it comes as new figures show the task in hand with the price of some household basics soaring. tonight with the context, anand menon, director of the think tank uk in a changing europe and jack blanchard, the uk editor for politico. welcome. rishi sunak has become the uk s third prime minister in seven weeks, saying he ll unite the country, not with words, but with action . he promised stability, integrity, professionalism and accountability. his first day in office began with a trip to buckingham palace to meet the king and formally be invited to form a government. after travelling the short distance to downing street he addressed the nation, emphasing the scale of the economic task ahead and also finding some kind words for liz truss before talking about the problems she left behind. i want to pay tribute to my predecessor, liz truss. she was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country. it is a noble aim. and i admired her restlessness to create change. but some
business of the cities, their counties, states, and this nation. their families don t sign up for this to be harmed. and it is wrong. that s san francisco s police chief denouncing the attack on nancy pelosi s husband. we ll have the latest developments since friday morning s targeted assault straight ahead. meanwhile, south korea is grieving a horrific disaster during halloween celebrations. and police are now admitting they made a mistake managing a massive crowd. also ahead, democrats call in the closer with a week to go until the mid weeks. former president barack obama hits the trail in hopes of slowing the momentum for republicans. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, october 31st. happy halloween. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning new information about friday s violent attack on paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. according to san francisco police, 42-year-old david depepe entered the home by breaking a
what makes us think that it s not going to corrode the political climate. enough is enough is enough. every person of good conscience needs to clearly and unambiguously stand up against the violence in our politics, regardless of what your politics are. and yet the response has been disjointed to say the least. that was president biden tying the violent rhetoric on january 6th to the vicious attack on nancy pelosi s husband. we re going to have the very latest on friday s ambush inside the speaker s home that police say was not a random act. welcome back to morning joe. it is monday, october 31st. jonathan lemire and michael steele, and admiral james stavridis are all still with us, and joining the conversation, we have former secretary of homeland security under president obama, jeh johnson joining us. we are learning new information
republicans. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, october 31st. happy halloween. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning new information about friday s violent attack on paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. according to san francisco police, 42-year-old david depepe entered the home by breaking a back window. nbc news was told that once inside the home, he confronted paul pelosi shouting where is nancy? where is nancy? pelosi called 911 from a bathroom where he had a veiled conversation with the police dispatcher who then recognized the situation as dire. when police arrived, they say depepe attacked pelosi, smacking a hammer into his head and arms, fracturing his skull.
officials who can appeal to moderate and independent voters, not maga voters, who he didn t gain traction with in 2016. alexi mccammond, thank you. as always for joining us this morning. election day, a week from tomorrow. races tight across the country. we will be giving you complete coverage. we appreciate you getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, october 31st. paul pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the house, the woman who is second in line to the presidency, was savagely attacked. deranged right wing fanatics, trump media allies, and some of the most powerful people in the world were feverishly trying to stir up conspiracy theories that