If successful, new legislation would force tiktok s chinese owner, bytedance, to find a new non chinese owner or face removal from us app stores. Ahead of a house vote on the bill on wednesday, lawmakers received a classified briefing from intelligence officials on the administrations worries about the video app and how it could potentially use data it collects from americans. Democrats said the stakes couldnt be higher. My concerns is they will try to influence the election and elect donald tiktok trump. Among those opposing the ban, president ial hopeful donald trump. Still, republicans backing the bill largely dismissed concerns about trumps backlash weighing the party from getting the legislation done. Trumps comments actually, you can square them with what the bill does, to put differently, to put a finer point on it, the bill doesnt shutdown tiktok and force all of tiktok s users onto facebook. What we are after is a separation from tiktok from its Parent Company, bytedance, and
and we report from iceland as a town is evacuated amid growing fears of a volcanic erruption there. the adage that revenge is a dish best served cold in the sanctum secretary has a blistering attack on rishi sunak on newsnight at 1030. good evening. suella braverman has launched an all out attack on the prime minister a day after he sacked her as home secretary. in a letter to the prime minister she told rishi sunak that his plan is not working, the party is running out of time and he needs to change course urgently. the letter was relentless in its personal attacks strewn with stinging words like weak, betrayal, failed. let s go straight to westminster and our political editor chris mason. you picked three words but there are plenty for me to go out. here are a few more, wishful thinking, no appetite for doing what is necessary, equivocation and lack of interest. downing street said the prime minister s focus was on actions and not words. after this letter that chall
Trade, britains only surviving cloth hall opens after a multi Million Pound renovation. Good morning. Its tuesday 1st august. Im julian worricker. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. British gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. Its owner centrica says Electricity Prices will increase by 12. 5 from 15th september. 3. 1 million customers will be affected. But the companys gas prices will be held at their current level. The average annual dual fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7. 3 . Ian conn is the Chief Executive of british gass Parent Company, centrica. He explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. First of all, the last time we moved our Electricity Prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. From that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, that is not what is d