Selasa, 21 September 2021
Third Russian agent charged with Novichok poison attacks in Salisbury - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-09-21 22:14:39Z
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Boris Johnson hails 'real progress' in US-UK trade during White House talks - despite failing to commit to deal by 2024 - Sky News
Boris Johnson has hailed "real progress" on US-UK trade - despite his earlier refusal to commit to securing a free trade deal between the two countries by the time of the next general election.
Speaking as he met US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington DC, the prime minister spoke of British and American collaboration on issues such as climate change and Afghanistan.
Mr Johnson said it was a "great honour and privilege" to meet Ms Harris for the first time, adding: "I've heard a lot about you but it's fantastic to be here.
"And I want to thank the US government, your government, for the many ways in which we are co-operating now I think at a higher and more intense level than at any time I can remember."
Stood at a podium alongside Ms Harris in the vice-president's office in the White House complex, Mr Johnson also praised the "brave" US military for their "amazing work" in helping with the air evacuation from Kabul - even though he had earlier suggested America's withdrawal from Afghanistan could have been done "a bit differently".
"On trade we are seeing real progress," Mr Johnson added, as he welcomed the end of a "curious ban" on imports of British beef.
However, the prime minister's positivity came just hours after he failed to commit to securing a post-Brexit trade agreement between the US and UK by 2024.
And Mr Johnson has acknoledged this week that US President Joe Biden has "a lot of fish to fry" when it comes to prioritising negotiations on a US-UK deal.
At his meeting with Ms Harris, the prime minister also thanked the US for the "great improvement on the previous arrangement" for allowing full vaccinated Britons to visit America again.
And he welcomed the doubling of funding by the US to help developing countries respond to climate change, which had been announced by Mr Biden at the United Nations General Assembly earlier on Tuesday.
"On climate change I think that today was a really good day for the world," Mr Johnson said,
"And I thank the US government and President Biden for the steps you've taken to reassure the world that America is committed to helping to tackle climate change."
Ms Harris said it was an "honour" to welcome Mr Johnson to the White House.
"As you will discuss with the president, the relationship between our two countries is a long and enduring one, one that we value based on shared priorities and based on as we know, what is increasingly evident about partnerships and alliances around the world," she added.
"We are indeed interconnected and interdependent in so many ways and in many ways, more than before.
"And of course we must work and continue to work together to uphold and protect democratic principles and values around the globe. And we look forward to that continuing relationship, and our relationship as partners."
Following the pair's talks, the prime minister was due to hold a meeting with Mr Biden later on Tuesday.
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2021-09-21 19:47:36Z
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Killamarsh deaths: Murder suspect taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries - ITV News
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2021-09-21 15:08:21Z
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CO2 shortage: Poultry, pork and bakery products could disappear from supermarkets 'within days', industry chief warns - Sky News
Shoppers could start noticing food shortages within days due to the crisis in carbon dioxide (CO2) supply, a food industry chief has warned.
CO2 is used in food packaging, as well as a method of stunning animals prior to slaughter - but now supplies are running low.
Surging energy costs have resulted in the suspension of operations at fertiliser plants - which produce CO2 as a by-product - having a knock-on effect on the food industry.
Consumers could start noticing shortages in poultry, pork and bakery products within days, according to Ian Wright, the chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation.
He said the government needed to support fertiliser producers, help food producers to look for alternatives to CO2, and address labour shortages in the industry.
Mr Wright said the crisis comes on top of Brexit-related issues and a shortage of lorry drivers.
"We have been saying for several weeks now that the just-in-time system which underpins both our supermarkets and our hospitality industry is under the most strain it has ever been in the 40 years it has been there," he told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
"It is a real crisis."
Poultry production will begin to decline significantly by the end of this week, as well as pig production, he warned.
He added that the production of bakery goods and meat packaging is "probably only about a week behind".
"We probably have about 10 days before this gets to the point where consumers, shoppers and diners notice that those products are not available," he said.
It comes as Warburtons said on Tuesday that its crumpet production is not affected so far by the CO2 shortage, but the company is keeping a "close eye" on the situation.
Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, told the BBC: "We grow and slaughter around 20 million birds a week, the vast majority of those are chicken.
"We also trade, so total consumption in this country is somewhere around 30 to 35 million birds a week.
"It will be a real challenge if there is a shortage of CO2 to the point that slaughterhouses cannot process the birds. That is really the worst-case scenario, which is why we are so hopeful that the government can step in here."
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said he has held talks with fertiliser firm CF Industries, which suspended operations at two UK sites because of the high cost of energy, leading to CO2 supply issues.
