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his decision to lift covid restrictions in connecticut. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. as the biden administration, the democratic congress, and the country as a whole try to claw our way out of an unprecedented set of national crises, the republican party coast to coast has found its mission for the year 2021 make it harder for americans to vote. right now we re on track to see the largest rescue bill in recent memory signed into law by president biden this week. it would provide direct relief to americans, billions for vaccination programs, money to reopen schools, keep restaurants open, and not a single republican in either house or the senate has voted for it. instead, after losing the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections going all the way back to 1992, republicans are laser focused on restricting voting access. brennan center s tracking all the state bills aimed at restricting access to the poll ....
elections going all the way back to 1992, republicans are laser focused on restricting voting access. brennan center s tracking all the state bills aimed at restricting access to the polls. their list includes 253 bills introduced, prefiled or carried over this year in 43 states. in georgia, of course, already notorious for having absurdly long lines to vote with residents waiting up to 11 hours to cast their ballots last fall, republican governor brian kemp has waged a long battle to make the voting process even more difficult. in his previous role as georgia s secretary of state, he oversaw the closing of polling places and the purging of hundreds of thousands of registered voters from the polls. thanks, in part, to the efforts of stacey abrams and other activists on the ground registering hundreds of thousands of new voters, turnout in 2020 in georgia in the election was unbelievably high, smashing records and, of course, also helping to propel joe biden to the white ....
settled, does that mean if you are prime minister, hell or high water, whatever the deal on the table we will be leaving the european union? there was a clear vote one year ago, there is now the negotiations which have already begun. a british man suspected of being part of an islamic state group beheading hostages has been convicted of terrorism offences in turkey. the former royal marine, alexander blackman, gives his first broadcast interview to the bbc after being released from prison. he was convicted of killing taliban fighter in afghanistan, and says he regrets his actions. the international ballroom dancer he has become the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. an 11 year old girl has fallen from a water ride at a theme park in staffordshire. she was on a school trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park now. trip to drayton manor. she has died. phil mackie is at the park nowm should have been a day to remember for ....
with a straight approach, which is we wa nt with a straight approach, which is we want a good deal for europe and the united kingdom. the prime minister is still seeking a deal to support her government, the democratic unionists say they re still talking. and hundreds of russians are detained at anti corruption rallies across the country. and an investigation begins into how a chinese passengerjet ended up with a hole in one of its engines. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last week s dramatic general election, theresa may has apologised to the backbenches for the performance. a senior backbencher told that she was contrite. first, let s take a look at some of today s main developments. earlier this evening the prime minister spoke to the influential 1922 committee of backbench tory mps, where she apologised for the party s election performance. an apparently contrite theresa may told backbenchers ‘i got us in to this mess, i m the one who will get us out o ....
singapore, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. welcome. thanks for joining welcome. thanks forjoining us. it s 7am in singapore, and midnight here in london, where the british prime minister, theresa may, has tried to reassure her members of parliament by telling them i got us into this mess, and i m the one who s going to get us out of it. the election result has left the uk in political turmoil, not least over brexit. the state opening of parliament, where the queen reads out the government s agenda, may be postponed. and the opposition labour party says the government is in chaos. the bbc‘s laura kuennsberg reports. band plays. the band plays on in theresa may s backyard. strangely, business as usual at the back gates. at the front tonight, even after her personal disaster of the election, the prime minister seemed relieved enough to chat to the cat. after she had fessed up her mistakes to mps. theresa may said that she got us into this situation and she s the ....