House of representatives is hereby declared vacant. And with that, Kevin Mccarthys nine month term as speaker was over. The final straw his decision to do a deal with democrats to keep the government open. He didnt hesitate to point the finger of blame at the eight republicans who ousted him, led by matt gaetz, his nemesis. Look, you all know matt gaetz. You know, it was personal. It had nothing to do about spending. The unprecedented removal of the speaker has Left Congress in chaos. So much so, theyve decided to take a week off while they work out what to do next. One rebel, though, was unrepentant. This was the right call. The American People deserve a leader and a speaker who will tell the truth, and so too does the international community. They need to know that the next speaker is going to be honest and wont go back on their word. With republicans focusing firmly on themselves, the question of funding for ukraine, which congress controls, remains undecided. It does worry me. And.
With michael bath. police today issued a fresh appeal for witnesses following a murder of a tunbridge wells manageress, wendy knell, earlier this week. caroline pierce was 20, a manager at this popular tunbridge wells restaurant, the centre of a close set of colleagues and friends young people who worked and socialised together until november 2a, 1987, when caroline s neighbours heard screams from her flat. she was never seen alive again. it was originally thought that maybe she had disappeared, but, as time went on, of course, it became apparent that she hadn tjust simply disappeared. we ve got the second murder, just five months later, of caroline. it was the talk of the pubs, it was the talk of people