26/06/2011 BBC Weekend News

China's premier pledges a huge boost in trade with the UK.

During Wen Jiabao's visit to Britain, deals worth over �1

billion are expected to be announced.

He tells the BBC that British firms will be given much greater access

to the Chinese market. We'll analyse how much extra trade

this trip could deliver. Also tonight:

The Government warns teachers not to go on strike, saying walking out

would damage their reputation. Let's not have this militancy that

will disturb family life for hundreds of thousands of people

across the country and also I think will mark a retro grade step for

the profession. From fixing fridges to missile launchers, we meet the

tradesmen helping the rebels. Yeah, yes! Better than anything you

could imagine! He's done it yet again. Sebastien Vettel wins his

sixth Grand Prix of the season in Good Evening. The Chinese premier,

Wen Jiabao, has promised a huge trade boost with the UK, with deals

worth over �1 billion expected to be announced during his visit here.

The Chinese Prime Minister began his trip by going to the MG car

plant at Longbridge near Birmingham, which is owned by a Chinese company.

Tomorrow, he'll meet the Prime Minister, David Cameron, for a

summit on trade and business. He gaif an exclusive television

interview to our Business Editor, Robert Peston -- gave.

One of the most powerful men on the planet, China's premier, Wen Jiabao,

in Longbridge, Birmingham. To unveil a new MG, created under

Chinese ownership, prior to talking to the British Prime Minister about

the fragile health of the global economy.

To deal with the factors that led to the great crisis of 2008, how

much more work is there to do in your view?

TRANSLATION: At home, we are going to further stimulate domestic

consumption and we are going to reduce our foreign trade surplus

and our reliance on exports. We will welcome more British

products into the Chinese market and we will create conditions to

make it happen. About time too, some British

companies will say. Because the Chinese sell �17 billion more goods

and services to Britain than British businesses sell to China.

And, Mr Jiabao wants Chinese businesss to invest a good deal

more outside China in places like the UK along the lines of Shanghai

Automotive's commitment to MG. Six years ago, this vast plant at

Longbridge in Birmingham was a symbol of Britain's industrial

humiliation with the collapse of Rover. Today, it's producing 2,000

cars a year, which will rise to 4,000 next year, but that's still a

fraction of the 40,000 or sor this plant is capable of producing.

There's another thing. Although the cars are designed in Britain,

although they're put together in Britain, most of the parts are made

in China and it's in China where most of the jobs are.

For China, the world's trading power house, Europe is an enormous,

important market, so China as a great deal to lose from the

financial crisis in Greece and the eurozone.

Do you have any plans to lend to any of the Governments that are

having tremendous difficulties borrowing at the moment?

TRANSLATION: We have done this for Hungary and will do the same thing

for other European countries. So, as we often say, a friend in need

is a friend indeed. A hint that China and its awe-

inspiring $3 trillion of reserves might make a financial gesture to

restore confidence in the battered European economy.

Across the road from the MG plant, Mr Wen couldn't have paid for more

enthusiastic support. It would have been less ennam moured of this

quieter group protesting China's record on human rights, a possible

reminder for British business and Government that there may be a

price we shouldn't pay for access to China's 1.3 billion consumers.

Robert joins me now. British businesses long complained about

getting access to the huge Chinese market. Is that really going to

change? Certainly one shouldn't underestimate the scale of the

challenge. We sell less as a country to China, the world's

second biggest economy, than we do to the tiny economy down the road

of Ireland. Our deficit with China is the biggest trade deficit vis-a-

vis any other country in the world. As you say, British businesses, the

British Government, has been complaining for years that access

to the market is too difficult. There's good reason, however, on

this occasion to believe that when the chie fees premier says that is

going to change, that that may well happen -- Chinese. He believes this

massive Chinese surplus that it generates year after year

contributed to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. He wants to get it

down because that surplus is the deficits of countries like the UK

and the US. To stable tiez economy, his surplus has to be reduced, he

wants to do that by stimulating consumer spending by the Chinese

and the prospect of more spending by 1.5 million Chinese people is a

tremendously exciting opportunity for British businesss if they can

provide the goods and services that the Chinese actually want.

Thanks very much. The Education Secretary, Michael

Gove, has warned teachers in England and Wales that going on

strike next Thursday will harm the reputation of their profession.

Thousands of teachers are expected to walk out over changes to their

pensions. Mr Gove said the planned action was a mistake and would

increase public support for tougher union laws. Our Political

Correspondent, Robin Brandt, has this report.

