The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Send your spirit of peace and calm that all might have confidence in your faithfulness to us. That no matter what lies ahead your grace is abundantly available. Now we approach a week during which all americans will gather to remember who we are. A nation generously blessed not only by you, our god, but by courageous ancestors faithful allies, and the best good wishes of people everywhere who long for freedom, who would glory in the difficult work of participative government and who do not enjoy the bounty we are privileged to possess. Bless the members of this assembly and us all that we would be worthy of the call we have been given as americans. Help us all to be truly thankful and appropriately generous in our response. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The sp
Seen the remain alliance being forged between the lib dems and greens. Obviously labour has been staying out of this, admittedly because Jeremy Corbyn has his own Brexit Coalition of the remainders on his front bench, and he himself being the more youre a sceptic persuasion to manage. Basically brexit years are coming together, maybe remainders need to do the same. Sienna, the trays only need nine more seats to get a majority from the figures ive been looking at, Jeremy Corbyn saying that they are not in the business of talking about deals with other parties, are they going to have to reconsider here . I dont think thats going to happen, quite simply. Labouralways has this ethos of actually, we want to give voters the choice, do they wa nt to give voters the choice, do they want from you know, labour, lib dems, green, its not right for Political Parties like labour to throw their weight around and decide what voters and push them into voting for a certain centre left or left party, the
To the bottom get of the campaign to deport critically ill children and their families. It appears this policy has thankfully been reversed after congress and the American People outcry at the cold inhumanity on display in this policy. I am going to treat this hearing is not only an honor of the memory of our late beloved chairman, elijah cummings, but as a hearing indirect pursuit of a policy directive that was close to his heart, the threatened deportation of Sick Children that his very last official act before his death was to issue subpoenas to hold the administration to account. On wednesday, in the waning hours of his life through all pain and difficulty, chairman cummings recognized the stain this policy would leave on our nation, and he made holding the government accountable his final official act. And we now have a sacred obligation to follow through on his subpoenas to make sure that we defend some of the most Vulnerable People on the planet, Sick Children who have come as s
A very good morning from inside the palace of westminster, where the queen will arrive in a short while to open a new session of parliament. But this is no routine event yes, well be able to enjoy all the usual colour and pagea ntry of the state opening, but it takes place at a time of great political and constitutional uncertainty where even the role of the crown in our National Affairs is being questioned. We were last here two years ago when theresa may was Prime Minister since when the Political Landscape has been turned upside down by the turbulent Brexit Process. Its Boris Johnsons first queens speech as Prime Minister he has no majority in the house of commons so there will inevitably be questions about his ability to deliver the pledges in the queens speech. We could indeed be back again before christmas. But lets deal with todays events first im joined by our Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg. Good money, laura. Good morning, hew. It would be an understatement to say despite
Will come to order without objection, todays hearing will examine the administrations decision to deport children with critical illnesses, a decision that was recently reversed following public outrage and pressure from the subcommittee. I would not recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement, and then i will turn to the Ranking Member. We are here to get to the bottom of the administrations mysterious campaign to deport critically ill children and their families. It appears that this policy has thankfully being reversed. After congress and the American People rose up in an outcry at the inhumanity in display in this policy. Im going to treat this hearing is not only in honor of the memory of our late beloved chairman logic cummings. But as a hearing in direct pursuit of a policy objective, that was close to his heart. Threatened deportation of six children such an outrage to chairman cummings, that was very last official act for his death was to issue subpoenas to a