but people will be looking to see had the united kingdom deals with this and the united kingdom will want to open their borders have that transport going back and forth as soon as possible so again reassuring the british public and again saying that over half a 1000000 people have been vaccinated that the 1st dose of that vaccine and of course it was only what maybe 36 hours ago when the british health secretary matt hancock was talking about this new sort of mutant strain of the virus being out of control i mean the lockdowns in south wales in the southeast of england is a huge obs and there's a real worry about transmission and not worry has now translated itself to international countries beyond europe you know we're looking at saudi arabia hong kong chile israel they're all very aware of what could happen if flights out of the u.k. or or communication links between the u.k. land on their doorstep. yes absolutely so health secretary matt hancock has said that the virus was that the evidence that they had it was more transmittable that around 70 percent more transmittable and out o

leaders from the united kingdom and european union say they have reached a deal on break that european commission president. described the deal as fair and balanced for both sides however it still needs ratification from both the e.u. and u.k. parliaments and northern ireland's do you piece which props up bars johnson's conservative government says it still won't support the deal boris johnson has just tweeted we've got a great new deal that takes back control now palma should get breaks it down on saturday so we can move on to other priorities like the cost of living the n.h.s. violent crime and our environment. well european commission president jiang has truly tweeted when where there is a will there is a deal we have one it's a fair and balanced agreement for the e.u. in the u.k. and it is testament to our commitment to find solutions are recommended that has day e.u. c.e.o. that's the european council endorses this deal where lawrence lee is standing by in brussels but 1st we'll go to rory chalons in london and rory a lot of talk now about these deal we've heard the tweets from ba

the stream is coming up next asking if brecht's it could break up the united kingdom. ok and your in the stream to say it is finally the union flag is down at the european parliament but i cite scotland and northern ireland that apart from the e.u.'s spot great interest even the u.k. scotland for the 62 percent to stay in the e.u. over the island 49 percent to stay in the use or we will discuss whether what could possibly break up the united kingdom of course we want to know what you think so you can share your thoughts with us live chat i need to get me right here on the street. we're going to wave. in the future. i said brave. if you disobey the rules you get cut off could you please remove the flag. you know. i. am really please sit down resume your seat put your flags away you're leaving and take them with you if you are leaving now. there's me mary mcginnis vice president of the european parliament there disciplining breck sick party any peace on january the 29 and just 2 days later the u.k. officially left the european union beginning a transition period until th

putting the onus on the western countries in that case the united states today no doubt the united kingdom saying that all of this is just politically motivated it should be interesting to hear the fireworks in the security council chamber yet again between the west and russia if that does seem to be the likely scenario when that meeting gets under way just a look at a live shot now we just waiting for that u.n. security council meeting to start britain calling for an urgent meeting in order to update its fellow countries fellow council members on the investigation into the nerve agent attack in the southern city of souls bri we'll get to that as soon as it starts. all now from washington to new york to florida students across the united states have walked out of costumes calling for tighter gun safety laws a coordinated protest last it for seventeen minutes in memory of the seventeen people killed in parkland high school last month from there and he got a car reports. ok across the united states students left the classrooms in droves from the east coast to the west this was a mass protest

well the store you will be joining the united states united kingdom and now straight in prime minister scott morrison said that they had been concerned about recent incidents in the gulf and he's referring to the seizure of the tanker but also the 2 tankers that were mysteriously attacked which did not to states and its allies blame iran for iran denies this. but the incident still have raised concern and they says that there has been a destabilizing behavior that threatens straight years interests now israel has said that they will commit a frigate a patrol and surveillance a military personnel this will concern iran they've been opposed to foreign presence in the region in fact they've said that countries in this region fully capable of providing security and stability in the strait but it is a strategic location the strait of hormuz behind me between it's now response between iran and oman is only 33 kilometers wide and in fact the shipping lanes are 3 kilometers wide and the increase of military presence here will concerns that they could be a miscalculation and lead to a conflict

