recurring shame on al-jazeera. exit polls point to an emphatic victory for boris johnson's conservative party in the election. if confirmed it seals the fate of giving johnson the majority he needs to get the divorce deal approved by parliament. watching al-jazeera has extended coverage of the u.k. election results. at our global headquarters right here and also ahead a u.s. congressional panel is to vote at any moment on approving impeachment charges

against president donald trump. and libyan warlords orders his forces to advance into central tripoli saying the final battle has a right. so the british prime minister boris johnson's decision to call a snap election looks to have paid off official results from thursday's vote are currently being tallied but exit polls indicate his conservative party is on course to win its biggest majority in decades that would give johnson crucial control of parliament in order to push through bracks it's so the exit poll conducted by u.k. broadcasters suggest the conservatives will secure an $86.00 seat majority with a total of $368.00 seats labor is predicted to get $191.00 would be there which would be their worst result since the 1930 s. in scotland the s.n.p. is predicted to win 55 seats. while the liberal democrats traditionally britain's

3rd largest party is projected to win just 13 seats words johnson has tweeted this saying thank you to everyone across our great country who voted who volunteered who stood as candidates we live in the greatest democracy in the world's let's cross over to jonah hall he's joining us from our london broadcast center and to just unpack for us what we've seen so far jonah because it's pretty significant if the exit polls prove to be rights. if indeed they prove to be right it certainly is during the most important election in years in a generation is how it's being described here for to mung parties seeking to take this country in radically different directions the central issue of course breaks it that great divide of our time over here in the united kingdom and as you said a projected $86.00 seat majority for conservative party and boris johnson that would be

a landslide well i'm joined by guests here in the london studio to talk this over chris hopkins joins me he's a pollster with the commerce savant a polling group i would wager is a researcher with the u.k. in the changing in a changing europe thanks for joining us guys and emma haywood our reporter is standing by as well in boris johnson's own constituency seat in london bridge in south russert will join emma in a short while chris let me bring you in 1st of all blithe valley has just turned blue gone conservative for the 1st time in since 1950 the 1st seat really to switch the 1st by many if they example is to be believed the opinion polls were consistently showing a conservative victory when they but nothing quite on this scale yeah absolutely thought i think from the exit poll was in about a 14 point conservative lead no poll was that large they did tend to show a fairly strong conservative lade that did tend to reduce over the course of the

campaign and you know what we'll have to wait and see what might happen over the last few days but clearly you know all the polls seem to fall underestimated the thought because of the victory here let's talk as week as we're going to go through the evening on this we're going to do a lot more scrutiny of the numbers as they come up but for the moment it's not a lot breaking in this hour in terms of the count how reliable is an exit poll what should we read in to it what would be what should be cautious about yeah i think 3 points to make here i think the 1st. one is german speaking mexico has always been pretty good one to tell you it wasn't but since then it's always been been pretty good so i think you know when there's no reason to doubt these numbers i think the 2nd point i'd make is that the moment based on the 4 results that we do have it seems to be holding up and we're saying that the labor party vote share is dropping a 4 way massively in certain areas and i think the only thing that maybe gets the poll isn't quite picking up on at the moment. is that labor are doing better than

expected that's still not great but slightly better than expected in more metropolitan remain areas although we are only really taking that from newcastle central and the other free or for that have to clad and we are saying that they at the polls seem to be preparing on it would have to be enormously wrong to change the central fact of a conservative party majority what it would it would it if they did i think you know i think live in particular but also the horn and result and the massive reduction in in the labor majority there really is starting to show that in leave voting areas that might not be quite as metropolitan i remain a i think i think party room for really really difficult alan let me bring you in here because a majority of anything like this size for boris jumps johnson is a blank check effectively isn't it for him how does he plan to use it do you think it will now be as a hedge a political leader in the u.k. and he's going to have this majority it's not been seen since the majority that