They don't look like they're angry and planning for the ultimate

action. But some of the teachers that the gathering in Surrey know

they're on the brink of a mass walkout.

They're among 750,000 workers who believe the march against the cuts

wasn't enough. Now they're planning industrial action on Thursday.

It could shut down the school's system. It's something the

Education Secretary believes parents will find hard to forgive.

Let's stick to the talks and not have the militancy that will

disturb family life for hundreds of thousands of people across the

country and also I think will mark aretrograde step for the profession

at the moment when people should realise how many great teachers we

have in the classroom. Government believes population

changes make the current arrangement force pensions

unsustainable and a new deal on public sector pensions is crucial,

especially if the coalition's numbers are to add up on reducing

the deficit. The teaching unions claim the

proposals mean paying more in and maybe getting less out when

retirement comes. One has accused the Government of

stealing. If the Government gets away with doing a Robert Maxwell on

our pensions, which is what he's trying to do, there will be no

honourable teaching profession. Good teachers won't want to two

into the profession because it won't be worth their while to do so.

Union negotiators are due here tomorrow to meet with the b Cabinet

Office minister, Francis Maude, for the Association of Teachers and

Lecturers, this is the first time in over a hundred years its members

have gone on a national strike. But the Government has very little room

to manoeuvre on this issue, rewriting the pension sums, it says,

is a key part of its deficit reduction plan. A senior

Conservative in David Cameron's constituency has been found dead at

the Glastonbury Festival. Christopher Shale was the chairman

of west Oxfordshire Conservative Association. In a statement today,

Mr Cameron said he was devastated. Our Political Correspondent, Ross

Hawkins, has this report. The man David Cameron called a rock

in his life. The Prime Minister's right hand man in his Oxfordshire

constituency. Christopher Shale was found dead here during a family

visit to the Glastonbury Festival, as those close to him learned the

news the police were investigating and while inspector Chris Morgan

from the Avon and Somerset force had few details... I would say it's

unexplained at this time and we are working on establishing the cause

of death. After a postmortem this evening, the police said they were

not treating the death as suspicious.

In a statement, David Cameron described Christopher Shale as one

of the most truly generous people he'd ever met, a big and wonderful

man, a close and valued friend. This has been a terrible shock for

everybody who knew Christopher all over the place, in west Oxfordshire

and nationally and particularly for our party members who knew him so

well and had got to know him more recently as our association

chairman where he had great things in mind for our party going forward.

A man with a low public profile, Christopher Shale featured in one

newspaper today, a leaked document written by him said there were no

reasons to join his local constituency association and lots

of reasons not to. We are not, he said, always an appealing

proposition. Political sources say Christopher

Shale had taken news that story would break in his stride, the

thought tonight of those in Witney are not with the newspapers but

with the loss of a father and of a friend to the Prime Minister.

Six mountaineers have been found dead after an apparent avalanche of

snow and rocks in the French alps. The bodies of the climbers whose

nationalities have not been confirmed were found by a British

hiker earlier today. Mountain rescue police say they were

discovered in an altitude of more than 2,500 metres. It's thought

they attempted the climb yesterday. French Police have opened an

investigation into the accident. A prominent Libyan rebel's told the

BBC that he expects Colonel Gaddafi to be out of power by August. The

opposition's defence chief says defectors from Gaddafi's forces

have told him the Colonel's inner circle is getting smaller by the

day. Our Diplomatic Correspondent, Bridget Kendall reports, from the

rebel side of the frontline near Brega.

For the poorly supplied rebels in the eastern Libya, this conflict is

about improvisation. This workshop normally welds car exhausts. These

days, they fix weapons for rebel fighters, like this refrigirator

engineer who's built himself a home-made rocket launcher.

They're all heading for the Brega frontline, the scene of chaotic

battles this spring and now weeks of stalemate.

All waiting for the order to advance on Gaddafi's troops and

pave the way to Tripoli. They're waiting, they're hungering

to move forward until, as you know, the last target, which is Tripoli.

When you talk to rebel leaders in Benghazi, their vision can sound

grand but quite coherent. Here on the frontline, it's rather

different, rather disorganised and not that much of it.

To be fair, this is the rear. Any better weaponry is further forward.

But the absence of proper kit or organisation is shocking. And

there's another problem. Mixed feelings among the fighters about

causing bloodshed. Even those seasoned veterans, professional

soldier who is switch sides to join the rebels, are reluctant.

