Where croatias Donna Vekic has taken the first spot in this years semifinal as Qualifier Lulu Suns Fairytale Run comes to an end. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Sir Keir Starmer has addressed mps in parliament for the first time as Prime Minister. Surrounded by Labour Mp5 on the Government benches for the first time in m years, he said it was time to turn the page and unite in a common endeavour of national renewal. Opposite him was Rishi Sunak now leader of the oppostion, who congratulated the Prime Minister on his victory. The process of swearing in more than 600 mp5 is now under way. 0ur Deputy political Editor Vicki young joins us from westminster. It was certainly a different Tone Today . Yes, it was, a change in tone, that robust political debate set aside for one day, im sure it wont last, but a change too in personnel. There are a lot of happy looking labour and Liberal Democrat mps and they look a bit lost as they find their way around parliament for the firs
Our political editor Chris Mason is travelling with him and sent this Update Hello from a rather soggy airfield. Quite a moment, this, for Sir Keir Starmer as he prepares to get on board the Prime Ministerial Plane And Head To Washington. He will have a chance to visit the White House, to meet President Biden, and also introduce himself to lots of other World Leaders at this Nato Summit. And all of this less than a week on from the General Election. Obviously at a Nato Summit, a gathering of the defence alliance, a real focus on security. Labour have promised that they want to spend 2. 5 of national income on defence, but crucially, they have not put a timeframe on it, a deadline on it, which means there is a question about whether it is ever achieved. So lots to discuss about defence, and quite a moment for the new Prime Minister. The trip marks Sir Keir Starmer s first overseas trip as Prime Minister. He had this to sayjust before boarding his plane to the us. My message is very, ver
Absolutely appalled and literally horrified we left americans there. It was a Hostage Rescue of thousands of americans in the guise of a in operation. Doing his best to paint a rosy picture of. Its easy to secondguess but lets just be clear, america was in this war for 20 years and i think any effort to unwind and any effort to bring our troops out, any effort to end our Military Stands in afghanistan was going to be filled with heartbreaking scenes and difficulties, i think the biden administration managed that as well as it could be managed under the circumstances we were forced into. Greg the taliban showed off duct and millions of dollars of u. S. Military equipment and the biden administration is not ruling out working with the terrorist in the future. What is the taliban, are they are our friend ami, are they are adversary . Are they our enemy . What are they . Beco its hard to put a label on it. As far as our dealings with them in the past year or so, in war you do what you must
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