Sir keir starmer is set to speak his first words at the despatch box as prime minister and mps are electing a speaker to referee all the debates. In a busy day, sir keir starmer will hold a cabinet meeting, his second since the election. Metro mayors had been meeting at downing street. This report now from harry farley. Political careers end in removal vans. The furniture and the residents of number 10 are changing. This morning, sir keir starmer will meet with england s regional mayors, promising a major programme of devolution. Labour is expected to announce what they call a take back control act in the king s speech to give mayors new powers over things like transport and housing. This is what a labour majority looks like. Today, the house of commons sits for the first time since the election to choose a speaker, and some new mps can t quite believe they re here. I feel hugely excited. I think that s probably a feeling that you re getting from a lot of the other new mps. But there i
Terrorism has spread around the world and the need for us to focus on other parts of the world that could create an even greater danger of an operation like al qaeda beginning can t be ignored. We are a number of places where we re doing that without permanent basing of american forces there. So i think when this is over the american people have a clear understanding of what i did, why we did it, but look. That is the job. My job is to make judgments. My job is to make judgments no one else can or will make. I made them. I m convinced i am absolutely correct and not deciding to send more young women and men to war for a war that in fact is no longer warranted. Still, the situation potentially complicating what could be among the most consequential weeks of the biden presidency as nancy pelosi and the house return tomorrow to begin work on the trillion dollars infrastructure package, the $3. 5 trillion reconciliation package, and a voting rights bill. The big question facing the adminis
Military weapon as and equipment. Including two black hawk helicopters. Joining me now helen cooper. The biden administration has been criticized for its strategy, its planning leading up to the fall of afghanistan. And now a major part of the evacuation strategy is this agreement with the taliban. On thursday here on msnbc you described the feeling inside the pentagon as, quote, a level of despair and depression i haven t seen in a long time and people are angry and distraught. Are there concerns inside the pentagon the administration is being, i don t know, outplayed by the taliban? well, the administration thank you for having me. The administration is trying to walk a really fine line right now, which is what you are seeing. They have agreement taliban commanders, including the some of the commanders close to hamid karzai international airport that they will let in afghans afghan allies of the united states who are desperate to get out of the country, that they and more pb specific
Totally dated view, and everything. The interaction between yourself and the dance floor, that s what djing is all about. But will that be gone forever for some because of the pandemic? 16 months ago, this was just a normal weekend. Now, it seems kind of alien. After over 500 days, i m left wondering if we ve lost dancing. In march last year, the prime minister made an announcement that would have a huge impact. We are collectively telling, telling cafes, clubs, bars and restaurants to close. We are also telling nightclubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms, and leisure centres to close on the same timescale. In a matter of seconds, djs used to playing to thousands lost their connection with their fans. When borisjohnson made that announcement, clubs were expected to be closed for a few weeks. More than a year on, like most venues across the country, the welly in hull is yet to reopen. Hi there, how are you? yeah, i m all right. Welcome to rainy hull. It nearly disappeared entirely when the pand
The first honor flight since covid struck we re on board announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone in a major step to get us in front of the quickly spreading delta covid variant, american adults who have received the full doses of moderna or pfizer vaccines were told today they ll need to roll up their sleeves again. The biden administration says a booster or third shot will be necessary to increase our immune responses to the virus. The announcement today by federal health officials acknowledging that over time, those original doses become less effective in preventing infections, while emphasizing they are still robust in preventing severe disease and hospitalization. Still, officials say you ll need that booster eight months after your second shot the jury still out on the johnson johnson vaccine tonight. Miguel almaguer has late details reporter: making it official today, the first booster shots for the general public will go into arms september 20