it s goodnight. after multiple racist incidents involving uk police officers newsnight learns that the initiative set up to tackle racism in policing in england and wales is now facing allegations of racism itself. some ethnic minority staff who used to work for the unit tell this programme they believed they were seen as troublemakers or difficult . i was treated differently my white colleagues by a lack of support when the workload increased. i increasingly felt my voice and at times might lived and professional experience were being ignored. we ll ask the chair of the body tasked with oversight of the programme where this leaves the police race action plan. also tonight south africa grants diplomatic immunity to world leaders attending a conference in august. president putin himself has outstanding arrest warrants for war crimes, so will he now turn up injoburg? the message is that south africa would have been showing is that it prefers its relationship with mr puti
whether it s a mental illness or not having enough food, these are just not intractable problems in the least. they are uniquely exacerbated in the united states as it relates to developed countries. but absolutely solvable problems. especially here in new york city. a city awash in wealth. that s right. among a very few number of households. i appreciate that you are staying on top of. it thanks alex, have a great weekend. thanks ali, have a great show. the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. that is america s constitutional mandate. and who in the current negotiations between president biden and kevin mccarthy appears to be violating that? who really knows what s going on with the white house negotiations with kevin mccarthy ten days before a potential default date. here s the update. talks briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left a meeting with the biden administration officials t
briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left the meeting with officials this morning saying that they needed to quote, press pause, and quote. calling the talks not productive. the republicans exit was widely seen, not as an order from the speaker, kevin mccarthy, but rather as kevin mccarthy taking marching orders from the chaos caucus. otherwise known as the house freedom caucus. and it s spiritual leader, donald trump. who said today, quote, republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want, including the kitchen sink. that s the way democrats have always dealt with us, do not fold. exclamation, exclamation, exclamation. and quote. that the chaos of kevin mccarthy s speakership taught us anything, it s that kevin mccarthy does not control his caucus. and now those hard-liners who one unknown concessions from mccarthy to make and the speaker, seemed to be calling the shots. a source familiar wit
thank you for sharing your moment with us. president biden is focusing his attention to the debt crisis. can the president and speaker mccarthy avoid a default. and a soccer match turns deadly. now 12 are dead and nearly 100 others injured. plus, she went missing six weeks ago during a camping trip, and this week, an illinois girl was spotted after someone recognized her from an episode of unsolved mysteries. her father will join us live. president biden is leaving japan and headed back to washington as debt celling negotiations have consumed the g-7 summit. republicans have called for deep spending cuts. president biden said that many of the demands made by republicans are unacceptable. he says the possibility of raising revenue must be on the table. part of what i ve been arguing from the beginning is the need to consider the tax structure as well as cutting spending. i m willing to cut spending. and i ve proposed cuts in spending of over a trillion dollars. but i