Pollsess pulls poorly poorly and this trend is bipartisan. Democrats and republicans, most assignment a failing grade. Over the past decade, congress has not once approved in Approval Rating over 30 . Congresss 990s, Approval Ratings were in the 40s and the 50s. Today, they are in the teens and 20s. Once thought to be the great repository of americas republican principles, it is now a broken branch. Why has Congress Come to this point . Martha causes . Has anything changed since trumps election and the democratic takeover of the house . Can this state of affairs be changed . To answer this question, we have assembled a distinguished panel of experts on congress with a variety of perspectives and i will introduce them quickly in alphabetical order. I will introduce them all so we can launch into their remarks. Our first speaker is catherine pearson, associate professor of Political Science at the university of minnesota. She worked for several years as an assistant to several members of
Live from our studios in london and singapore. This is bbc world news, its news day. Glad you could join us. Its 7 00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the uk government has announced that in the event of a no deal brexit on october 31st, citizens of the European Union would immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. Under the previoUs Governments plans freedom of movement would have continued for a limited period but thats now changed. Prime minister Boris Johnson reiterated again today that britain will be ready to leave the European Union at the end of october, deal or no deal. Heres our political correspondent, ben wright. His government wants a new brexit deal, but is ramping up plans to leave the eu without one. Visiting a hospital, borisjohnson brushed away a leaked government document saying a no deal brexit could cause widespread disruption. There may well be bumps in the road. But we will be ready to come out on october the 31st, deal o
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Here in the uk, borisjohnson is preparing for the biggest act of his political career. On wednesday hell be invited by the queen to form a government, then enter 10 downing street as Prime Minister, fulfilling an ambition hes admitted to holding for decades. Newly elected as conservative party leader on tuesday, he claimed in his acceptance speech that he would unite the country and take britain out of the European Union by the end of october. Heres the bbcs Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Applause. And therefore i give notice that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist parties. A brief moment of where do i go now, as the rest of the room got to its feet. A thumping majority for mrjohnson a knowingly controversial pick. There will be people around the place who will question the wisdom of your decision and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. No one party, no one person has a monopoly
Heatwave of the summer. And that is what will play out over hello and welcome to bbc news. The next 6 12 month will the doj here in the uk, borisjohnson find evidence to move forward with specific action is preparing for the biggest act or will Technology Companies take of his political career. On wednesday, hell be invited action to avoid a doj . By the queen to form a government, stay with us on bbc news, then enter ten downing street still to come Robert Mueller faces as Prime Minister fulfilling an ambition hes admitted questions in congress to holding for decades. About his report on Donald Trumps newly elected as conservative campaign and russia. Party leader on tuesday, he claimed in his acceptance speech that he would unite the country what could it mean and take britain out for the president . Of the European Union by the end of october. Heres the bbcs Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Mission control you can see them applause. Coming down the ladder now. Its one small step f
Its 330 a. M. Now on bbc news dateline london. Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week the us and iran back from the brink or toe to toe, with the rest of us roped behind them, on the very brink . And you know that old saying, behind every great man, theres a great woman . Well, this weekend, british media focus on domestic arrangements for the next resident of number 10 downing st. My guests today, political commentator tim montgomerie, writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, mina al oraibi, who is editor of the national, an english language news service for the middle east, and politics professor and author eunice goes. With warplanes already in the air, he stopped to think. In a series of tweets on friday, President Trump confirmed what us media had reported the night before that the us intended to retaliate after iran shot down its spy drone, but donald trump stood down air strikes at the last moment. That is one for you, jeffrey. How worried does this mak