the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a british man has died in thailand reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid 19 restrictions. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have your company this afternoon. we begin with the conservative party and the allegations made by nusrat ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, and says she was told that her muslim faith was one of the reasons for her dismissal. nus ghani has told the sunday times that her muslimness was raised as an issue. the conservative chief whip mark spencer says she had been speaking to him, and he called her allegations completely false . downing street said the prime minister had also spoken to ms ghani and invited her to make a complaint, but she did not do s
severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a british man has died in thailand reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. new zealand s prime ministerjacinda ardern is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid 19 restrictions. hello, good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the conservative mp nus ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, says she was told that her muslim faith was one of the reasons for her dismissal. nus ghani has told the sunday times that the issue was raised as an issue. the conservative chief whip mark spencer says she had been speaking to him, and he called her allegations completely false . downing street has said the prime minister had also spoken to her and invited her to make a complaint, but she did not do so. in the last few minutes, she has issued a statement. when i told the prime minister injune 2020 what had been said to me in t
a conservative mp who was sacked from herjob as a minister says she was told her muslim faith was one of the reasons for her dismissal. nus ghani claims she was informed she made colleagues feel uncomfortable . she also says borisjohnson told her he couldn t get involved, and that she should complain to the tory party. if there s ever any complaint like this, particularly one as serious as this, a formal complaint should be made, and then it should be investigated. two senior members of the cabinet now want a full investigation. also on the programme. the government says it has information that russia is plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. a british man has died after being attacked in thailand. and liverpool close the gap at the top of the premier league with a win at crystal palace. good afternoon. the conservative mp, nus ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, says she was told that her muslim faith was one of the reasons for her dism
groups and women s rights activists in norway, in an attempt to access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the government says it has intelligence suggesting russia is plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. it says there s a very significant risk that russian forces will invade the country. president putin has already sent tens of thousands of troops to ukraine s border, but moscow is now accusing the uk, of spreading disinformation . with the latest, here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear. if you do this, it will come at a price. but now, the foreign office says it s seeing signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion. washington made similar claims on
the taliban meet civil society groups and women s rights activists in norway, in an attempt to access billions of dollars frozen in us banks. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government says it has intelligence suggesting russia is plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. it says there s a very significant risk, that russian forces will invade the country. president putin has already sent tens of thousands of troops to ukraine s border, but moscow is now accusing the uk, of spreading disinformation . with the latest, here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. others, including britain, also sending equipment. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear, if you do this it will come a price. but now the foreign office says it is seeing signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an