Is involved in such a decision. It beggers belief, really. Good morning. Its february 24th. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have labelled their victory in the copeland by election a truly historic event. They took the seat from labour by more than two thousand votes The First Time a Governing Party has won a seat from another party in a by election for 35 years. The area has had a labour mp since the 1930s. For labour, the Shadow Chancellor John Mcconnell called the result disappointing. The party did hold on to the seat of stoke on Trent Central, in the other parliamentary by election result declared overnight. Labour finished two and a half thousand votes ahead of ukip leader paul nuttall. In the last hour the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn has been giving his reaction to the by elections results. After his speech, he is taking questions now. Is defeated in copeland a disaster for the labour party . Its a disappointment. Im very sad about it. We campaign to win it back,
They must never be forgotten, and the families hope no one else will have to suffer the same fate again in future. Well have the latest from the Royal Courts Ofjustice and well be talking to the tunisian ambassador to the uk. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A pension Dealforformer Bhs workers sir philip green will contribute 363 Million Pounds to help meet the shortfall. Not everyone who views Child Pornography should be jailed says a leading Child Protection Police Officer. Egg producers are facing the loss of their free range status because of measures to prevent the spread of bird flu. And the iron age treasures found in a field in staffordshire go on public display. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the outcome of the inquests into the deaths of 30 british holidaymakers who were killed by a jihadist militant in tunisia in june 2015. The coronerjudge Nicholas Loraine smith ruled that the victims had been unlawfully killed and condemned the response of the Tunisian Police desc
we are learning about the attorney representing former president trump in this georgia case. a high-profile atlanta attorney best known for representing rappers like cardi b on social media he dubs himself the hashtag billion dollars lawyer and he has been outspoken about his liberal political views and distaste for donald trump. in 2017, he tweeted that dump s position on the central park five is racist, cruel, sick, unforgiveable, un-american. in 2018, criticizing lebron, the founder of a free school for children, pathetic once again. roe v. wade was overturned last year he said that he was committed to fighting to restore a woman s right to choose which has been destroyed by the supreme court. asked about these differences, he told the new york times , quote, i don t believe we choose our client or
names and scream maga and attempt to impugn your integrity. make no mistake, they are simply trying to cover up the unforgiveable and indefensible. the creation of a two-teared justice system based on political beliefs and the corruption of our political elites. i encourage the american people to listen to these witnesses, to read the durham report, to study what is happening with the f.b.i. and the d.o.j. and to listen and to sift through the lies and recognize that this nonsense must stop or we are going to lose the greatest republic that s ever existed in the history of the world. thank you for your willingness to come here. thank you for your willingness to stand on the law. thank you for your willingness to tell the truth about what these agencies are doing. america thanks you as well.
that s bbc.co.uk/news and on the bbc news app. schools across the north of england, and all of scotland will be effected by teachers strikes today as unions continue their industrial action over pay. in scotland, the eis union recently rejected a revised 6% pay award, while in england, the neu are disputing a 5% increase. the education secretary in england has said the strikes are unforgiveable after the disruption of covid. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. so we need a tuck, a pipe, a straddle and a seat drop. it s been a bumpy few years for kids. after covid, a wave of teacher strikes. so this sheffield school will be only partly open today. these year sevens will be coming in, but around half the pupils will be asked to stay at home. strike day s dead normal for yourselves. for the head teacher,