the u.k. is under fire as it announces any a plan for asylum seekers it says the goal is to crack down on illegal immigration critics say it's a breach of international law so how will this affect those who seek safety in the united kingdom this is the inside story. hello welcome to the program. it's been described as the biggest overhaul in the u.k. asylum system in decades the government says it wants to stop people smugglers from bringing in thousands into the country illegally every year but those who advocate for migrant and refugee riots say the changes are unjust they insist refugees should not be punished for taking all available routes as they seek safety by the british government insist people should do all they can to enter the country through legal means and it will make it harder to obtain residency for those who shores illegally including limiting their ability to sponsor family members and apply for benefits while asylum seekers who enter the legally we're now big given an immed

the u.k. government going to say what you know what france is a safe country should have stayed in france therefore you would be removed why are we punishing people just for this transit when the ideal would have been to corporate between the french and the and the u.k. to sort to sort out this whole problem. that's a very good question and the reality is that is nothing in the refugee convention that obliges asylum seekers to claim asylum in the 1st country in which they arrive a really important point as well to bear in mind this is a very important point central to this debate is that there really are no ways of claiming asylum in the u.k. legally and that's for the simple reason to claim asylum in the u.k. you 1st have to reach the u.k. there's no asylum visa so what you must either do is arrive clandestinely perhaps by small boat crossing the english channel was stolen away in a lorry or by coming to the u.k. on a visa for some other purpose which is a student visa or tourism and then cla

and u.k. is incredibly proud of its vaccine rollout there has been a lot of reason it says and if the u.k. could strategy as test and trace program it's extremely high death toll but the vaccine scheme is something that it's proud of i mean almost 23000000 people have been vaccinated so far it's been an impressive logistical scheme so the u.k. have great thing on the success of that yeah in the european union's vaccination rollout is been painfully slow and continues to be slow is this because britain has more vaccines or is there more to it than that i don't think of the fed to simply pick the u.k. success down to a supply issue or the sense that the u.k. and in a way putting vaccines there is a lot that's going into the u.k. strategy namely it was the 1st to approve the president's and that astra zeneca vaccine is rollout started in december but it also differs from other countries in its strategy when it came to dosing u.k. decided early on that it was going to leave up to 12 weeks between

another pillar of that is what the u.k. wants to do. the u.k. is set to perform exchange rules to boost the attractiveness of london after brexit. part of that is special purpose acquisition company's. they are going to reduce flow requirements, provide more retail participation with the goal of revising the city of london. walk us through what jonathan hill's report on this recommended and when we might see something come through. >> the u.k. is looking at overhauling to bring more tech ipos to market and attract. financial services before brexit has been leading a review. the recordations that have been removed would level the playing field between london and other markets. the big problem in london now is a stock is suspended. even if they do not like the target. in new york -- if the acquisition is not to their liking. allow uninterrupted, fast trading in london. it is going to take some time, but bankers have already good news. it goes beyond spac, as you said before. the u.k. wants to reverse a trend. this is seen. guy: we are going to lea

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected those claims and says that he's written to shell michel for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening charlotte michel puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards transpa

the u.k. saying just because we're doing well with our vaccine program you're bitter about it you need somebody to blame and you're blaming us and you can just look at some of the headlines in the british newspapers that we've had the daily star accusing each other leaders of vaccine nationalism and terrifying people into an early grave while the daily express and london's metro going for a mix of cheers and tears after britain vaccinated nearly 600 sorry 850000 people on sunday alone and even the broadsheet the times says british leaders are warning the e.u. don't stop. not a vaccine war so you can just see that just how how much feeling there is about this and in the u.k. by the numbers they do tell the story right the u.k. is doing an impressive job vaccinating its population the european union cannot claim that no it certainly can't i mean look at the u.k. it's more than half of british adults have had at least one dose of the vaccine in the e.u. it's just over one in 10 so a very fair ver

