Like. Cspan powered by cable. Youre watching cspans American History tv. With the special series on speeches that the find the presidency. We continue to speak with a look at john f. Kennedy. He was in the white house for just over 1000 days from 1961 to 1963. In the short time, he challenged americans ask what you can do for your country, to go to the booth and proclaim each been iron berlin or. Here is jon kennedy and speeches that help the fines presidency. [applause] Vice President johnson, mr. Speaker, mr. Chief justice, president eisenhower, Vice President nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens we observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom symbolizing an end as well as a beginning signifying renewal as well as change. For i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and threequarters ago. The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all fo
This is about democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. You are watching cspan, American History tv. This is our special series on speeches that define a presidency. We continue this week with a look at john kennedy. He was in the white house for just over 1000 days, from 1961 to 1963. In that short time he challenged americans to ask what you can do for your country, to go to the moon, and to proclaim, expand im berlin or. Here is jon kennedy and the speeches that helped to fund his presidency. [applause] Vice President johnson, mr. Speaker, mr. Chief justice, president eisenhower, Vice President nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens we observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom symbolizing an end as well as a beginning signifying renewal as well as change. For i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and threequarters ago. The world is very different now. For man holds in his
Sanctuary , but we will not be sanctuary, but we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if, in effect simply being gay or a woman or fearful of discrimination in your country, of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection. Qualify for protection. Labour was quick to react. Labour was quick to react. The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper , accusing the Yvette Cooper, accusing the government of failing to set out any new plans to tackle the small boats crisis and saying theyre looking for a scapegoat to try and target lesbian and gay people from countries like uganda where they face serious persecution when they also only make up around 2 of asylum applications in the uk is just trying to distract people from her own failure where she should instead be getting a grip rather than ramping up the rhetoric and focusing on her failure to tackle the criminal gangs or to sort out the chaos in the asylum system. Sir ed davey says his system. Sir ed davey says his party would make nh
The programme. Um, email me mail mog gbnews. Com. Now its time for the news of the day with polly middlehurst. Polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you. Good evening. Well, the top story is that the home secretary has said today migrants arriving in small boats have put an immeasurable pressure on the uks asylum system and the british taxpayer delivering a speech in washington in the united states, Suella Braverman also argued that being discriminated against for being gay or a woman wasnt enough to qualify for asylum. Um, where individuals are being persecuted. It is right that we offer sanctuary , but we that we offer sanctuary, but we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if in effect simply being gay or a woman or fearful of discrimination in your country of origin alone is sufficient to qualify for protection. Protection. Labour reacted with the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper , saying the government cooper, saying the government had failed to set out any new plans to tackle
The Public Sector. Plus its whatever happened to the days when, palmerston put it when, as lord palmerston put it , a british in whatever , a british subject in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and strong arm of england and the strong arm of england will protect him against injustice and wrong. Today marks the 1,000th day of the imprisonment of british citizen jemmy lai in hong kong as he faces spending the rest of his life endurance while for the crime of being in favour of democracy. See, i spoke to his son earlier who is asking why the British Government isnt defending its citizens. State of defending its citizens. State of the nation starts now. The nation starts now. Ill be joined by an illustrious panel this evening. Alleged former tory mp and criminal barrister gerry hayes, and the author and broadcaster michael crick. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Um, email me mail mog gbnews. Com. Now its time for th