that's up to the united in the side of the it for us so outside of the united kingdom and if you saw i buy i would hope i am safe 1st and by hope the united nations they get there because i think integration inside them you like it in them is good as much as i think that we very soon inside of you the news is good . news borders and your barriers in your it's not something i'm in favor of them if they don't see you inside the united kingdom inside or any of the e.u. actually. right and david honeyboy from norman his perspective people have been bringing them into that conversation on the the concept of the united kingdom as well. yes well i think i've already indicated there are concerns about what the implications of the protocols mean for the position in the entire market i think that the way in which the whole withdrawal agreement process was handled by london has reflected a limited desire to really effectively engage with the devolved ministrations without being more in or thought of it in wales or in scotland and i think a key challenge for the united kingdom government going i

beg your pardon let's just listen in while a united kingdom takes the fall again i want to make very clear that the united kingdom shares that position about bolstering the international prohibition on the use of c.w. i was asked a number of questions madam president so with your permission i will respond briefly i was asked about the investigation i would just like to recall for colleagues that in the united kingdom the police are independent of government the investigation has been independent the one into the merger of two in sturgis which is ongoing is independent we believe it is methodical and comprehensive i was asked about inconsistences madam president in the evidence identifying the two russian individuals as russian g.r.u. operatives we have c.c.t.v. footage magine president we are happy to share those images with colleagues to take one instance the russian ambassador mentioned that there was a time stamp in the same college or for both individuals i don't know if the ambassador has been to get we cap or we have been to get we camp or there are multiple identical corridors

kingdom would undermine the united. because a site core b as is of the united kingdom, as it all constituent parts, should be on an equal footing in relation to trades or as a unionist, even of northern ireland were to be treated better than the rest of the united kingdom. i wouldn't support that because i simply want to be on an equal footing with my fellow citizens across all united kingdom because i was the very on the pending b as is also off the united kingdom and off the active union. it will all on equal footing jimmy browse and thank you very much for explaining what you've been protested about a little the hefty levels throughout. almost thank you. back to you in the studio. thank you for that. andrew simmons line for us there in belfast. and the united nations, as recalls to senior officials working in ethiopia because of concerns about their safety. it comes after an unverified recording surface in which to you and workers say you an official, sympathize with rebels in te gray investigation into that recordin

kingdom the whole of the united kingdom the integrity of the united kingdom or we vote for our vassal with the breakup of the united kingdom the decision whether to resume a says she's doing her job and she believes she's doing the right thing for the country draft brigs a deal she insists protects jobs and gives the nation back control of its laws of its money and of its borders the alternative she warns leaving the e.u. with no deal is a part of deep and grave uncertainty but among those who resigned on thursday including two cabinet ministers and those who oppose the prime minister and her deal on the right of the conservative party there may soon be sufficient numbers to launch a leadership contest. that will go in but i'm not a timeframe. is a. third of the european union it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom it is impossible to agree to a situation where we have a perpetual customs union it is impossible to pay thirty nine billion pounds of taxpayers' money for a few promises for now to resume a carries on and her briggs's deal in theory at least moves to brussels nex

it is a show we will discuss whether boxing could break up the united kingdom we want to know what you think share your thoughts with us and i live you can chant. we're going to wave. in the few. hours so everyone. if you disobey the rules you get cut off could you please remove the flags. you know. i. had. i really lays it down resume your seat put your flags away you're leaving and take them with you if you are leaving. in this memory mcginest their vice president of the european parliament disciplining breck said party any peace on january 29th and 2 days later the u.k. officially left the european union begin a transition period until the end of the year to negotiate a new relationship the historic end to 47 years of e.u. membership was met with a range of feelings celebration mourning and a sense of anxiety for many u.k. citizens living in scotland and northern ireland places where the majority voted to remain in the new black sea has generated renewed interest in independence from the u.k. as some citizens say that london no longer represents their interests with us to talk about

