A terrorist caliphate on the shores of the mediterranean and bordering a nato member with a declared and proven determination to attack our country and our people. North koreas leader kim jong un is officially suffering from discomfort. Cryptic reports on state media fuel speculation about the health of the Supreme Leader. Im at glen eagles for the 40th ryder cup where europe have won the first point of the morning. There are still three matches being played. And also in the program, aarons here with all the business, including a look at crucial talks which might dictate what happens to europes gas supplies. Yeah, absolutely. Were asking the question, can europe avoid a gas crisis this winter . There are some tense negotiations in berlin right now between the eu, russia, and ukraine, as they try to resolve a row that threatens to leave millions without heating as the cold weather approaches. Its 7 00 a. M. In washington, 2 00 p. M. In baghdad, midday here in london, where Britains Parl
Democratic state; and a world order governed by rules, if it is about anything, must be about protecting a Democratic State, which is what the motion before us is about. I believe that, although this is difficult, it is the right thing to do. There is no graver decision for our parliament and our country, but protecting our national interest, security and the values for which we stand is why i will be supporting the motion this afternoon. On a point of order, mr. Speaker. You will have noticed that the house is very full. My constituents expect me to be able to get into the chamber and hear my Prime Minister. No such obligation rests on this poor man behind me. Will you find a safe place for this camera crew, so that he can film without getting in our way . I am grateful to the honorable gentleman. As far as i can see, the camera crew is certainly not interfering with the business of the house, and everybody is safe. I am grateful to the honorable gentleman for his point of order, to w
Assistance, like snape, a food program. It is a Great Program in america, but it is not helping people get into employment so they can really raise their incomes and move out of poverty. We need more of that in our Public Policy focus, from washington and from the states. Specifically, what would you do to change the Food Assistance program. Guest iran the program in new york city and we saw a huge ran the in number i program in new york city and we saw a huge increase in number of people getting Food Assistance. But we also wanted to get people and employment as quickly as possible. The two often did not meet. Then we had a program that would provide assistance but it was not set up to encourage people into Employment Services programs, either by encouraging or by requiring. For certain populations, single individuals without children, who are perfectly ablebodied and working age, i think there should be a much greater focus on helping them get into employment and encouraging them to
As we know, things did not stay that way. Somewhere in the middle of the 1940s we move from what was called pax britannica two pax americana. Why . In the mid1940s, the United States of america became the economic superpower of the world. When that happened, we also became the military superpower of the world. We are a force for good. It brought peace to different regions of the world. You see, i think it is time that we wake up. That mantle is slipping away. , sometimes it is absolutely despairing to serve here in washington dc. At the same time, we are told as believers, very clearly, we are not to despair. We are to look up. Whether we feel it or not, we look up. Whether we want to or not, we look up. Whether it does not seem like it on the evening news, we look up. That is my charge to you today. We do not curse the darkness. We buy a candle. We like a candle. That is what believers do. [applause] while it is true that i am leaving congress, i want you to know that im not leaving t
Strengthen its anti assad capability and bring him to the negotiating table something that we have been talking about for over three years. No one should be under any illusion that the attacks on innocent citizens in syria remain 99 the work of the syrian regime, which has now killed an estimated 170,000 of its own people, as against just a few hundred killed by isil. Mr. Speaker, war is a terrifying business, particularly for those who have experienced it. On occasions it is a necessary evil, but no matter how necessary, it is always ghastly and horrendous. It is with a feeling of depression and trepidation that i will be supporting the government tonight. Although i support the motion authorising military strikes on isil in iraq, and although i fully support my Party Leaders caution over extending it to syria without un backing, the blunt truth is that simply allowing isil to retreat across an invisible border, to them, that they control into syria to regroup is no answer. First, why