u.k. has branded russia its number one threat london has vowed to deter and defend against a wider array of apparent dangers emerging from the country but russia's ambassador to the u.k. hit back claiming london is simply trying to justify plans to shower money on the british military used to sort of need your humor to boom abuse if you look at the you case 2015 strategy you can find the same aggressive rhetoric to. it's russia alongside calls for cop aeration on global issues but this year the version reads only about russia's threat status and doesn't say a word about dialogue between the 2 countries if you ask why well in my view the u.k. government is going to spend immense sums of money to modernize its military despite also trying to overcome the financial hardships triggered by the cold the crisis and to justify these british authorities are seeking for a solid excuse so the menace of russia is speak as an excuse for why you think that britain would have its hands full of dealing wi

the u.k. saying just because we're doing well with our vaccine program you're better about it you need somebody to blame and you're blaming us and you can just look at some of the headlines in the british newspapers that we've had the daily star accusing either leaders of vaccine nationalism and terrifying people into an early grave while the daily express and london's metro going for a mix of cheers and tears off to britain vaccinated nearly 600 sorry 850000 people on sunday alone and even the broadsheet the times says british leaders are warning the e.u. don't stop. not a vaccine was so you can just see that just how how much feeling there is about this and in the u.k. by the numbers they do tell the story right the u.k. is doing an impressive job vaccinating its population the european union cannot claim that no it certainly can't i mean look at the u.k. it's more than half of british adults have had at least one dose of the vaccine in the e.u. it's just over one in 10 so a very very differ

it's been described as the biggest overhaul in the u.k. asylum system in decades the government says it wants to stop people smugglers from bringing the thousands into the country illegally every year but those who advocate for migrant and refugee riots say the changes are unjust they insist refugees should not be punished for taking all available routes as they seek safety but the british government insists people should do all they can to into the country through legal means and it will make it harder to obtain residency for those. shores illegally including limiting vet ability to sponsor family members and apply for benefits while asylum seekers her interview legally we're now big given an immediate right to say well bring in our guests in a moment but 1st this report from nadine baba in london. well pretty patel is saying the aim of these proposals is to fight people smugglers and to save lives it boils down to a 2 tier approach really the government saying that refugees who arrive here in the u.k. through what they call legal routes

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or vaccine or components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected those claims and says that he's written to sharma shell for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening michelle puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards transparency when

at the end of last year the u.k. has been eager to expand its influence globally the johnson government has bet its hopes on this report to show britain still has clout on the world stage and tries to define a new era for the country yet in the eyes of some observers such ambition reveals london's overconfidence in its current international status and national strengths so neal is the u.k. overestimating its own power and reach particularly when it comes to china. i don't. think it's better in the government just recently it announced it is going to greatly review security and defense just came out on tuesday this week and then it's it takes i think quite a nuanced approach to china as it is looking at charter kosky 3 dimensions as a threat but we see that in different areas both in terms of a threat to keep you case economic security which is which is a question for working with other partners on things like emerging technologies but also the u.k. would like to i think to contribute to this coalition of countries wh

the u.k. budget. we could point to sectors that are always in focus, from housing to banking stocks and many beyond. it could be about the furlough, but what else is going to be a standout -- of standout importance to you? mark: i think my memory of u.k. budgets, having spent 12 years living there and also watching it closely since i have left, is that even though a lot of the details tend to be leaked, there always tends to be great surprises. i don't know whether they are macro surprises or not, but mainly are keenly watching this, and part of it is that the u.k. does look like it will be a leader in terms of signaling that it will not continue the fiscal excess forever more. i think the plan for any tax rises on a forward-looking basis, when we all kind of raise taxes and to what level, and what areas of the economy they are going to target, and i guess many are concerned, our viewers are concerned about the idea of, how relevant is the idea of a wealth tax coming into the conversation, and

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or vaccinate components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected those claims and says that he's written to sharm michel for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to a u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening michelle puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards transparency whe

u.k. has branded russia its number one threat london has vowed to quote deter and defend against a wide array of apparent dangers emerging from the country but russia's ambassador to the u.k. hit back claiming london is simply trying to justify plans to shower a little money on the british military used movement of new york humor to boom abuse if you look at the you case 2015 strategy you can find the same aggressive rhetoric towards russia alongside calls for cop aeration on global issues but this year the version rates only about russia's threat status and doesn't say a word about dialogue between the 2 countries in that if you ask why well in my view the u.k. government is going to spend immense sums of money to modernize its military despite also trying to overcome the financial hardships triggered by the cold crisis and to justify these british authorities are seeking for a solid excuse so the menace of russia speak as an excuse for use with. well you'd think that britain would have i

