joining me to discuss this further is d w political correspondent simon young simon perhaps a warmer meeting than what we thought last time but has anything been truly achieved in this meeting no i don't think so this is repair work to the atmospherics and it may not have made us german relations great again but i think it it all feels a little bit better than it has done of late you've seen the cases on the cheek the demonstrative handshakes that were notably missing last year and from talking about a great relationship that they've always had and from the medical side she was praising the president talking about wanting to deepen the relationship with the u.s. and. the the the movement that he's created on the question of korea for instance you know the atmosphere is good the optics are good but you can all see how much difference all of that makes president mccrone of fronts had a three day state visit with lavish displays of friendliness from the american side but on the substantive questions you know he doesn't seem to have got any thing more out of the white house that angle am

political correspondent simon young simon let's talk about the german position leading up to this germany has said they will not join britain france and the u.s. in military intervention what kind of advance warning did their allies give them before they carried out this attack was the defense minister saying that she was told about the operation and you can also why did they do that given that they're not they said they weren't going to be militarily involved and i think the reason is because they want the political support the berlin has said is ready to give president microlight chancellor merkel have both said it's really important that europe shows unity on this issue so no military role for germany but full political support you've heard that quote there from a medical it's describing the action is necessary and appropriate she produced that statement just hours after the attack. some politicians indeed in berlin today have been saying it was unavoidable and they support the objective of sending that message that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated by the international

political correspondent simon young simon let's talk about the german position leading up to this germany has said they will not join britain france and the u.s. in military intervention what kind of advance warning that their eyes give them before they carried out this attack was the defense minister saying that she was told about the operation and you can also why did they do that given that they're not they said they weren't going to be militarily involved and i think the reason is because they want the political support the berlin has said is ready to give president microlight chancellor merkel have both said it's really important that europe shows unity on this issue so no military role for germany but full political support that quote there from a medical it's describing the action is necessary and appropriate she produced that statement just hours after the attack. some politicians indeed in berlin today have been saying it was unavoidable and they support the objective of sending that message that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated by the international community now

joining me to discuss this further is d w political correspondent simon young simon perhaps a warmer meeting than last time but if we're looking at concrete results what was achieved in this meeting concrete results pretty thing i'm afraid you know is more about the atmospherics and the optics you know improving the relationship and they seem to have done that they've made it more normal looking than it has been of late with you know kisses on the cheek and demonstrative handshakes and warm words you know you had there we had a great relationship right from the start said trump and he talked about an amazing woman that's his way of speaking. to the medical for her part said you know the transatlantic relationship remains absolutely central for germany little bit more sort of conservative way of talking but she also praised donald trump for the movement that he helped to create for instance on the korea question so a lot of interesting things there but in terms of concrete policy trade iran. i don't think we're seeing anything new and you know that the remains of a tough relationship

political correspondent simon young to help us break this all down so the german foreign minister was talking about this international format what does that mean and what kind of role could germany play well i think germany like other players here is well aware that the only thing that will end the war is a compromise perhaps a diplomatic approach in the foreign minister also said there that germany continues to support the u.n. geneva process which has been going on for years to try and following to negotiate a huge solution but the german government seems to think that there is perhaps an open opportunity here to go beyond that to breathe new life into efforts to in the syrian conflict as a whole and that of course means getting all the players around the table not just syria but iran turkey russia united states and so on germany could be a broke up perhaps in the process given that it hasn't been involved in military action here and heiko moss seems to have a plan and he was talking also today about a last thing ceasefire being that the first thing that's needed to allow humanitari

simon young and berlin max health man in brussels thank you. well meantime the human rights group amnesty international says that the number of reported judicial executions around the world fell during twenty seventeen but the group warns that the true number of people put to death by the state is not known as some countries treat executions to to sticks as a state secret china for example but many others carried out carry out executions in full view of the public. iran responsible for carrying out its more than half of the world's known executions last year that's according to amnesty international's latest figures in dozens of those cases that meant public execution in iran drug trafficking and blasphemy are among those crimes punishable by death. at least five people were executed in iran for acts committed when they were still under eighteen. so that. just four countries responsible for eighty four percent of all recorded executions last year iran saudi arabia iraq and pakistan but the country suspected of being the world's leading executio

