an attempt at a nuanced debate on foreign policy between republican presidential candidates last night in miami, that ultimately may not matter at all, there s a lot to cover from the showdown in miami last night, which was less chaotic with fewer candidates on stage but just like the previous debates, the front-runner was not there and for the most part the other candidates didn t attack the former president who was leading by wide margin miss the polls, they didn t touch him, they didn t talk about the problem of truth versus lies and donald trump. meanwhile, trump s daughter took the stand in new york yesterday in the civil fraud trial against the family s business. we ll go through ivanka trump s testimony. also, the latest on a significant development in the middle east, negotiations are under way to release more hostages being held by hamas. plus, it appears hollywood is ready to get back to work. we ll have an update on the historic actors strike that s been goin
now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for
Great britain will be represented in the ladies wimbledon quarterfinals. Johanna konta says shes just focusing on winning the match. She is delighted she has got this far. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Cash jobs like Window Cleaning and decorating are said to be worth up to £6 billion a year, so we want to hear from you this morning if you get paid in cash of if youve paid forjobs in cash around you home. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Ending cash in hand jobs and changing the rules on the gig economy, where workers get paid per task, are two of the recommendations in a major report into the way we work. The Matthew Taylor review also says there are too many people who are being treated like Cogs In A Machine, rather than human beings. Our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. In the last ten years,
Say, other than obamacare is the Law Of The Land and will remain the Law Of The Land. Tom its the Law Of The Land, or lol for short. On sunday, President Trump blamed the Freedom Caucus and two conservative groups for the sale of the health care bill. Steve bannon is reportedly encouraging trump to reply coma list of republicans that refuse to support the health care bill. While repeal and replace had a major setback last week, at least from republican isnt ready to give up. We shall Never Surrender [laughter] tom that was the Famous Church hill impression of a few i liked blended into the carpet. Tom lets go onto to the next story. He said it on the campaign trail, european nations need to start paying their nato bills and stop letting the u. S. Pick up the tab. President trump took the opportunity from his meeting with Angela Merkel to hand her a fake bill for 375 million. This according to the times of london, the white house denies the story, as did the german government. Why am i
If confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b