Movement. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. I am the 112 president of the National Press club and i am the investigation editor at the associated press. We have a terrific program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch and follow along on twitter at the npclive. In the audience today, there are members of the general public in addition to journalists. Any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. I would like to begin by introducing our head table, please hold your applause until all the head tables are introduced. Vall valerie jackson. A member of the National Journalism institute. Board of directors. Next is debbie. Adam eaton. A reporter at e e news. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowen a reporter at the energy news network. To my immediate right, a former npc president and the cochair that organized these events. We have amanda bennett, the director of voice of america and this years National Press club state h
Sold out already. Its sold out already. Six oclock on thursday, the 19th its six oclock on thursday, the 19th of september. And coming up, John Humphrys has presented his final edition of radio 4s today programme after 32 years. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Its extremely rare for Buckingham Palace to react to a news story, but today thats precisely whats happened. An official has expressed displeasure after David Cameron revealed that he asked for the queens help in the run up to the Scottish Independence vote in 2014. It has led to accusations that the former Prime Minister tried to drag the queen into what was a highly controversial matter. Mr cameron has been speaking to the bbc about his six years as Prime Minister and denies he did anything improper. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar has more. But anyway, its very good to welcome you here. Its the highest relationship in britain, and certainly the most discreet. Only now, David Camerons been given a rare royal rebuke