
Minister defends shutting UK Parliament
The decision to close Parliament has been met with anger and protests
We get more reaction to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament. The decision has sparked anger and protests across the country. We speak to politicians on either side of the debate.
Also in the programme: Our correspondent speaks exclusively to Brazil's former President Lula, who says the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, is damaging Brazil’s standing in the world. And we hear about the discovery of a 3.8-million-year-old skull that researchers say belongs to one of our earliest ancestors.
(Photo: Britain"s Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg in Parliament last month. He has defended the decision to suspend Parliament. Credit: JESSICA TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images)
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