Meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for that. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at h r see hnrc. Members are responsible for their own microphones. As with our in person meeting, members can be muted by staff only to avoid inadvertent background noise. Anyone present in the hearing room today must wear a mask, covering their mouth and nose. The speaker of the hous
Descendent of robert e lee who agrees with the removal of Confederate Monuments. This runs one hour and 40 minutes. Committee will come to order. The subcommittees meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for that. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at h r see hnrc. Members are responsible for their own microphones. As with our in person meeting, members can be muted by
Life and i very naively, im american, we dont have that they are. Two big legal changes in Northern Ireland are looming with abortion and same sex marriage becoming legal at midnight. It has prompted stormont to assemble for the first time in three years. Coming up one afternoon live, lizzie with all the sport. Hello, simon. We have squad news for the Rugby World Cup semifinals this weekend, there is good news for england but bad news for wales. 0k, back to you later. And we have the whether with matt taylor. Thanks, simon, half term week for some of you and some of you would appreciate something drier but rain will never be too far away from the forecast and i will tell you where that will be in around half an hours time. Good afternoon from westminster, where borisjohnson will this afternoon try again to get the backing of mps for his brexit deal with the European Union, after he abandoned his bid to secure parliamentary approval during a special sitting on saturday. The government i
This is bbc news. Im Christian Fraser live at westminster where, the debate continues on the Withdrawal Agreement. Lets look at the latest headlines in the next half hour, two crucial votes. The first to see if borisjohnsons brexit deal has the support of parliament. The second to see if mps will agree to fast track the legislation in just three days. The deal is here on the table, the legislation to deliver it is here before us. A clear majority in the country is now imploring us to get brexit done. Page after page of one amounts to nothing less than a charter for deregulation and a race to the bottom. What on earth are we doing . What on earth are we doing . Pushing this legislation through over a couple of days. We will bring you the vote live from the house, along with key moments in the de tait and reaction with a special programme in half an hour. A warm welcome to westminster, there is half an hourfor two crucial votes that could dictate the future of brexit. The bill at the mom
On bbc news at 5pm. Police forces across the country observe a minutes silence to remember pc Andrew Harper, killed in the line of duty last week. The mp for sheffield hallam, jared omara, is arrested on suspicion of fraud. Great british bake offjudge, prue leith, is brought in as an adviser on a major government review into the quality of hospitalfood in england. Drones, theyre drones come with me, sir keep him down, im on my way Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butlerjoin forces again in angel has fallen. Hear what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. Good afternoon. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, has threatened to veto a proposed trade deal between the eu and a number of south american countries, accusing his brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro of lying over his countrys stance on climate change. It comes as a Record Number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest continue to burn. Boris johnson has joined World Leaders in expressing his deep concern at the impact of the