some smart people to break down the big stories. today we re asking, as the u.s. begins striking back for the drone attack that killed three american soldiers, are we on the brink of a wider war in the middle east? then, that s dope. democrats in congress pushing the white house for an historic change that could have more people smoking pot. and is apple s new product a vision of the future or just another high-tech toy. the panel is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, u.s. retaliation in the middle east. friday we saw the first of what s expected to be a series of air strikes in coming days against multiple targets that are linked to iran. this marks a new stage in the spiraling tensions. many fear it could pull the u.s. into another all-out war. the u.s. hitting dozens of key targets in the middle east, the strikes retaliation for that drone attack that killed three american soldiers at a base in jordan, which the u.s. blames o
hello and welcome to westminster. conservative mps will cast their first vote today for who they want to replace borisjohnson as party leader and prime minister. let s take a closer look at the timetable for today.there are eight candidates through to the first round of voting each one of them needs to secure 30 votes today to stay in the race. the poll opens at 1:30 the electorate is made up of conservative mps. we are expecting a result at about five o clock. to be announced, as before, by graham brady, the chairman of the conservative backbench 1922 committee. further votes will take place over the next few days in order to whittle the number of candidates down to two. let s get more from our political correspondent ione wells. i can report that we have eight candidates, duly nominated. and then there were eight. one of these candidates will be the next prime minister, having secured the backing of at least 20 tory mps. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, the attorney ge
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