You are now recognized for your Opening Statement thank you mr chairman and thank you Ranking Member newness i have appreciate the opportunity to speak again to the members of this committee. First let me offer my thanks to the men and women of the u. S. Department of state who have committed their professional lives to support the Foreign Policy work of the United States in particular i want to thank my staff at the u. S. Mission to the European Union your integrity dedication and hard work often performed without public acclaim or recognition serve as a shining example of true Public Service and i am personally grateful to work beside you each and every day it is my honor to serve as the u. S. Ambassador to the European Union the u. S. Mission to the e. U. Is the direct link between the United States and the European Union and its members. Americas longest standing allies and one of the largest economic blocs in the world every day i work to support a strong united and peaceful europ
Shyama perera and dave wooding, the Political Editor of the sun on sunday. Hello, good morning. The royal family and senior politicians will join veterans in Central London this morning, as the uk marks remembrance day. There are two minutes silence at 11 oclock, as people up and down the land honour those who lost their lives in conflict. As part of the commemorations, the Royal British legion is trying to encourage young people to observe the silence by turning off their mobile phones. Robert hall reports. On the streets of birmingham an army of poppy sellers. The last big push before britains remembrance weekend. Millions of us wear the flower which grew on the battlefields of the first world war, but is it enough to inspire new generations . The world is going so much faster so its just about trying, for everybody, adults notjust children, to slow down, to think about everything and remember. Ra njit, volunteering for the first time, believes remembrance has to move online. The you
The devastation that has been caused to homes and businesses. Its complete. Devastating is an easy word to use, but its completely devastating and its heartbreaking. In the election, theres a row over spending after the conservatives publish what they claim would be the cost of a labour government. Fears that extreme weather conditions in australia could fuel more bushfires. Three people have already lost their lives. And its been described as the biggest internet event in history. British youtuber ksi beats his american rival logan paul on a split decision in los angeles. Good morning to you. The royal family and senior politicians will join veterans in Central London in the next hour, as the uk marks remembrance day. There are two minutes silence at 11 oclock, as people up and down the land honour those who lost their lives in conflict. As part of the commemorations, the Royal British legion is trying to encourage young people to observe the silence by turning off their mobile phones
Music last post. The first wreath will be made by the prince of wales on behalf of her majesty the queen. And now a wreath is laid on behalf of the duke of edinburgh, who doesnt undertake Public Engagement any more, by captainjames aubrey. And now the prince of wales lays his own wreath with the distinctive prince of wales feathers. And now the three dukes of cambridge, sussex, and york. The earl of wessex, the princess royal, and the duke of kent. Hurray stand at ease and now the politicians who lay their reefs led by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. Jeremy corbyn, leader of the labour party. Ian blackford on behalf of the Scottish National party and plaid cymru, the welsh nationalist party. The new leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson. Nigel dodds for the Democratic Unionist Party of northern ireland. The newly elected speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. The speaker of the house of lords, lord fowler. And now, side by side, the foreign secretary dominic raab an
Recklessly so. They have calculated what they are calling the cost of corbyn. £1. 2 trillion. Speaking to andrew marr, the chancellor said the party had done its maths. Every single costing we published in this dossier today has either come from labours own figures, 50 from labour because my own figures, the risk from independent external sources and in some cases we have worked them out ourselves, we have done that in a reasonable way and set out in exactly how the document how its done. But labour hasnt yet published its manifesto for the selection so the tories cant know exactly which policies will make it then. We have included £35 billion for abolishing private schools which labour conference voted for which may find its way into the manifesto in a different form. The £196 billion figure theyve used to renationalise Industries Like the railways has already been criticised. And the calculations assume all policies including things like a four day working week at a cost of £85 b