she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
almost out of time, the prime minister has been invited to address the joint houses of congress in the us. do you think he should come? i think he has to be very careful about the timing, not to be seen as intervening in any way in the election in washington. the situation is election in washington. the situation is very election in washington. tue: situation is very fraught and deeply polarised. israel should not wade into that. the prime minister of israel coming to the us and presenting a picture of the way the world looks and the region looks from an israeli perspective, that has value. it has to be done with tremendous sensitivity and caution. . ., caution. thanks indeed for “oininu caution. thanks indeed for joining us- around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at another story making the headlines. one of the most prominent political campaigners for brexit, nigel farage, has announced he is standing in the forthcoming uk general election. he said t