in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. here s our political editor chris mason. cheering na applause today s new conservative leader, this week s new prime minister. rishi sunak arrived at conservative party headquarters this afternoon, his party s third leader this year. waves, smiles and handshakes done, he wanted to talk to the country, but didn t want to face questions from reporters. i d like to pay tribute to liz truss for her dedicated public service to the country. she has led with dignity and grace for a time of great change and under exceptionally difficult circumstances both at home and abroad. it is th
the committee voted unanimously to subpoeana the former president. tonight with the context, former adviser to hillary clinton amanda renteria, bryan lanza who was the communications director for donald trump s transition team, and formerfederal prosecutorjoe moreno. welcome to the programme. this was the ninth public hearing into the assault on the us capitol. probably the last. the committee s focus was donald trump himself his actions, his inaction that day and his central culpability in the riot. notjust the part he played on the day, but the groundwork that was laid before and after the vote. the committee produced taped evidence from two of donald trump s closest supporters, steve bannon and roger stone, who were openly talking about stealing the election before the vote had even been counted. and what trump s going to do is just declare victory, right? he s going to declare victory. that doesn t mean he s the winner. he s just going to say he s the winner. also,
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Good evening. A man who broke into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill Queen Elizabeth on Christmas Day in 2021 has been jailed for 9 years after pleading guilty to treason. Jaswant chail, whos now 21, will initially be kept in custody at broadmoor hospital. He is the first person in the uk to be convicted of treason since 1981. Daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. Just a few metres from the queens private apartments, and with his crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment when Jaswant Crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment whenJaswant Chail crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment when Jaswant Chail was arrested. Seen here moments later, he had used a rope ladder to get into Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021. When challenged by the armed officers, he said, i am 2021. When challenged by the armed officers, he said, iam here 2021. When challenged by the armed officers, he said, i am here to kill the queen. Wearing this metal mask inspired by his obsessio