Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm British Airways files a complaint with the European Commission over the government bail out of struggling Airline Flybe. Ba says its a blatant misuse of public funds. The government isnt in the market to bail out private companies. What we do on a case by case basis is look to see whether a business is viable. In the case of flybe, it is a viable business. The duchess of sussexs father, Thomas Markle, is prepared to testify against meghan in her legal battle with the mail on sunday. At least 60 people many of them children are treated for breathing problems and skin irritation, after a passenger plane dumps fuel over schools in la. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. Good afternoon, simon, and some of tenniss biggest stars have raised over £2. 5 million in a Charity Event to help those affected by the australian bushfire crisis. And the weather has stepped in. Yes, we will look at what has b
Ago and office many, many months ago and silence office many, many months ago and silence has office many, many months ago and silence has been the response from the fco~ silence has been the response from the fco. There are continuing talks within the fco. There are continuing talks within the the fco. There are continuing talks within the United Nations about campaigns to defrost, if you will come campaigns to defrost, if you will come a campaigns to defrost, if you will come a frozen libyan assets, some of which come a frozen libyan assets, some of which are come a frozen libyan assets, some of which are held in the uk. Can you ask the which are held in the uk. Can you ask the foreign secretary to get a tong. Ask the foreign secretary to get a tong. If ask the foreign secretary to get a long, if you will come to publish that report and set out how the government is going to going to respond government is going to going to respond to this very important issue. Respond to this very im
10pm. there is a cut off. some really strong debate going on, some very emotive statements. the labour mp maria eagle spoke not long ago saying we must draw a line in the sand to stop ministers think that they can lying to parliament whether they can lying to parliament whether they are junior ministers or the prime minister. there was an interesting interchange between the chair of the privileges committee, the right honourable harriet harman, and jacob rees mogg, a well known supporter of borisjohnson when he referred to tweets that harriet harman published. i referred to tweets that harriet harman published. referred to tweets that harriet harman published. i wonder if she could say something harman published. i wonder if she could say something of harman published. i wonder if she could say something of her - harman published. i wonder if she could say something of her own i could say something of her own position in relation to the president said by thejudiciary committee by
barrage of rockets the al-aqsa mosque sparked widespread outrage across the muslim world israeli police say they went in because extremists had barricaded themselves inside the mosque, stockpiling rocks and fireworks. switching to demostic news, the chair of thejudiciary committee is promising the panel will take action following a damning report on supreme court justice clarence thomas. a lengthy police published yesterday on propublica details luxury trips justice thomas allegedly took nearly every year for nearly two decades which were paid for by republican mega-donor harlan crow as the new york times points out there s no actual formal conduct for the supreme court regarding these trips, but thomas never reported any of them in his financial disclosures which justices are required to do under the ethics
evacuation happened. yeah, passing the buck a little bit there congressional reporter for the new republic, grace segurs, thank you for joining us appreciate it. up next, new reporting on the toxic dynamic between house gop leadership. on morning joe, as i mentioned, we will hear from tennessee state representative gloria johnson following the expulsion of two of her democratic colleagues, both of whom are black the move has garnered the attention of the congressional black caucus, which called it racist and anti-democratic chairman steve horsford will weigh in also, the ranking member of the committee, congressman jim himes, is a guest. a jam-packed morning joe is moments away . with t-mobile for business, save more than $1000 versus verizon. and with our price lock guarantee, we ll never raise your rate plan. ever.