don t write off somebody because they re in a wheelchair. look at what they can do when they ve got the right help and support they can climb mount kilimanjaro. good morning from this factory in rochdale, where they cut doors into shape. what shape is the uk economy in? we get the latest figures this morning. england s greatest ever anotherjoe root century his fastest ever has his team mates purring over his performance. good morning. many of us starting off with a fair bit of cloud this morning. some sunshine. the cloud will build through the day. patchy rain at the far north. this week it is getting warmer, especially across england and wales. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, june the 13th. more home grown produce and more support forfarmers they ll be the central promises within the government s food strategy for england, which is released later today. the plan should improve food security, but well publicised recommendations to reduce consumption of
to that day including all the violence and chaos that happened in this building behind me. the idea that all of this was just a demonstration that got a little bit out of control is absurd. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is tuesday, june 7, boris johnson is clinging to his leadership after a closer than expected confidence vote in parliament. uk lawmakers are angry that the prime minister attended numerous parties while the rest of the country was under covid lockdown. mr. johnson will meet his cabinet today to lay out his vision, he says he wants to continue delivering on the issues that matter to british people. i m grateful to colleagues, i m grateful for the support they have given me. of course i understand what we need to do now is come together as a government, as a party, and that is exactly what we can now do. but it won t be that easy for the prime minister who only has a year to turn around his declining popularity, if that. do
this comes after a wide ranging review by restaurateur henry dimbleby. he told the bbc less than half of his recommendations have been adopted, but it wasn t a disaster. there was progress on how the environment could be helped, he said, and a recognition of the damage being done by the junk food cycle. but there was nothing on trade. imported food could still be reduced to lower standards. after withering criticism of an earlier leaked draft, the national farmers union welcome the plans. i think it s really welcome to see government committing to food production and food security. there s a strong commitment in there to maintain our current levels of self sufficiency, and to produce more, effectively, of we are good at, more of our fruit and vegetables which have been in decline. so, you know, that s a laudable ambition. there s strong commitments on government procurement. more british, more local into our schools and hospitals, and that s very, very welcome indeed for farmers. but
and issuing more visas for migrants. no mention of reducing meat consumption, but there will be money for research into meat alternatives. this comes after a wide ranging review by restaurateur henry dimbleby. he told the bbc less than half of his recommendations have been adopted, but it wasn t a disaster. there was progress on how the environment could be helped, he said, and a recognition of the damage being done by the junk food cycle. but there was nothing on trade. imported food could still be reduced to lower standards. after withering criticism of an earlier leaked draft, the national farmers union now welcomes the plans. i think it s really welcome to see government committing to food production and food security. there s a strong commitment in there to maintain our current levels of self sufficiency, and to produce more, effectively, of we are good at, more of our fruit and vegetables which have been in decline. so, you know, that s a laudable ambition. there s strong commit
we re doing to take this country forward. joining me now is freddie gray, deputy editor of the spectator. freddie, explain how bad this was for boris johnson. he is clearly very wounded and there are still those reb els wo want to finish him off. that could potentially still happen, couldn t it? yes, i think it really could. i think it was pretty bad. it wasn t a disaster, he doesn t lose, but it was higher as i understand it than team boris was thinking. so it is quite a serious wound and i think potentially it could be fatal if you look historically, leaders who have those types of votes of confidence go against them or go that narrowly for them don t survive very long. thatcher didn t survive very long, theresa may didn t survive very long after similar votes. so i think it is looking pretty bad. you cakcan t ever put anything t