the right to abortion. the two candidates to be uk prime minister are going head to head in cardiff at the latest hustings for party members. the former health secretary sajid javid is the latest to come out saying he s backing liz truss to win. hello, and a warm welcome to the programme. we start in taiwan a historic visit from us house speaker nancy pelosi has come to a close. but the fallout from it is just beginning. in the last few hours, taiwan s defence ministry says it scrambled jets to warn off 27 chinese warplanes in its defence zone. remember, nancy pelosi is the most senior us politician in 25 years to go to taiwan. and the visit has sparked fury in beijing, which views taiwan as its own. we ll be going into why, as well as all of the reaction. first, here s a little of what ms pelosi had to say. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are supporters of the status quo, and we don t want anything to happen to
have a civilian nuclear programme, they are not the obvious partners, are they? they are not the obvious partners, are the ? , ~ are they? they were kicking aside the french on are they? they were kicking aside the french on this. are they? they were kicking aside the french on this. you are they? they were kicking aside the french on this. you will- the french on this. you will remember that the french actually withdrew their ambassador for a matter of several weeks because they were upset that the americans squeezed in and got their own deal for their own military industrial companies with the brits and the australians. so i would say that this is the coalition of the that the americans could put together on quick notice where there was opportunity. quick notice where there was opportunity- quick notice where there was opportunity. quick notice where there was 0 - nortuni . ., my ., opportunity. there are saying that rishi sunak opportunity. there are saying that rishi su
this? he is signing up because it is a big opportunity this? he is signing up because it is a big opportunity for this? he is signing up because it is a big opportunity for the this? he is signing up because it is a big opportunity for the uk, - this? he is signing up because it is a big opportunity for the uk, we i a big opportunity for the uk, we aspire to a big opportunity for the uk, we aspire to a a big opportunity for the uk, we aspire to a global foreign policy and security presence and this gets us firmly and security presence and this gets us firmly into the asian pacific theatre us firmly into the asian pacific theatre. and because as ian has said, theatre. and because as ian has said. this theatre. and because as ian has said. this is theatre. and because as ian has said, this is a contract that the french said, this is a contract that the french got said, this is a contract that the french got out of and australia got that contract and chose to go with us
pockets. and we re going to do that responsibly- responsibly. let s hear from the other candidate, responsibly. let s hear from the other candidate, liz responsibly. let s hear from the other candidate, liz truss. - responsibly. let s hear from the other candidate, liz truss. we l responsibly. let s hear from the i other candidate, liz truss. we face the difficult other candidate, liz truss. we face the difficult times other candidate, liz truss. we face the difficult times the other candidate, liz truss. we face the difficult times the moment. - other candidate, liz truss. we face j the difficult times the moment. we have an the difficult times the moment. we have an economic crisis covid 19 in the appalling warping prosecuted by vladimir the appalling warping prosecuted by vladimir putin in ukraine. now is not the vladimir putin in ukraine. now is not the time for business as usual. we need not the time for business as usual. we need to not the time for business as