how much more we are paying seems to many people unfair. huge caveats within that, she heard from your guests there, these are global profits, not all of that money is taxable in the uk. 0n profits, not all of that money is taxable in the uk. on top of that, big energy firms need to make money, they need to reinvest and be profitable for pension schemes, for example, and in orderto profitable for pension schemes, for example, and in order to invest in green energy. but still questions around fairness labour this morning, saying the system of a windfall tax, an extra levy that the government is imposing on energy companies for this unprotected extraordinary profit they re making, they say the system is not working, that more should be generated from that revenue should bp estimate for 2022, 670 8 million or so will be put towards the windfall tax, but that makes up less than 3% of their overall global profits and shell last week announced their biggest profits in an hundred and 15 year
it might not happen on the day we want it, but it will happen. how lona want it, but it will happen. how long are you want it, but it will happen. how long are you willing want it, but it will happen. how long are you willing to - want it, but it will happen. how long are you willing to continue this battle? we long are you willing to continue this battle? this battle? we are not that far awa . this battle? we are not that far away- we this battle? we are not that far away- we only this battle? we are not that far away. we only need this battle? we are not that far away. we only need 11 - this battle? we are not that far away. we only need 11 more . this battle? we are not that far i away. we only need 11 more votes this battle? we are not that far - away. we only need 11 more votes to win, so i think from the whole perspective, if you talk to everybody can it s not that far away. i think everybody comes together, so it will depend. for the next few minutes, we re going to t
mccarthy and these house republicans is a culmination of what was a very disappointing election cycle that left mccarthy with a very small margin in orderto left mccarthy with a very small margin in order to be elected speaker. that small margin right now is preventing him from being able to accomplish his goal. so, just how small is the margin? after november s midterm elections, the democrats retained control of the senate but the republicans took back control of the house. they now hold 222 seats that s just four clear of the 218 which gives them a majority. democrats hold 213. so, mccarthy can only afford to lose four votes from his own party, since he needs a majority vote in the house to become speaker. and this is where the problem lies. that s because around 20 republican rebels voted against kevin mccarthy on every vote so far. let s now hear from julia manchester, who s a reporter at the us politics website, the hill. a lot of these republicans say they ust a lot of these
president putin understands that he can t win this. president putin understands that he can t win thie can t win this. president zelensky, on his visit can t win this. president zelensky, on his visit this can t win this. president zelensky, on his visit this week can t win this. president zelensky, on his visit this week to can t win this. president zelensky, on his visit this week to back - can t win this. president zelensky, | on his visit this week to back matt, said it is extremely important for ukraine, in orderto said it is extremely important for ukraine, in order to get through this winter and next year, and he may well have had this visit to the us in mind when he said that. do you think he is concerned about continued support, given that we are imminently going to see a republican majority in the house of representatives, and some voices in the republican party have raised questions about the extent to which the us continues to support ukraine? um, he is right to be
also in terms of the safeguarding as mentioned already. let’s also in terms of the safeguarding as mentioned already. mentioned already. let s talk about that first. there mentioned already. let s talk about that first. there were mentioned already. let s talk about that first. there were shouts - mentioned already. let s talk about that first. there were shouts of - that first. there were shouts of shame on you from the public gallery yesterday, when an amendment to make it more difficult for sex offenders to change gender was voted down. there is another amendment which has been accepted which will bring checks in in some instances, but do you think the legal protections are sufficient to prevent a sex offender who is being disingenuous about this in order to who is being disingenuous about this in orderto gain who is being disingenuous about this in order to gain access? are there enough protections around that? bluntly, probably not. the amendment that was tabled, i thought