Tonight, a major presidential endorsement that both candidates have been angling to lock down for weeks now. And it turns neither one of them is getting it. An election that is marked by an allout fight for blue collar voters. The teamsters silence brings louder than really any endorsement could tonight. The leadership declaring that they re not backing vice president harris or former president donald trump. So the republican nominee tonight tried to claim otherwise earlier today, i was honored to receive the endorsement of the rank rankandfile membership of the teamsters. I loved that tapes of course, the endorsement comes from the leadership of the teamsters, but we ll talk more about that in a moment. But just to give you a sense of how much trump was trying to woo the teamsters president sean o brien, he gave him a prime time speaking slot at the republican national convention. Any reaction to teamsters decision not to endorse know they i particularly to honor their not going to en
Hello, youre watching the context on bbc news. Its been revealed that Keir Starmer s top adviser, Sue Gray, now earns more than the Prime Minister. Weve been told that shes now on a salary of £170,000. More than 100 charities and Aid Agencies have urged sir Keir Starmer to protect foreign Aid Spending amid fears the budget could fall to its lowest level since 2007. The unease comes ahead of the Budget Set to be unveiled by the chancellor in october and with increasing aid being spent here in the uk, To Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers. The previous government had counteracted this adding £2. 5 billion to the foreign Aid Budget, as a Top Up to compensate for the money being spent in britain. But where does the uk stand internationally . The un target for foreign Aid Spending is 0. 7 of a countrys gross national income. That figure is widely accepted among the international community and the uk made a legal commitment to it in 2015. But in reality according to the oecd, just 5 count
Future. Having fun, but with a serious focus. It reminds me of our election campaign. Do you know they wanted me to wear a wet Suit Today . But i said it was abseiling or nothing. So here we are. Having a party. After winning our largest number of mps i have 100 years for over 100 Years Applause the best result in our modern partys history. 72 Liberal Democrats in the House Of Commons fighting for the freer, fairer, more open society we all want to build. How fitting it was that the final seat to declare, number 72, was the home of one of the great champions of that more liberal society, Our Dear Friends charles kennedy. Today i want to talk about the exciting opportunity, our new strength gives us. And the responsibility it places on us to. But before i get to that serious bet, i want to say thank you. To all of you. Members, volunteers, counsellors, candidates, you are all absolutely fantastic. Everybody played a part in our electing of the 72 members of parliament. 0ur largest numbe
Worse. Parents searching in vainforan nhs worse. Parents searching in vain for an Nhs Dentist for their kids. And cancer patients waiting months or even years to start treatment. The Conservative Party left office with almost 6. 5 million people languishing on hospital Waiting Lists. , that is one in every nine people in england. A single astonishing statistic that encapsulates an appalling legacy of failure from the last conservative government. And a disaster for our society and our economy. Just imagine. Just imagine how much better it thinks would be now if those 6. 5 million people had already had the operational treatment they need and been able to get on with their lives. Just imagine how many people would now be back at work, earning a decent living and boosting our economy. Just imagine how much pain, Stress And Anxiety families would have been saved from, and how much more free they would feel as a result. That is, after all, why the nhs is so important to us as liberals and
Good evening. At least nine people are dead and 3,000 people have been injured across lebanon after electronic paging devices used by the armed Group Hezbollah exploded simultaneously this afternoon. Lebanons Health Ministry says 200 people are in a critical condition and hospitals are being inundated with the wounded after the pagers exploded in peoples hands and pockets. A child is among the dead. Hezbollah, which has been designated a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, israel and other western countries, have called it the biggest security breach. They have blamed israel, which has been engaged in Cross Border Fighting with the iran backed group since the start of the war in gaza almost a year ago. Israel has not commented. Paul adams has the latest a warning, his report contains distressing images from the start. This was a devastating attack. In supermarkets. On the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops. Thousands of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding