former trade and tourism minister, expects to see a stabilisation in the country s relationship with china. without any doubt, there has been a long period now of strained bilateral relationship so this visit signals a stabilisation of the relationship. you will note that both sides refer to stabilisation rather than normalisation, so in many respects that contains the genesis of that. respects that contains the genesis of that. ., , ., ,.,, genesis of that. china proposed the end of genesis of that. china proposed the end of tariffs, genesis of that. china proposed the end of tariffs, ending - genesis of that. china proposed the end of tariffs, ending a - the end of tariffs, ending a three year dispute. it is a side of things to come? there is a lot of room for progress? we have come a long way from when the former government put in place the pre trading grade free trade agreement and that took place over a number of years and consistent with the fact that bilateral r
relationship. both sides referred to stabilisation rather than normalisation, which i think in many respects contains the genesis of this. slowly perhaps the steps towards normalisation china proposed it would halt all ten exxon australian wine in a three year year dispute. is there a sign of things to come, especially on the trade front that there is room for progress? fix, that there is room for progress? that there is room for progress? that there is room for rouress? ., ., ., progress? a lot of room for progress- progress? a lot of room for progress- we progress? a lot of room for progress. we come - progress? a lot of room for progress. we come a - progress? a lot of room for progress. we come a long l progress? a lot of room for i progress. we come a long way from when the former government put in place the trade agreement between australia and china. some backsliding that took place over a number of years. consistent with the fact that the by two election was und
enforcing border immigration, which is a federal responsibility. i should which is a federal responsibility. ishould note that this issue, the merits of it are still pending before a lower court so there is a legal battle that is far from over. you said this is unprecedented, the challenge, there has been division over this issue, where do you see this heading next? i think it is an issue that will continue winding up of the highest court, because these legal issues are profound and they get out the fundamental delineation between the state and federal governments and their unique powers in our constitution. so i think it will continue to be a political issue but it s also good to continue to be a legal issue that continues to work his way back up to the highest court in the land, the us supreme court, whether related to the store or other laws that texas lawmakers have passed in recent years. immigration is playing a major role in this year s presidential election. on tuesda
a top issue in this year s presidential election immigration. on tuesday, president biden accused donald trump of despising latinos . mrtrump, meanwhile, released a campaign video, slamming mr biden s handling of the migration crisis. the us supreme court is allowing texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i spoke with him earlier. patrick, i want to start with the supreme court saying that texas can arrest and jail migrants at the border. what impact is that going t
are you expecting inflation to slow in february? yes, we should get quite a significant slowdown, probably welcome in the mid 30s, between 3.2 and 3.5 present, it will be good news down from four core inflation which is what the bank of england is about amidships at energy, it will probably come in around four there will still be a big difference between this but there will be significant progress. there will be significant progress- there will be significant rouress. ~ ., , progress. do you think anything could bring progress. do you think anything could bring forward progress. do you think anything could bring forward the - progress. do you think anything could bring forward the bank. progress. do you think anything could bring forward the bank of| could bring forward the bank of england s decision to cut interest rates because you think it s unlikely, partly because it looks as if, actually, the economy is starting to grow at the start of the year, so some of the we