simon young and berlin max health and brussels thank you. let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world the international chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. wu has confirmed that former russian spy service scribal and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in the english city of saul's wary however the organization stopped short of naming the substance nor did it say where it was produced. these twelve people have been killed after taliban militants stormed a government compound in central afghanistan the gun gunmen overran a district headquarters in province triggering an hour's long gun battle at least three of the dead were were to local officials. afghan security forces eventual drove out the insurgents. algeria has begun the three days of mourning after a military plane crash that killed two hundred fifty seven people the russian built transporter went down shortly after takeoff on wednesday killing mostly soldiers and their family members the accident is the worst aviation disaster in alg

political correspondent simon young to help us break this all down so the german foreign minister was talking about this international format what does that mean and what kind of role could germany play well i think germany like other players here is well aware that the the only thing that will end the war is a compromise perhaps of diplomatic approach in the foreign minister also said that germany continues to support the u.n. geneva process which has been going on for years to try and find a negotiated solution but the german government seems to think that there is perhaps an open opportunity here to go beyond that to breathe new life into efforts to end the syrian conflict as a whole and that of course means getting all the players around the table not just syria but iran turkey russia united states and so on germany could be a broke up house in that process given that it hasn't been involved in military action here and michael moss seems to have a plan he was talking also today about a last thing ceasefire being that the first thing that's needed to allow humanitarian efforts to g

political correspondent simon young sign of perhaps a warmer meeting than last time but if we're looking at concrete results what was achieved in this meeting concrete results pretty thing i'm afraid you know is more about the atmospherics and the optics you know improving the relationship and they seem to have done that they've made it more normal looking than it has been of late with you know kisses on the cheek and demonstrative handshakes and warm words you know you had there we had a great relationship right from the start said trump and he talked about an amazing woman that's his way of speaking. to the medical for her part said you know the transatlantic relationship remains absolutely central for germany little bit more sort of conservative way of talking but she also praised donald trump for the movement that he's helped to create for instance on the korea question so a lot of interesting things there but in terms of concrete policy trade iran. i don't think we're seeing anything new and you know that the remains of a tough relationship of course with donald trump you mentioned

political correspondent simon young thank you. absent the other stories making news around the world the funeral of a top political leader of the the rebels has taken place in yemen the mob was the most senior leader to have been killed by the saudi led coalition since the war began three years ago in another saudi airstrike on friday two more and feel leaders are reported to have been killed along with dozens of fighters. a former policeman charged with a string of rapes and murders of cost california has made his first appearance in court he was arraigned in sacramento on chu of the eight murder counts against him is seventy two year old was arrested this week after a decades long manhunt due to information from a genealogy website. alfie evans the terminally ill british toddler at the heart of a long running legal battle has died in hospital in the early hours of saturday alfy had a rare degenerative brain disease and judges had agreed with doctors to further treatment would be food and life support should be withdrawn his pare

for more let's bring in deputy is political correspondent simon young to break down what exactly has been said here so i mean jail does not have it does not appear to have dampened his fear i mean a pretty defiant message that he has that he's issued there where does he go from here simon first of all no way because he has been told that he has to stay in germany and near enough to the court that he can present himself there if the court wants to speak to him because of course the extradition proceedings are still continuing as you mentioned they thrown out the idea that he could be extradited to spain on rebellion they say there is no equivalent potential cho agenda german law but the. question of the misuse of public funds in order to finance that controversial referendum on catalonia independence last year that that charge remains and is equivalent to something under german law so they're going to be looking at that it could take a few days even to bring that into the cools and. the extradition has to happen within sixty days but there's a long way for mr bush to mount to go he co

simon young in berlin max health man in brussels thank you. let's get a quick check now of some other stories that have been making news around the world the international chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. has confirmed that former russian spy service scribal and his daughter. were poisoned with a nerve agent in the english city of souls however the organization stopped of naming the substance it also did not say where it was produced. at least twelve people have been killed after taliban militants stormed a government compound in central afghanistan the government overran a district headquarters in gaza a province triggering an hour's long gun battle that left several government officials and dozens of militants dead afghan security forces of eventually drove out the insurgents. and algeria has begun three days of mourning after a military plane crash that killed two hundred fifty seven people the russian built transporter went down shortly after takeoff on wednesday killing mostly soldiers and their family members the accident is the w

