After having his 2020 rape conviction overturned on appeal last week. Weinstein s conviction was seen as a historic milestone for the me too movement, which saw hundreds of men accused of sexual misconduct. Floridas six week abortion ban has come into force, closing the door for now on the last major Abortion Access point in the us south. The new legislation replaces an existing 15 week law. Pro choice campaigners say the ban will push an overstretched system to the brink. Parliament in georgia has provisionally approved controversial new legislation, despite violent protests and clashes with police. The foreign agents law requires organisations to state whether theyre funded from abroad. Welcome to the programme. The Student Protests in america are not the anti apartheid protests of the 80s this isnt 1968, either. Yes, the university of columbia, has an honoured place in the history of american protest but in previous protests, the students were in it together, this is something diff
We will investigate the money trail and the Banking System that supports this trade in human misery. Good evening. The confrontations between pro Palestinian Protesters and the police are continuing on campuses across the united states. I2 protesters were arrested this afternoon at the university of wisconsin, in madison as police cleared an encampment there. Tensions are also high in los angeles, where overnight, cou Nter Protesters attacked Pro Palestinian demonstrators on the campus. Footage from the scene shows people using sticks and poles to attack a Makeshift Barricade that had been put around the encampment. Police did eventually respond to what the universitys Vice Chancellor described as horrific acts of violence. Let her go let her go there were scuffles too in new york, where Police Arrested dozens of Pro Palestinian demonstrators who were holed up in a building at Columbia University, and they removed a protest encampment. A total of 300 people were detained at columbia, a
All of those stories coming up in a moment. Before we go to ben thompson, i want to show the live pictures from washington because he seemed pretty much set up there, we are expecting about four or five senators in the next few minutes to come to the microphone to condemn those protests we have seen at Different University campuses, certainly of the last few weeks, but more focused on what we saw overnight, both at ucla and at Columbia University in new york. So when that starts we will obviously return to washington. That gives us time to bring in ben thompson. He is herewith todays business needs. Good afternoon, what do you have for us . Lets move these things out of the way, i can actually see you extract thanks very much. Yes, we will start in washington, actually, and we will keep an eye on the stories you are talking about there as well, but we are looking at the worlds most powerful central bank of the big question of whether it will cut the cost of borrowing this year. That ha
good afternoon. downing street says it did not clear a controversial newspaper article in which the home secretary suella braverman has claimed police are biased in the way they treat pro palestinian demonstrations. the home secretary said scotland yard treat left wing protests more favourably than other groups, and she accused officers of double standards. she said they largely ignore what she calls pro palestinian mobs even when they break the law. labour say suella braverman is inflaming tensions. our political correspondent peter saull reports. another pro palestinian march like this in london is planned this weekend, on armistice day. but not at the same time as the commemoration and away from the cenotaph. the police believe the risk of major unrest is not high enough to warrant calling it. there is an almighty row about in westminster, though, with the home secretary at its heart. take a look at the language suella braverman uses here in an article for the times. she
To to Delay Publication of its anti pollution strategy until after the election . Its being argued over in court today. Well have the details. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We are also talking about designer cats. The gene that gives floppy ears can also cause arthritis. Some vets say that can leave them in pain. If you have one let us know and to get in touch on all the stories we are talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Foreign Secretary has said that the government would be open to join strikes against syria without parliamentary approval. Speaking this Morning Borisjohnson said it would be very difficult for britain to say no if us asks us Tojoin In Future Military Action in syria. Lets speak to norman smith our political guru. Norman, tell us more about what Boris Johnson has political guru. Norman, tell us more about what borisjohnso