Has hinted she will award Public Sector workers above Inflation Pay increases. Its understood independent Pay Review bodies have recommended rises of 5. 5 for teachers and nhs workers. Inflation is currently 2 . Shes been speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg. Lets listen in. So, chancellor, have you got used to being called that . Well, actually, Keir Starmer used the word, he said the other day, and this afternoon, the chancellor. , and i thought, 0h, whats he done now . And then. And then i remembered it was me. So i am getting used to it. But, yes, i do have to pinch myself occasionally. Last time i was on this programme was eight weeks ago and it was the first weekend of the Election Campaign, and i think you said to me in that interview, in a few weeks time, you might be chancellor, and that is exactly what i am. And i feel very proud and privileged to be in this position, especially as the first female Chancellor Of The Exchequer that this country has ever had. You have very,
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Defending the withdrawal to a bipartisan group of angry u. S. Senators. And the European Parliament steps of pressure to countries with laws that discriminate against lgbtq parents and their children. Im brent goff. Two viewers watching in the United States and all around the world, welcome. We start with the taliban looking to build legitimacy as they they say looming humanitarian crisis. The countrys acting foreign minister thanked the world for pleasuring hundreds of millions of u. S. Dollars in Emergency Aid to afghanistan yesterday, but it remains unclear how much will reach hungry afghans. Many organizations are still reluctant to deal with the taliban. Afghanistans new government has begun the monumental task of convincing the world to work with the taliban. The foreign minister stressed taliban will keep their promises but also warned foreign powers to stay out of afghan affairs. We want good relations with the international community. We want relations based on mutual agreemen
Chief years for l, there are 3 key words here. First of all, push back. That means that you have to push back on the human Rights Violation there be violations. The key word here is to constrain meaning that the you should constrain Russia Attempt to undermine Use Interest through for example, cyber attacks. And the 3rd word is to engage, meaning that the European Union should engage in a dialogue with russia when its possible on climate change. For example, but that is something that we have heard before. However, this is also the 1st opportunity for the foreign ministers to meet and talk after the summit between the u. S. President and said the russian president last week. So it will be interesting to, to see whether the foreign minister will have something new to say about the relations with russia. After the stay of talks in luxembourg, alexander, phone, numbe and in luxembourg. Thank you. And valerie seemed liter, Alexander Lucas Shant go, has maintained his Firm Grip on power des
Long time leader, alexander the cushing and how to silence a free press. A leading voice of Hong Kong Democracy may be no more in just a matter of days. As the government freezes, the assets of the apple daily newspaper. Ah. Ah. I bring golf, its good to have you with us. We begin tonight with the election in ethiopia. Opposition officials say they have faced harassment during the countries elections. Despite prime minister ill be off mids, promises of a fair and peaceful vote. Polling places have been kept open longer than planned to accommodate the long lines of people waiting to cast their balance. Elections were due to take place last year, but were delayed due to the pandemic. But the Corona Virus is not the only obstacle in the way of a truly nationwide booked its Election Day in, at the opium. But in the region of degree, its difficult to tell people who are mild in a humanitarian crisis that began last november when violence adopted between the local Ruling Party and deity open