to be reunited with the queen who has had quite a lot on her plate while he has been away. and are you creaking? what has a year of remote working done for our physical health, our necks and our backs. we will bring useful advice if you are working from the kitchen table. hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the brexit prize, as defined by those who voted to leave in 2016, was a newly defined role for a buccaneering, free—trading "global britain", outside the european union. that has been viewed with some scepticism in foreign capitals. but today — after a year long review — the government spelt out what it will mean for the uk's security, defence and foreign policy. in short, its a shift in focus; towards asia and the indo—pacific region — cultivating allies and strong relationships with everyone in that region, other than china. one of the biggest sections of the review deals with the future of the british military. the uk has announced it will raise the cap on nuclear warheads to 260 — an increase of 45%. whereas russia is seen as an actively hostile state that needs to be treated as such, there will be a hybrid approach to china, with �*some�* co—operation wherever it is deemed appropriate and the government says it will eventually reverse its cuts to foreign aid, when the fiscal conditions allow. here was borisjohnson today in the commons. the truth is that even if we wish did end of course we don't, the uk could never turn inward to be content with the cramped horizons of its or current foreign policy. there are global britain is not a reflection of old obligations or vainglorious gesture but of necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. the uk's former defence secretary and international trade secretary — liam fox, conservative mp — joins us now from westminster there is that scepticism in foreign capital but there is no doubt that the threats and opportunities have changed, so maybe it does require some descriptive thinking. tell us, having read this report, how do you see britain ten years from now? i see britain ten years from now? i see it as playing an active role in the global response to global problems and i think there's been an underlying problem in that we have not really responded politically to the challenges of globalisation and we have seen the destruction through the financial system we saw that in 2008 and 2009, global terrorism and public health and i think we need to get the multilateral institutions working better and i think we need to use, after all be where they're at the creation of many of those institutions themselves i think it is interesting today that the prime minister far from some of the criticisms that are made about him actually talked about how we would take a more multilateral approach that makes a lot of sense of the problems of global, also of the solutions. �* problems of global, also of the solutions-_ problems of global, also of the solutions. �* ., , , , ., , solutions. but inevitably, people ma ask solutions. but inevitably, people may ask why _ solutions. but inevitably, people may ask why are _ solutions. but inevitably, people may ask why are we _ solutions. but inevitably, people may ask why are we focusing - solutions. but inevitably, people may ask why are we focusing on | solutions. but inevitably, people i may ask why are we focusing on the indo pacific region, in the area paris have limited influence and turning our back on the community thatis turning our back on the community that is 21 miles across the channel? we are not turning her back on them but it is understanding the risks that can come from different parts of the globe in the relationship between china and its regional neighbours in the free pass and traffic through the south china sea that will affect us and the reasons that will affect us and the reasons that i think it is with britain joining the transpacific trade relationship is what better way of constraining china then use of tariffs which was the trump administration policy. i think this is much more rounded approach because i think it does bring togetherforeign because i think it does bring together foreign policy and because i think it does bring togetherforeign policy and defence and a wider view of global economic policies and ifelt and a wider view of global economic policies and i felt for some time that that is been a weakness in the uk in defining security too narrowly. i think that redresses it and we still have to see some of the details set out next week but i think that it is a much more forward—looking position that we have had in britain for some time. i think they're having a bit of deja vu because of president 0bama back in 2009 who wanted a pivot to asia for the us and it worked with only moderate success really because he got caught up in other things. the area of asia for the uk could have one would think, quite a good degree of influence is over hong kong but there's not much evidence that the uk's managed to contain china in its hong kong ambitions recently. there is a limit to what _ hong kong ambitions recently. there is a limit to what you _ hong kong ambitions recently. there is a limit to what you can _ hong kong ambitions recently. there is a limit to what you can do, - hong kong ambitions recently. there is a limit to what you can do, let's i is a limit to what you can do, let's be frank about that. when china decided that was going to do away effectively with the one country to systems that is promised. we wondered what the value was of the chinese signature on the treaty and therefore it became immoral incumbent to the uk to do what we could within the parameters of what's really possible and our response to that the visa system that we introduced has enhanced britain's reputation, but we have to understand that there is a limit to what we can do and increasingly, were going to have to work with and were going to have to work with and we are going to going to have to find global solutions and gunboat diplomacy is long behind us and we have to work to deal with many of these situations that the prime minister mentioned today and pandemic preparedness. the world as a whole was not prepared for what many have said it was inevitable in some form or another. and yet, we do not have global protocols in place and no global metrics to assess that and no global metrics to assess that and there's a lot of work to be done as the prime minister indicated today, britain's leadership of the g7 will actually push a lot of these items much further up the global agenda because we are