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competition between us weirdly. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states. paralysis continues in the us congress. the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has failed in his 11th attempt to get elected speaker of the house. the session has now been adjourned and voting will continue on friday. a small group within kevin mccarthys own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in novembers m...

been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in novembers midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary odonoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasnt taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican leader still unable to get enough votes within his own party, ...

but parts of it have already been made public. it contains a series of claims, including an allegation his brother prince william physically attacked him. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out his vision for government, promising to devolve more power out of westminster. he says hell introduce a so—called "take back control" bill, in favour of communities across the country. sir keir also says if labour wins the next election, hell oversee a decade of national renewal. the...

of an infamous drugs gang. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker— a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. and the longest race in more than 150 years — kevin mccarthy repeatedly loses the vote to be elected speaker of the house. hello and welcome. there have been more revelations by prince harry about his life in britains royal family. his new book is not due out until next week — but part...

could be tough. we start here in the uk where rail passengers are facing yet another day of strike disruption with four out of five trains cancelled — just one part of a wave of industrial action hitting everything from transport to health to education. so on thursday, the government announced plans for new laws limiting strike action by key workers. railways, ambulances and the fire brigade are among those who would have to maintain a minimum level of service and employers would be ...

in his controversial autobiography. the great british race to space —— the countdown�*s on for the first ever rocket launch from uk soil. two years to the day since the capitol riots in washington — which saw supporters of donald trump try to stop the ratification of the election results — theres still gridlock in the us house of representatives — as members attempt for a fourth day to elect a new speaker. this is the scene live on the floor of the house where a 12th vote h...

remarks about killing taliban fighters in afghanistan in his controversial autobiography. the great british race to space — the countdown�*s on for the first ever rocket launch from uk soil hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. two years to the day since the capitol riots in washington — which saw supporters of donald trump try to stop the ratification of the election results — theres still gridlock in the us house of representativ...

he is giving the wrong impression when he makes those comments. its not how the british army sees things. the senior republican, kevin mccarthy, says hes confident hell win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far, hes failed thirteen times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. the latest session, which comes on the second anniversary of the january sixth attack on the us capitol, has been adjourned for several hours. but mr mccarthy is just ...

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are among the worst affected. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 8:00 in the evening in washington where the us house of representatives is about to reconvene to try again to resolve the state of deadlock after failing for a second day to elect a new speaker. republican kevin mccarthy has again come up short of the required number of votes after around twenty members on the right of his party refused to support hi...