TRANSLATION: We don't want to kill Gaddafi's troops, they're our

Libyan brothers, we are all from the same country.

Everyone here appreciates that many on Gaddafi's side may not be there

voluntarily. This commercial airline pilot fled the Libyan

capital ten days ago. People there, he says, are increasingly desperate.

We are like, you know, the last days of Hitler in the Second World

War. Everybody's suspicious, everybody may die any minute,

everybody may be taken to jail. The rebel's defence chief told me

that a stream of high ranking defectors were reporting that the

new noose around Gaddafi was steadly loosening.

He said it could be over by August. TRANSLATION: What we are learning

from defectors is that Gaddafi's supporters are getting fewer.

People close to him are abandoning him and his inner circle is getting

smaller by the day. That's denyed in Tripoli. It seems the rebels

hope the impact of NATO airstrikes and the defections might force the

Gaddafi regime into peace talks. Their only condition is that

Gaddafi and his circle must leave power. Everything else is on the

table. Now, with a round-up of the day's

sport, here is Amanda Davies. Lewis Hamilton has conceded the race for

the Formula One world title is almost over after Red Bull's

Sebastian Vettel took victory at the European Grand Prix. The

defending champion's now won six of the first eight races of the season

and is well clear of the chasing pack, as Nick Parrot reports. He's

led the season from the start and he'll surely be leading at the

finish. It was the usual story for Sebastien Vettel, from poll

position, he zoomed away and the rest was soon docked in his wing

mirror. Among them, Lewis Hamilton, recently criticised for his

aggressive style, he began tentatively, passed by both

Ferraris on his way to fourth place. After the drenching and drama of

the last race in Canada where he was overtaken on the final lap,

this was a sun-soaked stroll for Vettel. The real contest was for

second, as Alonso swooped past Webber, much to the delight of his

home crowd. He was never going to catch the

world champion though. 11 seconds clear and in a class of his own.

COMMENTATOR: Utterly dominant performance yet again from

Sebastian Vettel. Better than anything you could imagine. Such a

nice race! Vettel now lieds the Championship by a whopping 77

points -- leads the Championship. We are not half way through the

season, but it looks unlikely he'll give up his title.

There was more Derby disappointment for the Queen today after failing

to claim victory at Epsom two weeks ago, Her Majesty's horse Carlton

House could only finish fourth in the Irish version at the Curragh.

It was Treasure Beach that won by three quarters of a length, heading

up with one, two, three finish for trainer Aidan O'Brien, with Seville

second and Memphis Tennessee in third.

Penal who applyed in the second round of tickets for next year's

Olympic Games have been fieth finding out whether or not they

were successful. Organisers say they've processed around 150,000

applications so far and whilst the majority have now got those sought

after tickets, many have once again been left disappointed. Andy Swiss

reports. So, did you manage to grab a ticket

second time around? The answer yet again is mixed. Pete was one of the

thousands up at 6am on Friday, he was told he'd applied successfully

for athletics ticket, but today he found out he hadn't got them after

all. The phrase, first come first served was used repeatedly, first

come first served, you were unlucky in the ballot, fair enough, but now

it was first come first served but it wasn't because I must have been

one of the first people to apply for the tickets and get them in the

basket, yet I've not been served. Where have the tickets gone. Plenty

of others will be equally frustrated. Since Friday morning,

150,000 people applied for tickets, but 15,000 of them, around 10%,

didn't actually get any. Why? Because the system couldn't keep up.

Ten sports sold out in the first two hours. But in some cases, you

could still book tickets when there were actually none left.

It meant many who thought they'd potentially see Usain Bolt in the

heats had been left disappointed. But the sheer appetite for Olympic

tickets continues to amaze. I can't think in my lifetime of another

event, domestically, internationally, certainly not

another Olympic Games, that's had such a massive demand. I guess

that's why we went to Singapore, to bring the Games back here, knowing

that people really wanted to be a part of them. Over a million more

seats will be available next year. At the moment, only football,

volley ball and wrestling are still for sale, although grappling with

the ticket system is proving just as tricky.

And, after the traditional day off today, play resumes at Wimbledon

tomorrow when Andy mur lay takes on the world number 30 from France --

Murray. That is for a place in the quarter-finals. Thank you.

Fingers crossed. Thank you very much. A reminder of tonight's main