politics comes at us rather fast these days, doesn t it? this autumn s second new prime minister inherits a nightmarish soup of political and economic gloom. his task starts now. we ll have more from chris in this extended edition of bbc news at six, as we consider the prospects for a sunak premiership. at westminster, the main opposition parties are united on the need for a general election so that millions of voters can have their say. election so that millions of voters can have their say. labour thinks we should be having can have their say. labour thinks we should be having a can have their say. labour thinks we should be having a general- can have their say. labour thinks we should be having a general election. i think everyone i ve spoken to in the public has said we should be having a general election. there is no mandate now. he having a general election. there is no mandate now. having a general election. there is no mandate now. he should call an early genera
imposed. douglas ross, their leader here, said it had been a difficult and unsettling time for the party and unsettling time for the party and the nation, as he congratulate mr sunak at mr sunak. polls suggest that what has happened as a result of the turmoil is that some scottish voters have shifted potentially from the conservatives to labour but the snp remains pretty static and a way ahead and on independence, the nation remains more or less evenly divided on that. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford the first minister of wales, mark drakeford of labour, congratulated rishi sunak but at the same time took a rishi sunak but at the same time took a rather unsubtle swipe at both liz truss took a rather unsubtle swipe at both liz truss and boris johnson. his statement liz truss and boris johnson. his statement said he looked forward to working statement said he looked forward to working constructively with mr sunak in a way working constructively with mr
with russian forces is continuing in the eastern town of soledar, with a senior defence official saying the situation there was difficult . and, the brit award nominations are out, with a notable absence of women, in the category of artist of the year. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in america where there are now two special counsels investigating whether two us presidents broke the law in their handling of classified records. after a second set of classified documents were found atjoe biden s home, the us attorney general has appointed robert hur to investigate whether any crimes have been committed. former president donald trump is also facing a criminal investigation for taking classified papers to his mar a lago estate. here s our north america editor, sarah smith. after admitting he was keeping classified documents at his delaware home, stored in the garage alongside his vintage sports car, president biden has a lot of explaining to do. classified material
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