Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. The senator from missouri. Mr. Blunt mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the mcfarland nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Anuraag Singhal of florida to be United States district judge for the Southern District of florida, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate o
Customers facing uncertainty. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to cheering crowds at a youth summit on Climate Change in new york ahead of the Un General Assembly next week. And in football Kevin De Bruyne is the latest to help man city score a massive eight goals against watford. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as his deputy following an angry backlash from mps. The grassroots group, momentum, had tabled a motion at the partys ruling National Executive committee, to abolish mr watsons role but this morning the nec backed mr corbyns proposal to reveiw the position instead. Tom watson described the ploy to remove him as a sectarian attack. Our Political Correspondent, nick eardley, reports. What does he want to be talking about . The nec agreed this morning that we are going to consult on the future, of diversifying the deputy leadership positions to reflect the diversity of our society. Policies . His plan for government . Defi
This is bbc news im lukwesa burak. The headlines atjust after six. Jeremy corbyn has quashed an attempt to oust tom watson as the deputy leader of the labour party a row which has overshadowed the start of the partys conference in brighton. Im particularly disappointed with the boss of momentum because i think he is not just the boss of momentum because i think he is notjust undermining me, he has undermined jeremy and the party, and frankly i think he has undermined the momentum delegates. Iran reacts defiantly in response to the us sending troops and Missile Defence systems to saudi arabia and the uae after last weeks attack on saudi oilfacilities. The travel firm thomas cook has approached the government for emergency funding, as it tries to avoid going into administration leaving customers facing uncertainty. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to cheering crowds at a youth summit on Climate Change in new york ahead of the Un General Assembly next week. And in football,
In football, Kevin De Bruyne helps man city score a massive eight goals and secure victory against watford. And 75 years on from the battle of arnhem, a mass parachute drop takes place in the netherlands to mark what was known as operation Market Garden in world war ii. And well take an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the chief political commentator at the independent, john rentoul, and broadcaster Lucy Beresford. Stay with us for that. Good evening. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has prevented an attempt by left wing activists to oust tom watson as his deputy. Mr watson likened the ploy to remove him as a sectarian attack. The Party Leadership says mr watsons role will now be reviewed rather than abolished. But labours divisions over brexit also surfaced on the first day of a conference which had been designed to demonstrate unity. Our Political Correspondent iain watson has been following the days events in brighton. The day began in relative calm after a stormy night
Good evening. Demonstrations have taken place across the uk, in protest at Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run up to brexit. The government insists its acting properly but critics say its an attempt to bypass democracy. Tens of thousands took to the streets from sheffield to swansea, belfast to london. Heres our home editor, mark easton. If you shutdown parliament. Well shut down the streets calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. Several thousand gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnsons move to shut down parliament ahead of britains scheduled exit from the European Union on october 31. Stop brexit the crowds were diverse, cutting across class, age, ethnicity and Traditional Party politics. Todays protest is a reminder of how arguments over brexit represent a reshaping of political discourse in britain. Bankers and corporations who get richer while the workers get poorer. As well as london there w