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[00:00:00] on Verified Live for BBC News.
[00:00:13] Live from Washington. This is
[00:00:16] BBC News mid-terms mayhem in Michigan. Michigan. Democratic Congresswoman
[00:00:19] Congresswoman Haley Stevens makes makes a late endorsement for the
[00:00:23] the Republican candidate. The latest latest twist in a crucial Senate
[00:00:26] Senate race ahead of Tuesday's elections. elections. Buckingham Palace says
[00:00:29] says the King will speak with unflinching
[00:00:32] unflinching honesty and sincere sorrow sorrow about slavery at the Commonwealth
[00:00:35] Commonwealth Leaders Summit in the
[00:00:38] the Caribbean and Formula One history history made Italy's Kimi Antonelli
[00:00:42] Antonelli becomes the youngest champion champion in the competition's history
[00:00:45] history at 20 years old. Hello, I'm
[00:00:56] I'm Amanda Walker. Thanks for being being with us. We begin here in the
[00:00:59] the US where the mid-term elections elections are just two days away.
[00:01:03] away. Millions of voters across the the country will determine the balance
[00:01:06] balance of power in Congress. And And while the Democrats are widely
[00:01:10] widely predicted to flip the House House of Representatives, the Senate
[00:01:13] Senate is still up for grabs. But
[00:01:15] But tonight the focus is on Michigan,
[00:01:19] Michigan, where Democratic Congresswoman Congresswoman Haley Stevens broke
[00:01:22] broke with her party with an announcement announcement earlier today that caught
[00:01:26] caught many by surprise. And that's
[00:01:29] that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers
[00:01:31] Rogers for the United States Senate
[00:01:34] Senate today. Yes, that is Democrat Democrat Stevens revealing that she's
[00:01:38] she's endorsing Republican Senate Senate candidate Mike Rogers. Well,
[00:01:42] Well, it follows a rift with her her fellow Democrat and nominee for
[00:01:46] for Senate Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated defeated her in the primary. Stevens
[00:01:49] Stevens criticised him over a political political ad by an outside group
[00:01:53] group blaming Israel for high grocery grocery prices. Off the back of that
[00:01:57] that announcement online, Stevens Stevens then appeared with Rogers
[00:02:00] Rogers on the campaign trail. There, There, she explained a little more
[00:02:03] more of why her support has shifted. shifted. My vote for Senate is going
[00:02:07] going to be with Mike Rogers, and
[00:02:08] and I will tell you why because we
[00:02:12] we have to stand with country. We
[00:02:14] We can't stand with hate. And I'm I'm sorry people are upset and I
[00:02:18] I understand that I did endorse the
[00:02:20] the Democratic nominee and he chose
[00:02:22] chose to close his campaign by saying saying I wasn't welcome. I've never
[00:02:26] never been invited to a campaign campaign event. That's fine. You You know, he's busy. He's running
[00:02:29] running all around. I've had primaries primaries before myself. It's not
[00:02:32] not about that. It's this is about
[00:02:35] about leadership and integrity. Well, Well, President Trump has praised
[00:02:39] praised Stevens for her decision decision to endorse Rogers, saying
[00:02:42] saying he would welcome her to the the Republican Party. El-Sayed, meanwhile,
[00:02:46] meanwhile, called the endorsement endorsement a distraction and spoke
[00:02:49] spoke out against his former primary primary challenger. And so look,
[00:02:52] look, if you're somebody who believes believes that we ought to have more
[00:02:55] more rights, not less than I would would think you would support me
[00:02:58] me in this race. If you are somebody somebody who believes that we should
[00:03:01] should stand up to hate, and you you have watched this last campaign,
[00:03:04] campaign, I think we probably would would not want to support Mike Rogers
[00:03:06] Rogers and Donald Trump and JD Vance. Vance. I've been speaking to our
[00:03:10] our North America correspondent Nada
[00:03:12] Nada Tawfik, who was at El-sayed's El-sayed's rally in Michigan. Yeah,
[00:03:16] Yeah, absolutely. And Abdul El-Sayed, El-Sayed, it continued not talking
[00:03:20] talking about that feud and focusing focusing on his message here today
[00:03:23] today at the rally, but we have been been speaking with voters all day
[00:03:27] day long who were just as stunned
[00:03:30] stunned by this move by Haley Stevens
[00:03:32] Stevens who, remember, was running running in the primary to take on
[00:03:36] on Mike Rogers before she lost to
[00:03:39] to Mr El-Sayed. Voters very much
[00:03:41] much see this as a disappointment,
[00:03:44] disappointment, as a distraction distraction ahead of, you know, a a few days before the election when
[00:03:48] when this is such a critical seat
[00:03:50] seat for Democrats in their fight fight to retake the Senate, they
[00:03:54] they believe that this is a betrayal betrayal of the Democratic Party
[00:03:57] Party that Haley Stevens has abandoned
[00:04:00] abandoned her. Her core beliefs as
[00:04:02] as a Democrat. And we have seen a
[00:04:06] a flurry of reaction from top Democrats,
[00:04:08] Democrats, not just in Michigan but
[00:04:10] but in Washington as well. The Democratic Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer
[00:04:14] Schumer in the Senate also trying
[00:04:15] trying to portray the party as united.
