coming on the programme this evening. what can you tell us about kevin s state of mind at the moment and where he is being held? 50 he is bein: held and where he is being held? 50 he is being held at and where he is being held? 50 he is being held at the and where he is being held? 50 he is being held at the prison and where he is being held? so he is being held at the prison in and where he is being held? so he is being held at the prison in moscow, | being held at the prison in moscow, the fsp s mean prison. we have. he is doing as well as can be expected, from what we understand commits 100 days as of today that he has been detained. he receives letters and care packages from his family and friends from all of us in the newsroom as well. he reads a lot, he s able to write back out, he has some personal items, but he is in a small cell with a cell mates, so clearly it s a difficult situation for him. . ., clearly it s a difficult situation for him. , , ., clearly i
in the morning as well, south west england and south east wales, the midlands especially, one to spot lingering until lunchtime and then plenty of sunshine. a bit more cloud for a time in the middle part of the day from the odd shower and more cloud in western scotland and northern ireland put it more of a breeze here but notice the temperatures, 13 16. if you re in the west tomorrow, it can be an interesting sunset saharan dust pushes northwards ahead of this weather front which will work its way eastwards overnight into wednesday morning and it brings a bit of a wet start to wednesday in northern ireland, western scotland and a bit breezy. brightening up through the day but the rain spread through the day but the rain spread through scotland and north west eglin and wales, fizzles out as it pushes into yorkshire and the midlands. east anglia and the south east stay dry on wednesday, not quite as mild as tomorrow fresh in the north and west with showers later. on thursday, s
Neil gorsuch chair is donald trump Australia Beck for the Supreme Court and he is now as good as confirmed but not before there was plenty of drama and what is being called the Nuclear Option. Republicans needed 60 votes to pass the nomination. They could not get them. So they changed the rules. To needing just 51. Asimple changed the rules. To needing just 51. A simple majority. 52 republicans in the senate so once the rules are changed its a done deal and we expect the vote later in the week. This is the reaction of a senior democrat. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. On the president s ability to shape thejudiciary. In a postnatal world if the senate and the presidency are in the hands of the same party there is no incentive to even speak to the senate minority. That is a recipe for more conflict and bad blood bet
Neil gorsuch chair is donald trump Australia Beck for the Supreme Court and he is now as good as confirmed but not before there was plenty of drama and what is being called the Nuclear Option. Republicans needed 60 votes to pass the nomination. They could not get them. So they changed the rules. To needing just 51. Asimple changed the rules. To needing just 51. A simple majority. 52 republicans in the senate so once the rules are changed its a done deal and we expect the vote later in the week. This is the reaction of a senior democrat. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. On the president s ability to shape thejudiciary. In a postnatal world if the senate and the presidency are in the hands of the same party there is no incentive to even speak to the senate minority. That is a recipe for more conflict and bad blood bet