u.s. president, joe biden, is on his way to south korea on his first asia trip as president. he will also be visiting japan and meet with leaders of india and australia as well. the asia trip comes later in biden s presidency than he may have liked. he wants to affirm the importance of our indo-pacific alliances. kevin, we ll begin with you. joe biden has been focusing much on the war in ukraine. this an attempt that they can walk and talk and chew gum at the same time. it s meant to reaffirm the u.s. commitment to the key alliance in east asia with south korea and japan and demonstrate that president biden still has this focus on asia despite all of the time and attention he s been spending on the war in ukraine. you saw that play out in the near term when the president in the morning he met with the leaders in finland and sweden. they are trying to join nato and he pivoted and turned to asia. te took flight and still on it now on his way to asia an it s really sort of dem
and also in the next hour prince william speaks out about his mother s death. he says the shock of losing her still lingers 20 years later. you never get over it, it is such an number live of the big moment in your life that it never leaves you. police name the man they want to question about an acid attack at a london nightclub as arthur collins the boyfriend of a reality tv star. and sam warburton of wales is named as captain of the british and irish lions for their tour of new zealand this summer. good afternoon, i m simon mccoy, live in westminster, where parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a general election, seven weeks‘ tomorrow onjune 8th. eyes to the right 522, nos to the left 13, so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. only 13 mps voted against, well above the required two thirds majority. theresa may says victory injune would give britain stability during and after brexit. but the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said a snap election would give the brit
as mps back theresa may s call for a general election onjune 8th. the ayes to the right, 522. the noes to the left, 13. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock. at prime minister s questions, theresa may is challenged over why she won t take part in televised debates, and on her previous promise not to call an early election. she wants us to believe that she is a woman of her word. is it the truth that we cannot believe a single word she says? the prime minister defends her decision. i think it is right now to ask the british people to put their trust in me and the conservative party to deliver on their vote last year, a brexit plan that will make a success for this country and deliver a stronger, fairer, global britain in the future. also on this programme is it time to ditch diesel cars? and the energy secretary promises muscular action over fuel bills. but first. the house of commons has backed the prime minister s call for a general election onjune 8th. mps voted
to the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. this is the prime minister who promised there wouldn t be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland s future. but it wasn t all about the general election. in the commons, there was concern over the nuclear ambitions of north korea. and condemnation of the alleged death, detention and torture of gay men in chechnya. others would join in beating him with sticks or metal rods and demanding to know the names of other gay men that he knew in chechnya. but first: on paper, it had looked like mps were set for a gentle return after easter, with just a little light legislating to keep them busy in the the chamber. pee
the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. 0pposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. this is a prime minister who promised there wouldn t be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland s future. but it wasn t all about the general election. in the commons, there was concern over the nuclear ambitions of north korea. and condemnation of the alleged death, detention, and torture of gay men in chechnya. others would join in beating him with sticks or metal rods and demanding to know the names of other gay men that he knew in chechnya. but first: on paper, it had looked like mps were set for a gentle return after easter with just a little light legislating to keep them busy in the the chamber. peers,