"Time is of the essence, and that's why I spoke to the CEO, speaking to him twice in the last two days, and we're hopeful that we can get something sorted today and get the production up and running in the next few days," he said.
Earlier, he insisted the energy price cap "is staying" despite some energy companies asking for it to be removed.
He told Sky News that of the UK's biggest energy companies could be offered state-backed loans in return for taking on customers from smaller suppliers if they go under.
"It costs a company to absorb up to hundreds of thousands of customers from another company that's failed, that costs money, and there may well be a provision for some sort of loan and that's been discussed," he said.
But the business secretary stressed he did not want to be "throwing taxpayers' money" at companies that have been "badly run".
The warnings of shortages are the latest from the food industry.
Ranjit Singh Boparan, the owner of Bernard Matthews and 2 Sisters Food Group, previously warned about a shortage of both carbon dioxide and workers leading to Christmas dinners being "cancelled".
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to reassure the public, saying cancelling Christmas is "very much not the plan" despite prospects of a turkey shortage and a predicted surge in COVID-19 cases during the festive season.
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2021-09-21 10:58:27Z
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Boris Johnson takes swipe at Trump as he praises dealing with Biden: 'It's a breath of fresh air' - Daily Mail
‘It’s a breath of fresh air’: Boris Johnson takes swipe at Trump as he praises dealing with Joe Biden who shares his goal of reducing CO2 emissions and creating a green economy
- UK Prime Minister Johnson spoke with NBC amid the UN General Assembly
- He lauded President Biden and said there were a number of issues the two leaders could 'really work together' on in the Tuesday interview
- Johnson is looking to further cement their partnership at the White House later
- The UK leader singled out Biden's stance on climate change as 'great'
- Biden announced before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday morning that the US would be doubling its funds toward fighting climate change
- Johnson distanced himself from Donald Trump, stating that the British prime minister has to have a good relationship with whoever is in the White House
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson heaped praise on President Joe Biden in a Tuesday interview ahead of his planned White House meeting later this afternoon.
While doing so he also took a subtle jab at former President Donald Trump, who was widely known for his sometimes erratic foreign policy decisions that would frustrate and confuse allies.
'What I will say about Joe Biden, dealing with the new American president, yes it is a breath of fresh air in the sense that there are some things on which we can really, really work together,' Johnson told NBC's Savannah Guthrie in New York City.
He singled out Biden's stance on climate change, commending the president for doing a 'great' job.
'He's great on that,' Johnson said unequivocally. 'He wants to cut CO2, he wants to net zero by 2050, and he shares with me a basic view that you can do this without penalizing the economy.'
Hours later Biden made good on that reputation by vowing to double the US climate change fund to $11 billion per year at his Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Boris Johnson sat down with NBC in New York City ahead of the United Nations General Assembly
In his speech Biden emphasized the US's willingness to retake its place in the global community after his predecessor's more isolationist ideals.
'The United States is ready to work with any nation that steps up and pursues peaceful resolution to shared challenges - even if we have intense disagreements in other areas because we'll all suffer the consequences of our failure if we do not come together to address the urgent threats like COVID-19, climate change or enduring threats like nuclear proliferation,' he told world leaders in New York City.
Trump, in contrast, withdrew the US from the internationally-backed Paris Climate Accord months into his first year in office.
The ex-president had closely aligned himself with Johnson during his time in office and the two were frequently compared for their bombastic public styles and populist politics.
When Johnson took office in 2019 Trump commented on their similarities, 'He's a different kind of guy, but they say I'm a different kind of guy, too.'
Biden pledged to double the US's climate funding in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday
But on Tuesday Johnson quickly distanced himself from the Republican president.
'People here perceive you as two peas in a pod,' Guthrie told him.
Johnson said the UK would seek a good relationship with whoever was in the White House.
'It is the job of the prime minister of the UK to have a good relationship with the president of the United States,' he said. 'The US-UK relationship - we are doomed, we are fated to get along. That applies to Donald Trump, that applies to Joe Biden.'
The prime minister's most forceful denunciation of the ex-president came after violent Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6. Johnson had said after the riot that Trump was 'completely wrong' to fuel doubts over the 2020 election and 'unreservedly condemned' him for his role.
Johnson also distanced himself from Biden's predecessor in the NBC interview
Trump and Johnson were often compared for their bombastic public style and populist politics
But today he appeared to walk those comments back, seemingly hesitant to answer whether his comments on the riot had created a 'rift' between himself and Trump.
