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lends credibility to a policy that you might not agree with. all i can say is, yes, that is a risk, but there were occasions where we overtly, at the podium, disagreed on the evidence that was underlying, or at least explain to the evidence that underlay a decision. so, for example, in the move of the two metre rule to a lower figure, example, in the move of the two metre rule to a lowerfigure, i was clear on the podium that two metres is safer than one metre, full stop. it does not mean it is unreasonable to make a policy decision to move, but the evidence base was clear. so thatis but the evidence base was clear. so that is a rather long answer to your question, because i do not know whether, ultimately, it is the right or wrong thing for us to have been there. i think it is something worth looking at. my gut feeling is it was probably overall beneficial for us to be there. probably overall beneficial for us to be there- probably overall beneficial for us to be there ....
benjamin netanyahu is now expected to make key decisions about the gaza war. french footballer kylian mbappe has said extremists are at the gates of power as campaigning for parliaments elections kicks off in france. polls suggest that marine le pen s group, the far right party national rally, could obtain a majority for the first time in its history. russia continues its offensive in ukraine as its troops make advances around kharkiv, second largest city in the country. although the army has been keeping them at bay, president zelensky has warned the army desperately needs to enlist more troops, to hold the line and push russia back. the head of nato says at least 20 member countries will spend more than 2% of their income on defence this year, more than double the number of five years ago. jens stoltenberg was speaking in washington ahead of talks with president biden. good evening. nigel farage and reform uk have launched their election manifesto today, although party ....
to have two goals ruled out by var, the second when a handball was detected in the build up. despair for belgium fans, but delight for those of slovakia. there was also a surprise in the opening match of the day as romania beat ukraine 3 0. nicolae stanciu put romania 1 0 up, with this brilliant strike on the half hour mark. razvan marin and denis dragus were also on the scoresheet. romania had failed to win their opening group game in any of their previous five appearances at the euros so plenty to celebrate for the team and their fans. well, on display in munich, where that match took place, are damaged seats from ukraine s sonyachny stadium, in khakiv. the stadium was destroyed by russian troops following their invasion of ukraine in 2022. the damaged stand, built for eeuro 2012, was presented in the city centre by former ukraine striker, andriy shevchenko, who s vowed to never stop telling the world about the war. cameron norrie s disappointing form continues, aft ....
brexit strategy. and military support to the gambia. will be defeated but defiant president stand down? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has been criticised for his choice of language after appearing to compare the french government to the nazis. he said britain should not be threatened with punishment beatings in the manner of a world war two movie for wanting to leave the eu. during the day, european leaders have been giving their reactions to theresa may s speech yesterday, outlining her brexit ambitions. the european commission president, jean claude juncker, promised to work for ‘good results in the forthcoming talks, as our political editor, laura kuennsberg, reports. watch out, chaps, i m worried about you falling over. watch out, foreign secretary, more like. it s his job to win friends and influence around the world. on tour in india today. but as the delicate process of leaving the eu begins, rather indeli ....
in the european union. so it is a particular type of cohort you get in britain, which doesn t mean they speak for the whole of british business. earlier today i interviewed the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, who has been negative about brexit in the past, and i started by asking her if the uk leaving the single market would be bad for britain. you have to look at all the parameters. you have to look at the monetary policy, the exchange rate, the interest that would be charged. you have to look at the engines for growth, whether that very solid uk consumption which has held the economy together, and better than we had thought, will last. whether investment, both domestic and from the rest of the world, will persist, or whether there will be a significant reduction, and under what terms the exports will eventually take place between the uk and the rest of the world. what i know for sure is that there s a lot of work to be done in the coming we ....