canadian actor, christopher plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp, in the sound of music, has died at the age of 91. we start in the us, where president biden has said the latest monthlyjobs report, shows the american economy is still in trouble, as it remains in the teeth of the pandemic. he said a $1.9 trillion stimulus package would help the vaccination effort, and alleviate americans suffering. speaking with the treasury secretary, janet yellen, and vice president kamala harris by his side, mr biden appealed to congressional republicans to act urgently to turn his coronavirus relief measures into law. i see enormous pain in this country. a lot of folks out of work, a lot of folks going hungry, staring at the ceiling at night wondering, what am i going to do tomorrow? a lot of folks trying to figure out how to keep theirjobs and take care of their children. a lot of folks reaching the breaking point. suicides are up, mental health needs are increasing,
comments were islamophobic. our political correspondent georgia roberts explained the situation the conservatives were facing following mr anderson s comments. the conservative party continuing to face pressure over those comments lee anderson made, that both opponents and senior figures within the party described as islamophobic. speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, the deputy prime minister oliver dowden refused to say he thought the comments were islamophobic made by lee anderson or that they intended to be. let s listen. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you agree, though, that the remarks were | islamophobic, anti muslim? i don t believe that lee anderson said those remark
from the party on saturday after he refused to apologise for saying that islamists had got control of mayor of london sadiq khan. our political correspondent georgia roberts explained the situation the conservatives are currently facing following mr anderson s comments. the conservative party continuing to face pressure over those comments lee anderson made, that both opponents and senior figures within the party described as islamophobic. speaking to laura kuenssberg this morning, the deputy prime minister oliver dowden refused to say he thought the comments were islamophobic made by lee anderson or that they intended to be. let s listen. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you ag
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affecting most of the uk. 90mph winds have already been recorded in snowdonia, in wales. the storm is affecting transport avanti trains have stopped services on the west coast main line, and scotrail will stop running at 7pm just under an hourfrom now. some flights and ferry sailings have also been cancelled. first tonight, let s go to blackpool, where we can speak to reporter sharon barbour. what s the situation there? the winds have what s the situation there? tie: winds have certainly what s the situation there? tte: winds have certainly picked up here in blackpool, that storm isha has been rolling in across the atlantic from the irish sea, and behind my cameraman i can see the waves crashing in here and coming up, so i ll certainly be moving shortly from where we are, the rnli, the coastal authority is warning people to stay away from the coast, warning of the danger to life. as you say, plenty of disruption right across the uk, and plenty more to come. storm isha h