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BBCNEWS Outside Source July 13, 2024

Weve now got evidence that under borisjohnson, the weve now got evidence that under Boris Johnson, the nhs weve now got evidence that under borisjohnson, the nhs is on the table, and it will be up for sale. We are absolutely resolved that there will be no sale of the nhs, no privatisation, the nhs is not on the table in any way. Well look into labours claims and analyse what they mean. Also on outside source. Welcome once again to the bbcs first deregulated from a lead free, self financing from a fully sponsored tv programme. Clive james, writer and broadcaster, famed for his wit and humour, has died. This man keith skembri was the maltese Prime Ministers chief of staff, yesterday he resigned. This man keith skembri was the maltese Prime Ministers chief of staff, yesterday he resigned. Today hes been questioned by police in relation to the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana galizia. She was known for investigating corruption in malta, and was killed by a car bomb near her home in 2017. We think the former chief of staff is being questions because of what the the businessman Yorgen Fenech is saying. He was arrested last week after trying to leave malta onboard his yacht. Hes being treated as a suspect. The economy minister Chris Cardona seen here on the left also resigned from the government on tuesday. As did the tourism minister konrad mizzi. And there have been furious scenes outside parliament. The crowd booed the Prime Ministerjoseph muscat as he was escorted out of parliament. Protesters threw eggs at him. And they want him to resign. Heres his side of things. Translation the country needs stability, and my mandate and my actions and decisions in the coming hours and days will be aimed to ensure that stability is maintained, and the institutions continue to work serenely. I will also heed the advice of various people who told me not to make statements while an investigation is active. Daphne ca ruana galizias family has also called for the Prime Minister to resign. My colleague Matthew Amroliwala spoke to her sister. Well, somethings moving, and thats progress, but the rest are long overdue. But the arrests are long overdue. The people we are seeing resign now should of resigned years ago. The people who are being arrested now should of been arrested years ago too. Definitely, he should go as well. His position is even more untenable now than it was before. There is a real recognition now amongst the public, in terms of the work your sister was doing, just give me an idea of how much the mood has changed in malta in the last few days . People are angry, i havent seen anything like this for decades. You know, there is often anger at a political rally, but that goes with the tribalism of our politics. What we are seeing now is people being angry about issues, you know, without feel a failure. They dont really care who it is, they are just angry that Something Like this has happened. And tell me more about your view on the Prime Minister, because he has been under considerable pressure in recent days with this wave of resignations, opponents calling for his resignation. What is your assessment . You said a moment ago, his position is untenable. His position is untenable more than ever, his position was already untenable before he was killed. Untenable before daphne was killed. He has been protecting him ever since the Panama Companies were exposed. That was in 2016. That was a year before he was killed. That was a year before daphne was killed. Heres mike sanders from the bbcs world service. Well, they are all accused to varying degrees of corruption, which i have to stress, they all deny. This stems from the panama papers, there is a big cash of 11 million documents, i think it was, back in april 2016. This is what daphne was delving into. There are several accusations against skembri, for example, the former chief of staff, one concern is golden passports. Now, it was in the gift of the Prime Minister, josephs office to give golden passports to rich investors coming from outside the country. Many of them russians. The allegation is that skembri in some way was creaming off some of the profits of this, and squirreling them away into a private bank account in panama. This, again, of course, he denies. Also, mr mitzie is charged with the same sort of thing, or accused of the same sort of thing. The businessman who left in his yacht, he owned a Company Called 17 black, which was registered in dubai. It is alleged that that company was a conduit for these illicit payments to people like him, and mr mitzie. Skembri, and mr mitzie. Again, i have to stress these are all allegations, nothing is proven. But given that some of these allegations are now involving people with immense political or economic power in malta, doesnt malta have a sufficiently independent and powerful Police Service and judiciary to take this on . No, in a word. There was a report back injune by the Parliamentary Assembly of the council of europe, which is a big european watchdog, and it specifically pinpointed the weakness of the police, and it signalled one of the big disadvantages of the multi system, which is so much power is concentrated in the office of the Prime Minister, ofjoseph muscat, and that includes things like a the commissioner of police, pointing to justices, he has control over the banking authority, the Financial Services authority. Of course, malta is very big on Financial Services. Its about 12 of the economy. And the story is getting very close to him. The story is getting very close to him. It has been close to him before, it has to be said. His wife, michelle, was investigated. She allegedly owned a Company Called egress, which