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from the west. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. it took 15 ballots because ....
kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh?! laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. it took 15 ballots because right wing republicans ....
Delayed this vote. sanchia berg, bbc news. benji hyer, the us correspondent for feature story news, was in the chamber until the final vote. he says things got heated, as lawmakers struggled to find consensus. it was pretty wild, actually. an extraordinary night even by us standards and the reason for that is the context that was alluded to in the report just there which is that these representatives who had not really been sworn into the lower chamber of congress had been going through this process for nearly a whole week and there were 15 votes they had to get you to actually get to that stage and i think there was this sense of desperation and a willingness to finally push this over the line and, in a sense, that is why there were so many heightened emotions in the room in the early hours of saturday morning. confrontations between the speaker going face to face with one ....
Is why there are so many heightened emotions in the room in the early hours of saturday morning. confrontations between the speaker going face to face with one of the rebels who had staunchly opposed him throughout this whole process and intervention from another republican colleague who had to be physically restrained on the house floor and also a call from the former president of the united states which was put speakerphone by one of his allies, the controversial republican representative marjorie taylor green. people watching and the families of the representatives were pretty exhausted after notjust a day of votes but for consecutive days and many especially on the republican side were simply believed it was all over. it republican side were simply believed it was all over. it was all over. it was partly due to concessions it was all over. it was partly due to concessions being it was all over. it was partly due to concessions being made. - it was all over. it was partly due | ....