a nationwide security crisis. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading british commentators with journalists from overseas who write, blog, podcast and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. this week liz the disruptor, emmanuel the moderniser, vlad the invader. the first has a comfortable majority but has already had to wave the white flag. the second vowed to reform, and the voters promptly deprived him of his majority. the third can ignore his parliament, but perhaps not the people, who are voting with their feet. leadership who wants it? in the studio to discuss that triumvirate, a dateline triumvirate. jeffrey kofman, who s anchored news programmes in both his native canada and the united states, and reported from the frontline. marc roche, a belgian born economist who writes for the french news magazine le point. polly toynbee, weekly columnist with the guardian for almost
that is lighter winds in place and a chilly night to come for wales and parts of england. there could be a touch of frost, temperatures down to 2 degrees. the breeze picks up in the west and that is ahead of cloud and rain spilling its way in. temperatures in stornoway, glasgow, 10 degrees. a dry enough to start for early risers but rain spilling in. we may have heavy rain in cumbria and north wales late in the day. dry and sunny again for the south and east. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they ve found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman one with around 200 graves. funerals are being held in thailand for the children and teachers killed in a massacre at a nursery school. police say seven people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. no
Some of the world leaders were saying what a terrificj prime minister she is. one, it s a distraction - for her, it s probably a lot more fun . than sitting the house of commons. but it allows her to say, - look, i can be a statesman, i can do these things . giving some ground, maybe a bit of nixon in china. - it s also macron s. he had no majority, there would be strikes in france, national front stronger than ever, extreme left, stronger than ever. what does he do? he goes abroad. he did, he repeated his determination to do what he had attempted in his first term, get pension reform. he has raised to 62 to 64 or 65, isn t it? and voters deprived him of the majority in which to do it. is he a lame duck at home? no!
Also it s a great idea because it brings britain back and others back into the fold. this is also expedient for liz truss. - i think there s a long history of politicians having - terrible trouble at home, making themselves - into internationalists, going on world tours, j being seen on the stage. some of the world leaders were saying what a terrificj prime minister she is. it s a distraction for her, i it s probably a lot more fun than sitting the house of commons. i could do these things . giving some ground, maybe a an bit of nixon in china. . it s also macron s. he had majority, there would be strikes in france,