Hello. I m shaun ley. Welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, uk specialists and the foreign correspondents filing and blogging to audiences back home from the dateline: london. This week: embarassment for boris johnson over who originally paid for his wallpaper, but does it really deserve the days of headline coverage devoted to it? and the world rallies to india s aid, but is it too late to halt the virus deadly course? joining us to discuss those questions. Ashis ray, indian foreign correspondent who s reported from london since the 1970s. Steve richards, uk political commentator who s even turned hisjournalism into a successful stage performance. And with me here in the studio, lyse doucet a canadian whose passports must be thick with immigration stamps by now, having reported from so many parts of the world. No wonder she s our chief international correspondent. Lovely to see you again, lyse. And good to have you with us, steve and
now, on bbc news, it is dateline london. hello. i m shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, uk specialists and the foreign correspondents filing and blogging to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week: embarrassmentfor borisjohnson ove rwho originally paid for his wallpaper, but does it really deserve the days of headline coverage devoted to it? and the world rallies to india s aid, but is it too late to halt the virus deadly course? joining us to discuss those questions: ashis ray, indian foreign correspondent who s reported from london since the 1970s. steve richards, uk political commentator who s even turned hisjournalism into a successful stage performance. and here in the studio with me, lyse doucet a canadian whose passports must be thick with immigration stamps by now, having reported from so many parts of the world. no wonder she s our chief international correspondent. lovely to see you aga
police say. the first british police officer convicted belonging to a neo nazi terrorist group has been jailed for more than four years. covid 19 infection levels down to what they were last summer, according to latest figures. and liverpool parties without social distancing, a night club event is testing whether large crowds can gather without spreading over it. come up in half an hour s time, foreign correspondence based in londonjoined me to foreign correspondence based in london joined me to get an outsider s view of events in the uk. that s dateline at 7:30pm. very good evening if you ve just joined us and welcome to bbc news. funerals have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly crush at religious festival. at least 45 people are known to have died, and more than a hundred and 50 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has described it as a heavy disaster and said he was praying for the c
the could be people who think, i don t really care who paid for boris johnson s refurbishment, provided its not me. johnson s refurbishment, provided it s not me- it s not me. there is evidence around the it s not me. there is evidence around the country it s not me. there is evidence around the country were - it s not me. there is evidence - around the country were elections in britain scheduled for next week where that is a view. i think it is a misguided view for several reasons. first of all, it s not about the details, it is the principal. whether a prime minister should go with the rules outlined to some extent, constrain and hold prime ministers to account as to who funds what. and it s also part of a pattern for boris johnson funds what. and it s also part of a pattern for borisjohnson appears, if i can put it politely, more casual with the rules then many of his predecessors. and a much bigger stage and breaking international law, breaking the law or for parliam
dateline london. hello. i m shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, uk specialists and the foreign correspondents filing and blogging to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week: embarassment for borisjohnson over who originally paid for his wallpaper, but does it really deserve the days of headline coverage devoted to it? and the world rallies to india s aid, but is it too late to halt the virus deadly course? joining us to discuss those questions, ashis ray, indian foreign correspondent who s reported from london since the 1970s, steve richards, uk political commentator who s even turned his journalism into a successful stage performance. and with me here in the studio, lyse doucet a canadian whose passports must be thick with immigration stamps by now, having reported from so many parts of the world. no wonder she s our chief international correspondent. lovely to see you again, lyse. and good to h