who are part of the united kingdom has always understood that our security and prosperity is bound to global security and prosperity we are a global nation enriching global prosperity through centuries of trade through the talents of our people and by exchanging learning and culture with partners across the world and we investing global security knowing this is how we best protect our people at home and abroad that is why we are the second largest defense spend in nato and the only e.u. member to spend two percent of our g.d.p. on defense as well as more point seven percent of our gross national income on international development and it is why we will continue to meet these commitments it's why we've created a highly developed set of security in defense relationships with the u.s. and five eyes partners gulf and increasingly partners with the gulf and increasingly with asian partners to we've invested in critical capabilities including our nuclear deterrent our two new aircraft carriers are world class special forces and intelligence agencies we're a leading contributor to internatio

kingdom the whole of the united kingdom the integrity of the united kingdom or we vote for our vassal state with the breakup of the united are your got to try to resume a says she's doing her job and she believes she's doing the right thing for the country draft brags a deal she insists protects jobs and gives the nation back control of its north of its money and of its borders the alternative she warned leaving the e.u. with no deal is a part of deep and grave uncertainty but among those who resigned on thursday including two cabinet ministers and those who oppose the prime minister and her deal on the right of the conservative party there may soon be sufficient numbers to launch a leadership contest. will go in but i'm not tired from what we as a leader. of the european union it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom it is impossible to agree to a situation where we have a perpetual customs union it is impossible to pay thirty nine billion pounds of taxpayers' money for a few promises for now to resume a carries on and her briggs's deal in theory at least moves to brussels ne

the united kingdom is no longer able to use the returns directives from the e.u. or the dublin transfers the result is that they're only able to deal with asylum seekers ok cathing the 1st reactions we got from different here were advice activists refugees agencies worldwide is this is a divisive unfair lol how do you see it. so there are many problematic elements at 1st sight it does appear to contravene the refugee convention of mt run as your night highlights and the convention states quite clearly that people who arrive illegally nice folk who should not be penalized our state might not impose penalties i think it's welcome that the u.k. is trying to increase resettlement places because refugees themselves and those of us working on the right to assign them argue strongly for safe and legal routes to reach protection however that can't be a substitute for a right pain it's not illegal to cross the border to see protection it's a fundamental right and that's just the nature of force displacement so that element him take very problematic peter the 2 basic laws g

and it will benefit every part of our united kingdom helping to unite level up across the country and so i say again directly to our e.u. friends and partners i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally. your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we have left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe not least of course through the 4000000 e.u. nationals who have requested to settle in the u.k. over the last 4 years and who make an enormous contribution to our country and to our lives and i say to all of you at home at the end of this toughest of years that our focus in the weeks ahead is of course on defeating the pandemic and on be beating coronavirus and rebuilding our economy and delivering jobs across the country and i'm utterly confident that we can and will do it we've by today we vaccinated almost 800000 people and we've also today resolved a

well i think it depends on what the response that the united kingdom takes is in that eventuality of an essentially the russians have me given an ultimatum haven't been given an ultimatum well to have they got until wednesday to come up with a proper explanation for what went on and if they don't come up with an explanation then well yes the. reason they are saying that will set out a full list of measures to take in response now there are various things that they might be able to do the united kingdom there is diplomatic expulsions things like that there are. boycotts perhaps they're going to stay away from the world cup in russia in a few months time perhaps there are going to be tightening of financial sanctions against russia depending on which of these the united kingdom takes of course the russian response will be different so i think if you know there are expulsions of diplomats well then that's the kind of thing that we're going to see a sort of reciprocal reaction from russia they'll probably expel british diplomats if we're seeing. the u.k. keeping its dignitaries at home n

