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To request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a General Election on the 4th ofjuly. Music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, Rain Tumbling onto the Prime Ministers sodden suit. You must choose in this election who has that plan. Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a Better Future for our country and our children . Now, i cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right. No government should. But i am proud of what we have achieved together. The bold actions we have taken, and i am confident about what we can do in the future. Over the next few weeks, i will fight for every vote. I will earn your trust, and i will prove to you that only a conservative Government Led by me will not put our hard earned economic stability at risk, can restore pride and confidence in our country, and with a clear plan and bold action, will deliver a secure future for you, yourfamily and our united kingdom. So, this
Election who has that plan. Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a Better Future for our country and our children . Now, i cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right. No government should. But i am proud of what we have achieved together. The bold actions we have taken, and i am confident about what we can do in the future. Over the next few weeks, i will fight for every vote. I will earn your trust, and i will prove to you that only a conservative Government Led by me will not put our hard earned economic stability at risk, can restore pride and confidence in our country, and with a clear plan and bold action, will deliver a secure future for you, yourfamily and our united kingdom. So, this is it a General Election is on. Power will leave this most powerful of streets, and you will be able to decide whether he stays or whether he goes. And so the arguments, the persuasion, begins. On days like this, one lectern leads to another, and the thrust o
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Netanyahu, the Israeli Defense minister gallant, and three hamas leaders. We will get the latest. But first, to iran. The iranian president and the foreign minister are killed in a Helicopter Crash, along with other officials. We will get the latest. Then to a london court where the British High Court has ruled wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States. We will go outside the British High Court. And President Biden addresses the graduating class of Morehouse College. Some students turned their back on the president to protest his policies on gaza. We will speak with two morehouse professors. One turned her back on biden and another held up a flag of the democratic republic of congo behind President Biden as he gave his address. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iran has declared five days of mourning after president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amirab