the catastrophic impact on the pandemic on many patients needing nhs treatment. almost 6 million people in england are waiting for routine operations and procedures but the committee says demands of staff shortages ruin plan to tackle the backlog. operating theatres stood idle, some were converted into temporary intensive care units. the nhs was braced for a covid surge in the first wave. only emergency procedures were done. so, patients hoping for planned surgery had to wait. now, a commons committee has set out the consequences. the chair says it s made an existing problem worse and radical action is needed. i m worried that we could turn a temporary crisis caused by the pandemic into a permanent change in the landscape where itjust becomes the norm for people to wait years and years for their operations. and without some really major reforms, particularly to make sure that we re training enough doctors and nurses for the future, i m afraid that is, again, on the horizon. c
the labour leader has pledged to provide what he called straight leadership in a binding contract with the british public. he made the commitment as he set out his vision for the priorities of a new labour government. our jeopardy political editor reports. what does it take to be a leader, and has sir keir starmer got what it takes? critics say he lacks charisma, a lawyer who is good with words but doesn t inspire. today, though, he was wholeheartedly embracing that serious image. i want to start the new year by making a pledge of straight leadership. today, i want to introduce my contract with the british people. this will be a solemn agreement about what this country needs and how a good government should conduct itself. few would argue with the broad values he laid out security, prosperity and respect. this was all about drawing a comparison with borisjohnson. i don t think politics is a branch of the entertainment industry. i think it s the serious business of getting t
to reduce harmful emissions produced by livetsock such as methane. anna holligan reports. dutch beef is the planet, but it s costing the earth. the country s cattle cost 70% of all methane emissions and it is the biggest source of nitrogen pollution for the netherlands. he wants his business to be sustainable. he wants his business to be sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take down - sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take down the l who wants to take down the nature around us. i want to pharma with the nature. i m a farmer with nature. i am a solution. give me some tools so way can be the solution for multiple problems. another is what is missing at the moment, the tools. we were the pride of the tools. we were the pride of the nation. but now we are the problem of the nation stop by the dutch government s plan includes pay
barbados road to a republic. filmed in november, in the week before barbados removed the queen as its head of state and became the world s newest republic, british barbadian daniel henry returned to his ancestral home to find out what islanders make of the move. for nearly 400 years, the british royalfamily has reigned over barbados. but next week, the islands will replace queen elizabeth with a president. my family is british and barbadian. so they have some big questions about it all. change is good. you can t stay the same all the time. i don t accept it. a history of slavery and colonial rule mean some are keen to move on from the past. it was a feudal system. daniel, you must compose yourself. you look as if you are ready to cry. and now the politicians have had their say, i am here to ask barbadians what it means, and why now. some people would say, why should we have an allegiance to the uk when in our hour of need, they were not there for us? barbados. a tiny paradi
for nearly 400 years, the british royal family has reigned over barbados. but next week, the islands will replace queen elizabeth with a president. my family is british and barbadian. so they have some big questions about it all. change is good. you can t stay the same all the time. i don t accept it. a history of slavery and colonial rule mean some are keen to move on from the past. it was a feudal system. daniel, you must compose yourself. you look as if you are ready to cry. and now the politicians have had their say, i am here to ask barbadians what it means, and why now. some people would say, why should we have an allegiance to the uk when in our hour of need, they were not there for us? barbados. a tiny paradise island in the blue green waters of the caribbean. on 30 november, this commonwealth nation will remove the queen as its head of state and become the world s newest republic. the decision was made without a referendum. barbados declared independence from britain