of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right of his party to back him, with a little help from a friend. i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote the doubt of whether he was there and he was all in. it was donald trump s supporters who were all in with the storming of the capitol two years ago to the day and that will overshadow kevin mccarthy s speakership. he will probably be the weakest speaker in the modern history of the country and he will be held hostage to these 2021 radical republicans. the divisions may be resolved for the moment, but the next two years will be a rocky ride for the new speaker, as he resides over
the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said i don t think anybody should doubt mr trump s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co operating with this party. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering. not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that was easy, huh? after multiple concessions and days of arm twisting, and at times tempers almost boiling over, kevin mccarthy finally persuaded enough on the right o
iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions abhorrent . the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said i don t think anybody should doubt mr trump s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co operating with his party. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that w
and coming up at 3:30, operation relocation, looks behind the scenes of one of the uk s biggest hospital s transitions from old to new. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members, but it says those counted so far suggest support for strike action possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident and emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should carefully consider the impact on patients. and, as our health editor hugh pym reports, other health workers could also soon be staging industrial action. here s our health editor hugh pym. possible strike action is already looming of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff at the gmb, have v