you re watching the context on bbc news. here in the uk, for the first time the prime minister gives some idea when the next general election could be. in the second half of the year is rishi sunak s working assumption at the moment, he says. on our panel tonight, andrew fisher columnist for the i paper and former executive director of policy for the labour party and carrie sheffield, a senior policy analyst at independent women s voice. also on the programme. the latest developments in the middle east, including the funeral of a hamas deputy leader in lebanon. thousands of people were there. prince andrew and bill clinton are named in files relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. we ll look at what we ve learnt.
the low road cynicism that the tories believe is all you deserve. applause now let s bring in our panel. andrew fisher columnist for the i paper and former executive director of policy for the labour party and carrie sheffield, a senior policy analyst at independent women s voice. hello to you both. right, we will start with labour, politics, it makes sense to start with you, andrew, what do you make first of all of the timing of the general election? i all of the timing of the general election? ~ , election? i think it s quite predictable. election? i think it s quite predictable. look, - election? i think it s quite predictable. look, prime| election? i think it s quite - predictable. look, prime ministers who know they are going to lose ten to hang on for as long as possible. brown did write to the very end, john major if we cast our minds even further back to 1997, and when governments run their way out, they hope something will change and more often than not it doesn t and t
hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. you re watching the context on bbc news. here in the uk, for the first time the prime minister gives some idea when the next general election could be. in the second half of the year is rishi sunak s working assumption at the moment, he says. on our panel tonight, andrew fisher columnist for the i paper and former executive director of policy for the labour party and carrie sheffield, a senior policy analyst at independent women s voice. also on the programme. the latest developments in the middle east, including the funeral of a hamas deputy leader in lebanon. thousands of people were there. prince andrew and bill clinton are named in files relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. we ll look at what we ve learnt.
destroyed is going to get help immediately. our hawai ian homelands was destroyed, schools destroyed, many of the businesses. our church was destroyed. it s going to take years. we ve been pulling people out since last night. - trying to save people s lives and i feel like we are not. getting the help we need. president biden declares a major disaster in hawaii. at least 36 people are known to have died after wildfires swept across the island of maui. joing me as my panel tonight arejoel rubin, the former us deputy assistant secretary of state, and paul waugh, chief political commentator at the i paper. also on the show can the taliban be tried for crimes against humanity for their treatment of women and girls? former prime minister
anyone who has lost a loved one whose home has been damaged or destroyed is going to get help immediately. 0ur hawai ian homelands was destroyed, schools destroyed, many of the businesses. our church was destroyed. it s going to take years. we ve been pulling people out since last night. - trying to save people s lives and i feel like we are not. getting the help we need. president biden declares a major disaster in hawaii. at least 36 people are known to have died after wildfires swept across the island of maui. joing me as my panel tonight arejoel rubin, the former us deputy assistant secretary of state, and paul waugh, chief political commentator at the i paper. also on the show can the taliban be tried for crimes against humanity for their treatment of women and girls? former prime minister