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an easy way through this, because his party is so fragmented, and both wings are so entrenched. it feels very tribal in westminster today. i know you were there too. although he has won the vote tonight, i do think the events of the day have been a real dent to his authority. we have seen open infighting, displays of party disunity laid bare, and also, some mps, particularly on the right of the party, accuse the government of the party, accuse the government of dark art tactics, of the whips office, accusing them of threatening mps that there would be consequences if they defied the three line weapon voted against the legislation. i m told by people close to the whips office that there was no suggestion or threat made that mps would lose the party whip. but clearly, there is a lot of turmoil that has been laid bare to the public today, and it is not a good look for the party. when you think of the fractious nature potentially of the last few days, compared to infighti ....
in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. that was special counsel jack smith back in august, and now he s asking the u.s. supreme court for a speedy ruling on whether presidential immunity protects donald trump from prosecution. also tonight, the u.n. describes the situation in gaza as apocalyptic and on the brink of collapse. for all the death and destruction, how much has hamas been degraded by israel. plus, a major new development tonight in the case of a texas woman who sought a court order to get an abortion. and we begin with the american hard right s bear hug of the european hard right. hungary s authoritarian leader, viktor orban, has long been a right wing idol for republicans trying to destroy democracy at home. it should come as no surprise that this week, allies of orban will hold a closed door meeting with republicans in washington, including members of congress, t ....
conservative mps to back him. if he d lost tonight it would have significantly dented his authority. in total, 313 mps voted in favour of the bill and 269 mps voted against it, meaning the government had a majority of 44 votes. no conservatives mps voted against the bill, but 37 did not vote. chris mason is in westminster. a day ofjeopardy and a day of jitters and the government deploying every tool of persuasion and mathematics, so the phone calls and the snatched conversations in the corridors, the more formal meetings, and on the mathematical side making sure everyone who could vote for the government was here in order to vote for the government. to give you an example, the climate minister who was at the climate talks in the middle east, flew all the way back so that he could vote. that is how nervous the government was, despite the result when we finally got it. quite an evening then after quite a day. quite an evening then after quite a da . . , . , ., day. excu ....
minister manages to navigate it, but it is a marker of how tight things are that the climate minister graham stuart is on the way back from cop28 for the vote tonight, every single vote matters in the government because my eyes on this, they have all hands on deck having meetings, whips calling round trying to figure out whether they have the numbers, make sure they have the numbers. and you wouldn t normally expect to be at this stage in the second reading of a bill with a government that does have quite a significant majority. but it really is a mark of the times we are in and how controversial this legislation is within the conservative party that we are even having this conversation and the fact that right now, i can t give you a clear indication of which way it will go. give you a clear indication of which way it will 90- way it will go. yes, you re talking about a tight way it will go. yes, you re talking about a tight vote, way it will go. yes, you re talkin ....
judge s gag order still in place, so he can t speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. trump lawyer alina habba previewing the former president s testimony in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. now, it appears trump will be a no-show. we ll show you what his legal team is saying about the last-minute reversal, and who will take the stand. plus, the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. an area where the u.n. has warned about dire humanitarian conditions. it comes amid new reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netany ....