Im sarah montague. My guest today is one of the big beasts of british politics. Known as the father of the house because he is the longest serving member of the commons, hes also held more cabinet posts than any other living british politician. Yet, ken clark says we are now in the maddest situation of his lifetime and talks of a political system that is broken. It is one of the reasons he could not quite bring himself to retire at the last election, staying on to fight against brexit and for the conservative party. Is it a fight he can win . Ken clark, welcome to hardtalk. Glad to be here. You have served under four Prime Ministers, heath, thatcher, major and cameron and yet you say we are now in the maddest situation. What do you mean by that . It is so chaotic and unpredictable. We got here by accident, nobody planned it. Nobody thought that leave would win the referendum campaign. Neither side did. Nigel farage was as amazed as David Cameron to find he had won. Nobody had planned f
Known as the father of the house because he is the longest serving member of the commons, hes also held more cabinet posts than any other living british politician. And yet, ken clark says we are now in the maddest situation of his lifetime, and talks of a political system that is broken. It is one of the reasons he could not quite bring himself to retire at the last election, staying on to fight against brexit and for the conservative party. Is it a fight he can win . Ken clark, welcome to hardtalk. Glad to be here. Now, you have served under four Prime Ministers heath, thatcher, major and cameron and yet, you say we are now in the maddest situation. What do you mean by that . Well, because its so chaotic and unpredictable. We got here by accident. Nobody planned it. Nobody thought that leave would win the referendum campaign. Neither side did. Nigel farage was as amazed as David Cameron to find he had won. Nobody had planned for it. Both the Political Parties lost their traditional p
Amy winehouse. A documentary sheds light on the stars talent, fame and the addiction that cut her life short. My aim overall for the film was to humanize her and show you how brilliant she was and for you to fall in love her. When you fall in love with her you feel very different about that Archive Footage of the paparazzi and her being hounded. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the head of the federal governments Personnel Office resigned today in the wake of a massive data breach at the agency. Ka
Stars talent, fame and the addiction that cut her life short. My aim overall for the film was to humanize her and show you how brilliant she was and for you to fall in love her. When you fall in love with her you feel very different about that Archive Footage of the paparazzi and her being hounded. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the head of the federal governments Personnel Office resigned today in the wake of a massive data breach at the agency. Katherine archuleta stepped down after disclosures
Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Reporting tonight from los angeles. Good evening. How many times lately have we had to ask what on earth drives someone to open fire on and kill innocent strangers . Sadly, we can add lafayette, louisiana to the long list of communities now left to struggle with that question. It was there that 59yearold john houser may have taken some of the answers to his grave last night, killing himself right after he shot and killed two people and wounded nine others inside a crowded Movie Theater. But today details of housers troubled mental history and the deep worries expressed by his family began to emerge filling in at least some of the blanks. We begin our coverage with Nbc News National Correspondent miguel almaguer. Reporter this was the scramble to save lives. The victims carried away nine injured, two dead. What began as a thursday night at the movies. There was chaos everywhere. Sirens. Reporter 20 minutes into a comedy horror. A lone