westminster hall, a place with nearly 1,000 years of history and the oldest part of the palace of westminster this morning it will be the place to which the new king will come, for a ceremony that illustrates the relationship between royalty and parliament and indeed our system of constitutional monarchy. it was at balmoral last thursday that the queen s passing meant the end of one reign and the beginning of another. and as tributes continue to to be paid to her majesty here and around the world today it is her son, the new king, who will hear them in person from parliamentarians. it s only two days since his majesty was formally proclaimed king at st james s palace. now we will see him come to the palace of westminster for the first time as our sovereign and head of state. members of the house of commons and the house of lords have already gathered inside westminster hall. the ceremony will begin shortly. it s not often that the two houses come together in this histor
need to be basically waiting to see if it happens, and two months since then would be defined, we have a new election. defined, we have a new election- defined, we have a new election. ~ , , election. we ve seen the rise ofthe election. we ve seen the rise of the far election. we ve seen the rise of the far right election. we ve seen the rise of the far right parties - election. we ve seen the rise of the far right parties acrossj of the far right parties across europe including italy, germany and greece and so on. pedro sanchez the prime minister said this is the defeat of the far right party vox. do you agree with his assessment? i right party vox. do you agree with his assessment?- with his assessment? i think it s not completely with his assessment? i think it s not completely wrong . it s not completely wrong assessment. the whole campaign of the left has been centred around vox being a party in government and this is the way the left is mobilised its electorate. the selec
paid to the late queen. paid to the late queen. there have been so many paid to the late queen. there have been so many of paid to the late queen. there have been so many of them paid to the late queen. there have been so many of them from - paid to the late queen. there have been so many of them from acrossj paid to the late queen. there have i been so many of them from across the country and from far beyond. so, here is a little of what we have heard from overseas. this here is a little of what we have heard from overseas. here is a little of what we have heard from overseas. this is a time of dee- heard from overseas. this is a time of deep sadness, heard from overseas. this is a time of deep sadness, young heard from overseas. this is a time of deep sadness, young or - heard from overseas. this is a time of deep sadness, young or old, i heard from overseas. this is a time i of deep sadness, young or old, there is a no doubt that the chapter is closing today, and with th
50,000 cases for the last while. we are seeing it s particularly in london, particularly in scotland where omicron is, the majority, comfortable majority in cases. that will start to dominate the figure is more and more. there is good news in the figures, though. the death figure is slightly down. it s been flat or down over the last month, and we have been seen cases rising before the omicron wave came along. that s the effective picture showing through that booster doses do work and have kept the death rate down so far. the issue we have going forward is as we see more and more cases through in vast numbers coming through in vast numbers coming through in vast numbers coming through in the next few weeks, what does that mean in terms of sickness and illness? we don t have hard data on that yet. and illness? we don t have hard data on that et. . and illness? we don t have hard data on that yet- on that yet. right, ust too early to have that. h on that yet. right, just too early to h
individuals who have been evacuated and are looking to settle in the us and are looking to settle in the us and elsewhere. and are looking to settle in the us and elsewhere. sorry to cut across ou as and elsewhere. sorry to cut across you as you and elsewhere. sorry to cut across you as you are and elsewhere. sorry to cut across you as you are finishing and elsewhere. sorry to cut across you as you are finishing that - and elsewhere. sorry to cut acrossj you as you are finishing that point. you were talking about your fears of people being left behind. after today s event. does that make it more likely? today s event. does that make it more likely? absolutely, as far as we are aware. more likely? absolutely, as far as we are aware, if more likely? absolutely, as far as we are aware, if you more likely? absolutely, as far as we are aware, if you are - more likely? absolutely, as far as we are aware, if you are not - more likely? absolutely, as far as| we are aware, if you a