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different way. we would not regard success by a al nusra as a satisfactory or acceptable outcome. if i was put on the spot of ranking control i would have to think quite hard about that. both would be unacceptable to us. we have made that clear to any of your partners in the coalition who have ever been inclined to think otherwise. it includes al musra but other parties as well. we recognize the situation on the ground is not as we would like it to be. it is complex. sometimes compromises do have to be made on the ground, tactical compromises. you know, the history of warfare is you have to make tactical compromises. the complexity, for example, is everyone. isn t this an area where british diplomatic capability, the capacity to coordinate in a sense combined with our unlimited hard power actually can t make difference in isolation. soft power diplomacy is where the nation s main effort in trying to bring others together. that s where our main effort ought to be foc ....
it s about 2:30am. now on bbc news: tuesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament, where mps returned from their easter break and approved plans for a virtual house of commons. we have a twofold duty of leadership as members of this house. one is to show that we are following the rules that apply to everybody else, and the other is to lead by example and show we are getting on with our essential work. for anything other than a very short period of time, while technical difficulties are sorted out, it s absolutely unacceptable that the proceedings of this house are not broadcast. and questions for scotland s first minister about the supply of protective equipment for medical staff. if anybody ever has me standing up in this chamber during this pandemic and saying we have resolved the issue of ppe, you should really have a go at me, then. but first, deserted, empty, almost eerie streets of our towns and cities look and feel very different as mill ....
and as the daily death toll rises again, we ll be looking at the latest evidence of the momentum of the pandemic. also tonight: another day of concern about the availability of protective equipment, as ministers say they re talking to suppliers. in new york, the economy in crisis and long queues forfood, as the president says he wants a temporary ban on all immigration. and leading artists respond to the work of the nhs with striking portraits of some front line staff. and coming up on bbc news, european football s governing body, uefa, stages further talks, as it admits completing the current season will be impossible for some leagues. good evening. the heavy human cost of the coronavirus pandemic is laid out in the latest official figures. they show that, in the week ending the 10th of april, the number of deaths in england and wales was double the level normally expected, and the highest level for 20 years. during that week, there were 18,500 deaths registered in eng ....
now on bbc news, this is bbc news while technical difficulties with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i m lewis vaughan jones. are sorted out, it is absolutely unacceptable that the proceedings a scientific landmark two uk volunteers are injected of this house are not broadcast as the first vaccine trials the week in parliament. and not open to members of the public at the time when those for coronavirus in europe get underway. proceedings take place. american lawmakers pass another relief bill worth hello there, and welcome $480 billion to the week in parliament. for small businesses as mps and peers return andoverwhelmed hospitals. from their easter break and move lord ashton replied that into the virtual world. at the moment, it was right to focus and overwhelmed hospitals. limited resources on the elected violence in venezuela, house of commons. you won t be able to see as people break a strict the virtual proceedings quarantine to p ....
into the virtual world. we have a twofold duty of leadership of members of this house. one is to show that we are following the rules that apply to everybody else, and the other is to lead by example in showing that we are getting on with our essential work. sir keir starmer debuts at a very different pmqs and accuses the government of dragging its feet on tackling coronavirus. and there s a pattern emerging here. we were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up these offers from british firms. i don t accept his premise that we ve been slow. we have been guided by the scientific advice the chief scientific advice the chief medical officer at every step along this way. and scotland s first minister says she is not complacent about supplies of protective equipment for health and care staff. if anybody ever hears me standing up here during this pandemic and saying, we ve resolved the issue of ppe, you should have a g ....