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tonight bringing us the context are amanda renteria, hillary clinton s former national political director and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. exactly 20 years ago today, us forces, with the uk and other allies, invaded iraq. the stated aim to rid the country s dictator saddam hussein of his weapons of mass destruction weapons that in the end were never found. it was part of the us s war on terror , started by president george w bush after the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. let s remind ourselves those first moments of the war. on this day in 2003, the first raids were on the capital baghdad it was called shock and awe . it took the us just over a month to defeat iraqi forces and saddam hussain s regime collapsed. president bush declared iraq to be free. but rather than an end to conflict, it was the beginning of many years of bloodshed for iraq and the wider region. the failure to plan for the aftermath of the invasion led, in part, t
UsIraqSaddam-husseinForcesAlliesContextRegimeLewis-vaughan-jonesBbc-news20ViolenceInstability in june for twenty years. but as the temperature soars, a health warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. and andy murray begins his campaign to defend his title at queen s. he says another successful week there will be a ‘big boost‘ to wimbledon. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has called for a brexit deal which puts jobs and prosperity first, saying the government was seeking to manage migration, not shut it down . giving his delayed mansion house speech in the city of london, mr hammond suggested the current border arrangements of the eu s customs union should be maintained for an implementation period . the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, said the time was not right for an interest rate rise as wage growth is falling and the impact of brexit on the economy is unclear. our economics correspondent, andrew verity, reports. the chancellor s brexit agenda was supposed to be delivered over a sumptuous banquet at city s mansion house, but it was c
ToddlerCrisisOpportunitiesAbuseThisjudicial-reviewMurderHas2008HeatwaveOmanFinsbury-park-mosqueTerror-attack coming up: the government s challenged over its plans to delay its proposals to clean up our air. should children be able to take their books into their english literature exams? and with parliament due to come to an end this week, so mps can hit the campaign trail, a lords minister is gearing up for a busy time. when all the mps disappear to try and get re elected, it is the lords minister who does all the work. the environment secretary says the government will publish draft plans to tackle air pollution on 30th june, with a final plan in mid september. the courts had given ministers until 4pm on monday to set out measures to combat illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution. on friday the department for environment, food and rural affairs lodged an application with the high court to postpone publication of its draft clean air plan until after the election. it argued the move was necessary to comply with election purdah rules limiting government announcements with polit
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