where croatia s donna vekic has taken the first spot in this year s semifinal as qualifier lulu sun s fairytale run comes to an end. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. sir keir starmer has addressed mps in parliament for the first time as prime minister. surrounded by labour mp5 on the government benches for the first time in m years, he said it was time to turn the page and unite in a common endeavour of national renewal. opposite him was rishi sunak now leader of the oppostion, who congratulated the prime minister on his victory. the process of swearing in more than 600 mp5 is now under way. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young joins us from westminster. it was certainly a different tone today? yes, it was, a change in tone, that robust political debate set aside for one day, i m sure it won t last, but a change too in personnel. there are a lot of happy looking labour and liberal democrat mps and they look a bit lost as they find their way around parliam
our political editor chris mason is travelling with him and sent this update hello from a rather soggy airfield. quite a moment, this, for sir keir starmer as he prepares to get on board the prime ministerial plane and head to washington. he will have a chance to visit the white house, to meet president biden, and also introduce himself to lots of other world leaders at this nato summit. and all of this less than a week on from the general election. obviously at a nato summit, a gathering of the defence alliance, a real focus on security. labour have promised that they want to spend 2.5% of national income on defence, but crucially, they have not put a timeframe on it, a deadline on it, which means there is a question about whether it is ever achieved. so lots to discuss about defence, and quite a moment for the new prime minister. the trip marks sir keir starmer s first overseas trip as prime minister. he had this to sayjust before boarding his plane to the us. my message is
years ago. now we have the beautiful freedom tower standing tall behind us. the incredible moving 9-11 museum, which you must make time for when you come to new york city. it is an absolutely moving experience. it s a tough experience, but it s one that i think all americans benefit so much from from being part of. it is impossible as we sit here today to avoid the book ends of where we were then and where we are now as a country. i want to take you back to what president bush said then about the taliban and al-quaida. watch this. there s no timetable for the taliban just like there s no negotiations. i have said that the taliban must turn over to al-quaida organization living within afghanistan and must destroy the terrorist camps. they must do so. otherwise, there will be a consequence. there s no negotiations. there s no calendar. we ll act on our time. martha: negotiation and no calendar. 20 years ago, things of course have changed. many things have changed. as we sit
not helpful and not good timing. new york s mayor bill de blasio requiring proof of vaccination. not discrimination this and protecting people. segregation, we are trampling on civil liberties. we are discriminating against people. texas border agents arrest two ms-13 gang members after they illegally entered the disblus showing there is always that criminal element always trying to get across as well. brian: here we go. the news is not slowing down. straight to a fox news alert. president biden cutting his vacation short, returning to the white house as the national security adviser admits u.s. weapons have fallen into taliban hands. will video shows taliban members violently beating a man who was trying to escape and get to the airport. steve: i thought they were going to give people safe passage? what s up with that? mark meredith is posted right now in washington as thousands of americans remain trapped in the country and the question is, mark, can they get out
has been unveiled. what are your thoughts? i think it is absolutely wonderful and ver sur mer is a wonderful location, on the eastern half of gold beach and then you have gino and saud. every single name carved is wonderful. juno and then sword. this is the first time it is a single memorialfor sword. this is the first time it is a single memorial for everyone sword. this is the first time it is a single memorialfor everyone but there are commonwealth war graves throughout normandy and they are very beautiful and they have been maintained absolutely meticulously ever since the end of the war. it is ever since the end of the war. it is obviously important to remember there has not not been a memorial but they have been scattered. there are 18 british cemeteries. i spoke earlier to one person who does to others around at normandy saying obviously for the veterans when they have gone back to it as been very, very personalfor them to have gone back to it as been very, very per