andrew mitchell was unable to sumwrt — andrew mitchell was unable to support lisa nandy's call.ould say, and it is what minister mitchell said in the house of commons, is these are very disturbing pictures and reports that have come up from this hospital and we need to get to the bottom what exactly happened and we need answers from the israelis about that and when we have those, it will be easier to comment. david cameron talking in the last little while. a ship towing a barge loaded with almost 200 tonnes of food aid has left larnaca in cyprus, bound for gaza. it's the first shipment along a maritime corridor which it's hoped will bring desperately needed supplies to palestinian civilians. the un says a quarter of the population in gaza is at risk of starvation. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the rate of unemployment in the uk rose to 3.9% in the three months to january. that's up from 3.8% from the previous three months. the new labour market figures, released by the office for national statistics, also show

andrew mitchell was unable _ measures of the icj. andrew mitchell was unable to support it. why?hat i would say is a _ was unable to support it. why? what i would say is a very _ was unable to support it. why? “ii"isgt i would say is a very disturbing pictures and reports coming out from the hospital and we need to get to the hospital and we need to get to the bottom of what exactly happened and we need answers from the israelis about that. downing street has described as “unacceptable“ remarks alleged to have been made, by one of the conservative party“s biggest donors about the mp, diane abbott. the guardian claims that during a business meeting in 2019 frank hester said diane abbott made him "want to hate all black women" and that she "should be shot". today, ms abbott has called the alleged comments "frightening". mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as "rude". labour politicians have condemned the comments as“ racist“ and demanded the conservative party return the £10 million he“s donated to them. henry zeffman reports. i think the critical poi

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>> andrew mitchell where are we? viewers can't see, there's other sort of great views of whitehall and these fabulous statues. but we're we're up here because today the foreign office is flying the commonwealth flag, which is over your right shoulder as the viewers look at you. >> now, why that flag is important. is it flown enough ? important. is it flown enough? >> well, we're going to fly it a bit more. it'll be flown, for example, during the commonwealth heads of government meeting, which place in october which takes place in october later this year in samoa in the pacific. and i think it will also be flown during commonwealth education week, which is incredibly important because one of the things that britain is doing, along with our friends throughout the commonwealth, try drive commonwealth, is to try to drive forward girls education and education generally. so there's a very important moment and that week will take place here in london. >> on what is the point of the commonwealth? i mean, do you worry that th

i want to bring in now chief foreign affairs correspondent andrew mitchell to talk more about this. andrea mitchell. you have met the princess. met queen elizabeth as well and also understand what it is like to receive a cancer diagnosis. we've been talking a lot about how she is under a tremendous amount of public scrutiny. she has young children at home. and the difficult road she has ahead. >> i was so struck, yasmine, by the grace and poise that she brought to that announcement. the fact that they did an announcement on video, that she got to, important to do herself, and clearly all the controversy, rumor mongering, had to be painful. painful to william, also, given the way he mother died. paparazzi and all that. so that's the sub text. the background. here she is, his beloved wife going through a cancer diagnosis. she going through a cancer diagnosis as the mother of three small children initially thinking that she was in the clear. and actually a very tough, after a very tough surgery. i know something about that kind of surgery and how difficult any abdominal surgery is havi

tia mitchell, kate bedingfield, and doug heye. doug, i mean, listen to kristen lay out what this is about to look like for the next eight months is kind of scary. but if you're a republican operative, how much scarier is it >> i think it's very scary for republicans for a few reasons. one is we're seeing in georgia, donald trump is yes, he's winning overwhelmingly, but he's lost 61,000 georgia republicans right now. he lost the state by less than 12,000 votes. that has to be very concerning. the other thing i think should concern republicans is in the state of colorado. ken buck has announced his retirement is imminent retirement soon. there are a whole lot of congressional retirements skewing republican. we're gonna have a lot of open seats defend those are hard things to do. >> it's also going to hurt that majority, that republicans are already dealing with those already slim, but i just wonder because brian kemp today, this is not a surprise he told basically everyone that he was going to do this, but he did go and cast his vot

reid, tia mitchell, kate bedingfield, and doug heye. doug, i mean, listening to kristen lay out what this is about to look like for the next eight months is kind of scary. but if you're a republican operative, how much scarier is it >> i think it's very scary for republicans for a few reasons. one is we're seeing in georgia, donald trump is yes. he's winning overwhelmingly, but he's lost 61,000 georgia republicans right now. he lost the state by less than 12,000 votes. that has to be very concerning. the other thing i think should concern republicans is in the state of colorado. ken buck is announced his retirement is imminent retirement soon. there are a whole lot of congressional retirements skewing republican we're gonna have a lot of open seats defend those are hard things to do. >> it's also going to hurt that majority that republicans are already dealing with, already slim, but i just wonder because brian kemp today, this is not a surprise. he had told basically everyone that he was going to do this, but he did go and cast his vot

reid, tia mitchell, kate bedingfield, and doug heye and carrie. what do you make of how what you heard from the congressman there and also what we heard from robert hur today about how the transcript actually lined up with how he described president biden's mental acuity in his report? >> well, i think the mental acuity piece plays a lot into the political reaction to special counsel hur's report, because that's the piece that his president biden's defenders and his political allies want to push up against, and that's what his political adversaries want to emphasize. but i think what special counsel hur did today is he really effectively defended the findings of his report, which were that there was not a basis to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that president biden had committed any kind of a crime. and so his report is over 340 pages long. it >> details, i think in some ways goes into too much detail. things that are extraneous to what his actual finding was. but he did, i think in a professional way and in a way that well represented the wo

tia mitchell, kate bedingfield, and doug heye and carrie. what do you make? with how what you heard from the congressman there and also what we heard from robert hur today about how the transcript actually lined up with how he described president biden's mental acuity in his report? >> well, i think the mental acuity piece plays a lot into the political reaction to special counsel hur's report, because that's it's the piece that his president biden's defenders and his political allies want to push up against, and that's what his political adversaries want to emphasize. but i think what special counsel hur did today is he really effectively defended the findings of his report, which we're that there was not a basis to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that president biden had committed any kind of a crime and so his report is over 340 pages long it details, i think in some ways goes into too much detail things that are extraneous to what his actual finding was. but he did, i think in a professional way by and in a way that well represented

. >> dasha burns, tia mitchell and catherine mckenna, thank you very much. a fun exciting friday night for you. join the legal experts and authors, melissa murray, and andrew weissmann, and address precedent for criminal charges against a former political leader, and share a time line of the events that led to these four indictments. right here on msnbc. >>> coming up, a massive shipment of food has arrived on the shores of gaza. what it will take to feed hungry palestinians, as aid groups warn israel is restricting efficient deliveries. with unresolved symptoms? it may be time to see the bigger picture. heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat could mean something more serious, called attr-cm a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time. sound like you? call your cardiologist and ask about attr-cm. [street noise] [car door shuts] [paparazzi taking pictures] introducing, ned's plaque psoriasis. ned, ned, who are you wearing? he thinks his flaky red patches are all people

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