All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It was a big day for the future of american democracy. We will get to that significant action in a moment, but before we do, just give me a second to go back to the context of what happened in the last election. I think it has been obscured by the sabotage and disinformation and violent insurrection unlike anything weve seen in the history of the country stoked by the former president. Remember this, last november, right, once in a cent ray pandemic, we got a glimpse of what a full or fuller participation version of our democracy would look like because due to the pandemic, state after state, jurisdiction after jurisdiction, and i should note this is both democratic and republican there were fights over this. But across the board, more or less on the whole in the aggregate, all these places did something praise worthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mail
Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Now on bbc news, Monday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Monday In Parliament, as mps call for more help for those living in flats with Inflammable Cladding. Theyre locked into an absolute nightmare, in unsafe homes, unable to sell, unable to remortgage and facing mounting bills. The Housing Minister says the government is on the case. It is vital that dangerous cladding is removed as fast as possible, and the government will not tolerate unnecessary delays. Also in this programme, a message for those unsure about the covid jab. This is a safe vaccine. Everyone who qualifies should take it and you should trust i the government and the nhs in order to supply it. But first, ministers have come under pressure from mps including many on their own side to do more to help People Living in homes with dangerous cladding. Three and a half years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, in which 72 people died, thousands of leaseholders are facing large bills to remove Inflammable Cladding and
Claudejoseph in port au prince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, mr sackur. Its a pleasure. Thank you forjoining us in what is still a very difficult situation in your country. Tell me, since ariel henry, the prime minister, told the nation that he was quitting, has anything really changed around you in the capital port au prince, or in haiti . Has any of the violence, any sense of the crisis changed . I must say that, of course weve seen a change, days are calm. The. The people now are trying to move to. To the specific activities. Its a new page. Its a new chapter. It seems that people were waiting for this decision to be made. Er. Let me ask you something very simple. If you were to walk outside your own home right now onto the streets of port au prince, would you feel safe . I mean, are the police on the streets or are the armed gangs still running the streets . People, haitian people are not safe. I must say that. The situation is still a scary situation. People are still living a
But is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging . Well, my guest is former acting Prime Minister claudejoseph. Can haitis unfolding catastrophe be reversed . Would an armed International Intervention make things better or worse . Claudejoseph in port au prince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, mr sackur. Its a pleasure. Thank you forjoining us in what is still a very difficult situation in your country. Tell me, since ariel henry, the Prime Minister, told the nation that he was quitting, has anything really changed around you in the capital port au prince, or in haiti . Has any of the violence, any sense of the crisis changed . I must say that, of course weve seen a change, days are calm. The. The people now are trying to move to. To the specific activities. Its a new page. Its a new chapter. It seems that people were waiting for this decision to be made. Er. Let me ask you something very simple if you were to walk outside your own home right now onto the streets of port au