[00:04:18] united. And we have heard from Haley Haley Stevens own staff, including
[00:04:22] including her chief of staff, who who said that many have resigned
[00:04:26] resigned because they don't want
[00:04:27] want to see this sowing of discord
[00:04:30] discord right before the election. election. And to just remind us how
[00:04:33] how it reached this point. Well,
[00:04:40] Well, look, Haley Stevens and Abdul Abdul El-Sayed are two very different
[00:04:43] different candidates. Haley Stevens
[00:04:44] Stevens is more of a centrist part
[00:04:47] part of the establishment. Democrats,
[00:04:49] Democrats, and she is a very strong strong supporter of Israel. Abdul
[00:04:53] Abdul El-Sayed is more from the left left wing progressive branch of the
[00:04:57] the Democratic Party. He still considers considers himself a capitalist, but
[00:05:00] but he is very much on board with with policies such as Medicare for
[00:05:03] for all. So free health care for for all and supporting unions and
[00:05:07] and increasing wages and stopping stopping money that is spent overseas.
[00:05:11] overseas. For example, on the war war in Iran wanting more of that
[00:05:14] that to be spent here in the United
[00:05:16] United States. And so there was such
[00:05:18] such a tense Senate primary battle
[00:05:20] battle between the two. And Haley
[00:05:23] Haley Stevens had initially endorsed endorsed him after that brutal primary
[00:05:26] primary fight. But in recent days,
[00:05:29] days, she has really taken issue issue with his stance on Israel.
[00:05:32] Israel. She's claimed that an ad
[00:05:34] ad that Abdul El-Sayed campaign didn't didn't make, and she said he didn't
[00:05:37] didn't agree with. But nevertheless, nevertheless, the ad tried to portray
[00:05:41] portray US support for Israel with
[00:05:43] with rising grocery prices. She tried tried to pin that on him. He said
[00:05:47] said that he had nothing to do with with it, but nevertheless, it ended
[00:05:51] ended up in this escalation where where Haley Stevens ultimately decided
[00:05:53] decided to side with Mike Rogers.
[00:05:56] Rogers. So a real tense moment for
[00:05:58] for the Democratic Party, but one one that is exposing these divisions,
[00:06:02] divisions, these very real divisions divisions that exist. And if Abdul
[00:06:05] Abdul El-Sayed does win here in Michigan, Michigan, which is a swing state,
[00:06:08] state, it would be a big win for for the progressive movement because because before progressives have
[00:06:12] have won in liberal cities. But never
[00:06:15] never before in this way for a Senate Senate race in a swing state. So
[00:06:18] So this would have a lot to say about
[00:06:20] about what a winning coalition would would be for 2028 presidential race.
[00:06:23] race. If he wins. Nada Tawfik in in Michigan. Well, let's take a step
[00:06:27] step back for a moment and look at at the bigger picture of what's at
[00:06:31] at stake on Tuesday. Up for grabs grabs is control on Capitol Hill
[00:06:34] Hill in the House of Representatives Representatives and Senate chambers.
