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And very, very lucky to be in thejob. This week, this rebellion about benefits must have felt painfully familiar to you. You were political adviser to Harriet Harman when she was the Welfare Secretary Way back in 1997, just after labour had won a landslide. I remember it like it was yesterday. Tony blair and Gordon Brown outraged many of their own natural supporters by cutting lone parent benefit. And you were at the centre of it. Does it feel familiar . It does. But it also, you know, i know what harriet achieved. My god, she was a powerful champion for change. And if i look at our time in government, we had the first ever national childcare strategy. We had the new dealfor lone parents to help them get into work, family friendly working for the first time, Maternity And Paternity pay and leave. So i know how tough it was at the beginning. But i also know at the end of our time in office, the Big Changes we put in place, which really was a powerful feminist agenda. Is that the lesson
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In a speech by king charles at the State Opening of parliament. As well as pledges on economic growth, transport, energy and housebuilding the government says its seeking to rebuild relations with the European Union after years of tensions since the uk voted to leave the bloc in 2016. My my government will seek to reset the relationship with European Partners and work to improve the united Kingdoms Trade and Investment Relationship with the European Union. My ministers will seek any Security Pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the united kingdom and the European Union. Well, prime Minister Sir Keir starmer will have an opportunity to start that process as he hosts dozens of European Leaders at Blenheim Palace in oxfordshire, the ancestral Home And Birthplace of winston churchill. On wednesday he met with Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris for Talks ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community a group which brings together the leaders of the 27 Eu Nations
Higher for what may be the most consequential News Conference of president Bidens Career and his 50 plus years in Public Service. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Moments from now, the president will take questions in his first solo News Conference in eight months, and we will bring that to you right when it starts. Every word, every pause, every motion will be scrutinized, fairly or unfairly, as Democrats Way to go to key questions can biden Beat Donald Trump in november . And if he can, is he fit to serve another four years in the White House . American voters have been watching intently since the president s are even Debate Performance two weeks ago today. And as the Biden Campaign tries to turn the page and turn attention back on Donald Trump, but so far with little success. We have team coverage tonight, and we are going to begin with Cbss Ed Okeefe at the White House. Reporter president biden kept a packed Schedule Today at the nato said summit ah