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First muslim to be appointed to the Scottish Government, he worked as a political adviser before becoming scottish justice political adviser before becoming scottishjustice secretary. Mp political adviser before becoming scottish justice secretary. Mp for nine years, elected to the Welsh Assembly in 2016 and party leader a year ago when he set out a path to achieving welsh independence, the leader of plaid cymru, adam price. Jonathan bartley, co leader of the green party in england and wales, co founder of a christian think tank had co founder of a christian think tank ha d rece ntly co founder of a christian think tank had recently arrested during the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in the city of london. And city trader, former leader of ukip, mep for 20 years, he led the campaign for 20 years, he led the campaign for a referendum on the uks bishop of the eu, leader and founder of the brexit party, nigel farage. The uks membership of the eu. There are only three days to go, and s
Up to 4,500 jobs are at risk at energy firm npower, as a Restructuring Plan is announced. The met police is to pay the former mp, harvey proctor, £900,000 in compensation and legal costs. He was wrongly accused of being part of a westminster paedophile ring. Mr bartley is ready and waiting to answer your questions and a study on smartphones finds a quarter of young people good morning. Welcome to the bbc news at nine. The conservatives have complained to the broadcasting regulator about channel 4, accusing it of bias and of a political stunt. The broadcaster replaced borisjohnson with an Ice Sculpture, when he declined to take part in a debate about Climate Change last night. The brexit partys nigel farage also stayed away, and was replaced by a sculpture, but five other Party Leaders took part. Lets get more with our political correspondent, helen catt. Good morning. So the conservatives trying to push the focus onto channel 4 with this letter to 0fcom about what they call a stunt. B
Im sorry kelly welcome to the program youre joining us for special coverage of an address by germanys ursula funder line before the European Parliament that will be getting under way in just a few minutes time youre looking at live pictures here as people assemble for what is Voter Alliance last chance to make her case to even lawmakers in her bid to become the 1st woman president of the European Commission she needs to secure a majority and a confirmation vote being held later today but success is far from certain for deadline faces hostility from parliamentary groups who say that she was foisted on them by National Leaders so shes been on a Charm Offensive making a raft of promises to win support and we can see her walking out there. Lets get more analysis on the speech which is about to get underway im joined here in the studio by diffused chief Political Correspondent and to crane and we also have our Brussels Bureau chief max hoffman standing by at the European Parliament in stras
Said that because you have many bright city years in there are a lot of booing but it will get her the votes of the social democrats of the u. K. Who are in favor some of them at least of no braggs it at all so you can see she played her cards quite well mixing it with her personal story makes it with the fact that shes the 1st woman candidate for the European Commission presidency by all accounts she really did the right thing here. And you know its interesting because thats the view from from the european level but melinda here at home we do see some social democrats criticizing the opposition to Fund Alliance of the kind of to say frankly we see them see sawing back and forth sigma gabriele the former party leader the former foreign minister said shortly after this backroom deal had been done and arcelor funded line had been declared by the heads of state to be their preferred candidate he said well you know that might be grounds to actually for the s. P. D. To leave the coalition.