hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. as we come on air, whitehall officials have confirmed to the bbc the name of a 25 year old man held in custody for the alleged murder of sir david amess mp. he is ali harbi ali of somali heritage. earlier, the prime minister, borisjohnson, and the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, laid flowers together at the site of the fatal stabbing, which happened during a constituency surgery yesterday. a candle lit vigil for sir david has been held in leigh on sea. the police say they are treating the attack as a terrorist incident which is potentially linked to islamist extremism . our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons and the home secretary. four of the most senior politicians in the land at the church today where sir david amess mp was murdered.
threaten the world s security and prosperity, in an exclusive interview with the bbc. we start in the us where, as you ve been hearing, president biden has been giving his first televised address since taking office. before that though, he signed a record breaking $1.9 trillion economic rescue package for the us into law, after it passed its final vote in congress on wednesday. the first direct payments of $1,400, which will benefit most americans, are expected to start arriving over the weekend. there s also bailout money for state and local governments and an increase in child and unemployment benefit, as welll as more funding for vaccination. the plan was unanimously opposed by house republicans, critics say it goes way beyond what s needed to tackle the pandemic fallout, and risks stoking inflation. so what are the long term implications? ed stringham is economics professor at trinity college in hartford, connecticut, and president of american institute for economic resea
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