They took these issues into account. And 80 years on, the speaker recalls the night the luftwaffe bombed westminster. As a bomb was dropping on The Lords, on westminster hall, elizabeth tower, but the big bomb that caused the real damage was in this chamber. But first, the State Opening of parliament was a dressed down, socially distanced occasion compared to previous years, but no less significant for that. The queens speech, which is written for her by ministers, outlined 30 proposed new laws a signal of the governments priorities for the year ahead. So there was plenty of talk of levelling up, but only nine words and no new laws promised on Social Care. A bill to ease Planning Controls in england and another to require voters to prove their identity before casting their vote are already proving controversial, but a long awaited online Safety Bill has been widely welcomed. Trumpets play fanfare. Some Pomp And Pageantry did survive the stripped down ceremony, even if the queen arrived
interviews and reaction. here in the uk, calls for the speaker to resign. we have these life pictures, and we are monitoring what has been said, because there has been an extraordinary reaction to the events yesterday. calls for the speaker of the house of commons to resign. that number is now up to 59 mp5. it was 30 just a few hours ago, now that latest number we have is 59 mps saying that they have no confidence in the speaker. this all because of a debate on the israel gaza war, held yesterday, all about the wording around a call for a ceasefire, but the way the debate was run, was seen pretty quickly as chaotic, and the speaker of the house, there he is, lindsay hoyle, who is in charge of running debate in parliament, his handling of it has been criticised and now, as we have been a saying in the last few moments, 59 mps say they have no confidence in the speaker, which is a fairly unusual move. yesterday, there appeared to be a walk out, mps from the snp, and opposition,
america s west coast. now, politicalthinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking. thank you for having me on. and congratulations on graduating. thank you. can you take in how much your life has changed over the past couple of years? no, when i do get the opportunities to sit back and actu
he acted pretty decisively in sacking nadhim zahawi as the conservative party chairman, as he defends his handling of the affair. the kremlin rejects claims by borisjohnson that president putin threatened him with a missile strike before russia s invasion of ukraine. and the former all black campbelljohnstone becomes new zealand s first national player to reveal he is gay. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. we wll have the draw for the fifth round of the women s fa cup, we re down to the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. firefighters and control room staff across the uk have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in 20 years over pay. last year the fire brigades union rejected a 5% pay offer. the union now says it ll give the government and employers 10 days to come up with a better offer, or the strikes will go ahead. it s the latest in a series of strikes announced by the public sector. on wednesd
to fly to beijing. a winter storm brings rain and snow to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there for more than three decades. there are also flood warnings in coastal areas. you are watching bbc news. now it s political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone, can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking.