so you can go ahead, good evening. the prime minister has said he takes extremely seriously the allegations against the former conservative peer, baroness mone. he said the government was taking legal action against the company run by her husband ppe medpro. in an interview with the bbc, michelle mone admitted lying about her links to the medical clothing company and confirmed she and her family stand to benefit from the £60 million profit made during the pandemic. the couple apologised for denying their role in the deal for more than three years. and today baroness mone has hit back at rishi sunak, saying she was honest with the government over the contracts. 0ur poltical editor chris mason is in westminster this evening. it was an extraordinary interview. you can watch or listen to yourself on the iplayer or bbc sounds. it was the story of an emergency. human foibles, taxpayers money, making money, truth and lying. a pandemic strikes. suddenly, gowns and masks, pers
he is giving the wrong impression when he makes those comments. it s not how the british army sees things. the senior republican, kevin mccarthy, says he s confident he ll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far, he s failed thirteen times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. the latest session, which comes on the second anniversary of the january sixth attack on the us capitol, has been adjourned for several hours. but mr mccarthy is just a handful of votes short of victory. with the latest, here s gary 0 donoghue. commemorating the heroes of january the 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification ofjoe biden s victory. you know, for those who lost someone on that day, they re proud as the devil that their kin are being honoured, but, boy, is
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kevin mccarthy, says he s confident he ll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far he s failed 13 times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. the latest session has been adjourned for several hours, with mr mccarthyjust a handful of votes short of victory. he s been repeatedly blocked by about 20 hard line conservatives within his own party, but more than a dozen now say they ll back mr mccarthy. this is where we say to goodbye to viewers around the world. here in the uk, will carry on with a little bit more news for the many for the many thousands of ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the uk since the russian invasion, this has been theirfirst christmas away from home. some ukrainians celebrate on the 24th and 25th december, but many more make a bigger occasion of orthodox christmas which is today and tomorrow. and a support group for displaced ukrainians in sussex has arranged a celebration this evening. nickjohnson reports.