kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh?! laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. it took 15 ballots because right wing republicans refuse
May not be enough. I am not confident, and nor is anybody confident, that the tier three proposals for the highest rates would be enough to get on top of it. A levels and gcses will take place in england next summer, but three weeks later than usual. Keeping the arts alive the Royal Academy of dance is one of a number of organisations being given government funding to survive. And all eyes on florida, as trumps supporters flock to First Campaign rally since he contracted covid. Coming up in sport, we take a look at project big picture. Will the proposed changes benefit everyone in football or is it a power grab by a few at the top . Good evening. The Prime Minister is imposing a new coronavirus alert system on england to try to stop the virus spiralling out of control. The three tier system will replace current local lockdowns and comes into force on wednesday. Most of england will be under tier 0ne restrictions places at medium level of risk. In these areas Current National rules cont
The Prime Minister sets out a new, three tiered system of restrictions across england to try to get coronavirus back under control. For much of england, theres no change only Liverpool City Region is placed under the most severe restrictions. There, pubs and bars will close. It follows a dark warning from the nhs. If we do not take measures to control the spread of the virus, the death toll will be too great to bear. But in other areas with very high infection rates such as the north west, the Prime Minister hasnt put them in the most severe category. There are changes, though, to nottinghamshire, east and West Cheshire and a small part of the Peak District, which will have some additional restrictions. This is not how we want to live our lives, but this is the narrow path we have to tread between the social and economic trauma of a full lockdown and the massive human
and indeed Economic Cost of an uncontained epidemic. The Prime Minister, back in the commons, with news he did not want