speaker, my constituent allocate has third high fest kowt in u.k. to make defending this u.k. government has enough providing and with the u.k. spending that is needed to level up. 11 years with the public service to withstand the pandemic. and now -- linda has a question for the prime minister. what will it take to stop ignoring south values -- >> mr. speaker i'm afraid i disagree profoundly with the implication of what she's saying indeed request what our stwengt linda is -- asking. because this government continues to give massive support through barr let alone 2.4 billion pounds and now more coming mr. speaker, through the leveling up fund and other means, and it is thanks to the ox government that the fellow scheme has supported 3400,000 jobs in her constituency alone this is one of the advantagings of the united kingdom. >> andrew. thank you very much mr. speaker once again demonstrated to energy in the jobs in northeast of scott land as a wholing over 30 million pounds committed to creating a green energy transition during a global underwater hub we might write there fo

the u.k. announces a plan to tackle illegal immigration rights groups say it will leave refugees in limbo. the weather's looking to be settled across central parts of europe at the moment we've got a big area of high pressure in place here but i would say was the southeast we've got a lot of pressure in charge asked drawing some cool air down across southeast side of year got some snow flurries over the high ground there certainly there into turkey i was also northwest this is where it's a little more spring like because the weather's coming in from the atlantic that south westerly wind dragging in a fair old rash of showers it's the truth be told in one of 2 of those showers will be wintry in nature generally over the high ground level sales just in glasgow 13 self's in london for planet with athens 9 degrees in athens glasgow is woman's in greece which you played in the freezing there in ankara so we've got so so when she weather continues across the southeast and colder but not too bad into

the u.k. this morning -- had this morning about its vaccine rollout. >> vaccine supply is always lumpy, we regularly send out technical matters to the nhs to explain ups and downs of the supply over the future weeks. >> the european union is proposing a new digital passport. we will have a look at who may be eligible. it is unclear whether it's shooting at three massage parlors in atlanta was racially motivated but the suspect may have been a sex addict. six of the victims were asian women. ♪ what are you watching on the bbc news channel, world news or pbs in america, welcome. the uk's vaccine rollout has been a major success, it has reached were people more quickly than any other major country. things could be about to change. the national health service has told world health organization's to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of this month. the reduction is being blamed on the amount of vaccinations coming into the country. let's learn more. reporte

-u.k. statement on vaccines where they both rugged dependency inside they are trying to work on concrete steps in the short, medium and long-term on how they can better cooperate on the jabs. >> let's get more on the coronavirus in europe. yesterday germany announced plans for a lockdownver easter. 24 hours later it has reversed course. here is the chancellor. >> i have decided on a short press briefing, because i decided this morning not to go ahead with the necessary regulations for the additional easter rest that was approved on monday. that is the holidays on holy thursday and holy saturday. to say very clear, the idea of an easter shutdown had created with the best intentions, because we have two put on the brakes on the third wave and turn it around. however, the idea of the circle easter rest was a mistake. >> the five-day lodown would have been the strictest in germany since the start of the pandemic. it will not happen now. is here from our course went whether chancellor changed he

the u.k.-based aspect pharmaceutical company has under delivered on vaccine deliveries to the bloc. friday, the commissioner for internal markets set astrazeneca doses produced in the you must stay in the eu. >> i remind you we were expecting to have 120 million doses in the first quarter and we got 30 million. so we had a problem with this company. now if put in more strict regulation beginning to control what was leaving the continent. >> in response to the slow vaccination rollout, that you set it can count vaccine exports to the u.k. and other well supplied countries. the u.k. is concerned this can hamper its successful inoculation program, and is seeking an export agreement. the foreign minister of france said it would be astonishing at the eu and u.k. got into a vaccine more. -- war i. hope an agreement can >>, a relationship of cooperation, so astrazeneca fulfills its agreements with you and everyone is well served. >> friday, the european medicines agency approved and astrazeneca produ

