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Euro Edition: Morning Papers
Aired September 25, 2003 - 05:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: In the meantime, let's check what's making headlines overseas in this morning's "Euro Edition." Becky Anderson live in London.
Becky, what are the front pages looking like this morning?
BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, a different story on the front pages, at least in the U.K. papers, and I'm going to stick to those today, because the outcome of a public consultation on GM crops is the headline on both "The Independent" and "The Daily Telegraph" today. And it's pretty obvious what the British public is saying, GM crops? No thanks.
This was an extremely extensive survey conducted by the government over about a six-week period in the summer. And effectively, the British public is saying absolutely not. A wary public says no to GM crops is the headline there. Also on "The Daily Telegraph." Very difficult for the government.
This has been one of their pushes, this Labor government. They did suggest that they would conduct this survey, not, I would suggest, expecting it to come out the way it did, five to one against GM crops being grown or sold in the U.K., so not good news for the Labor government today.
And Tony Blair is having a terrible time of it of late. We've got the Hutton inquiry, that inquiry we've been speaking about into the events surrounding the death of the British weapons expert David Kelly. The closing statements being read by the lawyers as we speak. Particularly bad news for the government and indeed, for the BBC.
One can't say what will come out in the report, but what one can say is all signs suggest it won't be good for the government. There are suggestions that there was a sexed up dossier. Well that may not be deemed to be absolutely true. There are lots and lots of rumblings about why the U.K. went to war and whether it could justify it.
And an ICM/Guardian Poll here in "The Guardian" today. Let me give you the results of that. It effectively says the prime minister's popularity has fallen since the start of the Hutton inquiry. ICM survey shows 39 percent of voters satisfied with Tony Blair's performance. That was in June. Now that rate has slipped 7 percentage points, and 61 percent of voters in the U.K. are unhappy with the prime minister's work. So really particularly good -- bad news, sorry, for Tony Blair today.
This seems to stack up day by day in the U.K. And of course the Labor Party conference coming up. This is the conference season for all of the political parties here in the U.K. and the Labor Party conference upcoming and suggestions are it will be tough for the British prime minister.
One other story making the headlines today. This chap is a chap called Matthew Scott. Don't know if you have done this story today. But he was -- he was taken hostage while hiking in the Sierra Nevada in Columbia. He disappeared. He was able to escape from his hostages. Walked for 12 days with nothing to eat, through thunderous monsoon rain until some villagers found him and gave him some food. He's been reunited with his parents. What a wonderful story.
LIN: Yes, we love that one.
ANDERSON: Almost as good as David Blaine.
LIN: Yes, David Blaine, that poor guy.
ANDERSON: I think he's gone about 25 days, hasn't he?
LIN: I know, you know eggs thrown at him, cheeseburgers hung outside of his window, you know, he's ready -- he's ready to come home -- Becky.
ANDERSON: People have been terrible to him. They've been -- they've been -- they are -- they've been hitting golf balls at him, keeping him awake at night, throwing eggs at him.
LIN: Yes.
ANDERSON: This poor -- and we've had this wonderful weather and he's in a glass box, you know, what can you do?
LIN: You know what, what happened to that British reserve we always heard about?
ANDERSON: I wouldn't do it.
LIN: Anyway.
ANDERSON: I think he's American.
LIN: No, he is, but the people throwing eggs at him.
ANDERSON: I see, OK.
LIN: Yes, anyway, thanks -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Yes, I get it.
LIN: Yes, we love -- we love the hostage story.
ANDERSON: All right.
LIN: That's very dramatic. I hope to hear from this young man soon. Becky, we'll see you later.
ANDERSON: Thank you.
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Aired September 25, 2003 - 05:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: In the meantime, let's check what's making headlines overseas in this morning's "Euro Edition." Becky Anderson live in London.
Becky, what are the front pages looking like this morning?
BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, a different story on the front pages, at least in the U.K. papers, and I'm going to stick to those today, because the outcome of a public consultation on GM crops is the headline on both "The Independent" and "The Daily Telegraph" today. And it's pretty obvious what the British public is saying, GM crops? No thanks.
This was an extremely extensive survey conducted by the government over about a six-week period in the summer. And effectively, the British public is saying absolutely not. A wary public says no to GM crops is the headline there. Also on "The Daily Telegraph." Very difficult for the government.
This has been one of their pushes, this Labor government. They did suggest that they would conduct this survey, not, I would suggest, expecting it to come out the way it did, five to one against GM crops being grown or sold in the U.K., so not good news for the Labor government today.
And Tony Blair is having a terrible time of it of late. We've got the Hutton inquiry, that inquiry we've been speaking about into the events surrounding the death of the British weapons expert David Kelly. The closing statements being read by the lawyers as we speak. Particularly bad news for the government and indeed, for the BBC.
One can't say what will come out in the report, but what one can say is all signs suggest it won't be good for the government. There are suggestions that there was a sexed up dossier. Well that may not be deemed to be absolutely true. There are lots and lots of rumblings about why the U.K. went to war and whether it could justify it.
And an ICM/Guardian Poll here in "The Guardian" today. Let me give you the results of that. It effectively says the prime minister's popularity has fallen since the start of the Hutton inquiry. ICM survey shows 39 percent of voters satisfied with Tony Blair's performance. That was in June. Now that rate has slipped 7 percentage points, and 61 percent of voters in the U.K. are unhappy with the prime minister's work. So really particularly good -- bad news, sorry, for Tony Blair today.
This seems to stack up day by day in the U.K. And of course the Labor Party conference coming up. This is the conference season for all of the political parties here in the U.K. and the Labor Party conference upcoming and suggestions are it will be tough for the British prime minister.
One other story making the headlines today. This chap is a chap called Matthew Scott. Don't know if you have done this story today. But he was -- he was taken hostage while hiking in the Sierra Nevada in Columbia. He disappeared. He was able to escape from his hostages. Walked for 12 days with nothing to eat, through thunderous monsoon rain until some villagers found him and gave him some food. He's been reunited with his parents. What a wonderful story.
LIN: Yes, we love that one.
ANDERSON: Almost as good as David Blaine.
LIN: Yes, David Blaine, that poor guy.
ANDERSON: I think he's gone about 25 days, hasn't he?
LIN: I know, you know eggs thrown at him, cheeseburgers hung outside of his window, you know, he's ready -- he's ready to come home -- Becky.
ANDERSON: People have been terrible to him. They've been -- they've been -- they are -- they've been hitting golf balls at him, keeping him awake at night, throwing eggs at him.
LIN: Yes.
ANDERSON: This poor -- and we've had this wonderful weather and he's in a glass box, you know, what can you do?
LIN: You know what, what happened to that British reserve we always heard about?
ANDERSON: I wouldn't do it.
LIN: Anyway.
ANDERSON: I think he's American.
LIN: No, he is, but the people throwing eggs at him.
ANDERSON: I see, OK.
LIN: Yes, anyway, thanks -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Yes, I get it.
LIN: Yes, we love -- we love the hostage story.
ANDERSON: All right.
LIN: That's very dramatic. I hope to hear from this young man soon. Becky, we'll see you later.
ANDERSON: Thank you.
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