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View of events in the uk. Borisjohnson is preparing to launch the conservative manifesto in the next few hours, which will pledge not to raise the rate of income tax, National Insurance or vat. The Prime Minister will also say he wants to bring his brexit deal back to the commons before christmas, if the conservatives are returned to power. Our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. What would he do with power . This afternoon, borisjohnson will unveil the conservative manifesto. His bas...

Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. Is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid Climate Summit . Three weeks to go till the uk votes has it become the get brexit done election . And if not, then what . And as Prince Andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to befriends with a sex offender . My guests today indianjournalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian oconnell, greg katz of Us News Agency ...

Of the past as doctors say they no longer have the capacity to offer them. A day of calm in hong kong as the territory prepares to go to the polls, giving pro democracy campaigners their chance to vote. The fallout from Prince Andrews association with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues, as barclays becomes the latest big company to withdraw support from the dukes mentoring scheme. At 11. 30, its dateline. Our london correspondents look at events in the uk through outsiders eyes, and at how the...

Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello. Welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. Is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid Climate Summit . Three weeks to go till the uk votes has it become the get brexit done election . And if not, then what . And as Prince Andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to be friends with a sex offender . My guests today indian journalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian oconn...

Now on bbc news, its time for dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week Desperate Measures in hong kong, will they work . And brexits man with a plan embarks on a brussels endgame. My guests today Isabel Hilton of china dialogue, iain martin of the london times, greg katz of the associated press, thomas kielinger, author and veteran correspondent of die welt. Thank you all forjoining me. A tale of two chinas. Controlled choreography in beijing, chaos in h...

In the quarter finals. And foreign correspondents based in london will give their take on the protests in hong kong and the brexit negotiations. Thats in dateline london in half an hour. Good morning. Much of hong kong is shut down after violent demonstrations led to the suspension of the citys public transport network, many shopping centres, banks and businesses have been unable to open. Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against a newly imposed ban on wearing face masks. ...

In violent Anti Government protests. Demonstrators defied a ban on face masks dring the unrest. Chief executive carrie lam has defended her decision to invoke Emergency Powers. The us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about Donald Trumps attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a silly gotcha game. Leading democrats have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. The British For...

The headlines at 11am. Writing in two sunday newspapers, borisjohnson urges the eu to show that its willing to compromise with the uk on a brexit deal the brexit secretary says the onus is now on the eu. We set out very serious proposals, including compromise on our side and we now need to seek flexibility on the eu side in order to reach that deal. This is the live scene hong kong as police have fired tear gas at demonstrators as they continue to defy an emergency law by wearing face masks duri...

Tell us what is going on now. Is carrie lam is going to sort this out . I dont think this is going to be sorted. You know, the face mask ban which precipitated last nights riots, which were by far the most serious that we have seen, and i think, you know, they were definitely riots. There were fires set on the underground, banks were attacked, individuals were attacked with petrol bombs. This is a hong kong that is really on the edge of something very, very serious. But if you look back at how w...

Following thejuly 1st protests. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. And this week threats of tanker tit for tat after an Iranian Oil Tanker is seized off gibraltar. Hong kongs protests turn ugly. And balloting begins. Will Boris Johnson be britains Prime Minister before the end of this month . My guests today iranian writer amir taheri, political commentator adam raphael, Isabel Hilton of the website China Dialogue and greg katz of the associated press. Welcome to you all. Ov...