Conservative party, does not stand for the people at the receiving end of their policies. Despite all their promises that is exactly what this queens speech shows. Well be taking a closer look at the range of measures being proposed and asking how realistic they are. Also tonight. Donald trump becomes just the third president in us history to be impeached, but hes unlikely to be forced from office. In australia, a state of emergency is declared in new south wales, where a heatwave could worsen a series of bushfires. Its so easy to leave me all alone with the memory and the long awaited big screen version of cats has finally arrived but the reception is rather mixed. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, Manchester City assistant manager mikel arteta is expected to be named as arsenals new boss on friday. Good evening. The queen has opened a new session of parliament for the second time in the space of two months. But this time there was less pageantry and far more politics, following
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The latest. Dani definitely a mixed session. The stoxx 600 down. It is a macro heavy trading day between the u. K. Election, Central Bank Decisions and that the tariff deadline, we have traders on the sideline. Expandedy has really for sterling. Cable down about 0. 1 , but still trading at that 1. 31 handle. This is a conservative government priced in. Upside is really limited. We have seen sterling fall after the poll showed the conservatively it cut by about half and the concern is the Hung Parliament that would throw into concern the outcome of brexit. Some strategists have said that sterling may fall as low as 1. 22 if we do get a Hung Parliament. Brent down about 0. 5 tonight. We are seeing brent trade just under 64 a barrel. The aramco ipo hitting the 10 limit with shares surging so far today. Looking at some of the individual movers we have seen in the market. Jd sports is one of the biggest lacquers in the stoxx 600 laggers in the stoxx 600. Its biggest shareholder sold 2. 4 of
Means for the u. K. And the e. U. For European Union leaders are processing the conservative victory in planning their own way forward to brussels backing the European Commission president green deal it pledges to make the e. U. Carbon neutral in the coming decades. Im brian thomas great to have you with us britains conservatives have won an overall majority in the countrys general election decisively ending 3 and a half years of political gridlock the Opposition Labor Party they are on course for an historic defeat after a near wipe out in their traditional heartlands overnight Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared at his own constituency count said his government had been given a powerful new mandate to finally take the u. K. Out of the European Union the labor party blamed the bracks it for their crushing losses with some c. Seats still left to declare heres a snapshot of the results as we go to air. Ok as you can see there the conservatives have an outright majority passing that cr
Or European Union leaders are processing the conservative victory in planning their own way forward in brussels on the backs of the European Commission president green deal in pledges to make the e. U. Carbon neutral in the coming decades. And will get a firsthand account of life in chinas internment camps words we go our minority punishments there for speaking your own language forced injections with an unknown substance and daily knowing. Im brought tom the script of you with us britains conservatives have won an overall majority in the u. K. General election decisively ending 3 and a half years of political gridlock Prime Minister johnson says his government has been given quote a powerful new. Mandate to finally take the u. K. Out of the European Union for the Opposition Labor Party well it looks like an historic defeat after a near wipe out in the street ishall heartlands now after winning his own seat johnson went to Party Headquarters to address the supporters. With this majorit