at the end of last year the u.k. has been eager to expand its influence globally the johnson government has bet its hopes on this report to show britain still has clout on the world stage and tries to define a new era for the country yet in the eyes of some observers such ambition reveals london's overconfidence in its current international status and national strength. so neal is the u.k. overestimating its own power and reach particularly when it comes to china. i don't. think it's better than what the government just recently announced its in its integrated review of security and defense just came out on tuesday this week and i think it's it takes i think quite a nuanced approach to china as it is looking at charter kosky 3 dimensions as a threat but we see that in different areas both in terms of threats to keep you case economic security which is which is a question for working with other partners on things like emerging technologies but also that the u.k. would like to think to contribute to this coalition of c

the u.k.'s branded russia it's number one danger london has been to deter and defend against the full spectrum of supposed had threats emerging from the country russia's ambassador to the u.k. shot back saying london is trying to justify plans to shower money on the british military. yes lou sort of knew you were going to go in with you if you look at the you case 2015 strategy you can find the same aggressive rhetoric towards russia alongside calls for cop aeration on global issues but this year the version reads only about russia's threat status and doesn't say a word about dialogue between the 2 countries if you ask why well in my view the u.k. government is going to spend immense sums of money to modernize its military despite also trying to overcome the financial hardships triggered by the cold the crisis and to justify these british authorities are seeking for a solid excuse so the menace of russia is speak as an excuse for why you think that britain would have its hands full of dealing w

the u.k. has branded russia its number one danger london has volunteered to turn the fend against the full spectrum of supposing threats emerging from the country russia's ambassador to the u.k. shot back saying london is trying to justify plans to shower money on the british military. usually it is sort of new to you to whom abuse if you look at the you case 2015 strategy you can find the same aggressive rhetoric towards russia alongside calls for cop aeration on global issues but this year the version reads only about russia's threat status and doesn't say a word about dialogue between the 2 countries if you ask why well in my view the u.k. government is going to spend immense sums of money to modernize its military despite also trying to overcome the financial hardships triggered by the cold the crisis and to justify this british authorities are seeking for a solid excuse so the menace of russia is speak as an excuse for why you think that britain would have its hands full of dealing with c

the u.k. has branded russia as its number one danger london to deter and defend against the full spectrum of supposing threats emerging from the country russia's ambassador to the u.k. shot by saying london is trying to justify plans to shower money on the british military. usually you sort of knew you were going to ruin the view if you look at the you case 2015 strategy you can find the same aggressive rhetoric towards russia alongside calls for copulation on global issues but this year the version reads only about russia's threat status and doesn't say a word about dialogue between the 2 countries or that if you ask why well in my view the u.k. government is going to spend immense sums of money to modernize its military despite also trying to overcome the financial hardships triggered by the cold the crisis and to justify this british authorities are seeking for a solid excuse so the menace of russia is speak as an excuse why you think that britain would have its hands full of dealing with c

and u.k. over vaccine supplies the european council president is accusing britain of blocking all exports of covert shots prompting angry denials from london our europe correspondent peter oliver has more on the standoff. well we wouldn't did what the relationship post breaks it was going to be like between london and brussels the u.k. in the e.u. the pandemics meant we've got to see that speeded up faster than real time and it looks pretty messy from here on out at the moment the latest incident involves e.u. council president child machelp he put out a statement and what she seemed to accuse the united kingdom of having an outright ban on exports in any covert vaccines that are manufactured in u.k. territory i am shocked when i hear the accusations of vaccination elysium against the e.u. the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they have

and the u.k. at present a really, really dangerous sigil -- that presents a really, really dangerous situation for the u.k. astrazeneca is way below what it committed to the eu, it has only met one third of the dosage delivery commitments for the first quarter, set to meet less than half for the second quarter. pfizer and moderna are meeting their delivery commitments fine. so existing mechanism would have only allowed astrazeneca shipments, which could not have harmed the u.k.'s rollout very much, but with pfizer, it is a different story. we know that 10 million doses of pfizer vaccines went from the eu to the u.k. just in the six weeks between january 31 and march 17. that is about two thirds of the jabs given during that period. if the eu were to act on this and ban experts of pfizer to the u.k., it would throw the u.k.'s vaccination program into a tailspin. there are calculations made that it would delay vaccination rollouts by two months in the u.k. and it could endanger people who are waitin