well let's bring in political correspondent simon young who is following this news for us so simon it seems as if push him out is free but not entirely right well that's right so german prosecutors say that ordered his immediate release that was a bout two hours ago off to twelve days that he spent in this jail in northern germany and he's posted the seventy five thousand euro bail that they've aust of him and there are a number of other conditions the outside as far as well but he's free to go but as you said the court is still looking at this charge of misappropriation of public funds that could lead to his extradition and that process is still ongoing he this how all happened a few hours ago right he's still presumably in the jail house why is that what is he perhaps for parent for here you know what we can only speculate but it looks like he's probably you know he probably has to have some discussions with his lawyers about exactly where he's going to be the court says that. mr bustamante has provided you with ortiz with an address where he's going to stay in germany and that's th

political correspondent simon young to help us break this all down so the german foreign minister was talking about this international format what does that mean and what kind of role could germany play well i think germany like other players here is well aware that the the only thing that will end the war is a compromise preference of diplomatic approach in the foreign minister also said there that germany continues to support the u.n. geneva process which has been going on for years to try and find a negotiated solution but the german government seems to think that there is perhaps an open opportunity here to go beyond that to breathe new life into efforts to in the syrian conflict as a whole and that of course means getting all the players around the table not just syria but iran turkey russia united states and so on germany could be a broke up house in that process given that it hasn't been involved in military action here and like a loss seems to have a plan he was talking also today about a last thing cease fire being the first thing that's needed to allow humanitarian efforts t

political correspondent simon young to help us break this all down so the german foreign minister was talking about this international format what does that mean and what kind of role could germany play well i think germany like other players here is well aware that the only thing that will end the war is a compromise perhaps a diplomatic approach in the foreign minister also said that it germany continues to support the u.n. geneva process which has been going on for years to try and find a negotiated solution but the german government seems to think that there is perhaps an open opportunity here to go beyond that to breathe new life into efforts to in the syrian conflict as a whole and that of course means getting all the players around the table not just syria but iran turkey russia united states and so on germany could be a broke up house in that process given that it hasn't been involved in military action here and like a loss seems to have a plan he was talking also today about a last thing ceasefire being that the first thing that's needed to allow humanitarian efforts to go on

political correspondent simon young to help us break this all down so the german foreign minister was talking about this international format what does that mean and what kind of role could germany play well i think germany like other players here is well aware that the only thing that will end the war is a compromise preference of diplomatic approach in the foreign minister also said there that germany continues to support the u.n. geneva process which has been going on for years to try and find a negotiated solution but the german government seems to think that there is perhaps an open opportunity here to go beyond that to breathe new life into efforts to in the syrian conflict as a whole and that of course means getting all the players around the table not just syria but iran turkey russia united states and so on germany could be a broke up house in that process given that it hasn't been involved in military action here and heiko moss seems to have a plan and he was talking also today about a last thing ceasefire being the the first thing that's needed to allow humanitarian efforts

political correspondent simon young to help us break this all down so the german foreign minister was talking about this international format what does that mean and what kind of role could germany play well i think germany like other players here is well aware that the the only thing that will end the war is a compromise perhaps a diplomatic approach in the foreign minister also said there that germany continues to support the u.n. geneva process which has been going on for years to try and find a negotiated solution but the german government seems to think that there is perhaps an open opportunity here to go beyond that to breathe new life into efforts to end the syrian conflict as a whole and that of course means getting all the players around the table not just syria but iran turkey russia united states and so on germany could be a broke up house in that process given that it hasn't been involved in military action here and heiko loss seems to have a plan he was talking also today about a last thing ceasefire being that the first thing that's needed to allow humanitarian efforts t

young thank you very much now on to some of the other stories making news around the world leaders at the summit of the americas in peru including u.s. president mike pence have said they'll project elections in venezuela next month they're calling for a free and transparent vote in which all political parties are allowed to participate venezuela's socialist president nicolas maduro has been excluded from the regional gathering due to his democratic record. tens of thousands of hunger ariens have taken to the streets of central budapest to protest prime minister viktor orban to reelection they oppose the country's elect roll over nine electoral rules which gave on the desk party two thirds majority in the parliament despite getting just fifty percent of the vote. a palestinian islamist militant group says a bomb explosion killed four of its members in the gaza strip the blast near the border with israel the blast struck near the border with israel close to a palestinian protest camp it's not clear what or who caused the explosion israeli military said it was unaware of any activity in

