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After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounded by police. Hundreds of protesters are thought to be trapped inside the Polytechnic University, which has become the latest Battle Ground for the pro democracy demonstrations. Chinas ambassador to london said this morning that if the situation continued, the future of hong kong will be unimaginable and dreadful. Heres our correspondent in hong kong, robin brant. This is a university under siege and at times under attack. This the latest of numerous fires to take hold in the last 2a hours. Outside, the police have surrounded Polytechnic University on bridges and on roads. Inside, the protesters are waiting, fearing a repeat of this. In the early hours of this morning, police raided part of the campus. A tense stand off remains, though. Around 500 protesters have barricaded themselves in, their food and Water Supplies are running low. They still have petrol bombs and other weapons, though. Just before two oclock in the afternoon, one group tried to escape. Its 1 45, and all of a sudden, we hear tear gas, and you look down and see a large crowd of protesters. They are basically making a run for it. I think there must be maybe a hundred of them. They came running out over the barriers, and a large amount of tear gas was fired down in their direction. A handful were arrested. Police say anyone leaving the campus will be charged with rioting. I would urge those rioters, do not try to escalate the level of weapon or violence. We have the capability. I will once again urge them to come out, surrender. The focus now, for the university at least, is to end this peacefully. We have now received the assurance of peace, of a temporary suspension of the use of force under the condition that if the protesters do not initiate the use of force, the police will not initiate the use of force. The stand off continues, though, and supporters are streaming into the area around here in large numbers to provoke the police and to try to impede them. We heard that the students inside, they dont have food and water and they want to get out. This shows no sign of de escalating the opposite, in fact, and the police are now sandwiched between protesters barricaded inside and their supporters outside, on the march again. Robin brant, bbc news, hong kong. Borisjohnson has said his government will postpone promised cuts in Corporation Tax if he wins the election. Speaking to the annual conference of the employers organisation, the cbi, the Prime Minister said the move would save £6 billion which could be used for other priorities, including the nhs. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has also been addressing the conference. He set out his plans to create 320,000 apprenticeships in england. This report from our Business Correspondent theo leggett contains flash photography. Another day, another destination for the Prime Minister on the election hustings. This time, a chance to plead his case before Business Leaders at the cbis annual conference. His message on the economy was carefully chosen, and the language, inevitably, colourful. Like a formula one supercar. He spoke about plans for a cut in National Insurance contributions for many firms and promises to promote research and development. Also, a review of Business Rates. But there was a sting in the tail. If i also announce today that we are postponing further cuts in Corporation Tax. And before you storm the stage and protest. Let me remind you, this saves £6 billion that we can put to the priorities of the british people, including the nhs. We have already cut it from 28 to i9 . The stage wasnt stormed, but the decision to delay a 2 tax cut for businesses due next april was unlikely to have been aimed at the audience sitting in front of him. Next to speak, the labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. I also hope you enjoyed the warm up act thats just left the stage. He dismissed claims that he was anti business and outlined plans for what he called a green industrial revolution, underpinned by a new generation of apprenticeships. So today we are announcing a new climate apprenticeship programme, delivering 320,000 apprenticeships in england alone during the first year of a Labour Government. These climate apprenticeships will offer training to School Leavers and workers looking to change jobs mid career, creating the engineers, technicians and construction workers we need. The liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, will address the conference this afternoon. Visiting a Technology Company in st albans this morning, she insisted an anti brexit approach made hers the Natural Party of business. We are also open to making sure business can get the skills and talent they need. I have been at a hi tech business here today and they have been telling me about the challenge they have and how it is important we have an open immigration regime by staying in the eu with, the freedom of movement that brings. That makes it easier for business to get the talent they need to make money, to provide jobs and pay taxes. The Party Leaders know they do need to make the right noises about business, but its far to say all three are rather more focused on winning hearts and minds in the country at large than pleasing the power brokers in the hall today. Theo leggett, bbc news. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley is at the conference in greenwich in south east london. Of all the places for the Prime Minister to say he is post malone in plans to cut tax, this would not normally be the venue, so he was the audience for that . Not least Corporation Tax, i think it is clear that message was not so much intended for the people here but for the public, all part of Boris Johnsons pitch that he is prepared to privatise the nhs and put more money into Public Services if he wins power again on the 12th of december. I mean, there were absolutely some announcements for the cbi that were designed to alleviate some of the fears some here might have about the approach of the government. We know that industry has raised concerns about brexit, concerns about the way the government has been approaching things. His argument was, we will make the National Insurance contributions you make a bit less, that will be good, he argues, for business, and on top of that, by getting brexit over the line, we end that uncertainty that you have been complaining about for the last few months. Mrjohnson is hoping to contrast that with Jeremy Corbyn saying, look, if you back the other quy saying, look, if you back the other guy, if labour are in power, you will have another six months of this. In contrast, mr corbyn saying, well, look, you might have got an idea from the public, from the debate so far that i am anti business, mr corbyns argument, definitely not the case, that he is ready to put money into supporting business, ready to support apprenticeships and increase skills. But unapologetic about his nationalisation project, something thats an industry have raised concerns about, the latest coming of calls on friday with that idea to pa rt calls on friday with that idea to part nationalise bt, suggesting that it might not be the end of it. And we are going to be hearing from jo swinson in the next half hour or so. Yeah, we were withjo swinson this morning on a visit in st albans, she is here now it is going to be making her pitch in the next half hour or so. Her pitch in the next half hour or so. Basically, she is in, because we wa nt to so. Basically, she is in, because we want to stop brexit, we are offering the best deal to the cbi, we will have more money as a result of staying in the eu, she argues, but also more access to things like skills because freedom of movement would continue. I