out of the u.k. but i'm sure the u.k. would point to the fact that it is a major contributor to copaxone scheme designed to supply a poor countries with vaccines it would point to the hundreds of millions of pounds that it is donated to that scheme coming out very strongly against the allegations go but it's in brussels i britain has had a very successful vaccination drive and polls across the europe show people are deeply dissatisfied with a you efforts this has the look of a destruction tactic from brussels. look for the brussels as ministration here and for the institution still deeply frustrating the e.u. as in many cases is blamed for all the decisions sometimes wrong decisions that member states have taken like administering the 2nd dose in exactly the time recommended and not prolonging that time for instance while they at the same time have to take down swallowed all the strategic criticism that comes their way while at the same time they see the u.k. basically other government there from the perspective of brusse

the u.k. saying just because we're doing well with our vaccine program you're bitter about it you need somebody to blame and you're blaming us and you can just look at some of the headlines in the british newspapers that we've had the daily star accusing each other leaders of vaccine nationalism and terrifying people into an early grave while the daily express and london's metro going for a mix of cheers and tears off to britain vaccinated nearly 600 sorry 850000 people on sunday alone and even the broadsheet the times says british leaders are warning the e.u. don't stop. not a vaccine war so you can just see that just how how much feeling there is about this and in the u.k. for the numbers they do tell the story right the u.k. is doing an impressive job of vaccinating its population the european union cannot claim that no it certainly can't i mean look at the u.k. it's more than half of british adults have had at least one dose of the vaccine in the e.u. it's just over one in 10 so a very ver

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected both claims and says that he's written to shell michel for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening michelle puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he'd made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement had prodded the u.k. towards transparency

to the u.k. where nearly 7000000 school students in england are heading back to class on monday parents and teachers are relieved after more than 2 months of disruption but things are still going to be a long way from normal for brennan reports from a school in the town of working. preparing for. it's been a long hard winter in the u.k. is education system but the bombers are going up the students are going back a horse will see the junior school friends and classmates who've been separated since the start of january already to be reunited again and i feel a bit strange seeing all my school friends again because i mean i haven't seen him in night 6 we and i must have been pretty excited to see them again and i'm going to get back to for no more seen school in the be. more flawed because we have will have more and then some people in the classroom and it's going to be. it's going to be more exciting many parents are just as excited this is what we're waiting for honestly i'm with kids all the time

there are still some utility companies in the u.k. the u.k. government has made this bid shift -- this big shift towards net zero by 2050. but as an investor, you have to remain micro perspective. guy: what is the investment case here? europe is lagging in terms of its vaccine rollout, but a lot of it's companies are large and internationally focused. how do you segment the european market to take advantage of a cheaper euro and global growth? graham: the reasons you flagged are mostly true, but despite that, europe has actually been able to outperform the u.s. year-to-date, so things are already beginning to show signs of picking up into this global reflation story. even though the domestic macro narrative story remains a bit tricky, it hasn't hurt the european equity market, which i take as a sign of encouragement. over the next quarter or so, the vaccines do get rolled out, and i think at that point there is an interesting narrative there. we have been focusing on europe as a bounce back story. it has been weaker through the first couple of

however,here are reports that u.k. is prepared to share vaccine supplies in order to prevent a blanket eort van on vaccines. this is not the only facility in the eu that makes vaccines used in the u.k. that is not confirmed yet but it is expected. let's hear what the spanish foreign minister is saying. >> what is at stake is vaccinating. it is not about being nice or not to other countries, it's about making sure all of our citizens get the jab. ros: another important development relating to astrazeneca. results from america's trial have been released and confirm vaccine is safe and effective. given the doubts we have seen in europe, there were no safety issues regarding blood clots. the study followed more than 32,000 volunteers in the u.s., chile and peru. it found the vaccine was 79% effective in stopping all forms of covid-19, and 100% effective in stopping serious illness. these results mean the u.s. is very likely to approve the vaccine's use. we know that american health officials wanted their own study before t

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or vaccinate components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected both claims and says that he's written to sharma shell for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening michelle puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards transparency when i

