As the queens speech spells out the ambition of borisjohnsons new government. My governments priority is to deliver the united kingdoms departure from the European Union on the 31st of january. One of the worlds biggest free trade agreements, the us mexico canada deal, is set to be passed by the us congress anytime now. Well be live in new york with all the latest. Yesterday, donald trump was impeached by the house of representatives. Next comes a trial in the senate. But today, democrats are saying theyll hold off sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate Unless republicans change their terms. Well have more on that in a moment, but first in the last hour President Trump has been speaking. I dont feel like i am being engaged, because its a hoax, its a setup, its a horrible thing they did. They happen to have a small majority and they took that small majority and they took that small majority and they forced people and they said, oh, no, we dont want to talk to anybody, they pu
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
A man at the pdc World Championships. Game, set. Fallon sherrock smashes the Glass Ceiling and wins at the world darts championship. The first woman to beat a man at the world darts championship. Fallon sherrock is that woman. Fallon sherrock is here with the darts board she won on, to show us how its done. And this labour mp was one of 59 who lost theirjob in the general election last week. What voters didn t know is that four weeks earlier Emma Dent Coad had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. We ll talk to her in the next hour. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Thank you for all your messages about Fallon Sherrocks win last night to stop stewart on twitter says, surprised its not happened before. Always knew that male and female darts players growing up in leicester years ago. Best of luck in the next round. I hope victoria is a Good Practice partner. We will see later. Also on twitter, first football and now darts, where will it end. Congratulations, impress
We pulled it off. We broke the deadlock, we ended the gridlock, we smashed the road block. The Prime Minister is now inside number 10 having pledged to earn the support of people who in his words may have lent him their vote. An awful night for labour losing 59 seats many of them in places the party has held for decades. Jeremy corbyn said the results were very disappointing. I want to also make it clear that i will not lead the party in any future general Election Campaign. I will discuss with our party, to ensure there is a process now of reflection. Borisjohnson pledges to work day and night to retain the support of labour voters who deserted Jeremy Corbyn as labour suffered its worst defeat since the dark days of michael foot. Jo liberal democrat leader jo swinson has quit after she loses her own seat to the snp and the party fails to improve its position at westminster. For millions of people in our country, these results will bring dread and dismay and people are looking for hope
Skills and education. And the race to be the democratic challenger in 2020 has been thrown wide open, with a new poll putting Pete Buttigieg in first place in iowa with a 9 point lead over his nearest rival. Hello and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in new york and Christian Fraser is in london. The duke of york is said to be standing by his decision to take part in an interview about his links to convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. Sources close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head on, and did so with honesty and humility. It comes after the princes extraordinary interview with the bbc over the weekend. There are now growing calls for the prince to cooperate with us investigators about his links to jeffrey epstein. In his interview, Prince Andrew denied having any sexual contact with the American Woman Virginia Roberts who says she was forced to have sex with him at the age of 17. Epstein took his own life, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. With m