let s start in the us, where there is growing footsteps. 0k. let s get started, shall we? the cameras do not want to play ball but i can walk back to this position. let s start in the us, where there is growing nervousness in financial markets over the possibility the us could default on its debt. a stand off in congress over plans to lift the federal debt ceiling which is currently at an eye watering $31.4 trillion has led to the cost of buying insurance against a us government default has moved to its highest level in more than a decade this month. so, later today, the republican speaker of the house kevin mccarthy will give a speech at the new york stock exchange, where he s expected to lay out the conditions republicans want democrats to agree to in exchange for movement on the debt ceiling. it sounds like a stand off. scott anderson is chief economist at bank of the west in san francisco. welcome to the programme. what will kevin mccarthy say? what is he going to p
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Parliament. Hello there and welcome to the programme. On the day theresa may makes a u turn and announces she wa nts a makes a u turn and announces she wants a general election onjune the eight. Labour mps condemned the change of heart. What i cannot understand from what is the leader of the house has said today is how any of this makes things clearer. But ministers argue an election is necessary. To provide the clarity and the stability that the entire United Kingdom needs. Also on this programme, the Foreign Secretary tells mps the us military response to the Chemical Attack in syria was necessary and appropriate. And what will brexit mean for the uks Creative Industries . But first, it is rare for political secrets not to speu is rare for political secrets not to spell out somewhere. But there was genuine surprise around westminster when journalists were called to Downing Street and theresa may announced she wanted to hold a general election on june the. Announced she wanted to hold
Uncommon to see women at the helm in european Politics Today take a wider view and youll see the struggle for total equality is still far from over. The w. s chief Political Editor mckay the Justice Minister caterina bali for her thoughts on one hundred years of womens suffrage here in germany nyssa bali one hundred years of women suffered how difficult is it still for women in Politics Today. It is still not as easy for women in politics as it is for men because it is still we still have to do better as in society as a whole i guess and we are confronted with more with more prejudices and then men now concerning looks concerning the way we speak concerning our voices and its more difficult of course so which factors would have to change to enable women to
pay a greater role it has to become Just Development and as politicians we have to do everything we can do to enforce that now what would you tell women what do they have to do differently to play a greater role well first of all wom
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