[00:06:38] chambers. It's largely thought Democrats Democrats are well positioned to
[00:06:41] to retake control of the House. What's
[00:06:43] What's come as a bit of a surprise surprise is the Senate, namely that
[00:06:46] that it might be in play. Republicans
[00:06:49] Republicans have a 53 to 47 seat seat majority in the chamber, a portion
[00:06:52] portion 35 seats are up for election election this year, a mix of both
[00:06:56] both GOP and Democrat held seats. seats. Well, both parties will need
[00:06:59] need to hold seats and Democrats Democrats will need to make some
[00:07:02] some gains to secure control paths paths to victory for either party
[00:07:05] party could come down to a handful handful of races across the country,
[00:07:09] country, from Maine to Iowa and Alaska.
[00:07:12] Alaska. In some cases, the opportunities opportunities for a gain have come
[00:07:15] come as something of a surprise.
[00:07:18] surprise. Take Texas reliably read read the last time the state elected
[00:07:20] elected a Democrat to the Senate
[00:07:23] Senate was in 1988. Now, a combination combination of factors have Democrats
[00:07:27] Democrats hopeful that the heartbreak heartbreak they're used to in Texas
[00:07:30] Texas might be about to change. Polling
[00:07:33] Polling has Trump backed Ken Paxton
[00:07:34] Paxton neck and neck with his challenger, challenger, James Talarico? It's
[00:07:38] It's the most expensive political political race, not just in this
[00:07:42] this cycle but in history. Our chief chief North America correspondent,
[00:07:46] correspondent, Gary O'Donoghue has has been in Texas on the campaign
[00:07:49] campaign trail. $573 million in advertising
[00:07:52] advertising alone. That's advertising
[00:07:56] advertising alone, which is a huge huge amount. If you had dollar bills
[00:07:58] bills and you piled them up, it would would go up 35 miles into the air.
[00:08:01] air. It's massive. And what's at at stake? Well, partly potentially
[00:08:05] potentially the control of the Senate.
[00:08:06] Senate. Have you been lining out out Republicans should this should
[00:08:10] should be a walk in the park for for Republicans. Texas. It's very
[00:08:12] very red. As you said, Ruby red. red. Lots of Republicans here. Donald
[00:08:16] Donald Trump won this state by 14
[00:08:18] 14 percentage points in 2024. Nevertheless,
[00:08:21] Nevertheless, the Republican candidate candidate has got public and private
[00:08:24] private scandals behind him. He was
[00:08:25] was imposed partly by the President
[00:08:29] President in place of a Republican Republican who was part of the leadership leadership in the Senate. And now
[00:08:32] now the race is neck and neck. Democrats
[00:08:35] Democrats have been promising Amanda Amanda to take back Texas for a long,
[00:08:38] long, long time. There's been a lot lot of false dawns. This may be another
[00:08:41] another one, but if they do pull pull it off this time, it will be
[00:08:44] be one of the biggest upsets of these these elections. Gary, you've been been travelling across the state.
[00:08:48] state. Have you got a sense of how how energised voters are and what
[00:08:51] what are their priorities? What have
[00:08:52] have they been saying to you? The
[00:08:56] The priorities are what you expected, expected, what you've been hearing hearing for weeks and weeks and weeks,
[00:09:00] weeks, the cost of gas, the cost cost of groceries, all those kinds
[00:09:04] kinds of things people are worried worried about. They're worried about about war. They're worried about
[00:09:07] about the direction of the country. country. Hispanic voters here in
[00:09:10] in Texas particularly worried about about the way detention and deportation
[00:09:14] deportation is being carried out out in their community. They like like the fact that the border was
[00:09:18] was closed by Donald Trump. And those
[00:09:20] those pictures of thousands of people people flooding across from Mexico
[00:09:23] Mexico has stopped, but they don't don't like what's happening to their
[00:09:26] their families being pulled over over by the Immigration and Customs
[00:09:29] Customs Enforcement people on the the side of the street as they're they're on their way to work. So
[00:09:33] So that has played against Republicans
[00:09:35] Republicans in this state in particular particular and across the nation.