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected both claims and says that he's written to shell michel for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to a u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening michelle puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards transparency w

the u.k. saying just because we're doing well with our vaccine program you're better about it you need somebody to blame and you're blaming us and you can just look at some of the headlines in the british newspapers that we've had the daily star accusing either leaders of vaccine nationalism and terrifying people into an early grave while the daily express and london's metro are going for a mix of cheers and tears after britain vaccinated nearly 600 sorry 850000 people on sunday alone and even the broadsheet the times says british leaders are warning the e.u. don't stop. not a vaccine war so you can just see that just how how much feeling there is about this and in the u.k. for the numbers they do tell the story right the u.k. is doing an impressive job of vaccinating its population the european union cannot claim that no it certainly can't i mean look at the u.k. it's more than half of british adults have had at least one dose of the vaccine in the e.u. it's just over one in 10 so a very very

how closely followed you think the u.k. budget is going to be? to be honest, the u.k. budget is not normally the most riveting event. alix: guy has been talking about this for like two months. guy: but it feels this time around that it is going to be genuinely interesting. here's the reason why. if sunak decides he is going to start raising taxes, he raises capital gains tax, be the corporation tax, humming that could potentially the -- capital gains tax, maybe the corporation tax, something that could potential he be happening in the united states, does that give the impetus for the united states to start doing this as well? or does the u.k. look isolated after this? marvin: that is a really interesting question. i think there is a difference in political ideology here. there's also a difference in electoral cycles. so i wouldn't look for this to immediately translate to other countries, particularly the united states. in terms of your focus on it as an issue this week, i think it definitely is an important issue. it clearly does have the potential to have a significa

paying the way, the u.k.'s chancellor will keep spending big to help the economy whether the pandemic with a plan to raise taxes to the highest level since the 1960's in the medium term. it's a big earnings day and germany. lufthansa says record losses. the airline dials back capacity. the ceo's of merck and another company join us on bloomberg tv. very good morning, everybody. plenty of interviews with german corporate leaders coming up through the morning. i wonder what they think of the reopening plans we have heard about from germany. let's start the hour with the futures as we like to do and see where we are expected to open. futures to the downside. u.s. futures also to the downside. nasdaq futures down by .4%. yesterday, we saw another day where tech leadership called into question. the nasdaq down by more than 2.5%. surging yields once again, the headline grabbing story that seems to be leading markets around. we are not seeing that in this morning's session in europe. those yields coming down just a l

and the u.k. over vaccine supplies european council president charles michel accused britain of blocking all exports of covert shots prompting angry dolls' from london our europe correspondent peter all of a house more on the standoff. well we wouldn't did what the relationship post breaks it was going to be like between london and brussels the u.k. in the e.u. the pandemics meant we've got to see that speeded up faster than real time and it looks pretty messy from here on out at the moment the latest incident involves a you council president child machelp he put out a statement and what she seemed to accuse the united kingdom of having an outright ban on exports in any covert vaccines that are manufactured in u.k. territory i am shocked when i hear the accusations of vaccination elysium against the e.u. the u.k. and the u.s. have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. s

have responded to u.k. fish exports. part of the answer is the u.k. consumers to buy british fish. as chairman for apf fishery can i invite to join a fantastic british chef to show how easy it is to prepare and cook a dish using british caught fish? >> well i'm very happy to take up my honorable friend suggestion i'm not grattest chef myself but i will -- i have made and can make from memory a fish pie can prawns i'm undertake to do mr. speaker -- >> thank you mr. speaker, people like my constituents see them or keep their shop despite shrinking government support unchange overhead, and decrease profits. i'm urgently seeking prime minister support to protect the immediate long-term recovery of huge businesses and job it supports. all of the prime minister explain why his government refuses to listen to the beauty industry calling for vap to be temporarily reduced to 5% hair and beurrety businesses similar to what other sectors and hospitality, tourism and culture businesses. >> she's absolutely right in what she say about beauty businesses they do an amazing job and we want them to

the u.k. and the u.s. have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected those claims and says that he's written to shell michel for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening charlotte michel puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards transparency when

