jill biden, vice president, kamala harris, second gentleman, emmoff, contentious time for our country hanging over the event as a political clout that we have never seen in this country. honoring the press and offering scholarships, this evening will focus on reinforcing freedom of speech and the vital role of free press plays in a true democracy. and you can likely guess why that is, donald trump, of course, presumptive gop nominee for president, who said he would be a dictator for a day if reelected. the same donald trump who is currently sitting on trial in new york, the first president to ever do so, the same donald trump who sent lawyers to the supreme court this week to argue that he should have absolute immunity and faced no prosecution for the january 6th insurrection, in fact, his eagle team argues that legal l team argues seek accountability for the attack on democracy. then there is another constitutional right in the spotlight, and that is of course , the freedom
why he s the only one to go, so far. why aren t the political leaders of kensington and chelsea taking responsibility, as well, for this whole dreadful event? theresa may heads to brussels to meet european leaders. she s expected to clarify the status of eu nationals living in the uk. the iraqi government says the destruction of a mosque in mosul is an admission of defeat by so called islamic state militants. prince harry reveals some palace truths. he tells a us magazine that no one in the royal family really wants to be king or queen. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the prime minister has warned that tests on other tower blocks in the wake of the grenfell tower fire have found some cladding that could catch fire. at least 79 people are thought to have died in the tragedy in west london last week. in a house of commons statement, theresa may told mps all possible steps were being taken to ensure that affected buildings were made safe and residence of the blocks w