Hello and welcome. The months have not always been about coronavirus. In the next half hour, we will take a look at the other big stories since december, getsding Boris Johnson this through parliament. This bill learns the emphatic lesson and suggests any further delay. The new leader reckons the Prime Minister is all bluster. He has been found out. He gave the dockless of any chancellor gives a shortlived budget. Tensions rise with russia and china. The uks colonial history comes under the spotlight, and as new mps make their first speeches, one tells us her struggle to get into politics. I was told that a chance like some of my getting a job in parliament would be very slim, and to not try. Took over fromn theresa may in july of 2019. But they faced the same problem. A parliament with no majority to push through his brexit. Attempting to break the deadlock, he tried and failed to call an election, but opposition parties agreed to develop and got the 80 seat majority. Run of the new m
Welcome to westminster in review. In the next halfhour, we take a look at the other big stories since december, including a newly elected Boris Johnson gets his brexit bill through parliament. Labour elects a new leader. He either dodges the question or gives dodgy answers. Any chancellor gives a shortlived budget. Tensions rise with russia and china. The uks colonial history comes under the spotlight, and as new mps make their first speeches, one tells us her struggle to get into politics. I was told that a chance like some of my getting a job in parliament would be very slim, and to not try. Boris johnson took over from theresa may in july of 2019. But they faced the same problem. A parliament with no majority to push through his brexit. Attempting to break the deadlock, he tried and failed to call an election, but opposition parties agreed to develop and to the ballot and got the 80 seat majority. Many of the new mps run in areas traditionally held by labour in the north of england.
Religious group for example will enable another religious group so it is very hard to bring people together and the Political Parties tend to use and exploit these sectarian differences they tend to use sectarianism to make people fear each other its a question of dividing and rule and this is something the protest movement has failed to achieve to create a united leadership that will speak in one voice who have one vision on the way forward and thats why the protests slowly fizzled out but theyre going to be there were also other reasons you had a militarized state as you see right now they used to arrest people. Anyone who posts on social media a criticism of the president for example is called in for questioning so there was a lot of intimidation as well so and people were also tired a lot of fatigue and these people were attacked. By supporters of the ruling party is not very far from here is a stronghold of the other of those in power and they used to. Engage in clashes with the p
Sanctions on hong kongs leader its police chief and other officials. Help but lost the kenyans who lost their livelihoods because of coronavirus question of why its taken so long. And im really a supporter you ventus sack. Of the telly in champions on knocked out of the champions league. The cleanup of lebanons damaged capital is about to give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling political classes there is getting underway in beirut is just gone 4 pm local time these are the live pictures coming to us from martyr square at the scene of tuesdays port blast search teams are still looking for 60 people reported missing 157 a confirmed another 6000 were. Injured among those killed the secretary general of the cutty party his funeral was held just a few hours ago where 3 of the party m. P. s resigned they now say they will push for political reform turkey has offered to help rebuild the port as Vice President and foreign minister are both in beirut
Governments agenda. Welcome to this bbc news special of the state opening of parliament. Im simon mccoy. The queen has laid out the conservative governments agenda for the year, following last weeks election win. There are around 30 bills. Lets have a look at some of them. Front and centre is delivering brexit by bringing the eu Withdrawal Agreement bill back to parliament to ratify the brexit deal agreed by the government in october. There will also be legislation on immigration. The government says it will End Free Movement of people and pave the way for a points based immigration system. On the nhs, there is a funding bill to enshrine in law the governments commitment to spend an extra 3a billion in cash per year by 2023 24. On education, there will be increased levels of pupil funding in england. And on social care, there is not much detail, but a pledge that no one will have to sell their house. And the government will seek Cross Party Consensus for further reform. On justice, the