a lot of companies listed in the u.k. then, which had somewhat questionable compliance attached to them. we went to avoid companies that are perhaps inappropriately listed in london. doc martin, moon pig recently as well. i don't think london has been ignored because of the structure of the listing particulars and the premium listings. i think they will be other factors that have limited london's appeal. alix: thanks a lot. stay with us, alan custis. we will go back to commodities and talk about the commodity super cycle. miners getting hit because of nickel. you do have energy markets whipping higher here. future prices higher as well, plus opec will keep production stable in april. this is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) do you want to reduce stress? shed pounds? do you want to flatten your stomach? do all that and more in just 10 minutes a day with aerotrainer, the total body fitness solution that uses its revolutionary ergonomic design to help you to maintain comfortable, correct form. that means better results in less tim

at the end of last year the u.k. has been eager to expand its influence globally the johnson government has bet its hopes on this report to show britain still has clout on the world stage and tries to define a new era for the country yet in the eyes of some observers such ambition reveals london's overconfidence in its current international status and national strengths so neal is the u.k. overestimating its own power and reach particularly when it comes to china. i don't. think it's better in the government just recently in announcing its integrated review of security in defense just came out on tuesday this week and i think it's it takes i think quite a nuanced approach to china that is looking at charter kosky 3 dimensions as a threat but we see that in different areas both in terms of a threat to keep you case economic security which is which is a question for working with other partners on things like emerging technologies but also the u.k. would like to think to contribute to this coalition of countries which o

the u.k. has branded russia as its number one danger london has vowed to deter and defend against the full spectrum of supposed threats emerging from the country saskia taylor reports. well you'd think that britain would have its hands full dealing with covert 19 the country's still in lockdown the economy has taken a huge hit as doctors are furious off to a tiny one percent pay rise and its astra zeneca job is in the midst of a p.r. storm on top of all of that the e.u. has just taken legal action against the u.k. over alleged breck's that breach has in short the u.k. has got a lot on its plate but it's made room apparently for one more thing and what appears to be a post breck's it show of strength london has come out with a foreign policy report that sets out what role it will pay over the next decade which countries it wants to be friendly with which $1.00 it needs to be where we all of and it's a throwback to the cold war because russia has resumed its pace as public enemy number one russi

the u.k. and the us have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or a vaccine to components produced on their territory but the e.u. has never stopped exporting the thing is the u.k. says they haven't got any such a ban in place whatsoever the u.k. foreign secretary dominic robb rejected those claims and says that he's written to shell michel for clarification on the e.u. council president's comments the british government has never blocked the exposed to a single vaccine any references to u.k. export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false clarification may well be necessary because later on tuesday evening charlotte michel puts out a tweet always a way to make sure that the message gets across without any misunderstanding whatsoever in that tweet he didn't repeat the claims that britain had a ban on export of vaccines he also didn't retract any of the statements he made earlier on what he did was. essentially say that his statement it prodded the u.k. towards trans

let's take the u.k. as an example. the average recovery from -- for the u.k. is about 13, 14 quarters. we expect the u.k. and european recovery to get to pre-pandemic levels in mid-2022. you have an historic drop in economic output. even though europe is behind the u.s., this is by no means a slow recovery from what was a huge shock. anna: one sector that might be recovering more slowly might be travel and leisure, just looking at the grr. this is the global right return -- or group break return, sector breakdown -- group rate return, sector breakdown. the biggest losing sector is banking. travel and leisure down, weighed down by tensions in the u.k. and that you. what does that mean -- and the eu. what does that mean for the summer season ahead? for travel and leisure, there's been a big focus on summer, and what is crucial for this sector is whether summer is going to be canceled or not. that is an overly binary question, but we are the closer we get, -- the closer we get, the easier it is to envisage. kallum: the winners and losers are peripheral european e

and or is essentially a defacto u.k. travel document which has allowed hong kong residents access to the u.k. and originally it only gave them about 6 months opportunity to live and work there but at the beginning of this year prime minister boris johnson expanded that to allow the b n o to become a pathway for people in hong kong to migrate to the u.k. and that was in response to some of the political changes beijing has made in hong kong including the imposition of the national security law which bans subversion which the u.k. government says crushes the democratic freedoms and rights that were promised to the hong kong people for at least 50 years after the handover from the u.k. now after the boris johnson government expanded the rights of you know possible to hold as china immediately issued a statement saying that it would no longer recognize this as a travel document outside to travel outside of hong kong but that being said many states did continue to recognize it and that's this is why we're now seeing this lett

