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during the conservative leadership contest this summer. we can see the scene live at westminster where the vote is on fracking. it is a motion tabled by the opposition labour party and the government has said it is treating it as a vote of confidence in the government. it is not expected that more than a handful of conservative mps will vote against the government tonight, even though they oppose the change in fracking policy, which reverses the government s position from the last general election manifesto. the prime minister is facing widespread discontent and today she took part in her first premises questions after ditching her flagship tax cuts less than a week ago from the mini budget. let s talk to our political correspondent, helen carter. we will stay looking at the pictures of the house of commons as mps file back in. can you give us a snapshot summary for viewers watching you have just tuned in, summary for viewers watching you havejust tuned in, many summary ....
you would think prp republicans would like someone coming from the petroleum world to be in charge of fracking policy. right? i mean, that would seem to be a good thing for them despite the fact that she likes the outdoors and pushes for land conservation. it s an emotional post. we remember james watt, dirk kempthorne. who i think about every day. who wore a hat. much like ken salazar. not the same person. not the same person. their want to wear hats. but not a leopard skin pill box hat. that is also true. it may actually help her that she worked for mobile oil. because presumably she ll advocate the administration s policies and that gives her some credibility. sort of like having an engineer in the cabinet, it seems like a ....
we begin this evening with two important political disputes. one of them a fascinating family feud. president obama out on the west coast fundraising. his team believes those efforts will be helped by the news he supports same-sex marriage. behind the scenes at the obama white house, a rift with the vice president for forcing the president to speed up that announcement. jessica yellin has just learned new details. the vice president just trying to make up by going into the oval office and saying, i m sorry. that s right, john. i have learned from senior administration official, the vice president, went in and apologized not for the position he took but for putting the president in a tough position. the president with a very understanding rely as i m told saying essentially that he knows the vice president is speaking from the heart. you can imagine that conversation. and in addition, the vice president s office has put out an official statement which fits inside a twi ....