of staff at the department of homeland security and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. welcome to the programme. it s starting to feel a bit like groundhog day on capitol hill. that s because the house is trying again for a third day to elect a speaker of the house. we ve now had eight votes. and in all eight, the republican kevin mccarthy has failed to receive enough votes. he hasn t even been able to swing the needle in his favour at all. this is the scene live in the house now where a ninth vote is under way. it already appears that he has lost to this vote as well. at least seven republicans have voted for other options. in the last vote, 20 republicans voted for an alternative candidates to mr mccarthy mainly for byron donalds, and there was also a shock vote for donald trump. remember, the speaker of the house doesn t need to be a member of congress. that vote for the former president came from matt gaetz, one of the ring leaders of those refusing t
let me know what you think, and we ll talk to the society of editors at 9:30. the suspect in the death of harry dunn would be willing to do community service and make a contribution in his memory, her lawyer says. sports coaches and priests who have sexual relationships with 16 and i7 year olds will be breaking the law, under new government plans to close legal loopholes. police searching for missing 33 year old sarah everard, last seen walking alone in clapham, south london, say they remain open minded as to all possibilites. and coming up this hour: the film world awaits this afternoon s bafta nominations, amid efforts to make the line up more diverse after last year s #baftassowhite controversy when the four acting categories were all white and no female film makers were nominated for best director for a seventh consecutive year. crisis meetings involving senior royals have taken place following the duke and duchess of sussex s interview with oprah winfrey. buckingham pala
of harry dunn would be willing to do community service and make a contribution in his memory, her lawyer says. sports coaches and priests who have sexual relationships with 16 and 17 year olds will be breaking the law, under new government plans to close legal loopholes. and coming up this hour: the film world awaits this afternoon s bafta nominations, amid efforts to make the line up more diverse after last yea r s #baftassowhite controversy, when the four acting categories were all white and no female film makers were nominated for best director for a seventh consecutive year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. crisis meetings involving senior royals have taken place following the duke and duchess of sussex s interview with oprah winfrey. buckingham palace still hasn t commented on the interview, which was broadcast last night on itv. in the programme, meghan said, before their son was born, an unnamed member of the royal family voiced conce
and jury selection starts today in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing george floyd. his death sparked a summer of protest in the united states . good to have you with us. the duke and duchess of sussex are revealing many stunning claims about their relationship with britain s royal family. the overarching message in harry and meghan s tell-all interview with oprah winfrey was that they didn t feel supported. meghan says life as a member of the royal family had become so isolating and lonely for her that she contemplated suicide. i just didn t want to be alive anymore, and that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought. but we had to go to this event. and i remember him thinking i don t think you can go. and i remember saying i can t be left alone. because you were afraid of what you might do to yourself? and we went, and so sorry to hear that. and that picture, if you zoom in, what i see is how tightly his knuckles are gripped