joining me to discuss this further is d w political correspondent simon young sign of perhaps a warmer meeting than last time but if we're looking at concrete results what was achieved in this meeting concrete results pretty thing i'm afraid you know is more about the atmospherics and the optics you know improving the relationship and they seem to have done that they've made it more normal looking than it has been of late with you know kisses on the cheek and demonstrative handshakes and warm words you know you had there we had a great relationship right from the start said trump and he talked about an amazing woman that's his way of speaking. americal for her part said you know the transatlantic relationship remains absolutely central for germany a little bit more sort of conservative way of talking but she also praised donald trump for the movement that he helped to create for instance on the korea question so a lot of interesting things there. in terms of concrete policy trade iran. i don't think we're seeing anything new and you know the remains of a tough relationship of course wi

for more let's bring indeed up against political correspondent simon young to break down what exactly has been said here so i mean jail does not have a it does not appear to adapt and his spirit i mean a pretty defiant message that he is that he's issued there where does he go from here simon first of all no way because he has been told that he has to stay in germany and near enough to the court that he can present himself there if the court wants to speak to him because of course the extradition proceedings are still continuing as you mentioned they've thrown out the idea that he could be extradited to spain on rebellion they say there is no equivalent potential charge in the german law but the. question of the misuse of public funds in order to finance that controversial referendum on catalonia independence last year that that charge remains and is equivalent to something on the german laws that are going to be looking at that it could take a few days even to bring that into the cools and. the extradition has to happen within sixty days but there's a long way for mr bush to mount to

simon young in berlin max health man in brussels thank you. let's get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world the international chemical weapons watchdog the i p c w has confirmed that former russian spy sergei scrapple and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in the english city of solsbury however the organization stopped short of naming the substance nor did it say where it was produced. in algeria federals funerals have been held for many of the two hundred fifty seven people killed when a plane crashed shortly after takeoff on wednesday most of the victims were soldiers and their family members the accident is the worst aviation disaster in algeria's history authorities have declared three days of mourning at least twelve people have been killed after taliban militants stormed a government compound in central afghanistan the gunmen overran a district headquarters in gaza a province triggering an hour's long gun battle that left several government officials and dozens of militants dead afghan securi

so for more on this let's bring in our correspondent simon young who has been following all of this from the very beginning so simon him saying they're in europe having political prisoners does he have a point what do you make of the speech that he just gave yeah a defiant his push the moment there is he appears before the world's media has been huge interest in this appearance today off the court decided to release him. and yet he's defiant he's saying there that you know there is concern around europe not just in spain he's claiming about the development of democracy he says people are worried about a wave of soft democracy crushing the union was what he went on to say he didn't take questions so we don't know exactly what he meant by that how far he wants to take this but he went on to say that now is the time for a dialogue so far he and his catalan separatists have only received violent and repressive responses from the madrid government he says it's time to do politics and to find a political solution to the to the struggle in there between catalans oh no it was for the separatist

another complicated story if you don't have political correspondent simon young joining us to break it down for us just help us understand exactly what the court decided this court in northern germany decided about this case yesterday in a walk walk us through the reasoning of that ruling right well the court had to do was did so and with what mr good's demote he's accused of in spain is close enough to similar charges possible under german law to justify extraditing him to spain and in the case of war spanish locals rebellion will sedition the court says no that's not where as the spanish challenge of misappropriation of public funds does correspond to a similar charge that would be possible in german law so they've struck down the idea of rebellion but that they're sticking to the possibility of extraditing put jamal for misuse of public funds that's right and the extradition warrant has been issued on that basis but the court said we can. free mr project while we get more information that we need to actually look at that that charge see that it is substantial let's hear what the cou

right to a uniter chateau in moscow max hoffman in brussels and simon young in but and thank you gentlemen very much for your very own perspective. now of course the business was watching those developments closely ben for the moon and it seems that the possibility of military action could is having an impact on extravagances already having an impact although we haven't seen a missile strike yet of course many airlines are on high alert following u.s. president donald trump's threat of strikes in syria several carriers have started rebooting flights among them f. france the airline has modified a chair jools for destinations close to syria including flights to beirut and tell of eve german fly carry a lot fans and says it has avoided flying over the eastern mediterranean for some time as a precautionary measure. a cycle of retaliation is the last thing the world economy needs a statement from the world trade organization referring to a very different battle the one that you just mentioned there one concerning the top two economies the united states and china a tit for tat tariff dispute in

