the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said i don t think anybody should doubt mr trump s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co operating with this party. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right o
the movement has been spreading across the uk now. you ve just finished a 30 day tour in which you picked up 360 kilograms of litter. i assume you put it down in rubbish bins as you went along rather than carrying the whole thing. tell us about your tour, where did you go? i started my 30 city plogging tour because it is a challenge i wanted to do in december. 30 cities in 30 days. i started in bristol and travelled across the country across birmingham, manchester, lincoln and elsewhere. it was 30 cities across the country. there was a lot of rubbish on the city everywhere. people supported, people participated. more than a50 ploggers joined me. i am setting up plogging communities. we are using recycling
plogging tour around the uk. plogging is an act of picking litter while running, that first started in sweden. vivek gurav began plogging in his home city in india and decided to bring his enthusiasm for it when he came to the uk two years ago to study at the university of bristol. earlier i spoke to vivek about his plogging experience. plogging is the combination ofjogging and picking up litter. so you gojogging and pick up litter on the streets which can help you to save the environment because you are cleaning up the streets, picking up plastic that will pollute the environment. and you arejogging for your own health. that is two things in one go. this is something i bought from india. there is a community of ploggers like me. i started the same thing in bristol.
and bend down and pick up the litter? climate change doesn t ask us about comfort, so we get used to it. i ve been doing this for the last eight years and i ve never felt a moment of tiredness. it is something for our own health and well being as well. i feel good in terms of my mental health. it is something which is really fun, i ve enjoyed doing it. all the youngsters and senior citizens have enjoyed it with a passion. that s what i wanted to do. plogging is an activity that everyone can do. if they can walk, they can pick up litter. we have to do something from our end. i mention he picked up 300 kilograms of rubbish during his 30 day tour. in the time he has been running in bristol he has picked up 5000 kg of waste! i think that s over two years. extraordinary. more details on the website, have a read
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