The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, has warned an all out assault on rafah will provoke anarchy without actually eliminating hamas. In gaza, the fighting has returned to the north, where israel says it has seen signs of hamas regrouping. Good evening. When Michael Cohen informed donald trump in 2016 that a former adult film star, Stormy Daniels, was selling a story about an alleged sexual encounter, trump hit the roof. The Access Hollywood story was already hurting his campaign with female voters. Cohen said trump feared that if this got out, the women would hate him. Cohen testified today that trump wanted him to buy the rights to that story so it would not come out ahead of the election. According to cohen, trump didnt care much if the story came out after the election. He wasnt concerned about his wifes reaction to it, and there is the nub of the prosecutions case. They need to prove that trump was directly involved in the payment to daniels and wanted her story killed becaus
Coming up the government heads off the threat of a defeat on the queens speech, by offering a concession on abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland. We will be funding her department with additionalfunding so that she can make a grant to the external organisations who will provide these services. The culture secretary says shes minded to refer foxs proposed takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. And is another parliamentary tradition about to disappear, as the speaker hints hes relaxing the dress code . The question of whether that member is wearing a tie is not absolutely front and centre stage. But first, the government has seen off a possible rebellion in the commons by announcing that it will Fund Abortions for women who travel from Northern Ireland to england. A Cross Party Group of mps was threatening to back an amendment to the queens speech put forward by the labour mp Stella Creasy. With a tiny majority in the commons the government bowed to the demand. A letter fr
But only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraw the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for Deputy Speakers to help outjohn bercow, weve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. A little bit of welsh lilt. Order but first, the queens speech is the First Business of any new parliament. It sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. After the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. But it came at a price just over £1 billion to keep the ten Northern Ireland mps onside for the next two years. So, it was with a slender Working Majority of 13 that th
But only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraw the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for Deputy Speakers to help outjohn bercow, weve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. A little bit of welsh lilt. Order but first, the queens speech is the First Business of any new parliament. It sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. After the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. But it came at a price just over £1 billion to keep the ten Northern Ireland mps onside for the next two years. So, it was with a slender Working Majority of 13 that th