there's much more that i can say about all the work that the united states and the united kingdom do every single day in ways quiet and otherwise to serve the interests of our people and i believe the broader international community we're connected it's often said but always important to reaffirm we're connected by ties of friendship family history shared values and shared sacrifice we've been reminded of that again in recent weeks as we prepare to draw down our forces from afghanistan we've stood shoulder to shoulder for nearly 20 years share your mission and having each other's backs will never forget it the united states has no closer ally no closer partner than the united kingdom and i'm very glad for the chance to say that again here today thank you. so you thanks very much ok we'll take some questions from the major and i think if the tech is working we've got james landau from the b.b.c. up thus james i want you. foreign secretary to bring can get afternoon from 31st of all what is your assessment of reports out of iran yesterday suggesting a deal has been agreed secure the re

treaty for the united kingdom to leave to resign may says the extension shouldn't be longer than three months she says she'll try for a third time to get her withdrawal the are passed by the house of commons next wednesday if this fails may will seek more time at the delay could mean the u.k. has to take part in european parliament elections in may. let's bring in our guest now in london is catherine mcbride senior economist in the international trading competition unit at the institute of economic affairs joining us sir via skype from chisinau more dover is down our car or black line associate professor at the school of law and government at dublin city university and in berlin we have john worth the european union affairs blogger and visiting lecturer at the college of europe in bruges welcome all three of you good to have you with us let me start with you catherine mcbride in london since you are where it is all happening to recent british prime minister it's recent may is is planning to get this withdrawal agreement. into parliament again on tuesday to try for a third time even tho

very clear that the united kingdom shares that position about.

we often talk about the united kingdom. we talked to talk about boris johnson being the prime minister of the united kingdom. and yet we also say that scotland wales in northern ireland foundations of the united kingdom, a very different rules to england. why? yes, this is the peculiar political makeup of the united kingdom. you have, as you say, those devolved nations, scotland, wales and northern on having their own parliaments that make some of their own decisions. england doesn't have that england is governed by the national government down in westminster, the same government that makes decisions for. ready the united kingdom ab. so that's the reason why the u. k is not moving is one, is that the, the devolved governments of those other nations, scotland wales and northern not and have a different political slot. so wales is broadly left to center. scotland is left to center nor the line and has its own power sharing arrangement. the government and westman, so that looks off that england and the u. k. is a right wing, c

united states will continue our strong relationship with both the united kingdom and the e.u. our great hope is that practice can be resolved soon because president trump is eager to side to strike a bilateral trade agreement that expands our number one trade relationship. i've had the privilege as both cia director and now as secretary of state to observe how the u.k. has been amongst our most reliable partners on a broad range of security issues we are grateful for your support of our diplomacy and pressure against north korea your eagerness to contribute to the strength of the nato alliance and your leadership to resolve crises in syria and in yemen the united kingdom also has contributed mightily to the coalition to defeat isis and as the attacks in sri lanka showed we need to keep up that fight against radical islamic terrorism. a key part of that fight is that every coalition member must take back terrorist fighters captured on the battlefield our nations have also stood side by side in confronting russian aggression we jointly held russia accountable for the chemical we

listen just because an investigation wasn't conducted in the united kingdom does not mean that there is not evidence of russian interference not only in the united kingdom but across central and eastern europe for the past decade plus and here in the united states we know for instance thanks to the advertisements released by house democrats in may of 2018 relating to the u.s. election that some of those advertisements purchased by the internet research agency headed up by all the garcon privilege in the in russia were targeting the united kingdom with anti immigration messages before the brags that referendum there is open source evidence of this interference and the fact that mr bobbitt is suggesting that just because an investigation did not happen which you know the report is damning in its conclusions regarding that that doesn't mean there is an evidence for this long term interference you know i've looked at this interference across again central eastern europe in a stone in 2007 in georgia in 2008 in poland in czech republic and certainly in ukraine russia uses this information

listen just because an investigation wasn't conducted in the united kingdom does not mean that there is not evidence of russian interference not only in the united kingdom but across central and eastern europe for the past decade plus and here in the united states we know for instance thanks to the advertisements released by house democrats in may of 2018 relating to the u.s. election that some of those advertisements purchased by the internet research agency headed up by all the garcon privilege in the in russia were targeting the united kingdom with anti immigration messages before the brags that referendum there is open source evidence of this interference and the fact that mr bobbitt is suggesting that just because an investigation did not happen which you know the report is damning in its conclusions regarding that that doesn't mean there is an evidence for this long term interference you know i've looked at this interference across again central eastern europe in a stone in 2007 in georgia in 2008 in poland in czech republic and certainly in ukraine russia uses this information