was supposed to be a fund for her personal benefit, again, in panama. But a magistrate was appointed to look into that, and the magistrate cleared her of any wrongdoing. The magistrate was then subsequently promoted to judge by mr muscat, but he says that was a vindication of the distance that his family has kept from this corruption scandal. Latest on the uk Election Campaign. The labour party has obtained a 451 page government document it says shows that the nhs is for sale to american companies. Labour argues that the conservatives will open up the nhs to the us after brexit. HeresJeremy Corbyn. Voters need to ask themselves a very serious question. Is the nhs safe and Boris Johnsons hans . Serious question. Is the nhs safe and borisjohnsons hans . Weve now got evidence weve now got evidence, that under Boris Johnson, the nhs is on the table and will be up for sale. The conservatives have strongly denied those claims. This was borisjohnson. We are absolutely resolved, that there will be no sale of the nhs, no privatisation. The nhs is not on the table in any way. Blue back in no way, the nhs is on iio blue back in no way, the nhs is on no weight on the table in any aspect, whatsoever. So what is actually in this document . Discussion of the National Health service does appear. Its mostly us officials pushing for American Drug companies to have greater access to the uk market. What does that add up to . Heres chris morris from reality check. So, the official negotiating objectives of the us trade representative for a future us uk trade deal or published earlier this year. They include the desire to reduce or eliminate all barriers to Us Investment in all sectors in the uk. They call explicitly for full Market Access for us pharmaceutical products. So its hardly surprising that this was one of the issues raised this series of preparatory talks. Between relatively junior american and British Trade officials. Not least because Us Pharmaceutical Companies tend to lobby their government very aggressively. Figures compiled in washington suggest that last year, pharma spent more on lobbying than any other industry. Now, these american and british officials, they discussed drugs pricing, including the idea that patents for example could be extended to stop cheaper generic drugs being used for a longer period. So now we know what the americans want. But do these documents tell us anything about what the conservative party wants. Heres more from chris morris. But, and it is a big but, these are preliminary talks to prepare for possible negotiations, and the uk doesnt have to agree to any of the american demands. Of course, theres going to be pressure. Thats what trade talks are all about. There will also be trade offs. If the uk turns down some of these american requests, then we can expect the americans to reject some key british demands for access to their markets. But none of this is really proof that the nhs is somehow for sale, even if the us would like it to be on the table. What it does show, i think, is just how difficult and how time consuming any post brexit trade negotiations are going to be. Health secretary matt hancock. Its certainly true that the issue of anti semitism isnt going away. Just to recap yesterday the uks chief rabbi wrote a column accusing the labour leadership of failing to tackle anti semitism in the party. Saying on election day the soul of the nation is at stake. This issue then came up when the Bbcs Andrew Neil interviewed Jeremy Corbyn. So no apology . Any other form of life. Lets try one more time. John mccain on minute, andrew, can i explain what we are trained to do . You have, and youve been given ple nty of you have, and youve been given plenty of time. Andrew. So no apology. The shadow home secretary diane abbott. Neck though he wouldnt say sorry and that interview at any stage. We have also heard the word sorry from the labour shadow chancellor. We have already said it, and i will repeat it again, im really sorry, the way we handled it initially, because we have learned lessons from that. Nick eardley is in westminster. Nick, it feels like theres a titanic battle between the parties over which issues dominated . Yes, i think thats absolutely right. Boris johnson went into this general election wanting to persuade everybody that the decision they had to make was which party they thought would deal with brexit more efficiently and quicker. He talks about it every day. I have lost count of the amount of times ive heard borisjohnson say count of the amount of times ive heard Boris Johnson say the count of the amount of times ive heard borisjohnson say the words get brexit done since this campaign began. At the same time, labour is absolutely adamant that we should be talking about public services. The one they want to talk about most, the one they think tories are vulnerable on is the nhs. Thats exactly why mr corbyn raised this press c0 nfe re nce exactly why mr corbyn raised this press conference today, where you saw him brandishing about the a50 page document, talking about those talks with the us. What do they show us . Not quite that the conservative government is ready to sell parts of the nhs, or ready to allow the us to hike up drug prices. Quite the opposite. It doesnt show that the government has agreed to that in any way. It does show that the United States wa nts way. It does show that the United States wants it though. And i think for states wants it though. And i think foer states wants it though. And i think for mr corbyn, its our way of saying it to those hes hoping to attract support from, well, look at, do you think this could come up ain . Do you think this could come up again . And do you trust the other party to say no . Help me understand the labour strategy and brexit a