mean, you know, all of these parties are going to face Big Questions from industry over the next few weeks about exactly what their plans are going to mean. Some have raised questions, for example, about how concretejo swinson can be in her promise to have the so called remain bonus, the £50 billion she says will come over the next five years from remaining in the European Union because of growth in the economy. Some questions raised over how exact that figure can be and whether some of the promises that are being made can actually be based on that from a liberal democrat perspective. But she is going to be arguing quite simply that if you stop brexit, it will be better for British Business. Some, though, will just will be better for British Business. Some, though, willjust want the uncertainty gone with a handful something to happen. Nick eardley, thank you very much. And you can hear more on the lib dems plans for business and the economy when their leader jo swinson gives her speech at 2 25, here on the bbc news channel. Not long, we will have full coverage here. More now on the news in hong kong. Several protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a University Campus which has been surrounded by Police Following overnight violence in hong kong. Dr Andreas Fulda is a senior fellow at the Nottingham Asia Research Institute and author of the book the struggle for democracy in mainland china, taiwan and hong kong. Hejoins us from nottingham. Thank you for your time. How much longer can this level of violence and disruption to hong kong go on before somebodys patience snaps . Well, in a sense, the ccp is already running out of patience, but it must be very clear that carrie lam has been receiving instructions from xi jinping last week, and we need to bearin jinping last week, and we need to bear in mind that xijinping is essentially a stalinist who was presiding over a Leninist Party state using marxist tactics, so when carrie lam came to hong kong, she suggested that somehow these young protesters were enemies of the political rhetoric, and that doesnt bode well for the coming days, because it does signify an escalation in terms of rhetoric, and of course we have seen the Hong Kong Police force has also used, yeah, brute force against protesters over the weekend. And we have got the Chinese Ambassador is in the future of hong kong, if this situation continues, will be unimaginable and dreadful. I mean, what possibly could that mean . Well, you know, the ambassador is on the record defending the concentration camps and a cultural genocide against the uighurs and cahuzac people, 1. 5 million of them held against their will in these camps. I think whatever he says we should take with a big grain of salt. He is peddling, essentially, communist party lies. What matters far more for the uk is that the Chinese Communist party is a signatory to the 1984 that the Chinese Communist party is a signatory to the 198ajoint declaration and is in breach of that treaty, and it is really high time for the Prime Minister to speak up and speak out, and yeah, call them out for the violation of an internationally binding treaty. But do what, what difference will not possibly make . Well, you say, the chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, tom tugendhat, made it very clear in one of the final reports of the committee that the British Government now has to consider sanctions and there is, of course, the question of what British Government could do more to help hong kongers, for example, british nationals overseas, they could, for example, extend their citizens rights. So the British Government could do much more than they are actually doing, and the silence, anyway, not just by actually doing, and the silence, anyway, notjust by the Prime Minister but by the leader of the 0pposition, who seems to care more about bolivia than what is happening in east asia, is shameful. Thank you very much forjoining us. You are watching afternoon live from bbc news. There are growing calls for the duke of york to cooperate with legal cases in the us about his links to the convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epstein. It follows his interview for bbc newsnight, in which denied having any sexual contact with an American Woman, Virginia Roberts, who says she was forced to have sex with him at the age of 17. Epstein took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Andy moore reports. We have come to Buckingham Palace in highly unusual circumstances. Its the interview that continues to dominate the national conversation. People close to Prince Andrew told the bbc he stood by his decision to do it. They said he wanted to address the issues involved with what they called honesty and humility. But its hard to find anyone who thinks it was a success. I think if a member of the royal family who clearly was friendly with a convicted sex offender who is going to go on television, the first words out of his mouth should be, im sorry, and if theres anything i can do to assist these victims in any way, shape and form, i would want to do that. But todays daily mail claims andrew has expressed in private the sympathy for epsteins victims that he didnt state in public. The sun takes a very different line, claiming the prince told the queen his interview had been a great success. Whatever the angle, the interview continues to dominate the headlines. Theres also analysis of andrews admission that he had met epsteins girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell this year, even though shed been accused of helping epstein groom his victims. If there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, thats her problem, im afraid. Im not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. When was your last contact with her . It was earlier this year, funnily enough, in the summer, in the spring, summer. About what . She was here doing some running. Ghislaine maxwell has always denied the accusations against her. This was her six years ago. Elusive then, she hasnt been seen in public for many months, and no one seems to know where she is now. 0ur royal correspondent Daniela Relph is at Buckingham Palace. The question everyone is asking is how far the question everyone is asking is howfarup the question everyone is asking is how far up the days go . Did he ask his mother . Yeah, and that is not entirely clear, i have to say, simon. The understanding the bbc had ahead of the interview was that this needed approval at the highest level, so the presumption was that the queen had approved andrew doing the queen had approved andrew doing the interview. But that has not been made clear by Buckingham Palace yet, so we are not quite sure if that was actually the chain of events or whether somebody else could have given the nod or whether the queen was told after the interview had been done. It is not quite clear whether she gave her tacit approval for this interview to go ahead. 0k, we will be back to you later. Thank you, Daniela Relph. Lets find out more about what went on behind the scenes during that interview. Im joined now by stewart maclean, newsnights deputy editor. Thank you for coming in. You were at the interview. I am just wondering, immediately it was over, did the prince think, that has been a success . Prince think, that has been a success . It was an extraordinary thing for those of us there to witness. I think those of us who we re witness. I think those of us who were there as part of the newsnight tea m were there as part of the Newsnight Team and is part of the dukes team thought it was a pretty significant intervention and that we were witnessing something fairly significant. Afterwards, the duke was pretty relaxed. I think he was relieved that it was over, he had expected it to be bracing, i think in truth probably i