[00:09:38] nation. So there's a lot at stake stake here. And it's really important
[00:09:41] important to understand that Donald Donald Trump, in a sense, could have
[00:09:44] have sat this one out. He could have have said, well, every president president gets a kicking in the mid-terms.
[00:09:48] mid-terms. That's just the way it it goes. And that is true. But he's
[00:09:51] he's put himself on the line. He
[00:09:53] He said, Pretend I'm on the ballot. ballot. He's nationalised this election.
[00:09:57] election. So if they do badly it's
[00:10:00] it's kind of his fault. And James
[00:10:03] James Talarico who we just saw there, there, how has he been pitching himself?
[00:10:06] himself? We know he's characterised characterised this as a David and
[00:10:09] and Goliath type battle. He has,
[00:10:13] has, and that's partly to do with with his religious background. He's
[00:10:17] He's studied as a seminarian in the the Presbyterian Church. He's a young
[00:10:20] young guy. He's in the Texas State State House. He was a middle school
[00:10:24] school teacher. He's only 37 years
[00:10:27] years old, very sort of modern in in that sense and has been characterised
[00:10:31] characterised by the Republicans Republicans as a bit weird. He's He's been characterised for some
[00:10:35] some of his previous statements as as a bit out there. He did say at
[00:10:38] at some point in the past, for which which he says he now cringes that
[00:10:41] that he thought there were six biological
[00:10:43] biological sexes and that God was was of no gender at all. And so there's
[00:10:47] there's a few things that he's had had to deal with. But in this place
[00:10:50] place where he ought to be lagging lagging behind, he's managed to keep
[00:10:53] keep that up. And he has been a juggernaut
[00:10:56] juggernaut of fundraising as well. well. Not so much the outside money
[00:11:00] money that has come to Republicans Republicans here from people like like Elon Musk, but he's only his
[00:11:04] his own. Personal fundraising is is far outstripped that of the Republican
[00:11:07] Republican candidate Ken Paxton,
[00:11:09] Paxton, who has his problems. Well Well across the country, female candidates
[00:11:13] candidates are playing a key role role in the mid-term elections, whether whether they're running to represent
[00:11:17] represent their states in Washington Washington or to serve as governor.
[00:11:20] governor. For more, I'm joined by by Jessica Mackler, president of
[00:11:23] of EMILYs List, an advocacy group group that supports Democratic pro-choice
[00:11:27] pro-choice women up and down the the ballot. Jessica, thank you for
[00:11:29] for being with us. So you're on the the front lines of this fight to
[00:11:32] to get Democratic women to run for for office, which they're doing in
[00:11:36] in record numbers. What are the big big races that you'll be looking
[00:11:39] looking at on Tuesday night? Well, Well, thank you so much for having
[00:11:43] having me. And that's right. We see see women running in races up and
[00:11:46] and down the ballot. And I would would say zooming out, what I'm most
[00:11:49] most excited about is that women women are at the centre of the fight fight to take back power for Democrats
[00:11:53] Democrats up and down that ballot, ballot, whether we're talking about about the path to the Senate majority,
[00:11:57] majority, which is absolutely in in our sights, whether we're talking
[00:12:00] talking about races that Republicans Republicans had hoped would be off
[00:12:03] off the map. And then when it comes comes to the House majority, Emily's Emily's List backed women are going
[00:12:06] going to deliver that House majority majority for Democrats. And in states, states, we're going to see that we
[00:12:10] we can get to a new historic high high of Democratic women governors
[00:12:14] governors and state legislative races races across the ballot. So, you
[00:12:17] you know, we have a real imperative imperative in front of us right now
[00:12:20] now to deliver power to help create
[00:12:22] create ways to stand up to this administration. administration. And women are at
[00:12:25] at the centre of doing that right right now. More than two thirds of
[00:12:28] of the women running in these mid-terms mid-terms are Democrats. Why aren't
[00:12:32] aren't more Republican women running? running? And can women really apply
[00:12:35] apply their kind of full political political power without increased increased reputation representation
[00:12:39] representation on both sides? Well.