lagging behind the reality of the problems that we face. ~ ., , ., ., the reality of the problems that we face. ~ ., i. ., i. face. while we have you here and you mention the — face. while we have you here and you mention the pandemic, _ face. while we have you here and you mention the pandemic, i _ face. while we have you here and you mention the pandemic, i want - face. while we have you here and you mention the pandemic, i want to - mention the pandemic, i want to reaction to what is been happening in britain and even today with more european countries suspending the use of the astrazeneca vaccine. what would you say to your european counterparts if you had them on the phone? i counterparts if you had them on the hone? ., ._ counterparts if you had them on the hone? ., , a counterparts if you had them on the hone? ., , ., phone? i would say stick to the science. the _ phone? i would say stick to the science. the talk _ phone? i would say stick to the science. the talk of _ phone? i would say stick to the science. the talk of blood - phone? i would say stick to the science. the talk of blood clots j phone? i would say stick to the l science. the talk of blood clots is lower than the population that you would expect in the population given its age. and i think that we, in britain, we have not all enjoyed the decisions based on lockdown and so on, but if you look at almost 25 million britons vaccinated. i have the astrazeneca vaccine last week and i did it without a problem. i think it is the safest thing to do and the worry now is that this will set back the european recovery of the pandemic with a lot of economic consequences that will have in europe and probably a potential knock on to the uk given the size of the european market. my advice would be to give up the hysteria, give up the politics, stick to the science, protect your people first. inc. you for coming _ protect your people first. inc. you for coming on _ protect your people first. inc. you for coming on the _ protect your people first. inc. you for coming on the programme. i quite the departure of this. you be hard—pressed to find many people who would not want to be tough on china. they're really leaning into the zeitgeist of that is out there. they want action on hong kong and there is this funny relationship, this type of relationship where they want to talk tough on these issues but still keep the door open to trade and also the future role that china will play on climate change. every country in the world, particularly in the west is dealing with this issue of the question of how to deal with china. the trumpet administration took a particularly tough line on china and what was interesting to me over the past few days was the joe interesting to me over the past few days was thejoe biden administration signs kind of tromped like. if you look at the article that the secretary of state of the defence secretary road just before leaving for the trip for china, here's what they read. working with our allies is critical in our combined power makes a stronger moment can push back against china's aggression and threats. together we will hold when it the us underjoe biden sounds tougher than the uk when it comes to china. we will keep an eye on the reaction. in the united states immigration is one of the most politicised issues out there. and right now it threatens to undermine all the positive headlinesjoe biden has been attracting. there is a new surge of migrants coming across the us mexico border and while the white house is trying to deny it's a crisis — it is starting to resemble one. many of the new arrivals are children — some under the age of ten. and they have all come across alone — without parents or guardian. the reason for the surge is a policy shift — children can now stay in the us while their applications are processed. the government has announced that it has hired a convention centre in dallas to house 2000 migrant teenagers. but that is not a solution to the wider problem. erika pinheiro is an immigration attorney and activist, and shejoins us now. joining us. who are these children and what kind of circumstances are they leaving behind?— they leaving behind? first, thank ou for they leaving behind? first, thank you for having — they leaving behind? first, thank you for having me _ they leaving behind? first, thank you for having me and _ they leaving behind? first, thank you for having me and with - they leaving behind? first, thank. you for having me and with respect to the unaccompanied children, i think we are seeing two things playing out. the border has been closed all asylum—seekers in the recent shifts to not expel unaccompanied children has certainly contributed to an increase but we are releasing a backlog of children at the border and into thousand i9 fiscal year, we had 70,000 referrals of unaccompanied children to the settlement, the agency that houses these children into thousand 20 euros on 17,000, first we are seeing children who have been stuck at the border and now seeking protection in the united states, protection that had recently been closed off to them. another thing we are seeing. we are seeing the pictures of some of those children and some of them are very young. there under the age of ten. how are they crossing the border by themselves? how are they getting to the border by themselves? the other policy that is playing out right now that is related to title 42, which is the policy name for the covid—19 border closure is that have shut off the asylum system to anyone unaccompanied. we have tens of thousands of families that are living in squalid conditions and on the mexican side of the us border. what we're seeing here is families are living in tents, they do not have access to sanitation facilities, it is called, it is raining and they're sending their children across by themselves to live with relatives that are already in the united states and are 90% of the unaccompanied children do have a relative to receive them and they're making the choice to send their children to live in relative safety with a relative while their parents and otherfamily with a relative while their parents and other family members wait on the mexican side of the asylum process to reopen. jae mexican side of the asylum process to reoen. , ., �* mexican side of the asylum process to reoen. �* , to reopen. joe biden is under pressure _ to reopen. joe biden is under pressure to — to reopen. joe biden is under pressure to have _ to reopen. joe biden is under pressure to have a _ to reopen. joe biden is under pressure to have a