He clearly intended to use whatever means were at his disposal, whatever levers he could find to overturn a free and fair election. And it was a project, lets be clear here, that almost the entire Republican Party signed on to before some of them got a little freaked out and tried to distance themselves. The times Reports Trump was enabled by influential republicans motivated by ambition, fear or misplaced belief that he would not go too far. Hm. Mitch mcconnell was okay with the plan because he feared alienating a president whose tee his control of the chamber. He also heeded misplaced assurances from white house aides like jared kushner, mr. Trump would eventually cede to reality. Remember that texas lawsuit challenge the Election Results that 18 republican State Attorneys General signed on to . Right . That was ghostwritten, drafted by lawyers close to the white house. The lie that the election was stolen propelled forward by new and more radical lawyers and financiers including the
And what about care home staff . Some are refusing the vaccine. What does that mean for you wanting to visit your relativies . Im on twitter vicderbyshire. Online retailer asos buys topshop, topman and miss selfridge. The deal doesnt include the shops, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The cost of covid for children a report suggests they stand to lose an average of £40,000 each in Lifetime Earnings becaue most are not in school. And coming up this hour, well speak to Nicholas Hewlett, a head teacher in south london who is coming out as gay during an Online Assembly this morning. Theres been International Condemnation of the armed forces in myanmar after they seized power and detained civilian politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi the woman known Around The World for decades as the face of the struggle for democracy in the country and who has, since elections in 2015, been widely recognised as its unofficial leader. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until democratic
Of information we have from afp saying rescuers entering the tunnel to extract the five year old who has been struck down the bottom of that 30 me to shaft. He has been stuck down the bottom of that 30 metre well shaft. We will bring you more on this when we get any updates. Now its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. Hello. Its a wet and windy afternoon for many, the best of any sunshine across the far east and southeast of england. Meanwhile, for scotland, snow becomes an increasing hazard over the next 2a hours, this cold front sliding its way south and eastwards, the snow showers piling into scotland. Notice the squeeze in the isobars, so weve got some strong winds to deal with through this afternoon and into tomorrow. Gusts perhaps 50, 55 mph for some western coast. For many, its milder compared to yesterday, Butjust Mid Single figures as a high across scotland. And here further snow showers piling in through the evening and overnight. Coupled with those gusty winds
Of information we have from afp saying rescuers entering the tunnel to extract the five year old who has been struck down the bottom of that 30 me to shaft. He has been stuck down the bottom of that 30 metre well shaft. We will bring you more on this when we get any updates. Now its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. Hello. Its a wet and windy afternoon for many, the best of any sunshine across the far east and southeast of england. Meanwhile, for scotland, snow becomes an increasing hazard over the next 2a hours, this cold front sliding its way south and eastwards, the snow showers piling into scotland. Notice the squeeze in the isobars, so weve got some strong winds to deal with through this afternoon and into tomorrow. Gusts perhaps 50, 55 mph for some western coast. For many, its milder compared to yesterday, Butjust Mid Single figures as a high across scotland. And here further snow showers piling in through the evening and overnight. Coupled with those gusty winds