Matt Frei
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Washington, DC, United States
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Ukraine war: the families which stayed as millions fled conflict
We know there are millions of Ukrainians who fled the country in the past 12 months - and a further seven million are estimated to have been internally displaced. → Read More
‘I don’t want to be the Grinch’, says Mick Lynch as RMT announces December rail strikes
We spoke to the general secretary of the RMT, Mick Lynch, and asked him what he has to say to the millions of families that will be affected by the strikes. → Read More
‘This is the revolution of democracy against dictatorship’ – Iranian director Marjane Satrapi
Artist and director Marjane Satrapi grew up in Tehran amid the Iranian Revolution of 1979. → Read More
‘I think we’ve had enough of Boris Johnson for quite a while’ – Tory MP Andrew Bridgen
We were joined by Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who is supporting Rishi Sunak. → Read More
New chancellor can ‘stabilise’ government’s position, says Tory MP Philip Dunne
We spoke to the Conservative MP Philip Dunne and began by asking whether he agrees with his colleague, Crispin Blunt, that it's time for Liz Truss to resign. → Read More
Better water infrastructure needed to face extreme weather, says environment policy expert
England's green and pleasant land has been turned yellow and parched by the summer heatwave, which is expected to fire up again in the next few days. → Read More
Ukraine war: Klitschko brothers plead to Nato leaders
He's a man used to pummelling his opponents in the ring. But the boxer turned politician Vitali Klitschko has now brought his fight for his country to Nato leaders. → Read More
Ukraine Russia conflict: War is against everyone in Europe, says Zelenskyy‘s diplomatic adviser
Ihor Zhovkva is President Volodymyr Zelenksyy’s main man at the summit. We asked him whether it was ironic that Ukraine has candidate status for the European Union, but not for Nato? → Read More
‘We’re not going to engage directly in military confrontation with Russia’ – Deputy PM Dominic Raab
We spoke to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, and asked him to respond to Vladimir Putin's comments that British sanctions were "sanctions hysteria" and "akin to a declaration of war". → Read More
Ukraine: Russian forces attack civilians near Kyiv, as Mauripol evacuation halted for second time
In Irpin, just outside Kyiv, at least three members of a family - including children - were killed. → Read More
Putin says ‘he is working in Russia’s interests… but it’s self deception’ – Mikhail Khodorkovsky
One man who knows President Vladimir Putin better than most is Mikhail Khodorkovsky. → Read More
How Western sanctions could affect Russia, as tensions grow on Ukrainian border
With the tense stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine, and the US and its allies threatening even tougher sanctions, the impact of all this isn't just hurting Moscow. → Read More
“Huge support” for the Prime Minister on the doorstep, Peter Bone MP says
Until a general election the people who would or could decide the fate of the prime minister are of course Tory MPs. Most of them have gone to ground. Peter Bone hasn’t. He is the Conservative MP for Wellingborough. → Read More
‘We’re pursuing an extremely dangerous approach to refugees’, says policy manager
We spoke to Dr Cristina Juverdeanu, from the University of Leeds, and Zoe Gardner, from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. → Read More
COP26: ‘If we can’t kill coal, coal will kill us‘, says the Maldives’ Minister of Environment and Climate Change
I spoke to Shauna Aminath, the Maldives’ Minister of Environment and Climate Change. I began by asking her whether she’s taking a positive or negative message back to her country. → Read More
COP26: We are seeing commitments but not real action, says climate activist Vanessa Nakate
We spoke to the Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. An early participant in the global school strikes, she’s given speeches inside this COP and joined demonstrators outside. We began by asking what a 2.4 degree temperature rise means to her. → Read More
Thousands of Tesco shoppers unable to place web orders after suspected hacking attempt
Thousands of Tesco shoppers have been unable to make or change orders online, as the supermarket's website and app crashed after a suspected hacking attempt. → Read More
Lockdown and inflation spike would be ‘disaster‘ for Sunak says IFS
I talked to Paul Johnson who's Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank and I began by asking him whether it will be inflation, Brexit, supply chains or covid keeping the Chancellor up at night. → Read More
Saudi Arabia pledges to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, has pledged to try and reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 although it will still continue to produce fossil fuels. → Read More
‘Unacceptable number of people still dying of Covid‘, says Professor Peter Openshaw
I spoke to Professor Peter Openshaw who's a member of the Government body, Nervtag, a subgroup of SAGE which advises on the threats from respiratory viruses. → Read More