Of the pandemic. he says he will if security concerns are addressed. labour says the government should trust the inquiry with the material. i think that britain deserves to know the truth. deserves to know they have a prime minister that can be trusted by thejudges because if rishi sunak the prime minister doesn t trust one of our nation s most senior judges, then they ll be asking themselves, how can we trust him? so the row continues and now seems headed for court, while many of those who lost loved ones during the pandemic just want answers. that report by alex forsyth. we go live to washington because we can show you pictures of the us senate where lawmakers are preparing to vote on that bill to suspend the government debt limit. the bill passed the house of representatives on wednesday, and the hard deadline is monday. a short
Hello, i m victoria valentine, welcome to the programme. the us senate has approved a bill to suspend the government debt limit, averting the threat of an unprecedented default. the deal secured bipartisan support, with 63 votes in favour and 36 opposed, although most republicans voted against. president biden described it as a big win for the economy and the american people. the bill will now be signed into law by the president. the leading democrat in the senate, chuck schumer, said default would have been catastrophic, inflicting unnecessary pain on tens of millions. default was the giant sword
The country is up against a real set of troubles here. us presidentjoe biden says the debt ceiling bill is now ready to move to congress after further talks with the republican house speaker kevin mccarthy. both have reached an agreement in principle on a new government debt limit, ending weeks of wrangling. joe biden believes mr mc carthy acted in good faith. we have reached a bipartisan budget agreement and we are ready to move to the full congress. i think it is a really important step forward. it takes the threat off the table, protects our hard earned economic recovery and it also represents a compromise which means nobody got everything they want. but that s the responsibility of governing. this deal is good news is i believe you will see for the american people.
Live from washington, this is bbc news. we re live in washington dc tonight, where the white house and us republicans reach an agreement in principle to raise the government debt limit. air strikes on ukraine s capital as the country s most senior security official says the military is ready to launch its long expected counter offensive against russian forces. and turkey s first ever presidential run off election gets underway in a matter of hours. hello, i m carl nasman.
Live from london, this is bbc news. the white house and us republicans reach an agreement in principle to raise the government debt limit and avoid a default. after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe this is an agreement in principle that is worthy of the american people. turkey s first ever presidential run off election gets under way in an hour as voters decide who can curb the country s rampant inflation rate and tackle the cost of living crisis. directorjustine triet becomes the third woman to ever win the palme d or prize at the cannes film festival.