of last week s halloween crush many are demanding the president resign. we start in the uk where police say the firebombing of an immigration processing centre in kent was motivated by extreme right wing ideology and met the threshold for a terror incident. 66 year old andrew leak carried out the attack at the site in dover last sunday, two members of staff were left with minor injuries. he is believed to have taken his own life later. an act of terror this is the moment andrew leak threw one of up to three makeshift firebombs in a drive by attack on a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday. today police said leak was motivated by terrorist ideology. in a statement, tim jacques, the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing, said. the suspect, andrew leak, is thought to have taken his own life shortly after the attack which police say was likely motivated by extreme right beliefs. it led to around 700 migrants being transferred from the dover proce
Properly serving the people . Sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You are about to celebrate four years in thejob of speaker of the House Of Commons. And it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. Why is that . I think we inherited a situation where the country was divided, but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. What we saw was Division Within families, which you dont normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. You could have a household completely divided, and i think it divided trust in politicians and the belief in politicians. And you look back to that time and you think both sides were making claims that could never, ever be delivered. It was a very difficult time. And i genuinely believe that, you know, the british public s always been questionable of politicians. I accept that. But i think a lot of that trust was lost over that period. Whethe
would anyone make such a claim today? in recent years, british politics has been characterised by chaos and crisis. through brexit and covid, prime ministers have come and gone with alarming frequency. public trust in politicians has plumbed new lows. my guest is speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. on his watch, is parliament properly serving the people? sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are about to celebrate four years in the job of speaker of the house of commons. and it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. why is that? i think we inherited a situation where the country was divided, but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. what we saw was division within families, which you don t normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. you could have a household completely divided, and i think it divided trust in politicians
sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are about to celebrate four years in the job of speaker of the house of commons and it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. why is that? i think we inherited a situation where the country was divided. but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. what we saw was division within families, which you don t normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. and you could have a household completely divided. i think it divided trust in politicians and the belief in politicians. and you look back to that time and you think both sides were making claims that could never, ever be delivered. it was a very difficult time. and i genuinely believe that, you know, the british public s always been questionable of politicians. i accept that. but i think a lot of that trust was lost over that period. whether you were for or
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the latest tweet from donald trump is grabbing attention around the world. The President Elect wrote that the United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. He said that process would continue until the world came to its senses. However, a spokesman has said mr trump was actually referring to the need to prevent nuclear proliferation. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. America and russia still hold more than 90 of the worlds nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. For a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. But the question now, is the arms race about to resume . Tonight, President Elect donald trump tweeted it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. I cant speak for what the President Elects nuclear views, or his policy g