France and Germany have tabled a plan to create an “inner circle” of countries willing to sign up for radical EU integration which includes a new membership for “even the UK”.
Vladimir putin is weighing whether to attend next month s g20 summit in person. that would be the first time he s in a room with western leaders since russia s invasion of ukraine. setting up a potentially tense and high risk situation. nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons broke this story for us. so what more can you tell us about putin s considerations here, keir? reporter: well, chris, he s still deciding what to do, and just a month away from the weekend in september when the g20 leaders will meet, an absolutely crucial meeting, a litmus test, i suspect, for the countries around the world positioned on ukraine. i think what president putin is likely doing is trying to figure out, and i suspect trying to get guarantees over whether he will be confronted by other western leaders, by western journalists or whether it s possible for him to go in person and meet with
We all rely on? good evening. london s low emission zone will expand following a victory today in court for the mayor, sadiq khan. you d think that facing down a challenge from conservative councils might be cause for celebration in the labour party certainly there are other cities looking to introduce similar air quality measures. but the leadership seems rather lukewarm about it after last week s uxbridge by election result. one labour frontbencher today said keir has been very clear he doesn t want it to go ahead at this stage . there are other issues, too, where the leadership s adoption of what s called the ming vase theory that when you ve got a thumping poll lead you really don t want to drop it causes tension within the party. here sjoe. how did the tories spin a legal loss as a rallying moment for hard up car drivers?