to the u.k. the americas asia south africa and australia. the u.k. alone got 10000000 of those dozers yet the european commission says british swedish producer astra zeneca has barely supplied the e.u. with 30 percent of the quantities agreed what europe's vaccination program needs is a shot in the arm. now ahead of the e.u. tightening export rules today it's a good time to look at the implications of such a move joining us now to that end is thomas and schmidt is a procurement advisor from care cost consulting while going to the program doesn't on the one hand it seems that the countries that put their own citizens 1st they're obviously obviously vaccinating faster while those thoughts are to share their vaccines more widely are scrambling what would you have done differently from the e.u. . hello general the difficulty and mistakes done by the e.u. are primarily located in reference to the preparation of the negotiation steps itself such an important goal she ation such time critical set up the e.u. should have elkader and guaranteed themselves a p

the u.k. story and that there would be no checks between goods and i think that they were hoping that the this would happen so smoothly the consumers and. the public in northern ireland wouldn't notice the transition the things would stop business trade would stop between the u.k. and northern ireland and but that hasn't been the case traders in export of the businesses are through the hands up saying this is terrible we've got so much paperwork we can't get our goods and we don't want to do business with it want to import goods from the u.k. and so the u.k. is know how to kind of to through a launch a grenade and you need a lateral extend grace period at the risk of upsetting its part but who says that they've deliberately breached and out of the course of that deal that deal isn't even ratified yet you have 10 seconds is there a solution this solution will probably be the the u.k. my back pedal a bit before it reaches the european core i mean the ultimate threat that you has is tariffs but i

the whole house can be proud of the u.k. program with 22 -- with people having received their first dose across the u.k. we can also be proud of the response the u.k. has given to response, including the 548 million pounds we have donated to covax. i therefore wish to correct the suggestion from the european counsel president that the u.k. has blocked vaccine exports. let me be clear. we have not blocked export of a single covid-19 vaccine or vaccine components. this pandemic has put us all on the same side in the battle for global health. we oppose vaccine nationalism in all its forms and i hope the house will join me to reject this suggestion and calling on all our partners to work together to tackle this pandemic. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i will have further such meetings later today. speaker: let's go to daisy cooper. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the government is throwing a staggering 37 billion at a test entry system we know has made barely any difference, but yet it says that i

and to do going to seek further information so it's claimed that the u.k. a d that's the u.k. anti doping agency and the porting responsible for policing clean sport domestically actually allowed british cycling to conduct its own probe after an individual provide a sample of unusual amount of nandrolone that's a banned steroid in and out of competition drugs tests now the plausible explanations go from various health issues or even a contaminated supplement to now water is investigation is trying to examine how likely any of these options really are of course just to remind you under the water code it would be up to the u.k. a deed to actually conduct such a probe at the time however it is understood that now u.k. 80 is hopeful that the issue can be resolved and is really collaborating and saying it will work with water in the future we are working with water to investigate claims relating to private testing carried out by british cycling in 2011 you can do is examining archives to confirm decisions that were taken in 2011 followed due process set by water. now it's claimed t

to the u.k.. a pledge to use the u.k.'s government balance sheet, the fiscal firepower to protect jobs and livelihoods in the annual budget statement. he will also signal the need for future sacrifices to pay down the huge debts accumulated over the past year. >> we keep alternating between moments of pessimism and optimism. >> people don't want a shocker in terms of increases in taxes. they all except that we have to get back to a more reasonable state. >> it's too early to judge by how much taxes will need to go up or spending cut. >> if you take money out of people's pockets, they will tighten their belts and spend less. >> the right thing to do now is keep options open, not to commit ourselves to a precise path or measures. >> all the things that previous generations benefited from, high levels of social spending, lower house prices, are not there. the pandemic has only made that worse. manus: let's get a little bit more from lizzie burden. what exactly can we expect from the chancellor in six hours time? lizzie: good