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News Hour | Cross Question | Race Report: Do you believe the UK is not deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities?
The UK "no longer" has a system rigged against people from ethnic minorities, a review set up by No 10 says. The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said family structure and social class had a…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | COVID: What more needs to be done to encourage black Britons to take the vaccine?
Sir Lenny Henry has written an open letter urging black Britons to take the Covid-19 vaccine. The comedian and actor said people should "trust the facts" and guard against misinformation. The letter …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Scotland: What do you think about the Alba party? | Bangladesh Independence: How is this significant for you?
Nicola Sturgeon accused Alex Salmond of putting self-interest ahead of the country’s best interests as she placed independence at the heart of her Holyrood election campaign. In an online speech to t…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Covid Passports: Are they fair for the hospitality industy and for young people? With Denise Headley
It may only be possible to introduce a vaccine passports scheme once all adults have been offered a jab, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested. He said no decisions had been made but there would…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Cross Question | Asylum Seekers: Is the overhaul "fair but firm"?
The home secretary has set out what she has called a "fair but firm" overhaul to the way people applying for asylum in the UK are treated. Priti Patel said for the first time, people seeking protecti…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Pandemic: Do you support those calling for an inquiry? | Lockdown: How do you reflect on the last year?
Keir Starmer has this morning argued that “we owe both the NHS staff on the frontline and all the families of those who have died to learn the lessons” of the Covid pandemic and to hold an inquiry in…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Defence Review: Is cutting our troops the right thing to do? | Sturgeon: Does she deserve benefit of the doubt?
The size of the Army is to be reduced to 72,500 soldiers by 2025 as part of a move towards drones and cyber warfare. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said "increased deployability and technological adva…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | British Nationality: Do we as a country WANT to learn the lessons of Windrush? / with Denise Headley
British nationality laws are to be reformed to remove a number of anomalies that have recently led to people from the Windrush generation being refused citizenship – despite the Home Office admitting…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Cross Question | Vaccine exports: Is this the kind of behaviour you expect from the EU?
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has said that if Covid vaccine supplies in Europe do not improve, the EU "will reflect whether exports to countries who have higher vaccina…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
News Hour | Nuclear spending: What do you want from Global Britain? | Astrazeneca: Vaccine confidence
The UK is set to reverse plans to reduce its stockpile of nuclear weapons by the middle of the decade, as part of a foreign policy overhaul. The cap on the number of warheads will now increase to 260…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago