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competition between us weirdly. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states. paralysis continues in the us congress. the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has failed in his 11th attempt to get elected speaker of the house. the session has now been adjourned and voting will continue on friday. a small group within kevin mccarthy's own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in november's midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legisla...

been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in november's midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber unable to swear in members or pass legislation. gary o'donoghue reports. the total number of votes cast is 434. it hasn't taken this long to elect a speaker in more than 160 years, and that was before the american civil war. now into a third day, the deadlock remains. the republican leader still unable to get enough votes within his own party, but nor can anyone else. we are just going to keep working until we solve it. or maybe not. a spe...

but parts of it have already been made public. it contains a series of claims, including an allegation his brother prince william physically attacked him. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out his vision for government, promising to devolve more power out of westminster. he says he'll introduce a so—called "take back control" bill, in favour of communities across the country. sir keir also says if labour wins the next election, he'll oversee a decade of national renewal. the government dismissed labour's plans as "vacuous". here's our political editor chris mason. this i...

of an infamous drugs gang. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker— a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. and the longest race in more than 150 years — kevin mccarthy repeatedly loses the vote to be elected speaker of the house. hello and welcome. there have been more revelations by prince harry about his life in britain's royal family. his new book is not due out until next week — but parts of it have already been made public after it was accidentally put on sale early in parts of spain...

could be tough. we start here in the uk where rail passengers are facing yet another day of strike disruption with four out of five trains cancelled — just one part of a wave of industrial action hitting everything from transport to health to education. so on thursday, the government announced plans for new laws limiting strike action by key workers. railways, ambulances and the fire brigade are among those who would have to maintain a minimum level of service and employers would be able to sue unions who fail to comply. but one union has called it an attack on workers. our politic...