little bit more. BecauseJeremy Corbyn has repeatedly said Boris Johnsons propose a deal with the eu isa johnsons propose a deal with the eu is a disaster for the johnsons propose a deal with the eu is a disasterfor the uk. So what johnsons propose a deal with the eu is a disaster for the uk. So what is the labour strategy about not wanting to talk about it very much . Well, look, they try to get this out of the way, some would argue u nsuccessfully, of the way, some would argue unsuccessfully, by saying our plan is to have renegotiation within three months if we win power, then another referendum on that versus remain within six months. I think the problem Jeremy Corbyn has consistently how does this idea that he doesnt know what he wants to happen, that hes not made his mind up. We have heard him say that he wa nts to up. We have heard him say that he wants to stay neutral in this campaign, again, roz, iwould suggest that that was an attempt to try and draw a line under the issue, but, again, i have watched about 30 borisjohnson but, again, i have watched about 30 Boris Johnson stump but, again, i have watched about 30 borisjohnson stump speeches over the last three weeks or so, and in each of them, he brings up the steam point, because he thinks it works. He says to those people how can you elect a pre minister that hasnt told you what he wants to happen on the big issue of the day . Now, the truth is, we cannot be completely sure if that is having a Significant Impact or labour support, but the tory calculation, and calculation from her supporting parties like the lib dems and the s p as well is that if they keep hammering the message, that corbyn is indecisive on this, it will cost the labour party votes. S p. We it will cost the labour party votes. S p. We met thank you very much indeed, of course, much more information on the uk Election Campaign including the policies of all the parties. On the bbc website. Early on, some very sad news. The australian writer and broadcaster clive james has died at the age of 80. Hed lived in britain for nearly 60 years, became very well known for his wry commentary on funny clips from International Tv though his work had a far, far greater range that. He was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010. And has spoken openly about his fight against cancer ever since. David silla to looks back on his life. Hello, clive. Welcome once again to the bbcs first deregulated, lead free, self financing, fully sponsored tv programme. For your protection, the entire show has been pre boiled for one minute. Clive james, the tv critic who became a tv star talking about tv. If youre to see a welsh soap opera, then you must catch the bbcs pobol y cwm. The action in pobol y cwm is nonstop. British broadcasting corps, night training, sunday. But there was so much to him. He was a comic performer, a journalist, essayist, poet and a lyricist. I would classify me as a writer, because everything i do is based on writing, even when im improvising on tv, like now, im writing it in my head just before i say it. If its any good at all and thats what i do. His tv shows jumped between prime time entertainment. The giant toad having joined the water dwelling worms aboard the plastic pants, coffin number three is uncovered. In the 80s, we laughed with him at shows that British Television would then go on to copy. In our time, fame is everywhere you cant get away from it. By the end of the 90s, his tv career was coming to an end, but the words kept flowing. He rekindled his songwriting partnership with pete atkin. Touch has a memory. And then he was diagnosed with leukaemia. In 2010, and again a year later, he thought he was about to die. He was saved by a new drug. I was in serious medical trouble, and i got saved, and so this is spare time. And its very important to me, because i wasnt expecting to have it, and itsjust good manners to try and use it well. He could write about anything from commentaries on proust to an appreciation of eddie waring to this, his words on facing the end, hoping that he would live long enough to see the leaves emerge on a newly planted maple tree. Filling the double doors to bathe my eyes, a final flood of colours will live on. As my mind dies, burned by my vision of a world that shone so brightly at the last, and then was gone. You can read some of the tribute on the bbc news website. And if human its an outside source, we are going to be learning about new research thats found 99 of dolphins are, are you ready for this . Right handed. Im not sure if thats the technical phrase, but you know what imean, we technical phrase, but you know what i mean, we will explain the significance of this in a moment. The uk is set to give more money to the European Space agency. Its hoped than an increase in the current annual payment of £305 million will safeguard britains role in the International Space programme. Our science correspondentjonathan amos is at the European Space agency ministerial meeting in seville, with the latest. America spends far, far more money across the board, if you take the russians, they spend a little bit less then the europeans on their civil space programme, and the chinese, they are the other big player out there, they are spending kind of approach what nasa is spending, civilly, but they have a military programme as well, and here, they have a menu of things the Member States can spend the cash on, they are kind of bidding against each other on different projects. You know, they all have their own pet project, and maybe they have not got enough of that pet project to proceed, so they put some money into somebody elses coming to get money back that way. Then, at the end of tomorrow, we will have a full list

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