wi