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Prior to that the queen had metjoe biden, that was back in the early 19805 biden, that was back in the early 1980s when he was senator biden of delaware. we can speak now to dr leslie vinjamuri, director of the us and the americas programme at chatham house. great to have you as always with us on bbc news. i know you very much believe that occasions like this, they elevate the relationship between the uk and the us. absolutely. you get a sense of solidity — absolutely. you get a sense of solid...

Going, sparking concerns this was about politics, not protecting national security. andrew is with us tonight, along with norm eisen. good to have you both. andrew, obviously, youre aware of some of this because you were caught up in it. understanding more of the scope and who they were going after and what the pushback was from the same staff, what does it tell you? >> well, honestly, chris, obviously, i know that the president and his henchmen have had it out for me for many years. thats not a...

These investigations kept arguing there was no case. and that it looked bad. but they were told by sessions and then bill barr to keep going, saying it was about politics not protecting national security. good to have you both. andrew, obviously, youre aware of some of this because you were caught up in it. understanding more of the scope and who they were going after and what the pushback was from the same staff, what does it tell you? >> well, honestly, chris, obviously, i know that the presid...

>> the absolutely -- i dont want to say unprecedented -- ground breaking step of subpoenaing data, private data of a sitting member of congress, like i had never -- i had no idea that that kind of stuff was going on. i think that william barr will go down in history as the person most responsible for undermining the justice department and using it as a political weapon. >> what do you make of barrs role here? >> we already knew, christine, that bill barr had interrupted and rep niezed the justic...

Partnership and provocation. —— a new administration. any first meeting between a prime minister and the us president would fill a page on our history, and these two men have talked with conviction about the values they share. but thats not the same as what their partnership might achieve, nor does it mask any areas where they might disagree. and this time round, american displeasure over northern ireland is very real. eu leaders will be on these shores soon too. the mood over the so—calle...

Monitored in the entire country. >> of this program still exists? >> no absolutely not. we are proof that it does not work. >> do you think with this monitoring system that the criminals get away with it? >> yes absolutely. >> unsolved murders -- >> the voice of this movement not only for your sister but other victims out there. >> our community needs to stand up and wake up and speak up so that our community can go back to being what they were. >> the law needs to be changed. >> we cant wait, w...

A burden on anybody. lawrence: describe this hammer incident. what took place? >> my sister had called me like he just beat me with hammer. im like excuse me? >> he had to hit her time. >> you saw the bruises. >> down her back and arms on her head. constantly the bruises and then he is finally arrested. lawrence: she took out a restraining order against him at that point in time? >> yes. he was supposed to stay away from her and he was also on g.p.s. monitoring. lawrence: what was the distance b...

One since — produce host of the g7, the first one since the global pandemic, they want to— one since the global pandemic, they want to make the final defeat the absolute — want to make the final defeat the absolute understandable focus. and then theres this idea of building back better which all of the leaders share. _ back better which all of the leaders share. and — back better which all of the leaders share, and trying to prevent future pandemics — share, and trying to prevent futur...

—— a new american administration more interested in partnership than provocation. any first meeting between a prime minister and the us president would fill a page on our history, and these two men have talked with conviction about the values they share. but thats not the same as what their partnership might achieve, nor does it mask any areas where they might disagree. and this time round, american displeasure over northern ireland is very real. eu leaders will be on these shores soon too. ...

Govt ‘absolutely open’ to put off June 21 unlocking Top Story June 7, 2021 LONDON: Ministers are “absolutely open” to delaying the June 21 unlocking in England if the Indian variant worsens the country’s coronavirus recovery prospects, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock, in what will be viewed as the clearest indication yet that the target date for lifting all restrictions could slip, stressed that June 21 was a “not before” date and that it was only “pencilled in” ...