sir keir starmer is set to speak his first words at the despatch box as prime minister and mps are electing a speaker to referee all the debates. in a busy day, sir keir starmer will hold a cabinet meeting, his second since the election. metro mayors had been meeting at downing street. this report now from harry farley. political careers end in removal vans. the furniture and the residents of number 10 are changing. this morning, sir keir starmer will meet with england s regional mayors, promising a major programme of devolution. labour is expected to announce what they call a take back control act in the king s speech to give mayors new powers over things like transport and housing. this is what a labour majority looks like. today, the house of commons sits for the first time since the election to choose a speaker, and some new mps can t quite believe they re here. i feel hugely excited. i think that s probably a feeling that you re getting from a lot of the other new mps. b
of law enforcement in the united states last year. why are so many officers refusing to get a covid vaccine? welcome to lead everyone. i m jake tapper, and we start with the politics lead and a vote expected in the next hour that will come down essentially to the truth versus trump. the big question right now, how many house republicans will vote against the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigation the deadly january 6th insurrection and attack on their own workplace, and how many will support such an inquiry? the commission will very likely dig into the actions of any number of republicans including former president donald trump before and on january 6th, including what he said at that rally moments before rioters stormed the u.s. capitol leaving people dead in their wake. at the 11th hour before today s vote senate majority leader mitch mcconnell joined with house minority leader kevin mccarthy in throwing his political weight against the formation of the comm
nicola sturgeon says she wants the scottish people to have the right to choose their future. there is simply no democratic justification whatsoever for borisjohnson, or indeed for anyone else, seeking to block the right of the people of scotland to choose our own future. deputy labour leader angela rayner is removed as party chair after labour s poor performance in the local election results. labour s sadiq khan is on course to be re elected mayor of london following a closer than expected race against conservative candidate shaun bailey. in wales, labour s mark drakeford remains first minister after his party took half of the 60 seats in the senedd. disruption continues on some of the uk s busiest rail lines passengers are advised not to travel tomorrow after cracks were found on some high speed trains. a man in his 20s is held in connection with the murder of the police community support officerjulia james in kent. and an undercover investigation the queen s cousin, pri
people. anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. if you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. we have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy. based on the continuing downward trajectory of cases, the scientific performance of our vaccines, and understanding how the virus spreads, that moment has come for those who are fully vaccinated. that moment has come for those who are fully vaccinated. that s the cdc director rochelle walensky announcing this afternoon that if you re vaccinated you can stop wearing masks, indoors and out, except in very specific situations. in health-care facilities, in congress regat care facilities like nursing homes or shelters, jails or prisons, or interestingly on transportation. busses, planes, airports, but depots. these are the exceptions. ot
based on the continuing downward trajectory of cases, the scientific performance of our vaccines, and understanding how the virus spreads, that moment has come for those who are fully vaccinated. that moment has come for those who are fully vaccinated. that s the cdc director rochelle walensky announcing this afternoon that if you re vaccinated you can stop wearing masks, indoors and out, except in very specific situations. in health-care facilities, in congress regat care facilities like nursing homes or shelters, jails or prisons, or interestingly on transportation. busses, planes, airports, but depots. these are the exceptions. other than those things, if you re vaccinated it s okay to take off your masks now, indoors and out. really? are you sure? how sure are you? this is a big change. the previous cdc guidance on where and whether americans could take off their masks was confusing and hard to explain. the chart they put out initially wasn t any help to me at all, but