Looking for, has anyone really got a lot of support and as far out in front . And then, another mp said to me what they are then looking for is some kind of momentum. Because some of these candidates come from. Studio imjust these candidates come from. Studio im just going to stop you because we have seen the chair of the 1922 committee come into the room. Lets listen to what he has to Say. James cleverly, 21 votes. Robertjenrick, 21 votes. Priti patel, 1a Votes. Mel stride, 16 votes and Tom Tugendhat 17 votes. So is the result of the ballot, Priti Patel is eliminated from the contest. And there will be a further ballot on tuesday to reduce the list from five to four candidates. He will then be going to the conservative Party Conference. Thank you very much for your attendance. We look forward to the ballot next week. Studio there we have Bob Blackman the chair of the 1922 committee announcing the Priti Patel, the former Home Secretary is out. She got 1a Votes. We miss the very top due
Some pictures live from a Polling Station in moscow. Now, there is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is being presented by the russian authorities almost as a celebration of democracy. The kremlin just a few days ago described russian democracy as the best democracy in the world. Critics of the kremlin would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. Vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. There are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most
Weather, possibly 15 or 16 even. To the north, chilly, the shower is a tad wintry on the tops of the scottish mountains but that milder air will move northwards again as we head towards the end of the week. We are looking at the prospect of some 16 and welcome to scotlands largest town, a stones throw from glasgow. Historically, it was a Labour Stronghold until the partys rout in scotland in 2015, when the snp had a spectacular win here. So with a general election looming, what are the preoccupations and passions of the people of paisley be It Domestic Issues or defence, education and the environment, young and old, rich and poor . Tonight, politicians and people from every major sector are gathered to debate how they, and scotland, are faring 25 years on from the opening of scotlands parliament. Good evening. Applause paisley became an economic powerhouse in the Industrial Revolution, at the forefront of the textile industry, home of the famous paisley pattern, and equally famous radi
Overnight, back into Northern Ireland and Southern Scotland the rain will track north. Now to the north of that band of rain it could be quite chilly for a while in northern this programme continues on bbc one. Published by michael gove tomorrow help stamp out extremist ideologies, as it claims . Since october 7th, anti semitic and anti muslim hate cases have soared. The government says its new more precise defintiion of extremism will tackle the ever evolving threat of such behaviour in our country. Will it . Well ask the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of britain and the Policy Director of a think tank called the Counter Extremism Group which works closely with mps. Also tonight, The Labour Leader drills down on the tory party being bankrolled, as he put it, by a businessman who reportedly said diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and that she should be shot. Meanwhile, there are growing calls for labour to restore the whip to ms abbott. Well speak to labour mp
Unrwa said the strike was carried out despite the centres location being given to israeli forces. One of the main leaders vying for power in haiti has rejected an agreement that led to the resignation of the Prime Minister, ariel henry, on monday. Guy philippe, who served a Prison Sentence in the us for drug trafficking, says hes planning peaceful protests against the deal. Far right dutch politician, geert wilders, has failed in his bid to become the countrys Prime Minister. His anti migrant Freedom Party emerged as the biggest after elections in november but Coalition Talks have repeatedly broken down. The European Parliament has approved what it calls trailblazing new rules on the use of artificial intelligence. The ai act regulates the technology according to risk. Theres one more step to go before the eu formally adopts the legislation later this year. For some time now the governments in europe and the United States have identified. Tiktok as a threat to their National Security.