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simon, first of all, in terms of the young woman who lost her life on monday, whatmore are we hearing about the arrest of today? the man who has been arrested as 30 years old and he was arrested in hackney in east london. he has been taken to a police station for questioning. tanesha was killed on monday evening in an apparent drive—by shooting. she was with a group of friends aware that someone in a car opened fire. the police as well as this arrest are appealing for witnesses. they want to know what clark was used in this shooting, how many people were in the car, how many people were in the car, how many people in the group. they believe someone people in the group. they believe someone has a vital information but they might be thinking twice, they might be really scared to come forward or have divided loyalties. but the police are saying, this was a shocking murder and they are asking people to take a step back and think, this was a teenage girl who was gunned down in the street. and the% who was gunned down in the street. and the messages, if you andthemessages, if you haves”

love, simon, will not be forgotten? i hope not. it is a teen movie and stars nick robinson, not the bbc political editor, although he would be great! this is a young american actor who was in a jurassic world. it's a high school movie, many familiar teenage movie traits, the sassy teachers and the wacky friends and the eccentric family, but the twist is that he is coming out. so he's learning to deal with his sexuality and telling his friends and his family. here is a clip. i'mjust like you. for the most part my life is totally normal. my dad was the annoyingly handsome quarterback who married the hot valedictorian. and no, they didn't peak in high school. i have a sister i actually like, not that i would ever tell her that. last year and 200 episodes ago she decided she wanted to be a chef. and then there's my friends. two of them i have known since the beginning of time, or at least kindergarten. and one of them ijust met a few months ago but i feel i've known her forever we do everything friends do, we drink too much coffee, eat

and love, simon, will not be forgotten? i hope not. it is the teenage movie and stars nick robinson, not the bbc political editor, although he would be great! this is a young american actor who was ina this is a young american actor who was in a jurassic world. it's a high school movie, many familiar teenage movie traits, the sassy teachers and the wacky friends and the eccentric family, but the twist is that he is coming out. so he's dealing with his sexuality and telling his friends and his family. here is a clip. and just like you. for the most part of my life is totally normal. my dad was the annoyingly handsome quarterback who married the hot valedictorian. and no they didn't peak in high school. i have a sister i actually like, not that i would ever tell her that. last year and 200 episodes ago she decided you wa nted 200 episodes ago she decided you wanted to be a chef. and they're my friends. two of them i have known since the beginning of time, or at least kindergarten. and one of them ijust met a least kindergarten. and one o

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and, have you seen the simon ize wax commercial? and i said, the one where little children float on a shield above the kitchen floor, on simonize wax. is then i realize, she asking me what is real and what is not about voting in talbot county, georgia. three, by the end, counties are recommended to john and he gave voter registration grants to three different projects, all hated by women who all had the same profession. i never would've guessed in a million years when i started looking for martin luther king, that they were all midwives, who had a natural authority and an independence from the white economy that allow them to escape the pervasive fear in those counties. decided that i this movement contained wonders beyond my imagination, and that the only way i was going to find out where this movement had come from, was to write it myself, toh one rule, which was not use labels like racist and militant and this, that and the other, because for me we cross the boundaries through personal crossing boundaries that make us feel protec

