now on bbc news, newscast. chris, we re going to have a foreign affairs focus in this episode. what was the most memorable foreign trip you ve done as a journalist? can i do two? 0k. and they re at opposite ends of the kind of spectrum. so the first one was being in kosovo when it declared its independence, and seeing the power for a people and a nation of that moment. but it was a contested moment because there were countries around the world that didn t recognise kosovo. serbia in particular was pretty angry about it. so that would be my serious one. and then because news is the full spectrum, the world santa claus congress in copenhagen, which involved hundreds of santas cycling around the danish capital for the hell of it. i remember being on newsround and going to delhi to cover that festival where everyone throws coloured dye each other. but for some reason, we didn t factor in enough time for us to get showered and clean our clothes before the next stage of our trip, w
explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
but because they have been big global events in american and british military action against a military group in yemen. now, the foreign secretary in the studio this morning was obviously timely, interesting that he actually has done what would be called the sunday round because initially david cameron was trying to stay out of the topline political fray. cameron was trying to stay out of the topline politicalfray. that cameron was trying to stay out of the topline political fray. that is a side bar compared to the very important issues that we were talking about. i think there s been a sense from lots of leading politicians in the last few days that everywhere you look, tensions are heating up, whether that is the houthis, it seems that s what s happening in ukraine, whether that s increasingly aggressive china, it feels that tensions are on the boil, and this is how david cameron described it. and this is how david cameron described it. , , ., described it. this is a time
morning, morning. and with me at the desk actor and all round superstar alan cumming, journalist isabel oakeshott, and the editor in chief of the independent, geordie grieg. good morning to all of you. lord cameron, have you got any tips for the opposition leader, sir keir? have you got any tips for him, lord cameron? have you got any tips for him, lord cameron? , have you got any tips for him, lord cameron?- what have you got any tips for him, lord cameron?- what might - have you got any tips for him, lord cameron?- what might they have you got any tips for him, lord - cameron?- what might they be? cameron? plenty. what might they be? get a lan. cameron? plenty. what might they be? get a plan- anything cameron? plenty. what might they be? get a plan. anything that cameron? plenty. what might they be? get a plan. anything that might - cameron? plenty. what might they be? get a plan. anything that might be - get a plan. anything that might be helful to get a plan. an
introduction and saying, this is a time when it is hard to remember a more unstable and dangerous, uncertain world. very much of the lights, from where i sit in the foreign office, the red lights on the global dashboard are very much flushing. and at that moment it is very important you have in no 10 downing street someone who is a strong leader who takes all of these issues into consideration but has a clear plan for how we enhance this country s security. it feels if the red lights are flashing, many sympathetic to the uk, like the un, there is what iran describes as in excess of resistance to israel. we see iran having links with russia and china. we say the red lights are flashing. should people feel worried and insecure? they should be worried. we have a war in europe, instability in the middle east, we have what war is