more - to reopen. joe biden is under- pressure to have a more humane policy be justifying for us how shift in policy and the first few weeks of administration served as a whole factor. is there a compromise? it is such a politcised issue, is there a compromise across the firm robust aggression policy that stops people were tired of people come across the border but also deals in across the border but also deals in a humane way with those who do need support? i do a humane way with those who do need su . oft? ., ., “ a humane way with those who do need su . ort? ., ., “ a humane way with those who do need su ort? ., ., ~ , ., support? i do not think it is fair to say the _ support? i do not think it is fair to say the policies _ support? i do not think it is fair to say the policies are - support? i do not think it is fair to say the policies are that. - support? i do not think it is fair| to say the policies are that. the largest number of families that came across following 0—tolerance which led to the separation of thousands of families that was mostly due to push factors, especially from central america. what we are seeing todayis central america. what we are seeing today is the result of the economic effects of the covid—19 pandemic and the effects of two devastating hurricanes that hit central america this past fall and just a lot of confusions around the administration and we have been working with unaccompanied children for over a decade and every single spring we see an increase. if you see an increase from 2020 to 2021, it certainly looked like a search. if we look at the increase from 2019 as opposed to the february to march increase in 2021, it's actually less of an increase the share than it was in 2019. so, i think that's a nice comparison and i don't think we really have a choice. but they have a humane solution for these children, the us law dictates that we maintain certain standards in detaining unaccompanied children, the administrations, this administration and past administrations have used an influx to get around these standards and i think that moving forward justly to increase capacity for a child appropriate housing of children. thank you forjoining us on the us border. thank you very much we have to leave it there, i am afraid. the duke of edinburgh has left hospital in central london after receiving treatment for an infection and surgery for a pre—existing condition. prince philip, who's 99, spent a month in hospital and has now returned to windsor to be reunited with the queen. the prince of wales said he was thrilled with the news. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. shielded by a screen, a patient, evidently in a wheelchair, was brought out from the king edward vii hospital to a waiting vehicle. moments later, the vehicle left with the duke of edinburgh safely aboard. as the car drove away, photographers caught sight of him sitting in the rear of the vehicle. little has been said by the palace about the reasons for his hospital stay other than he had been suffering from an infection and an unspecified pre—existing heart condition. but the treatment, evidently having been successful, he was on his way to be reunited with the queen at windsor. for the royalfamily, it was welcome news. the prince of wales was visiting a vaccination clinic at finsbury park mosque in north london when the news about his father was confirmed. and had he had a chance to speak to his father? the queen has continued with her official programme throughout her husband's stay in hospital, marking commonwealth day among other things, as well as coping with the fallout from the us television interview given by the sussexes. gayle, you spoke with the couple over the weekend. let's break some news. what did they say? on that, the aftermath of the sussex interview, one of meghan's friends, a us breakfast tv presenter has been sharing with her viewers what the couple told her at the weekend. i did actually call them to see how they were feeling, and it is true that harry has talked to his brother and his father too. the word i was given was that those conversations were not productive, but they are glad that they have at least started the conversation. fanfare. here the family's focus is firmly on the duke of edinburgh. in less than 90 days it will be his 100th birthday, and it will be a matter of reassurance to his family that his four weeks in hospital are now over and that doctors have decided he is well enough to return home. nicholas witchell, bbc news. for those watching on bbc world news, we'll be right back. the government's plans to overhaul the criminaljustice system in england and wales have passed their first hurdle in the commons. labourfailed in its attempt to block the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill after objecting to aspects of the legislation, including changes to the law on protests. in a moment, we'll hear the closing remarks from shadowjustice secretary, david lammy — where he explained the party's objections to the bill , but first, thejustice secretary robert buckland explains why the legislation was needed — to create a higher level of protection for victims of crime. society is speaking, madam deputy speaker. and it is for all of us to be up to the level of events. now, the bill that i have worked on for many months, from well before the sentencing that i published in september of last year, isn'tjust september of last year, isn't just the september of last year, isn'tjust the fulfillment of a manifesto commitment important though that is. it lies the very heart of the mission of this government. it is another milestone along the road to creating a higher degree of public protection for victims of crime and may i say, that very much includes women and girls. but may i say, that very much includes women and girls.— may i say, that very much includes women and girls. but labour cannot vote for police _ women and girls. but labour cannot vote for police and _ women and girls. but labour cannot vote for police and crime _ women and girls. but labour cannot| vote for police and crime sentencing of a hill_ vote for police and crime sentencing of a bill that ignores the intimidation, violence and abuse. we cannot_ intimidation, violence and abuse. we cannot vote _ intimidation, violence and abuse. we cannot vote for this bill when it fails_ cannot vote for this bill when it fails to — cannot vote for this bill when it fails to increase sentencing for rain and — fails to increase sentencing for rain and stocking. we cannot vote for this_ rain and stockin