Johnson said he was merely a 'friendly and loving observer' of the unprecedented strain put on the US political system.
'I'm a massive fan of American democracy,' he said. 'I think America stands for an ideal, and that ideal is that people should be able to choose their governments peacefully.'
'I just felt that some of the scenes at the Capitol didn't wholly correspond with that ideal.'
Guthrie directly asked Johnson if he holds Trump 'responsible' for inciting the riot.
'Look, I have no knowledge of what happened but what I think is - let me put it this way, my admiration for American democracy is undimmed by the whole thing,' he said.
Immediately after violent Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, Johnson 'unreservedly condemned' the then-president
At another point in the interview, Johnson dismissed the idea of a sweeping vaccine mandate like the one Biden announced two weeks ago, adding that Britons are 'great lovers of liberty.'
Johnson suggested Biden might be better off using 'sweet reason and persuasion' to convince people to get a COVID shot.
Guthrie asked the UK leader whether Biden's unprecedented order would narrow the gap between Americans' vaccination rate and that of Brits'.
'You have 81 percent of your eligible citizens vaccinated right now. We're at 64 percent. The president has turned to mandates where he has the legal authority to do so. Do you think that's the right idea?' Guthrie asks.
Johnson begins by playing up the differences in each country.
'It's different strokes for different folks, ok - it's up to different countries to decide how they want to approach this, this is a very controversial area.'
But he adds, 'People feel very strongly about not having the state mandate something in my country.'
'We're great lovers of liberty. We've had to do it by sweet reason and persuasion. And that's working.'
Guthrie asked him what happens when persuasion alone doesn't work.
'Keep going. More sweet reason,' Johnson answered.
On September 9 Biden stood in the White House and announced that he was directing the Labor Department to require private businesses with 100 employees or more to either enact a vaccine mandate or a weekly testing rule.
He also ordered employees of the federal government to get vaccinated - throwing away a previous testing option.
Biden's sweeping order would affect more than 100 million US workers. It's already prompted legal threats from mostly Republican-led states.
It came as the US hit a turning point after its summer COVID surge, though several Southern states still lag below a 50 percent adult vaccination rate.
President Joe Biden meets with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Intercontinental Barclay Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. He is scheduled to meet with Johnson at the White House later on Tuesday
The president sent a stark warning to those still choosing not to get the shot, 'Our patience is wearing thin. And your refusal has cost all of us.'
The United Kingdom rolled back most of its COVID restrictions in July on what Johnson had called 'Freedom Day.'
Cases in the country have also been falling recently. As of Monday, new COVID infections in the UK were down 17.7 percent from the week before, according to Reuters.
Johnson has credited his vaccination campaign for the UK reemerging as 'one of the most free societies and one of the most open economies in Europe.'
Last week he announced that booster shots would be available to people 50 and over and first shots for children aged 12 to 15.
The US COVID infection rate has begun to slow down after a summer surge
Meanwhile the US vaccination rate has slowly begun rising after a dip earlier in the summer
The UK COVID infection rate has also been slowing down, which Johnson credited to his vaccination campaign
In the US, hospitals across the South, particularly in states with largely unvaccinated populations, are still buckling under the strain of the most recent surge.
The vaccination rate, which had fallen significantly in the early summer months, began rising steadily in recent weeks.
Fully inoculated UK travelers will soon be able to enter the US from November, a sign of global confidence in the vaccines.
COVID-19 will also be a central topic at the United Nations General Assembly.
Biden will deliver remarks before the UNGA this morning before going back to Washington in the afternoon.
There he and Johnson will meet for a bilateral meeting. It comes after they signed a new defense pact with Australia aimed at containing China's growing influence in the Pacific.
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M25 traffic: Twenty-three arrested after Insulate Britain protesters try to block motorway for fifth time - Sky News
Police have arrested 23 protesters after members of Insulate Britain attempted to block the M25 for the fifth time.
Surrey Police confirmed a number of Insulate Britain protesters were on the clockwise and anticlockwise carriageways between junction 9 and 10 for Woking of the M25.
The protest was reported at around 8am and officers were called to the scene.
Both carriageways were blocked, but have since been fully reopened by officers who cleared protesters off the road.
Surrey Police said: "Lanes on both clockwise and anticlockwise carriageways of the M25 between junctions 9 and 10 are now fully re-opened after officers cleared all of the Insulate Britain protesters off of the road.
"23 arrests have been made."
Drivers were advised to avoid the area while officers dealt with the incident.
Insulate Britain claimed "new people" joined the protest, along with some who have participated in all five of the group's actions to date.
