It is my responsibility. It is myjob. I do not regret negotiating. Our government is designed to find compromise. I dont regret my efforts to build coalitions and find solutions. I was raised to solve problems, not create them. The ousting of the speaker follows months of fractures and in fighting in the republican party. This was brought to a head over the weekend when Kevin Mccarthy secured a funding deal with the democrats to avoid a Us Government shutdown. That deal was highly criticsed by hardline members of the party including matt gaetz, who Accused Mccarthy of doing a side deal with democrats over funding for ukraine. The house is now in recess until a vote on his replacement takes place next week. Republicanjim jordan of ohio has already thrown his name into the ring for the position of leader, as has House Majority leader steve scalise, with more names expected in the next few days. Meanwhile, the Interim Speaker has ordered former House Speaker nancy pelosi and her deputy to
The beach was widely seen as an opportunity for the Prime Minister To Revitalise his party ahead of a general election expected next year. Our Political Editor chris mason reports. Manchester this lunchtime, and the Prime Ministers warm up. Rishi and i are each other s best friends, and i couldnt imagine being anywhere else to show my support to him. Rishi sunak began by thanking her, his daughters, his parents as he drew a link between himself and margaret thatcher. This conservative party, the party of the grocer s daughter and the pharmacist s son, will always be the party of enterprise, the party of small business. He said he has taken a look at how Government Works since he became Prime Minister, and not liked what hes seen. It isnt anger, its an exhaustion with politics. Weve had 30 years of a political system which incentivises the easy decision, not the right one. As for taxes, they will come down, he claimed, but didnt say when. And then, it was to the crux of this speech, the