Gentleman doug imhoff and we have seen a string of democratic stars among them the influential new York Congresswoman alexandra ocasio cortez. These are live pictures from the convention at the moment. We are seeing Senator Raphael Warnock speaking and we are expecting the president Joe Biden to make the president Joe Biden to make the very last speech of the night. This is not the way you would have imagined this convention playing out, potentially somewhat of is sweet for him as he will be passing the baton officially to Kamala Harris and we can talk about all of this again with my guests Stephanie Murphy and Rodney Davis here, as we watch these pictures. Raphael warnock speaking. I want to get up in a conversation we were having just before the break because we didnt get to finish the conversation. I will start with you, rodney, because we were talking about about President Trumps Agenda And Project 2025, for those that are not familiar with it, again, 2025, for those that are not f
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Service to our nation, and for all you will continue to do. We are forever grateful to you. Vice president Kamala Harris making a Surprise Appearance on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, speaking for about two minutes after walking out to thunderous applause from the audience. Throughout the evening we saw speakers deliver impassioned remarks to a firedup crowd. The lineup includes a whos who within the Democratic Party like Hillary Clinton, congressman Jim Clyburn, Congressman Jamie Raskin and Governor Andy Beshear of kentucky. There were also nonpublic officials like Uaw President sean payne, Nba Coach Steve Kerr, and several abortion rights activists. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe. Well, it is quite a night, huh . It was. It went late though. It went too late. Willie, a little late . I think the president just stopped speaking a few minutes ago. A little late. Not his fault. Just ran a little late with the program. It was fabulous. It was a good night.
A former conservative Party Chairman has become the latest figure to intervene in the escalating row surrounding David Camerons lobbying of ministers on behalf of Greensill Capital a Finance Company that has since gone bust. Lord pickles, who currently advises ministers and officials when they take jobs after leaving government, says there didnt seem to be any boundaries at all between Civil Servants and the private sector. His comments follow the revelation that a top Civil Servant was working for the government and greensill at the same time. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. One out, one in. The revolving door. Politicians and officials leave Public Service and walk in to big private sectorjobs. Its allowed, within a set of rules, but the man checking up on sleaze thinks some officials have gone too far. It is not a satisfactory situation, and i think not only you are entitled to know or im entitled to know, i think the wider public are entitled to know what these arrange
Reopen. Bars. Lets take a look at the mornings papers. We start with the Financial Times which leads on a story from china. Apparently officials there are considering whether to mix and match different coronavirus vaccines. Its The First Time Beijing has acknowledged doubts over the effectiveness of its domestic vaccines. Next up, the i. Its main story is the reopening of non essential shops in england. People are being urged to behave responsibly as the economy begins to emerge from the latest lockdown. Government Scientists Say infections could spike if people dont respect the rules. The guardian reports that young black workers have been hit disproportionately hard in the pandemic with unemployment figures three times higher than young white workers. Theres also an interview with scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon. She says Downing Sttreet wont be able to block a second independence referendum if her snp party wins the Upcoming Elections in holyrood. And the daily mail leads