so laura, what happens when a country s leader makes a really bad unpopular decision? well, apparently that depends on the country. because british prime minister liz truss resigning today after only six weeks in office. her economic plan plunged britain into turmoil, and her own conservative party turned against her. you know, in this country the voters decide, but the candidates are nominated by the two major parties of you all know, which of course limits the leadership choices. but tonight, our dueling panels are back, taking on this very topic of how do you solve a problem like, well, unpopular leaders? okay, we are going to set the clock for four minutes, we are huge going to get four minutes and we are going to see which panel can come up with the spice your answers about this. this is not going to be like that show where a horrible ending comes at the end, right? there is no death coming? there is a huge bucket of slime that will fall on one of our heads if
there isn t a world leader that she didn t meet or hold court with so to speak. and each and every single one of them, from presidents to despot to dictators, all respecting. i m taken by as max said the lockstep march that the bearers, security and the royals, the left right, left right. it is very difficult to do. but of course, the princes and the princesses, they ve been in military service or they re been aware. speaking of. let s just listen for a moment . [ sound of gunfire ] so made ever more audible, which really personifies the gravity of what is going on, the cobblestone streets so you hear the clap, clan, clap of the hooves of the horses and also of the soldiers and the family marching in the step there. but also this is the first time throughout the days that we have been covering this that they are behind. they are a few minutes behind because they have to go slowly on these streets. not only because of the crowds but because of the cobblestone as well.
that through these ceremonies, these processes. and you see just how well it is done. it has been well rehearsed, practiced and planned. she was an old lady who they knew would dywon day and while nobody wanted that day to arrive, they have been planning what to do for potentially decades. that means that when it comes down to it, all of the people you are seeing on screen now have practiced and practiced and practiced their roles. that includes, of course, her son, king charles, who now while he is grieving in the depths of his grief for his mother s death is taking on the enormous burden she used to have being a monarch. while people think about that in fairytales as a massive privilege and life of glamour, it is also an extremely difficult job and the burden of responsibility on him is now enormous. something that boris johnson mentioned when he spoke in the house of commons in tribute to queen elizabeth about the enormous burden she undertook at such an early age. he is u
known as the royal mile. of course we will have that service for you when it begins. just moments ago, the coffin of queen elizabeth ii arrived in the heart of the historic old town of edinburgh known as, i said, the royal mile. king charles iii and princess anne, princes edward and andrew walk behind the coffin, the monarch s official residence in scotland to the cathedral. before he left for edinburgh, the king addressed parliament for the first time as sovereign in westminster hall, the same place where his mother will lie in state this week. he said parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. what we are seeing today is a mixture of the political, the constitutional, and, as you see her children behind her coffin, the deeply personal lawmakers singing the national anthem, god save the king, for the first time. we saw a bit of emotion from the king there. prince harry released a deeply personal statement, paying tribute to his grandmother saying, gr
four days after the author salman rushdie was stabbed, we speak to the man who was with him on stage and was attacked at the same time. welcome to bbc news we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than four hundred billion dollars of new spending. the bill which marks a major victory for the biden administration also contains reforms to the price of prescription drugs and tax rises on corporations. mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america s history. let s have a listen to some of what he said about the significance of the climate element of the bill. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever. ever. that is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps towards meeting all of my climate goals. it includes ensuring that we create clean energy opportunities in front line and fron