Welcome to hardtalk from rome. Im stephen sackur. Across europe, Political Parties once regarded as too far right to get a sniff of political power are now winning elections, or getting mighty close. But what happens when they do achieve National Office . Well, the best case study in Western Europe right now is here in italy, where Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis far right coalition has been in power for almost two years. My guest today is nicola procaccini, a meloni confidante who is a member of the European Parliament. How is far right rule changing italy . Nicola procaccini, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for your invitation. Its great to have you on the programme. Now, your party, Brothers Of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, has been in power here in italy for almost two years now. Would you say that power and responsibility have moderated the ambitions of your party . Have they tamed your party . No, i dont think so. I think that when you are in charge, obviously you have to. To chang
three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s turn to that massive search off the newfoundland coast for a missing submersible near the wreck of the titanic. us coastguards have confirmed that underwater noises have been detected. the sounds were picked up by a canadian aircraft. according to one report, there was a banging noise at 30 minute intervals, but searches so far have produced no results. five people are on board, three of them british. it s estimated they only have a day s supply of oxygen left. earlier i spoke to rear admiraljohn maugerfrom the us earlier i spoke to rear admiraljohn mauger from the us coast guard. earlier i spoke to rear admiraljohn maugerfrom the us coast guard. he spoke to me and our correspondent jonathan amos about the search and oxygen supplies. the? jonathan amos about the search and oxygen sunplies- oxygen supplies. they indicated that the have oxygen supplies. they indicated that they have an oxygen suppl
president joe biden. coming up, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, michael mccaul, is here just back from taiwan on what he learned about taiwan s readiness should china invade and why he is now sanctioned by communist china. then, what does china have on joe biden any any? a new whistleblower emerges on biden family and what the oversight committee says is influence peddling in plain sight. aggressive commentary from a former white house stenographer. joe biden is lying. joe biden is a criminal. that s the bottom line. i don t care if he goes to timbuktu or iowa or anywhere, he s a criminal, and i ve got the evidence if they put me in front of grand jury that s right now seated in wilmington with special prosecutor david weiss, my testimony becomes the evidence that will put him in jail or will lead to the his impeachment. probably lead to his impeachment first. maria: wow. coming up, former housing and urban development head dr. ben carson is here on ame
president joe biden. coming up, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, michael mccaul, is here just back from taiwan on what he learned about taiwan s readiness should china invade and why he is now sanctioned by communist china. then, what does china have on joe biden any any? a new whistleblower emerges on biden family and what the oversight committee says is influence peddling in plain sight. aggressive commentary from a former white house stenographer. joe biden is lying. joe biden is a criminal. that s the bottom line. i don t care if he goes to timbuktu or iowa or anywhere, he s a criminal, and i ve got the evidence if they put me in front of grand jury that s right now seated in wilmington with special prosecutor david weiss, my testimony becomes the evidence that will put him in jail or will lead to the his impeachment. probably lead to his impeachment first. maria: wow. coming up, former housing and urban development head dr. ben carson is here on ame
are the biggest tax cutting budget in half a century. we ll find out what the changes mean for households. also this lunchtime: four russian occupied areas of ukraine are voting on whether to become part of russia in what the west sees as a move by moscow to annex the regions. a court has been shown distressing video footage about suicide and self harm that the schoolgirl molly russell viewed before she took her own life. and the multi award winning novelist dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. coming up on the bbc news channel, can england rediscover theirform again? italy awaits tonight before germany on monday, with gareth southgate hoping to avoid the disappointment of relegation in the nations league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in a massive shake up of the uk s finances, the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the independ