Presidential election. Posting on x, formerly twitter, she said that as a governor, a coach, a teacher and a veteran, he has delivered for working families like his. It is great to have him on the team tim walz said it is the honour of a lifetime for him. 60 year old tim walz is minnesota s mst governor, elected to the role in 2018 and was re elected in 2022. He has a reputation as a progressive governor, citing free school meals, goals for tackling climate change, tax cuts for the middle class and expanded paid leave for minnesota workers among his achievements. Mr walz is an army veteran, a former high school teacher and football coach. So why has kamala harris chosen him and what will he bring to the race for the white house? let s speak to our correspondent nomia iqbal who s in philadelphia. This is where kamala harris and tim walz will appear later tonight at the start of five days of touring key states. What more can you say about tim walz and why has he been chosen? , u, ,. Abou
Kamala harris has chosen the governor of minnesota tim walz to be her running mate for november s presidential election. News has been confirmed by the bbc s us partner cbs. We haven t had offcial confirmation from the harris campaign yet, but all the indications are that walz is the pick. Tim walz is minnesota s 41st governor, elected to the role in 2018 and was re elected in 2022. He has a reputation as a progressive governor, citing free school meals, goals for tackling climate change, tax cuts for the middle class and expanded paid leave for minnesota workers among his achievements. Mr walz is an army veteran, a former high school teacher and football coach. So why has kamala harris chosen him, and what will he bring to the race for the white house? let s speak to my colleague rajini vaidyanathan who s in washington. Let s begin with who is tim walz and his name might have become more familiar in recent weeks but he might be a relative unknown to people outside washington. figs mi
Hello, i m annita mcveigh and welcome to hello, i m annita mcveigh and welcome to verified hello, i m annita mcveigh and welcome to verified life hello, i m annita mcveigh and welcome to verified life 3 hello, i m annita mcveigh and welcome to verified life 3 hours. The prime minister will chair a meeting of the country s emergency cobra committee tonight on the unrest in parts of the uk. It s expected a number of ministers and law enforcement will attend. There have been more arrests in towns and cities in england and northern ireland after another night of violence. England and wales director of public prosecutions says he s willing to consider charging some of those joining the unrest with terrorism offences and he s aware of at least one instance where that is happening. He s been speaking to our correspondent dominic casciani. We are expecting dominic in the studio soon. But first, let s cross live to westminster and speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. It
For britain on the track, with world champion josh kerr in the final of the men s 1500 metres. And coming up on bbc news england defend their decision to rename twickenham station after a new multiyear agreement with allianz, with more than £100 million. Worth more than £10 good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The prime minister is about to hold the second emergency cobra meeting in two days after another night of violence and unrest on the streets in parts of the uk. The top prosecutor in england and wales says he is willing to consider charging some people involved in the disorder with terrorism offences. Stephen parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, said he would look at organised groups that had planned really serious disruption for the purposes of advancing an ideology. 0ur uk affairs correespondent daniel sandford reports. The wave of disorder that swept across the uk for the last week washed into plymouth last night. The violence was not as bad as elsew