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the polling also shows big erosions in president biden s approval within key parts of the democratic base. and a major nearly double digit enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans about the midterm elections. democrats are looking for ways to jump start biden s stalled domestic agenda on capitol hill, and gin up some excitement around the midterms, like divvying up the build back better social spending bill into smaller arguably more passable pieces of legislation. i m confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law. and once again, joe manchin will be calling the shots, telling reporters on thursday that when it comes to negotiating build back better, the democrats will, quote, be starting from scratch. joining me now to help understand the road ahead for democrats, congressman james clyburn, house majority whip and chairman of the house select committee on the coronavirus crisis. whip clyburn, as always, thank you very ....
mcconnell by the way. ducey has been a terrible, terrible representative of your state. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics 1u7d. i m abby phillip. thank you for being here sunday. president joe biden will mark one week in office this week and his domestic agenda hit a brick wall. in just the past days, the supreme court struck down his vaccine mandate on big businesses and criticized for being off the road on covid and inflation hits a 40-year high and as the country celebrates martin luther king day, biden s bill is on the cusp of defeat. the law not who can vote who gets to count the vote, count the vote, count the vote. i don t know if we can get it done, but i know one thing, as long as i have a breath in me, as long as i m in the white house, as long as i m engaged at all, i m going to fight the way these senate legislate bills are moving. joining us now with their reporting and insight tol ....
this just seems like it s dragged on for quite a long time now, and not great for the tennis, not great for the australian open, not great for novak. the welsh government says coronavirus restrictions will be eased in the coming weeks, though caution is still needed. the parliamentary committee that took evidence from cricketer azeem rafiq says public funding for the sport should be limited until there s progress on eliminating racism. and virginia giuffre, who s bringing a civil case against prince andrew for sexual assault, says she wants to show that the rich and powerful aren t above the law. coming up in sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, england s cricketers are looking to sign off from the ashes on a high but despite a strong start, australia fight back in hobart. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace following revelations that two parties were held at number ten the night before the du ....
good evening. welcome to the bbc news at 5pm. i am jane hill. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace after revelations that two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral. a spokesman for borisjohnson said it was deeply regrettable that the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules at the time banned indoor mixing, but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing until the early hours. the prime minister wasn t at the parties, but the latest disclosures, which the daily telegraph reported, have fuelled more calls for his resignation. and in the last hour, a former director general of the government s covid task force has issued her own apology for a cabinet office drinks party in december 2020. we ll have more on that shortly. our first report is from our political correspondent nick eardley. the 17th of april last year. one of the defining pictures of the pandemic. the queen sitting alone at the fun ....
are. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace following revelations that two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral. a spokesman for borisjohnson has said it was deeply regrettable that the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules at the time banned indoor mixing but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing until the early hours. a member of staff was sent out to a nearby shop with an empty suitcase, to fill it with supplies of alcohol. the prime minister wasn t at the parties, but the latest disclosures, which the daily telegraph reported, have amplified calls for his resignation. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. the 17th of april last year. one of the defining pictures of the pandemic. the queen sitting alone at the funeral of the duke of edinburgh. the night before, in here, staff held leaving dos, despite people being banned from s ....