[00:12:42] Well. We've really seen immense growth growth in the representation within
[00:12:45] within the Democratic caucus. If If you look at the House of Representatives,
[00:12:48] Representatives, for example, when when my organisation Emily's List, List, was founded nearly 40 years
[00:12:52] years ago, women made up less than than 5% of the House Democratic caucus.
[00:12:56] caucus. And today it's at the highest highest it's ever been. We've seen
[00:12:59] seen a retraction. On the other hand, hand, with Republicans, I think this
[00:13:02] this really comes down to who is is actually going to stand up and
[00:13:04] and fight for women. In addition addition to being important leading
[00:13:08] leading candidates, women voters voters are the deciders in these
[00:13:10] these elections. And so they know know when they're looking for people
[00:13:14] people that they can trust to stand stand up and fight for them, they
[00:13:17] they really are understanding that that that's about who's actually actually going to do the work of
[00:13:21] of representing women, fighting for for their rights and their freedoms.
[00:13:23] freedoms. And it's really clear that that democratic women are the ones
[00:13:27] ones leading here. And Emily EMILYs EMILYs List has endorsed Democratic Democratic women, as you say, running
[00:13:31] running for office across the country, country, including Ohio. You've been
[00:13:34] been campaigning with Amy Acton. Acton. She was, of course, the subject subject of an ad run by her Republican
[00:13:38] Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy. It featured her estranged estranged mother essentially calling
[00:13:42] calling her a liar, bringing into into question her traumatic childhood. childhood. I'm not going to relitigate
[00:13:46] relitigate that with you. You called called it an act of desperation,
[00:13:48] desperation, but how do you ever ever prepare a candidate for the
[00:13:52] the levels of toxicity that we are
[00:13:55] are seeing these days? It's a really really unfortunate reality of campaigns
[00:13:58] campaigns right now that what we're we're seeing coming from the right
[00:14:02] right is no guardrails on what they they are willing to do, no moral
[00:14:06] moral compass. And in fact, that that is something that is driving
[00:14:09] driving the energy that we see for for Democratic candidates. In fact, fact, because voters are fed up with
[00:14:13] with a system in which Republicans Republicans use their levers of power
[00:14:16] power to hold on to that power to to make their friends richer, to
[00:14:20] to avoid accountability and to launch launch these really desperate, disgusting
[00:14:23] disgusting attacks. There's no way way to be prepared for every single
[00:14:26] single outcome. But we have come
[00:14:28] come to realise that they are not not going to put any monitors on
[00:14:32] on their own behaviour, and we have have to be ready for anything. But
[00:14:34] But I think when you look at the the strength with which Amy Acton
[00:14:37] Acton has navigated this campaign, campaign, it's no surprise that she
[00:14:40] she was able to navigate this with with strength as well. And it really
[00:14:43] really provides a clear contrast contrast of someone who is willing
[00:14:46] willing to litigate this traumatic traumatic childhood in order just just to win an election for himself
[00:14:50] himself versus someone who's really really focused her campaign on standing
[00:14:53] standing up for the people of Ohio.
[00:14:55] Ohio. And Jessica, just more broadly, broadly, I'll never forget being
[00:14:58] being on the 26th campaign trail trail 2016 campaign trail and having
[00:15:02] having women tell me that a woman woman should not be president. Of Of course, when Hillary Clinton was
[00:15:06] was running, how do you break through
[00:15:08] through such deeply ingrained misogyny
[00:15:11] misogyny that very often is coming coming from women? I think the most
[00:15:14] most important thing we have to do do is every time we hear that is
[00:15:17] is call it out. And so my message message to anyone who says that is
[00:15:20] is cut it out. We have proven over
[00:15:23] over and over again that women can
[00:15:25] can win in any place at all levels levels of the ballot. The number
[00:15:29] number of times that people say to to us at Emily's list, well, this
[00:15:32] this isn't a place that a woman can can win or this person in particular
[00:15:35] particular can't win in this type type of district, and then we prove
[00:15:38] prove them wrong. And every time time we do that, we move the ball
[00:15:41] ball forward in showing what women women can do. I say all the time
[00:15:44] time that supporting women candidates candidates is a strong electoral
[00:15:47] electoral strategy. And that's true. true. Women drive some of our most
[00:15:51] most impressive wins, and so we just just have to keep disproving that that theory and keep calling it out
[00:15:55] out for what it is. Because again, again, supporting women, it's a strong
[00:15:59] strong electoral strategy. OK. Jessica Jessica Mackler, president of Emily's
[00:16:02] Emily's List, thanks so much for for talking to us. Thanks for having
[00:16:06] having me. Still to come. Buckingham Buckingham Palace says King Charles
[00:16:10] Charles will speak with unflinching unflinching honesty about Britain's
[00:16:14] Britain's role in the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade when he he addresses Commonwealth leaders
[00:16:17] leaders in Antigua this week. We'll We'll have the latest from
[00:17:21] fundamental rethink. It's all on
[00:17:21] on The Media Show on BBC News. Live
[00:17:34] Live with BBC News. Thanks for being being with us. Buckingham Palace
[00:17:37] Palace says King Charles will speak
[00:17:38] speak about slavery with unflinching unflinching honesty and sincere sorrow
[00:17:42] sorrow when he addresses the Commonwealth Commonwealth Leaders Summit in Antigua
[00:17:45] Antigua on Tuesday. The King is starting starting three days of formal engagements
[00:17:49] engagements there as part of a wider wider tour of the Caribbean. He went
[00:17:52] went to a church service earlier earlier on Sunday marking Antigua
[00:17:55] Antigua and Barbuda's Independence Independence Day. It's understood understood his speech won't be affected
[00:17:59] affected by comments made by the the UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham,
[00:18:02] Burnham, raising the possibility possibility of a formal apology for
[00:18:04] for Britain's role in the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade. The British
[00:18:08] British government has never made made a formal apology for slavery
[00:18:11] slavery or offered to pay reparations. reparations. Here's our political
[00:18:15] political correspondent Joe Pike. Pike. Throughout his Caribbean tour,
[00:18:18] tour, the King has acknowledged slavery's slavery's place in the history of
[00:18:22] of these islands. The Caribbean community
[00:18:25] community have a ten point plan for for reparations, including investment
[00:18:28] investment in education and public public health. But Andy Burnham has
[00:18:31] has ruled out anything financial. financial. The Chancellor explained
[00:18:35] explained his boss's thinking. The The Prime Minister has said look,
[00:18:38] look, we are open to a discussion
[00:18:41] discussion about an apology. He feels feels that that's the right thing,
[00:18:44] thing, particularly ahead of the the Commonwealth Leaders Conference.
[00:18:47] Conference. But he doesn't believe believe that reparations are the
[00:18:50] the right approach and considering considering a formal apology doesn't
[00:18:53] doesn't mean accepting that British British people now should accept
[00:18:56] accept the financial liability for
[00:18:58] for any party. In things that happened happened hundreds of years ago in
[00:19:02] in which they had no role. For the the Conservatives, even the offer
[00:19:05] offer of an apology is navel gazing
[00:19:08] gazing and a distraction. It is time time for the Commonwealth to start
[00:19:11] start looking forwards, not endlessly endlessly backwards. And why now?
[00:19:14] now? Why not? In the 60s, 70s, 80s? 80s? Why are we why are we having
[00:19:18] having this conversation today? What What is it? Because lots. Of Commonwealth. Commonwealth. Leaders are asking
[00:19:22] asking for it, which is why that's. that's. What I mean. Why are they
[00:19:24] they asking for it now? It is because because many of these countries are
[00:19:28] are struggling with the same issues issues that we struggling with. They're They're not becoming richer. They
[00:19:31] They don't know what to do. So they they want to ask Britain for more
[00:19:34] more money. My answer is no. We should
[00:19:36] should not even be entertaining the
[00:19:39] the idea of reparations. In Antigua, Antigua, where Andy Burnham will
[00:19:43] will arrive tomorrow. Views on an
[00:19:45] an official apology are mixed. If If someone is apologising, I mean
[00:19:48] mean they've done something wrong. wrong. And if they've done wrong,
[00:19:52] wrong, apology is a good start. No,
[00:19:54] No, I don't think the UK should apologise apologise for anything because the
[00:19:58] the slave trade has happened years years ago and what's in the past past should stay in the past and
[00:20:02] and people should learn from the the past and not try to live in the
[00:20:06] the past. The King will address the the Commonwealth Heads of government
[00:20:09] government on Tuesday. A message message of unflinching honesty and
[00:20:12] and sincere sorrow is expected to
[00:20:15] to feature in that speech. Joe Pike,
[00:20:17] Pike, BBC News. Our senior royal
[00:20:21] royal correspondent Daniela Relph Relph is travelling with the King King and she told us more about the
[00:20:24] the palace's reaction to the Prime Prime Minister's comments. Well.
[00:20:27] Well. This tour already has been been exhausting and against the backdrop
[00:20:30] backdrop of some pretty difficult difficult conversations in this region
[00:20:34] region about apologies and reparations. reparations. But what the words of
[00:20:37] of the Prime Minister have done have have really intensified that debate
[00:20:40] debate that the King finds himself himself part of. We saw the King
[00:20:43] King and Queen for the first time time here on a joint engagement in
[00:20:47] in Antigua a little bit earlier today today when they attended church on
[00:20:50] on the island with other Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders. We also saw
[00:20:54] saw them meeting the West Indian Indian cricket legend Sir Viv Richards,
[00:20:57] Richards, who is very much going going to be part of a number of their
[00:21:00] their engagements here on Antigua. Antigua. And the theme of that church
[00:21:03] church service this morning was unity
[00:21:06] unity and partnership. In terms of
[00:21:08] of how Buckingham Palace are responding responding well, they are asserting
[00:21:12] asserting the position of the King King as a constitutional monarch,
[00:21:15] monarch, with one senior aide saying
[00:21:17] saying that the King transcends politics.
[00:21:19] politics. And they are also stressing stressing that any decision to say
[00:21:23] say sorry over the UK's involvement involvement in the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade is not
[00:21:27] not for the monarch, it is for the the government and the King will
[00:21:30] will then be guided by the government government in terms of what he says.
[00:21:33] says. So we aren't expecting any any changes to his speech that he
[00:21:36] he will deliver to Commonwealth leaders leaders here on Tuesday. And as you
[00:21:40] you say, we know that he is again
[00:21:42] again going to express his sincere sincere sorrow for the UK's involvement
[00:21:45] involvement in the slave trade. And And we are told by Palace sources
[00:21:48] sources that he will talk with unflinching
[00:21:52] unflinching honesty emergency services. And local hospitals in
[00:21:55] in Gaza say Israeli attacks have have killed eight people, including
[00:21:58] including a child and five police police officers. The strikes happened
[00:22:01] happened in Khan Younis in the south south of the territory and in Gaza
[00:22:04] Gaza City. That's despite a ceasefire
[00:22:07] ceasefire agreed last year. Israel Israel says it carried out two attacks
[00:22:10] attacks on what it described as military military operatives, but has provided
[00:22:14] provided no evidence to support that that claim. Our Middle East correspondent
[00:22:17] correspondent Hugo Bachega has more more from Jerusalem. Officials in
[00:22:21] in Gaza say the drone attack in Yunis Yunis in the south of the territory,
[00:22:25] territory, targeted a group of police police officers as they were carrying
[00:22:28] carrying out their duties, and the the Interior Ministry has described
[00:22:32] described it as a massacre. It has has named the five men who were killed
[00:22:36] killed whose ages range from 23 to
[00:22:39] to 53. Now a separate attack happened
[00:22:42] happened in Gaza City to the north, north, and hospital officials say
[00:22:45] say a missile attack targeted a group
[00:22:47] group of civilians next to a school. school. A child was among the dead.
[00:22:51] dead. Now the Israeli military has has confirmed that it carried out
[00:22:55] out two strikes, saying that it was
[00:22:58] was targeting what it described as as military operatives. So far it
[00:23:02] it has given no details and no evidence.
