Americ a dramatic victory for Boris Johnson and his conservative party. The british Prime Minister scores the biggest majority for brexit done. The promiseo get here in westminster, Boris Johnson says he hopes his pasuys win will bring c healing begin. Te and let the mr. Nadler votes aye. In a historic vote in the u. S. , the Judiciary Committee nssses two articles of impeachment agait President Trump, setting the stage for a full house vote next week. Plus, College Athletes are not what they used to be. Esports is now big business with scholarships to match. That hasarents breathing a sigh of relief. Ou all that time wasted in bedroom is worth something. For those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Tonight, we are following two major stories. Here in the u. S. , the itdiciary comme passed two articles ofpe imachment against President Trump, which sets the stage for a full house vote next week. Ta we in the u. K. , where election victory. Red a major t
Two articles of impeachment against President Trump. Its the final stage before a vote in the house on impeachment itself which is expected next week. And american stocks have been given a boost after the us and china struck a preliminary trade agreement, easing tensions between the worlds two biggest economies. More now on the election. It was a terrible night for the liberal democrats, who now have just 11 members of palriament. Who now have just 11 members of parliament. Jo swinson was elected leader injuly this year, but last night lost her own seat in dunbartonshire east. Our chief political correspondent, vicki young, assesses the future of the liberal democrats as an electoral force. Applause her leadership over, it didnt even last five months. Jo swinsons decision to push for this election backfired. Some blame herfor hardening the partys anti brexit message and for claiming she could be Prime Minister, which few took seriously. Im proud that liberal democrats have been the una
To repay your trust, and to deliver on your priorities with a parliament that works for you. A very different story for labour, asJeremy Corbyn leads his party to its worst election performance since the 1930s. He says he will stand down, but not yet. The responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing and i wont do that. I will stay here until there has been somebody elected to succeed me and then i will step down at that point. Mrchairman, 23 ayes and 17 nos. The article is agreed to. One step closer to impeaching the president . A committee in the Us Congress Approves two charges against donald trump. American stocks rise after the us and china strike a preliminary trade agreement, easing tensions between the worlds two biggest economies. Hello and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. The british Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has hailed the conservatives resounding election victory as extraordinary and urged people across the uk to heal their divisions over brexit. Sp
Boris johnson has hailed the conservatives resounding election victory as extraordinary and urged people across the uk to heal their divisions over brexit. Speaking in downing street, mrjohnson said he would repay the trust of labour supporters, who had voted conservative for the first time. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn says he will stand down, but he hasnt said when. And in scotland the Scottish Nationalists made further gains. Lets hear first from boris johnson. Iam forming i am forming a new government and on monday mps will. Mps will set out from constituencies that have never returned conservative mps for 100 yea rs. Returned conservative mps for 100 years. They will have an overwhelming mandate to get brexit done and we will honour that mandate late january 31st. The National Executive will have to meet in the near future and it is up to them they will make that decision not me. I hope there will be a period of good discussion within the party and i think that is healthy and
Uk and around the world on bbc world news. Welcome back. Yes, it is welcome back, just two months since welcome back, just two months since we last gathered in this very room inside the palace of westminster for the state opening of parliament. Back on the 14th october Boris Johnsons government with no parliamentary majority put forward, lets say, a rather thin programme. Today, the queen will present a legislative programme from the conservative government with a big majority in the house of commons following last weekss election. We are politically in a different world. A world in which the parliament, the government and the monarch have been in sharp focus, a course of some tension as well. And a year dominated once again by the brexit question and process. What will the queens speech tell us about the governments other priorities, apart from brexit, for the year ahead . This is Boris Johnsons second queens speech in the sake space of nine weeks. Boris johnson has been resident at n