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the house has now spoken and i think pretty loudly and clearly with everything republican voting in favour of moving into this official inquiry phase to do oversight. when a majority of the house goes on record in support of an official impeachment inquiry with the power that resides solely in the house of representatives, i think that sends a message. our reporter helena humphrey is on capitol hill, and i spoke with her earlier. good to see you, tell us more about the reactions to the vote today. the vote result was along party lines. so too was the reaction as well, as you might expect. the white house rather swiftly putting out a statement saying that this was baseless and nothing more than a political stunt. president biden accusing the republican party of essentially wasting time when there is still a lot of work to be done before lawmakers can leave congress for the holidays, not least when it comes to that question of finding any kind of consensus or way forward ....
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the president of cop28, sultan al jabar, said, it s an historic agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a strongerform of words calling for the phasing out of coal, oil and gas. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause. and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the presidency is calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these talks was in no doubt how important it was. together we have confronted realities, and w ....
fractured party in one piece? the ayes have it for the emergency rwanda bill, but many of the don t knows warn they ll become nos next time if the pm doesn t toughen it up. so what might the new year bring for rishi sunak, and does tonight s vote actually mean he s in with a chance of getting rwanda flights off the ground? we ll speak to two tory mps on different wings of the party with different views on how this bill should progress. can the legislation go any further, as some conservatives are now demanding, and what would it mean under international law? former supreme courtjustice lord sumption is here. and keir starmer has been trying to say his party has fundamentally changed four years on from a brutal election defeat in 2019. what s their plan to stop the small boats? also tonight: an investigation from barking and dagenham, a labour council hailed for its record on regeneration, but now accused of overcharging tenants in affordable housing and ignoring safety concer ....
covid-i9 that s compared to 2022 when covid i9 restrictions were still in place in china. and alice describes what s at stake for both countries. i alice describes what s at stake for both countries. for both countries. i think it s very for both countries. i think it s very much for both countries. i think it s very much reflecting i for both countries. i think. it s very much reflecting the importance of the naarm for china economically and of course it s an important neighbour as well. and so, the political relationship will be important in terms of the president strengthening bilateral ties further. and vietnam has become increasingly important in its own right as an export for china and is now the fifth largest export market for china and growing tremendously over the last 25 years as vietnam has become more important as a manufacturing hub for other countries. so enhancing economic ties is going to be very much the front and centre for xijinping s visit. the ....