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at long last, kevin mccarthy is the new republican speaker of the house. but to say it didn t come easy, would be a massive understatement. mccarthy scratch out a victory in the early morning hours with just barely more than the absolute minimum support he needed. it took him 15 rounds of voting to get to the finish line. including a scuffle on the house floor on the anniversary of the january six insurrection. the contrast between the two parties has never been clearer. while republicans created new chaos at the capitol, president biden honored the men and women who protected the building and his its occupants from an angry mob just two years ago. and, while gop lawmakers bigger with one another, democratic representatives rallied around their leader, akeem jeffries. while the white house has confirmed that president biden reached out to congratulate mccarthy earlier today, the 118th congress is off to an unforgettable start. we are talking about what comes next, tonig ....
the minister of humanitarian affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in the increasingly overt struggle between western liberal democracy and authoritarianism, hong kong s position is unique. it is chinese sovereign territory granted special autonomous status under a handover deal done with britain. many hong kongers hoped that deal would guarantee theirfreedoms, but those hopes have been crushed. my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? ted hui in adelaide, australia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of def ....
britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number ten and spent most of the day appointing senior members of the government. on arriving in downing street tuesday, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and made a point of saying that he d repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. i will place economic stability and confident at the heart of this government s agenda. this will mean difficult decisions to come. he also named his new cabinet. there are a lot of changes butjeremy hunt will stay in the key post as chancellor. he was appointed just a few weeks ago after the failed mini budget. on monday, jeremy hunt is due to deliver a much anticipated statement on the government s tax and spending plans, along with analysis from the office for budget responsibility. joining me now is melanie baker senior uk economist at royal london asset management. there are some rumours that this fiscal event on 31 oc ....
my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of defeat? i don t, because. it s common that people might think that way. it s like an escapist guilt. but as long as i m still fighting, as long as i m still speaking up for hong kong s freedom and democracy, doing my lobbying works and advocacy work, i don t feel that at all. i feel that it s a new battleground for me to speak out so that the world hears hong kong. you fled whilst facing charges. you were on bail. did it come as a surprise to you, what happened to you? cos you d been a legislator in the legislative council, you d been an activist on the streets. i m just won ....
buckingham palace in london. it s 6 am and the uk where people are waiting up with a profound sense of loss. for the first time in more than seven decades, the country is without its queen. a period of mourning now for britain s longest reigning monarch, elizabeth the second. you may hear the noise around me as preparations are underway for this next ten to ten days to two-week period. flags being hung around as these are images from buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering throughout what has been a rainy night in london. memorials to her late majesty with flowers, candles, and personal messages outside the royal grounds. symbols of the country s immense grief decorate the gates of windsor castle. as well as balmoral, the queen scottish retreat where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days after appointing her 15th prime minister while appearing very frail. elizabeth the second is coronation happened in 1953. no date has been said yet for ....