Mr putin and chinas president xijinping hav signed a joint declaration, stressing the importance of the two countries strategic partnership. The chinese president talked about the countries long shared history, saying the nations are deepening their support for one another. President xi also said that he and President Putin agreed on the need for a political solution to the ukraine conflict. President putin thanked china for a warm reception adding that the talks were also pragmatic. Our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has been telling us about the significance of the meeting. Well, the overall message is just all about the symbolism. I mean, the Biden Administration has already accused the Chinese Government of offering serious Material Support for vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine. So equipment which is not only helping russia, but also, according to the us government, helping russia to build more tanks, to build more drones. Direct Material Support from china. And now th
2024. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc iplayer and bbc news. let s start with nigel farage a s return to front line politics by standing, announcing his standing at the election. let s take a look at the front pages. starting with the daily mail, double blow for rishi sunak, his darkest hour, this is how the guardian has got it, tory alarm as nigel farage takes control of reform uk. less from the daily telegraph, i am back to lead the revolt. and the daily express, vote for nigel farage is more likely to end up with keir starmer in number ten. in the last 15 minutes or so, nigel farage has launched his campaign, he is standing in clacton, we will show you the other candidates are standing so far injust you the other candidates are standing so far in just a moment, what impact is nigel farage s return are standing in the selection going to have the conservative party? fin to have the conservative party? on the campaign itself, it electrified it, it has been a dull campaign,
the discourse around it. you looked at that moh the discourse around it. you looked at that mob in clacton surrounding nigel at that mob in clacton surrounding nigel farage, and i think when you also look nigel farage, and i think when you also look at the places reform have already also look at the places reform have already stood, such as local elections, they have had much less a result elections, they have had much less a result than elections, they have had much less a result than the greens, who i don t see being result than the greens, who i don t see being mobbed all the time or invited see being mobbed all the time or invited on see being mobbed all the time or invited on the today programme. it invited on the today programme. it might invited on the today programme. it might be the impact of splitting the vote, for example. it might be, but if you look again at the it might be, but if you look again at the rochdale by election, somewhere reform study candidate,