We are going to leave this program here to keep our over 40year 40year commitment to congress. We take you live to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. O god, you desire not the strength of our arguments, nor the vigor of our opinions, but the gravity of our humble sacrifice. On this day, may we sacrifice our inclination for contempt and instead initiate kindness. Loosen our grip on jupt and instead may on judgment and instead may we grab hold of a generosity of spirit. May we foreswear our grudges and commit instead to exercise forebarrens. Hold us accountable that our arguments will hold forth your righteousness and not ring hollow in our rightness. May our struggles preserve the dignity of this body and not erode our commitment to its noble purpose. May our words underscore our devotion to the common good and not undermine our ability to see, even in
To file criminal charges against catalonias deposed president , Carles Puigdemont, possibly as soon as monday. Mr puigdemont has refused to recognise madrids order removing him from power. Earlier hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of barcelona, to condemn catalonias unilateral declaration of independence. It was one of the biggest shows of force to date by supporters of a united spain. Our europe editor katya adler reports. Viva espana belting out long live spain along barcelonas main boulevards. These are catalans who dont want independence, who reject the independence declaration made last week. The mood here was festive but the message, serious. I feel catalan and spanish, says this young woman. Spain must stay united, this woman insisted. It must be catalonia and spain. A little later, in front of the Catalan Government offices, frustration with separatist politicians bubbled over. The crowd here demanded the immediate arrest of Carles Puigdemont, the catalan pres
Prosecutors in spain are preparing to file criminal charges against catalonias deposed president , carles puigdemont, earlier, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of barcelona, to condemn catalonias unilateral declaration of independence. It was one of the biggest shows of force to date by supporters of a united spain. Our europe editor katya adler reports. Viva espa na. No doubting the passion of this crowd. Belting out long live spain along barcelonas main boulevards. These are catalans who dont want independence, who reject the independence declaration made last week. The mood here was festive, but the message serious. I feel catalan and spanish, says this young woman. Spain must stay united, this woman insisted. Catalonia with spain. A little later, in front of the Catalan Government offices, of carles puigdemont, the catalan president sacked this weekend by the Spanish Government. But he insists hell keep building an independent catalonia regardless. But right now
The government will make major changes to how it assesses the value of big spending projects a move which would benefit Northern England and other regions. The chancellor, rishi sunak, said the changes were part of the governments levelling up agenda. Theyll be announced in the Spending Review next week, as our Business Correspondent katy austin reports. Major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long lasting boost to the economy. Historically, some areas feel they havent had theirfair share. This business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. I feel that the north has often played second fiddle to the south. I appreciate its where the capital is, and where a lot of businesses are, but the Playing Field is getting more and more lopsided. It needs to be levelled. The question looms of how to put the public finances back on a sustainable footing after the huge cost of coronavirus but the government still wants to be
Writer and historian, jan morris, has died. She was 94. Born as james morris, she started out in journalism, reporting for the times on the conquest of everest. In 1972, she had gender reassignment surgery, an experience she wrote about in the book, conundrum. Jan morris wrote more than a0 books, and leaves behind a collection of unique and vivid descriptions of some of the worlds greatest cities. Our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, looks back at an extraordinary life. Jan morris, Award Winning travel writer and historian, journalist, and one of the earliest to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Life had begun as james, a dashing young army officer turned ambitious newspaper reporter, whose moment came in 1953 with the conquest of everest. Morris reported the achievement for the times, more interested in climbing the career ladder than the ascent itself. To fool rivals, morris sent news of the success in code. The times published it on coronation day. For a moment, james morris wa