Next next, next, british Prime Minister Boris Johnson fields questions on the governments response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is 35 minutes. We are now moving onto questions to the Prime Minister. Hear hear. And there will be further meetings. I associate myself with those kind remarks on behalf of my honorable friend the member for bolton. My constituents are reeling from the 9 contraction of the economy since march this year. Unemployment has skyrocketed and joblessness in haringey is the highest in the capital. Unfortunately, we are at the same time facing the idea that there could be a congestion tax forced on an extra 4 million londoners by this government. These londoners are already facing the double whammy of covid and financial ruin. Will the Prime Minister please immediately stop the imposition of this dreadful plan . I look forward to his answer. I must respectfully inform the honorable lady that the current mayor of london had effectively bankrupted tfl before corona
House will be with the honorable member. I am sure you will want to join me in wishing her a speedy recovery. Meetingsing i had in addition to my duties in in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Catherine west i associate myself with those kind remarks on behalf of my honorable friend the member for bolton , southeast. My constituents are reeling from the 9 contraction of the economy since march this year. Unemployment has skyrocketed and joblessness in haringey is the highest in the capital. Unfortunately, we are at the same time facing the idea that there could be a congestion tax forced on an extra 4 million londoners by this government. These londoners are already facing the double whammy of covid and financial ruin. Will the Prime Minister please immediately stop the imposition of this dreadful plan . I look forward to his answer. Pm johnson i must respectfully inform the honorable lady that the current mayor of london had effective
And now live to london for british Prime Ministers question time. Each week the house of commons is in session we bring you Prime Minister Boris Johnson getting questions from members of the house of commons wednesday morning on cspan2. Prior to question time members are finishing up other business. Now live to the floor of the british house of commons. The whole house will be with the honorable member. Join me in wishing her a speedy recovery. And there will be further meetings. On behalf of my honorable friend my constituents are reeling from the 9 contraction of the economy, unemployment has skyrocketed, the highest in the country. Unfortunately we are at the same time facing the idea there could be a congestion forced on 4 million by this government. And they are placing the double whammy of covid19 and financial ruin. And i respectfully informed the honorable lady, the mayor of london bankrupted, and before it hit and it is a massive black hole, any need to make up the deficit is
The stock up close to 100 this week. Is that a squeeze or a fundamental reevaluation . We have seen travel stocks really rising quite sharply this week. Lets take a quick look at the european markets. Theres a bunch of factors i want to focus on, plus a global view of what is going on. You can see what is happening with the chinese currency. 0. 5 ,an stocks up around pretty much matching the gains in the united states. We are watching stimulus pingpong. Italian 10 year, there it is. Some pretty big moves over the last few days. Then weve got what is going on with the chinese currency. China back today from golden week. A huge bid in terms of equities and the currency. Will the pboc squash that one . We will wait and see. Europe focusing on what is happening with the lockdown story and what is happening with the bond markets. Lisa the pandemic ongoing, leaders stepping up to contain the surge in virus cases across the continent. Bloombergs maria tadeo joins us with more. What do we know
After the black Health Care Worker was killed in our home by police. The white house approves a disaster declaration for oregon where several wildfires are burning out of control. And scientists want to keep the antarctic glass here is a breaking free threatening a large scale rise in sea levels. The United Arab Emirates and baccarin have both signed u. S. Brokered deals to normalize ties with israel its been described as a betrayal by the palestinians but donald trump says it represents the dawn of a new middle east and predicted more countries will follow the move White House Correspondent Kimberly Hauck of reports. Its not the. Peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u. S. President donald trump hailed the signing of the Abraham Accords at the white house as an historic day after decades of division and conflict we marked the dawn of a new middle east. The agreement signed between israel the United Arab Emirates and bahrain formalizes relationships already