kingdom leaving the european union leaving the customs union and potentially a hard border going up with things like road blocks separating the two countries and dividing communities that mr bonny unquestionably is painting this as the organization of the european union and indeed the republic of ireland understanding what communities want listening to them saying to the united kingdom you must leave the border open you must stay in the customs union and listen to the concerns of these people and portraying it as being in stark contrast with the absolute chaos frankly is of the moment inside the u.k. government which can come up with a position in the context of the resignation of the british home secretary on the rods the divisions that we know exist inside the british cabinet over brics it's

kingdom and those united kingdom residents living in a constant on your oath and of course firearms. how to prevent negative repercussions directly relating to the irish border and respecting the good friday agreement which of course is an international agreement between the irish governments east north and our own and is an international treaty is there not now a political country trick that mrs may's got to be seen to be carrying through into the next two years and it's this she may wrap it up as a hot breakfast but default setting because of the way she's been nudged like a popcorn on the table top ice hockey game is a soft bricks it because of what she's had to do and talk about with dublin stormont and also in political studies and gets involved in this debate to. that's very true and in a way are you don't treat a man to finish government for reasons best known to themselves played on a number of red lines no membership of the single market no membership of the customs union that in retrospect perhaps was not wise because it's and humiliation this is the terminology that's been

kingdom strongest allies on the council supported her wholeheartedly most strongly the united states sweden france traditional allies of the united kingdom other security council members also spoke and while they were not going as far as pointing a finger at russia they expressed their concern about the use of such a banned chemical weapon nikki haley the american however was unequivocal in her support for the united kingdom and said that if the security council was unable to hold russia accountable its very credibility would be at stake where here today to discuss the use of a chemical weapon by one council member in the territory of another council member let me make one thing clear from the very beginning the united states stands in absolute solidarity with great britain the united states believes that russia is responsible for the attack on two people and the united kingdom using a military grade nerve agent dozens of civilians and first responders were also exposed the last of it a good bit danielson known and used we are compelled to make the following conclusion the truth is t

it is disgusting to see leaders in not only the united kingdom but in the united states as well. who continue to support the murderous dictator dictator. and it is not in either of our country's best interest for those leaders to continue to advocate on their behalf the venezuelan people have spoken through their constitutional mechanism they have put one guy though as their interim president that he is the duly elected leader there and material is on borrowed time and to see american leaders or leaders from this country. continue to provide support and comfort to a regime that has created so much devastation so much destruction i was in i was in colombia i saw those families who had to make choices about whether to feed their children and even days or odd days that is a direct result of nicolas maduro and no leader in a country of western demagogue democratic values ought to stand behind them. this is a country where three million people have fled the country g.d.p. has gone down by forty percent in the last four years people can access basic medicine people are rifling through

kingdom wanting to stay in the nuclear deal but perhaps this is a case also of the united kingdom not standing up to the united states enough or strongly enough or to iran's liking as an attempt to try and save the deal all right simon maybe we thank you very much for joining us from lancaster and to morehead on the others there an hour including we take a look at the situation in the syrian province of that one year after rebels surrendered to the government backed forces france heads out u.s. threats as it plows ahead with plans to tax internet giants. and sport the u.s. women's national football team add another trophy to their name peter has more coming up. but 1st palestinians say israeli settlers has set on fire at least one and a half 1000 all of trees in body in that south of nablus according to the u.n. is really settlers have destroyed more than 4000 all of trees since the start of this year it also recorded 178 incidents of settler related damage to palestinian properties in the same period. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has reiterated his pledge not to dismantle even t

