this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. on today s program, amidst the utter political and economic chaos in the united kingdom, liz truss resigns, becoming the shortest tenured prime minister in that country s history. i m resigning as leader of the conservative party. what happens now? i ll ask the economist editor in chief. then, next week, benjamin netanyahu might get a third stint as israel s prime minister. today, you ll hear from him about iran s nuclear program, israel s relations with its neighbors, his own relations with vladamir putin. i wouldn t call it a love affair, but i would call it a question of interest. and more. also the protests in iran have now been going on for more than a month. and show no signs of slowing. i ll get the big picture from robin wright of the new yorker, who calls this the world s first women-led counterre
on today s program, amidst the utter political and economic chaos in the united kingdom, liz truss resigns, becoming the shortest tenured prime minister in that country s history. i m resigning as leader of the conservative party. what happens now? i ll ask the economist quest editor in chief. then, next week, benjamin netanyahu might get a third stint as israel s prime minister. today, you ll hear from him about iran s nuclear program, israel s relations with its neighbors, his own relations with vladamir putin. i wouldn t call it a love affair, but i would call it a question of interest. and more. also the protests in iran have now been going on for more than a month. and show no signs of slowing. i ll get the big picture from robin wright of the new yorker, who calls this the world s first women-led counterrevolution. but first, here s my take. in late 1992, i started my first full-time job as managing editor of foreign affairs. i remember sorting through
constitutional right to abortion. for the third time this week, thousands of members of the rmt union have been taking part in a one day strike, causing disruption to rail services across britain. good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will not undergo what he calls a psychological transformation of his character. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. it s been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservatives lost two by elections, before the resignation of his party chairman. this report from our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, contains some flash photography. the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession, there s plenty for commonwealth leaders in rwanda to ponder. but, for borisjohnson, domestic politics is never far away. this week s by election defeats in wakefield and tiverton and honiton have spooked some tory mps. and oliver dowden s resignation as party chairman
politics in the uk at the moment, do you still have confidence in the prime minister, is he the right person to lead the uk? i have absolute confidence in the prime minister. he s doing a fantasticjob. he has led on. ..delivering on brexit, helping britain recoverfrom covid, we were the first country to fully develop the vaccine and get it rolled out and now he s doing a brilliantjob of supporting ukraine in the appalling war against russia. and the conservatives have just lost two important by elections. should he be considering his position? his role? incumbent governments do tend to lose by elections. that s not a predictor of the future. what we are making sure is that we are getting the economy going, we re helping the economy grow so people have more opportunities, morejobs in the future and that is what will help us secure the next election. and the migrants deal, which has been signed between the uk and the rwandan government has come under a lot of scrutiny, even her
the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession. there is plenty for commonwealth leaders in orlando to ponder. but for boris johnson, domestic politics is never far away commonwealth leaders in rwanda. the by election defeats in wheatfield and tiverton and huntington have spooked some tory mps. and oliver dowden s resignation as party chairman has yet again put the spotlight on the prime minister s leadership. some think his behaviour is the problem and want a change of direction. oliver dowden said in his letter it could not be business as usual, i am not hearing you say i have heard what the voters have said and i am going to change. iii what the voters have said and i am going to change- what the voters have said and i am going to change. if you want me, let me be clear. going to change. if you want me, let me be clear. if going to change. if you want me, let me be clear, if you going to change. if you want me, let me be clear, if you are going