today. because you can t do the job if eight people, you have 96% of your entire conference, but eight people can partner with your whole other side. how do you govern? as of now, there s no clear candidate to replace him. republicans are now going home for the week, effecitvely shutting down the house. they say they may have a candidate by next tuesday, with a possible vote next wednesday, but that all remains very fluid. it was all brought on by congressman matt gaetz of florida. he launched the vote to oust the speaker. after some debate, lawmakers voted 216 to 210 to remove mccarthy from the leadership position. gaetz and seven other republicans joined all 208 democrats present in the room. joining me live now is one of the republicans who voted to oust speaker mccarthy, congressman ken buck, of colorado. congressman, great to have you back on bbc news. you have been critical of the former speaker s decision to work with democrats to get a stopgap funding bill passed this
helped ease overall price rises in many countries, but there are concerns that a jump in crude could once again stoke inflation. so, governments are seeking alternatives, while still trying to balance the short term need for oil. those alternatives could also help tackle climate change and keep global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees above pre industrial levels. just last week, the international energy agency renewed its assertion that no new gas and oil projects were needed if the world was to meet that goal. opec s secretary general told my colleague, sally bundock, that the group doesn t agree. we have always, at opec, talked about the concern we have for future under investments, as some have called for stopping investment in oil. we believe this is equally dangerous. this will lead to volatility in the future, possibly supply shortages. and therefore, we at opec have always advocated for the importance of continuing to invest in the oil industry, as we also invest in dec
donald trump denies all the charges, saying his accounts were phenomenal . the former us president has consistently criticised the attorney general who has brought the case, letitia james. speaking to reporters as he entered the court, he labelled her a fraud. this case should be dismissed. this is not a case. and she should probably be dismissed also, because she s terrible and grossly incompetent, as i ve said. but at a minimum, she should start looking for the murderers and the criminals, the violent criminals all over new york, do something about all of the illegal migrants pouring into our city and state, and not spend the next six months in a courthouse, because she s been caught early. her numbers are fraudulent. she s a fraud. her numbers are fraudulent. and this case should be dismissed, and they ought to get on to violent crime and solving the problems of new york city and new york state. the attorney general confident in her case. our north america correspondent n