then across the atlantic to the united kingdom envoy to downing street where the u.k.'s cabinet office minister michael gove is speaking right now at devices to support affected patients and a team from oxford university are also developing related to technology and an odd combination to prevent as many patients as possible seeing their condition worsen we are conducting rapid clinical trials on those drugs including anti-malarials which may be able to reduce the impact of covered 19 on those affected but even as we seek to explore every avenue just slow the spread of the disease to reduce its impact and to save lives i'm conscious of the sacrifices that so many are making that's why the chancellor's economic package is in place to support people through a difficult time it's also why we are working so closely with our colleagues in the devolved administrations to coordinate our response across the united kingdom and i'm grateful to them as i am to the found use of dedicated public sector workers cleaners and social workers prison police officers those in the royal mail

states and united kingdom. for more than a century, we have stood together for the course of peace and freedom. now divided by the beliefs we share, sustained by the bonds of friendship, we have forged, enabled by the sacrifice of those who have gone before us, and inspired by our share hope for those who will follows. and so to die, friends, we re commit ourselves to this cause and the new orchestra vision. i'm delighted to join president biden. and prime minister morrison tonight's that the united kingdom, australia, and the united states are creating a new trilateral defense partnership. none is orcus with the aim of working hand in glove, to preserve security and stability. in the endo pacific, we're opening a new chapter in our friendship. and the 1st task of this partnership will be to help a stray lawyer acquire a fleet of nuclear powered submarines emphasizing of course the submarines in question will be powered by nuclear reactors. not armed with nuclear weapons. and our work will be fully in line with

but that doesn't mean that the french are happy with the role the united kingdom has played. and in this deal, they have essentially fed through the foreign ministry, the 3 for a minister that the u. k. is nothing more than i kind of vassal state of the united states as to how this is playing out in the u. k. i think this is being seen as perhaps the french being a little bit hysterical about things as throwing their toys out of the prime to a certain extent. but you have to acknowledge that france has been really, really thrown under the bus and this, and i think in the u. k, that view is not being ignored. they can see that this was a big deal for france. they can see that this is a humiliation for macro and, and they can see that this throws french strategy in the indo pacific region into disarray. so the rivalry between france, the united kingdom is long, it goes back centuries, and there are always examples you can find in the u. k. of having a lot of the, the french people's expense. but i think there is also an acknowledgments that the french really have been done over

kingdom the whole of the united kingdom the integrity of the united kingdom or we vote for our vassal state with the breakup of the united are your right to try. to resume a says she's doing her job and she believes she's doing the right thing for the country draft brigs a deal she insists protects jobs and gives the nation back control of its laws of its money and of its borders the alternative she warned leaving the e.u. with no deal is a part of deep and grave uncertainty but among those who resigned on thursday including two cabinet ministers and those who oppose the prime minister and her deal on the right of the conservative party there may soon be sufficient numbers to launch a leadership contest. that will go in but i'm not getting a timeframe what we need is a. third of the european union it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom it is impossible to agree to a situation where we have a perpetual customs union it is impossible to pay thirty nine billion pounds of taxpayers' money for a few promises for now to resume a carries on and her briggs's deal in theory at least

believe that what the united kingdom government is doing and has been doing in in the recent periods conforms to what the euro the u.k. government's signed with the european union that's the withdrawal agreement that allowed the united kingdom to leave the european union remember it's no longer part of the european union but the actual departure from it doesn't really take effect in a meaningful sense until the end of this calendar year and yet now we have the european union saying well no you are breaching that agreement that you reached with us so we have to act and this is a formal act this is an act saying we are now pursuing a legal route because they want to try to enforce this agreement but the problem will be that the united kingdom government has already said several times that it is intends to perhaps if it needs to to breach this agreement to breach international law basically meant that they reached with the e.u. conforming to international law and intends to breach it in a clear and limited way that was the buzz word coming from the u.k. government of boris johnson the p

states like the united kingdom but my home country astray are the numbers of modern day slavery in those wealthy countries is much higher than we previously understood the study also says that north korea is the slave capital of the world home to an estimated two point six million forced laborers for this latest report fifty defectors were interviewed forty nine of them say they suffered some form of slavery are there as children or adults and. the thing that sets them apart is that they don't really understand what's being done to them because they're told this is the way to live this is just how things are. on the high street to the impact of modern day slavery is a growing issue the walk free foundation say billions in at risk.