It also said blue paint was poured on the road.
"We have seen no evidence that the cause of Insulating Britain has been a set back, as suggested yesterday by the prime minister," the group said on its website.
"Due to Insulate Britain's actions, the plan to insulate the nation's homes has entered the national debate.
"The recent extreme rise in gas and electricity costs has increased the urgency of Insulate Britain's demands. Boris, get on with the job!"
Demonstrators are calling on the government to insulate all of "Britain's 29 million leaky homes by 2030 and all social housing by 2025".
Spokesperson for the group, Liam Norton, added: "The idea that people would suddenly decide insulating our leaky homes is a bad idea as a result of our campaign is frankly laughable.
"We are simply asking the government to get on the job. The people of Britain understand that climate change is a severe threat to everything they hold dear."
He added that the public is "looking to the government for leadership", saying: "We have a practical solution and have received encouragement for our aims from many construction industry professionals."
Dr Diana Warner, a retired GP from Gloucestershire, added: "Insulating homes is such a necessary action right now, for health, economy and climate. All our homes.
"Only the government can get that done. Boris just needs to get on with it. This is a practical way to start to level up Britain. No words, we need action and results."
It comes after a total of 41 people were arrested in connection with the protests on the M25 and A1(M) on Monday.
The climate activists behind the roadblocks "profoundly apologise" for the disruption, they said in an open letter to the home secretary on Monday.
The group has written to Priti Patel, asking for "open dialogue", but has said it has not yet received a response.
Following the action earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticised protesters, saying they "detract from a very important moral mission" widely shared by the nation.
He said the group do not do "any favours to their cause" by repeatedly blocking key roads, and the government is "taking powers to be able to remove protesters when they are threatening critical infrastructure" or "when they are threatening to cause serious economic damage".
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2021-09-21 09:04:54Z
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M25 traffic: Twenty-three arrested after Insulate Britain protesters try to block motorway for fifth time - Sky News
Police have arrested 23 protesters after members of Insulate Britain attempted to block the M25 for the fifth time.
Surrey Police confirmed a number of Insulate Britain protesters were on the clockwise and anticlockwise carriageways between junction 9 and 10 for Woking of the M25.
The protest was reported at around 8am and officers were called to the scene.
Both carriageways were blocked, but have since been fully reopened by officers who cleared protesters off the road.
Surrey Police said: "Lanes on both clockwise and anticlockwise carriageways of the M25 between junctions 9 and 10 are now fully re-opened after officers cleared all of the Insulate Britain protesters off of the road.
"23 arrests have been made."
Drivers were advised to avoid the area while officers dealt with the incident.
Insulate Britain claimed "new people" joined the protest along with some who have participated in all five actions to date.
It also said blue paint was poured on the road.
"We have seen no evidence that the cause of Insulating Britain has been a set back, as suggested yesterday by the prime minister", the group said on its website.
"Due to Insulate Britain's actions, the plan to insulate the nation's homes has entered the national debate.
"The recent extreme rise in gas and electricity costs has increased the urgency of Insulate Britain's demands. Boris, get on with the job!", the post said.
Demonstrators are calling on the government to insulate all of "Britain's 29 million leaky homes by 2030 and all social housing by 2025".
Spokesperson for the group, Liam Norton, added: "The idea that people would suddenly decide insulating our leaky homes is a bad idea as a result of our campaign is frankly laughable.
"We are simply asking the government to get on the job. The people of Britain understand that climate change is a severe threat to everything they hold dear."
He added that the public is "looking to the government for leadership", saying: "We have a practical solution and have received encouragement for our aims from many construction industry professionals".
Dr Diana Warner, a retired GP from Gloucestershire, added: "Insulating homes is such a necessary action right now, for health, economy and climate. All our homes.
"Only the government can get that done. Boris just needs to get on with it. This is a practical way to start to level up Britain. No words, we need action and results."
It comes after a total of 41 people were arrested in connection with the protests on the M25 and A1(M) on Monday.
The climate activists behind the roadblocks "profoundly apologise" for the disruption, they said in an open letter to the home secretary on Monday.
The group has written to Priti Patel, asking for "open dialogue", but has said it has not yet received a response.
Following the action earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johson criticised protesters, saying they "detract from a very important moral mission" widely shared by the nation.
He said the group do not do "any favours to their cause" by repeatedly blocking key roads and the government is "taking powers to be able to remove protesters when they are threatening critical infrastructure" or "when they are threatening to cause serious economic damage".
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2021-09-21 08:29:45Z
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