And the character that he developed over a lifetime, and if you think about what weve done for the duration of this course, weve brought him into the story intermittently throughout. Whether its talking about individual battles or whether its talking about how he organized men or how he kept men he recruited men to get them to maintain or stay in the service. And one of the things i try to get across whenever im talking about washington is that washington is a bit of an inenia to a modern audience. Why . Because we really dont know who he was, what he was, how he looked. I mean, when i show you these images here, these images are of three of our noteworthy president s. Every ten years or so about 700 political scientists and historians across the country, they rank our president s. Now, who knows how our current president is going to rank. But nonetheless, whenever those rankings come out, generally these three guys here rank at the top. Sometimes it will be lincoln. Sometimes it will
Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This is what sir keir starmer handed out at an event in essex today what he says are the first steps he would take as Prime Minister. The labour leader unveiled the six point plan to take to voters ahead of a General Election expected later this year. He rejected suggestions that his party was scaling back its ambitions and said the plans were fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. Labour will also soon unveil separate sets of priorities for scotland and wales. The conservatives called his speech another relaunch. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Flashing red, the Morning Commute in purfleet in essex today. The commuters, the people who want to run the country before the year is out. They were heading for a film studio of all places promises, pamphlets, pledges and no shortage of razzmatazz. And this stuff does not happen by accident. Keir starmer minus a jacket and tie, sleeves rolled up
Mr. Speaker, i know the whole house will join me in congratulating john sweeney on becoming s. M. P. Leader. I look forward to working constructively with him to deliver for the people of scotland. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. I shall have further such meetings later today. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Last weeks Prime Ministers questions, i highlighted the shocking rise in the number of teenagers trying vaping and i asked the Prime Minister if he would take Decisive Action to stop the advertising on football stadiums. He declined to do that. Since then i have had an exchange with the scottish chief medical officer, professor sir greger smith, during a session of the tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee and he said, where i become very uncomfortable and im not supportive is where the massive attraction of Sports Companies is used in a way that promotes behaviors that are known to be unsafe or unhealthy. C
Constructively with him to deliver for the people of scotland. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. I shall have further such meetings later today. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Last weeks Prime Ministers questions, i highlighted the shocking rise in the number of teenagers trying vaping and i asked the Prime Minister if he would take Decisive Action to stop the advertising on football stadiums. He declined to do that. Since then i have had an exchange with the scottish chief medical officer, professor sir greger smith, during a session of the tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee and he said, where i become very uncomfortable and im not supportive is where the massive attraction of Sports Companies is used in a way that promotes behaviors that are known to be unsafe or unhealthy. Can i ask the Prime Minister again, does he still think that it is right that Vape Companies should sponsor football kits . Mr. Speaker,
Senate. Each week authors and historians will tell these stories, well see historic footage from those periods and examine the impact and legacy of key cononal hearings. This week the 1987 hearings on the iran contra affair. Wel hear about the clandestine sale of missiles to iran in exchange for the release of hostages in lebanon, with proceeds going to contra rebels in nicaragua. Watch congress investigates saturdays at 7 00 p. M. On cspan2. British Prime Minister sunak fielded questions from members of the house of commons on a range of issues during his weekly question time. Including illegal immigration, water and sewage treatment, childhood poverty and the israelhamas war. From london, this is about 35 minutes. Mr. Speaker, i know the whole house will join me in congratulating john sweeney on becoming s. M. P. Leader. I look forward to working constructively with him to deliver for the people of scotland. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and oth