kingdom's proposal and further work is needed but that needs to be done by the united kingdom and not the other way around we would remind you that it's the u.k. leaving the european union and not the european union leaving the u.k. and we are doing everything in our power to ensure that that is on an orderly basis and we are willing to engage constructively with our counterparts but we're not going to be the ones left holding the bag the board or any other kind of object meanwhile the irish prime minister. made it clear the current proposals would not work our objective is very clear we don't want to see any customs posts between north and south nor do we want to see any tariffs are restrictions on trade north and south they were all about just in the 1990 s. we don't want to go back to the us the majority of people in the north don't the majority of people in the republic of ireland don't well the proposals are also struggling to find support in northern ireland but members of the democratic unionist party have defended buttressed johnson blaming ireland for setting the u.k. on a pa

arrangement or different tax area compared to the rest of the united kingdom they've also raised some concerns about how the northern ireland assembly here behind me will function in all of this as well they have raised concerns about boris johnson's plan to keep northern ireland more aligned with the single markets i.e. more aligned with the republic of ireland than with the united kingdom going forward in order to make that arrangement democratic boris johnson has said well there will be a vote here at the northern irish parliament to make sure that people here want it but that will be based upon a simple majority and the d.p.p. are just really worried that the nationalists through their locks in a power sharing government with will do everything possible to push for more economic integration with the republic of ireland as opposed to allowing for the current situation to continue which is a situation that allows 30 members of the more than an assembly to complain get together potentially veto anything any legislation they don't like coming out of westminster so in all the d.p. i ju

kingdom a representative of the united kingdom. promised us at the time to brief the security council on the course of the investigation regularly however that we didn't have any such briefings. so being as it may we will brief you in detail. so it has been a month since you in the british city of solsbury. the russian citizens to get screwed powell and his daughter yulia were found unconscious. and these have chemical weapons if this did indeed take place is a threat to nonproliferation and as such it is a topic that deserves to be considered by the security council especially since we do have quite a bit to say and we do have some questions to ask our british colleagues so what do we know about the crime and its victims. sergei's group who was convicted in two thousand and six for spying for great britain who after being amnesty in two thousand and ten lived in the united kingdom while maintaining his russian citizenship periodically his daughter yulia citizen of russia visited him. according to the versions spread by the british

kingdom the whole of the united kingdom the integrity of the united kingdom or we vote for a vassal state with the breakup of the united are your getting ready to resume a says she's doing her job and she believes she's doing the right thing for the country draft brags a deal she insists protects jobs and gives the nation back control of its north of its money and of its borders the alternative she warned leaving the e.u. with no deal is a part of deep and grave uncertainty but among those who resigned on thursday including two cabinet ministers and those who oppose the prime minister and her deal on the right of the conservative party there may soon be sufficient numbers to launch a leadership contest. that will go in but i'm not tired from what we know is a leader who will say to the european union it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom it is impossible to agree to a situation where we have a perpetual customs union it is impossible to pay thirty nine billion pounds of taxpayers' money for a few promises for now to resume a carries on and her briggs's deal in theory at l

s oil company as a result of which a number of profile russian individuals moved to the united kingdom and sought political asylum here so really the true nature of the russian regime ought to have been obvious to london if no other western capital. in 2040 and yet the report makes clear successive british governments i think as i say and you said earlier demonstrated shortsightedness naivety where the threat posed by russia is concerned it is it is staggering and as you say sort of concern drips almost from from every page of the of the report. but andrew let's be absolutely honest here one of the things that the report doesn't make clear but all of the writing around the report makes clear is that perhaps successive conservative governments were far too close to keep russian players and they simply weren't investigating for that reason. yes i mean i would just. broaden out your comment it you know there's a focus obviously on one can serve successive conservative governments here but the labor governments of tony blair and gordon brown have their their own issues with with the kremli

