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Exploding pagers and now Walkie Talkies across lebanon. Israel says theyre opening a new phase in the war. Whats their strategy . And more leaks from whitehall, with a Bbc Story on Sue Grays pay. Whats going on behind the door of number 10 . Welcome to newsnight, live each night with insight and interviews. Our panel David Yelland, the presenter of the Hit Podcast about crIsIs management, when it hits the fan. Davids a former editor of the sun. Also political commentator Tom Harwood. And it wouldnt be newsnight without nick watt, our political editor. Tonight, hes got fresh intelligenc ....
Now on bbc news, Monday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Monday In Parliament, as mps call for more help for those living in flats with Inflammable Cladding. Theyre locked into an absolute nightmare, in unsafe homes, unable to sell, unable to remortgage and facing mounting bills. The Housing Minister says the government is on the case. It is vital that dangerous cladding is removed as fast as possible, and the government will not tolerate unnecessary delays. Also in this programme, a message for those unsure about the covid jab. This is a safe vaccine. Everyone who qualifies should take it and you should trust i the government and the nhs in order to supply it. But first, ministers have come under pressure from mps including many on thei ....
the government of switzerland says that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival credit suisse in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the company s financial health. regulators in switzerland had spent the day trying to pave the way for a deal to be struck before the financial markets open tomorrow. here s the swiss president alain berset speaking at a press conference earlier. on friday, the liquidity outflows and market volatility showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence, and that a swift and stabilising solution was absolutely necessary. this solution is the takeover of credit suisse by ubs. it is supported by the federal council following several meetings with the swiss national bank, with our regulator, with credit suisse and ubs. the federal council welcomes the takeover and is supporting it by guaran ....
let s remind us of the events that led us to where we are today. richard sharp was appointed chairman of the bbc in february 2021. at the start of this year the sunday times reported he was accused by a group of mps for failing to declare his involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnsonjust involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnson just before he recommended mr sharp for the bbc job. there was discussion of his listenership with eventbrite minister and there was added pressure for him to resign amid the gary lineker impartiality row last month. mr sharp denies any wrongdoing. as i mentioned, started in the sunday times and we are going live to the whitehall editor at the sunday times. gabriel, quite a skip on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? i on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ ., . on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ . . ., , reaction? i think, in a way, it has codified and reaction? i think, in a way, it ....
more strikes here in the uk, civil servants out today, nurses on sunday, four teaching unions are now coordinating strike action. on the up side the gmb and unite, two of the biggest health unions, have accepted the governments pay offer, so where are we tonight and how do we compare with europe. also tonight the amputee in zero gravity, the story of para olympianjohn mcfall, who hasjust been hired by the european space agency. we have an exclusive bbc interview with the leader of the sudanese militia, the rsf. and we will talk to one of the lead scriptwriters on the late late show, as james corden signs off after eight years with cbs. but before, we get to all that, lets try and pick our way through today s mixed bag of announcements on industrial action. the good news for the government is that here in england the gmb, which represents ambulance workers, nurses, porters, radiographers, have accepted an nhs pay offer, joining members of the biggest union, unison, who acc ....