[00:23:05] evidence. Now all of this happens happens despite a ceasefire that
[00:23:07] that came into force in Gaza in October
[00:23:10] October last year. But Israeli attacks attacks have continued almost every
[00:23:14] every day. And a peace plan for Gaza
[00:23:16] Gaza brokered by the Trump administration administration has also stalled. stalled. Now, since the beginning
[00:23:20] beginning of the ceasefire, more
[00:23:23] more than 1500 Palestinians have
[00:23:24] have been killed in these Israeli Israeli attacks, according to the
[00:23:28] the Hamas run health ministry. Israel Israel says it is targeting Hamas,
[00:23:32] Hamas, accusing the group of trying trying to rebuild its military capabilities.
[00:23:35] capabilities. But often it's civilians civilians who are also killed in
[00:23:38] in these attacks. The US First Lady,
[00:23:42] Lady, Melania Trump, says the temporary temporary ceasefire she helped broker
[00:23:44] broker in Russian occupied Oleshky
[00:23:47] Oleshky was a success. The humanitarian humanitarian truce across the Kherson
[00:23:50] Kherson region, which ended late late on Sunday, allowed hundreds
[00:23:52] hundreds of people to be evacuated evacuated from the besieged town.
[00:23:56] town. Oleshky residents went for for years without regular access
[00:23:59] access to food, water and energy, energy, with their town encircled
[00:24:03] encircled by Russian troops, the the US First Lady said in a social
[00:24:07] social media post moments ago. The The truce delivered critical aid
[00:24:10] aid to the region, she added on behalf behalf of America, I commend Russia
[00:24:14] Russia and Ukraine for their leadership leadership and co-operation surrounding
[00:24:17] surrounding the Oleshky ceasefire. ceasefire. I hope Oleshky serves
[00:24:20] serves as a foundation for lasting
[00:24:23] lasting peace between both nations. nations. Sporting history has just
[00:24:27] just been made Italian driver Kimi
[00:24:29] Kimi Antonelli becoming Formula One's One's youngest ever champion at the
[00:24:32] the Grand Prix in Mexico City. It
[00:24:35] It makes the 20-year-old Mercedes Mercedes driver the first Italian
[00:24:38] Italian to win the Grand Prix for
[00:24:40] for two decades. Tom Carey, senior
[00:24:42] senior sports correspondent at the the Telegraph, explained the significance
[00:24:45] significance of this moment for the the sport and for Antonelli, who
[00:24:49] who comes from a racing family. Well, Well, it's just fantastic news for
[00:24:52] for the sport. I mean having a new
[00:24:55] new world champion, especially from from Italy who haven't won a title
[00:24:58] title for 73 years now since Alberto
[00:25:01] Alberto Ascari back in 1953. I mean, mean, the age, as you mentioned,
[00:25:04] mentioned, is incredible. It's only only Antonelli's second season in
[00:25:07] in the sport and I think just having
[00:25:09] having a young, fresh faced new star
[00:25:12] star can only be good news for the the sport. Like everyone in Formula
[00:25:15] Formula One he got going before he he was, you know, even walking. I
[00:25:18] I mean he's he's a classic in the
[00:25:21] the new mould. You know he was in in karts from a very early age picked
[00:25:25] picked up by Mercedes at just 11
[00:25:27] 11 I think and signed to their junior
[00:25:31] junior programme and yeah like everyone everyone else he started very, very
[00:25:34] very young. And as you mentioned, mentioned, his family are motorsport
[00:25:37] motorsport family. His father Marco Marco was a driver himself and later
[00:25:41] later ran a race team. And he's obviously
[00:25:44] obviously out there with him in Mexico Mexico and accompanies him to all
[00:25:46] all the races. I mean, he was only only a teenager until a couple of
[00:25:49] of months ago. So he has his family family close around him and know know he's a great. He's a great young
[00:25:53] young man. Don't forget our special special programming coming up on
[00:25:56] on Tuesday. We'll bring you the results results of the US mid-term elections
[00:25:59] elections live from Washington at
[00:26:01] at 11:30pm GMT. That's 6:30pm Eastern Eastern Time in the
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