united kingdom is great because stand about the deteriorating human rights situation in saudi arabia progress on women's rights has been overshadowed by severe construction of political space mass arrests of human rights defenders increased use of terrorist groups to political dissidents and continuing extensive use of the death penalty but most concerning is the murder of the mountain shocking it was indicative i think of a greater willingness here to hold saudi arabia to account for a whole raft of issues that the international community is concerned about on the back of the murder of jamal khashoggi and the final report when it comes we very interested to read in the. sanctions against iran and its toughest so far as iran is accused washed and of bullying tactics will backfire and because the u.s. was incessantly isolated and measures everyone said on monday talk is iran's oil and financial sector has said they were taking things slowly we have the toughest sanctions ever imposed but on oil we.

under the vienna convention the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers they have just one week to leave this will be the single biggest expulsion for over thirty years and it reflects the fact that this is not the first time that the russian state has acted against our country through these expulsions we will fundamentally degrade russian intelligence capability in the u.k. for years to come and if they seek to rebuild it we will prevent them from doing so second we will develop proposals for new legislative powers to harden our defenses against all forms of hostile state activity this will include the addition of a targeted power to detain those suspected of hostile state activity to the u.k. border this power is currently only permitted in relation to those suspected of terrorism and i have asked the home secretary to consider whether there is a need for new counterespionage powers to clamp down on the full spectrum of hostile activities of foreign agents in our country. mr speaker as i set out on mon

or whether to come back to the united kingdom in its independent state what this essentially means that boris johnson is trying to replace the currently frictionless border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland with 2 much more sticky borders one on that current existing border but the other one between northern ireland and mainland u.k. that would then in effect make an internal border within the united kingdom itself so this is a big pitch he's saying take it or leave it to the e.u. the signs from the e.u. so far is that this is a nonstarter that it still cherry picks parts of european regulations to apply to a bit of the united kingdom that it still is talking of a specific timeframe for this to come into place and end and they are saying that this makes it absolutely unacceptable. who is vice president's message is our resigns just 24 hours after congress nominated her as incident president her decision is the latest twist in a deepening constitutional crisis after president martin this gutta dissolved congress. on monday the right wing opposition has voted to suspend

nations the permanent mission of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland to the united nations address to the president of the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda and i will now give the floor to those council members who wish to make statements i give the floor now to the representative of the united kingdom thank you very much madam president and thank you for scheduling this meeting today short natives following the announcements in the united kingdom yesterday when the council last met on this issue on eighteen april i undertook to update the council in the light of significant developments my prime minister's full statement parliament has been circulated to the security council as a document as c. to slash two thousand and eighteen slash eight one four as the british prime minister announced yesterday in parliament the united kingdom has reached a significant conclusion in the souls p c w investigation. i'll come to that later if i may but first a brief summary of what happened in salisbury earlier this year. on sunday fourth

i thank the representative of the united kingdom for their statement. i will now try and give the floor to mister rafael. mariano rosie is raising the counselor. thank you, ma'am president. i hope you can hear me now. yes. yes. can you hear me? yes. we can hear you. very good. so i will try to proceed with my briefing on the current situation. i'm in the ukraine abbey and especially after the events last night, we have been in contact with the new care regulation agency of the ukraine, from the very beginning of the conflict and the we have in everything update any information from them or without interruption. in general, education could be described as follows. the urban new care installations and the new carefully these in ukraine. it, i'm going to put 4 big sites, 15 reactors associated facilities, plus the sight of chernobyl regarding snuggle already last week. we were in bold and it was so termed afterwards that they, russian facial military forces took charge of the site. at the same time, the operators are off the plant of ledger nope. plant con