[laughter] have you seen the simon eyes to wax commercial? the one where -- i said, the one where the little children float across the kitchen on an invisible shield of iced wax? yes, i have seen that, she said, do you believe that? i said, i saw the moon landing on the news and the wax is a commercial. i'm trying to explain the difference realizing that she is , asking me, what is real and what is not about voting in georgia? anyway, by the end, three counties i recommended to john and he gave voter registration grants to three different projects, all headed by women who all had the same profession. i never would have guessed in a million years when i started looking for martin luther king, they were all midwives. who had a natural authority and independence from the white economy that allowed them to escape the pervasive fear in those counties. by this time, i decided that this movement contained wonders beyond my imagination and that the only way i was going to find out where this movement had come from was to write it myself with one rule

what an amazing young man we are talking about here? simon, isn't hejust. that is how we made the decision to make adam, an 11—year—old our top story. we do things differently at spotlight, what is our top story, someone spotlight, what is our top story, someone who makes us think. someone who inspires us and someone who makes us think, my goodness, what an incredible person he is. take a look because he's taken on so much. he's called adam sevenoa ks. because he's taken on so much. he's called adam sevenoaks. he's 11 years old and has duchenne muscular dystrophy. he wants to achieve as much as he can before he loses the use of his muscles. he has a list. he plays power chair football for the wessex war yorts. he's a scouts he has a black belt and completed an indoor skydive as well. his muscles will get weaker and weaker, but he's determined to to do as much as possible. when he's on the football pitch he has a whack on him when he gets hold of the football. incredible. a lesson to us all. he is very philosophical about life? he is. people generally wi

hello, everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. yulia skripal — who was poisoned alongside her father sergei in salisbury last month — has said that her "strength is growing daily". the news came soon after russia tv aired a recording of an alleged phone conversation, which it says took place between m5 skripal and her cousin. meanwhile, russia's ambassador to the uk, alexander yakovenko, has branded the foreign secretary borisjohnson's claims about the salisbury attack "unacceptable". he said moscow was keen to hear yulia skripal's side of the story. a statement from yulia was issued by police in the last hour. it says: "i woke up over a week ago now and am glad "to say my strength is growing daily. "i am grateful for the interest in me and for the many messages of goodwill that i have received." "i have many people to thank for my recovery and would especially "like to mention the people of salisbury that came to my aid when my father and i were incapacitated." "i am sure you appreciate that the entire episode is somewhat dis

well, the world continues to watch as young americans drive the national debate over guns. a key component of gun violence often goes overlooked. kira simon, a parkland student delivered that point on our show yesterday. >> initially after the shooting it began with scoot shootings and then broadened to gun violence throughout america. there's police brutality, gun violence every day in inner city communities and it's not getting the attention. >> police brutality against men, women and even children, even if it was missing during the debate over parkland, couldn't stay out of the headlines for long. 22-year-old stephon clark was killed by sacramento police in his grandmother's back yard. he was unarmed. according to a private autopsy requested by the family he was shot eight times with all but one of those shots striking him in the back. police were in the area responding to a report of vandalism. in baton rouge, louisiana, police just released body footage showing officer blane salamoni threatening to kill alton sterling before fatally shooting him in 2016. the state anno

this is a young american actor who was injurassic world. it's a high school movie, many familiar teenage movie traits, the sassy teachers and the wacky friends and the eccentric family, but the big twist is that he's coming out. so he's dealing with his sexuality and tell his friends and tell his family. here is a clip. i'm just like you. for the most part, my life is totally normal. my dad was the annoyingly handsome quarterback who married the hot valedictorian. and, no, they didn't peak in high school. i have a sister i actually like, not that i'd ever tell her that. last year, in 200 episodes, she decided you wanted to be a chef. and they're my friends. two of them i've known since the beginning of time, or at least kindergarten. and one of them ijust met a few months ago, but i feel i've known him forever. we do everything friends do, we drink too much copy, eat ice cream, watch movies and hang out. so, like i said, i'm just like you. i have a totally perfectly normal life. except i have one huge as secret. and that kind of says it all

simon jones, thank you. the united states has imposed sanctions on russian businessmen, government officials and companies accused of profiting from president putin's efforts to undermine the west. the us treasury secretary said it was in response to "malign activity around the globe". our us state department correspondent, barbara plett usher, has been following the developments, and joins me now from washington. who are these people who have had the sanctions slapped on them? for the sanctions slapped on them? for the first time, the americans are targeting members of vladimir putin's inner circle, hume, they say, have profited from their relationship with him and are helping him in what they call the kremlin's malign activities. the one that would be most familiar to people in britain is on edera pasco, he is an energy tycoon and billionaire. all of edera pasco. there was a meeting between him and peter mandelson and george osborne ten yea rs peter mandelson and george osborne ten years ago on his yacht,