tony blair achieved and i think it's going to be really up to boston somebody does with this majority he can either tack further say there's a right if you like and tack towards the genius party and move towards. the end of december 2020 all he can use the opportunity use the room for maneuver he's given himself with this majority and with this political capital he's got it maybe move towards a softer form of rexx that he's been he's been discussing up to now in a sense. with a majority of this size he would only bricks he would own the consequences of bricks if he would own the upside and he would own the downside do you think that the sort of threat or promise of the downside depending on who you listen to might temper his instincts a little but in other words he doesn't need to listen to the right of his party as it is needless to the right of his party and he's going to be in power for for 5 years and a lot of the new m.p.'s that he will be in his party will be and these that

represent areas that rely on on the economic connection with the european union rely on on manufacturing and so on that to be a new set. and a new set of constituents they'll be represented by the conservative party and be adjusting to see if that changes the nature of the debate within the conservative party and moves it towards a sort of a different attitude towards the european union will gradually. resign up to his vision of bricks it and this policy the sort of cattle slogan that may well have won in the election get breaks it done the sort of promise that if you give me a majority if you vote for me this all fall apparition of a thing that's been around for 3 years will magically evaporate it isn't going to magically evaporate as a very long year at a minimum ahead of negotiations for a trade deal and one that they probably can't conclude in remarkable thing is we don't really know what that means by get breaks it done does he mean the w.t. breaks it by december 2020 or does he mean something that looks like a movement aged exit from the european union over

a much longer period we don't know and that's partly that's been politics play in this political success he's managed to create an electoral coalition that spans across always everyone the votes of the bracks i mean on the numbers of years you guys were discussing that he really has he really has managed to vacuum up almost all the people are very different even the in the referendum but now he can possibly go his own way chris let me bring you back at this point an enormous collapse in labor support here a breakdown of old. tribal political loyalties in this country an electorate that identifies no longer as labor or conservative but leave votes remain or in scotland a across the board now it looks like s.n.p. supporters who be talking about independents the political picture in this country has changed dramatically hasn't yet massively i think all that all that were people have told us in our surveys before the election campaign and you know if you're really is that they identify fast fast wrong but now with the evil remain then they

ever might have done with a political party and secondly you know we found for able to remain is that they did they were sick to the back teeth of the parliamentary logjam not being able to progress not actually being able to talk about some of the other issues which the labor party clearly want to talk about but it was with katie it was number one and it seems obvious from these results that the traditional labor voters might have just maybe possibly even lend their vote somewhere else this time just to get over this hump and clearly you know they've given them a majority create craves and all those out you know if the. we don't know how that's going to what form that might take yeah but we'll talk more as evening goes on as the numbers become clearer we'll talk in particular about germany corbin's 1st position if all of this pans out let's bring in for the moment though emma heywood reporter who is in boris johnson's constituency oxbridge and south reisa because. they may be predicting

a big win for boris johnson and the conservatives on the national picture but in his own constituency there could yet be an upset coming for boris johnson. and it would be a major upset turn of course no guarantees but boris johnson to win this seat for the 3rd time when he was elected back in 2017 is majority was hard from his 2015 victory but in recent weeks recent months there's been a real campaign to oust boris johnson from the spawn stich would say and i think a lot of his critics here say is rarely free in the constituency he was of course taking photos with people in the constituency looking beriberi boys up and of course he has reason to feel void out because he must be confident of a national way but here not so competent perhaps but it will be a massive upset if he was to lose this seat you talked a lot about right say it might be the case that there his work that message get it done may resonate here because here in this constituency 57 people 57 percent of

people. back in 26 states and what we know about his chief challenger. while he's alan maloney he was born in iran he's only 24 but he has been knocking on doors for the past few months saying that he is concentrating on local issues just my major and i'm not sure what got him singing i think that's also one of course johnson's opponents lord buckethead who is again standing against boris johnson alley molony yes campaigning very hard against boris johnson and i think that is one of course johnson's main criticisms here from people that just simply not saying that he is not as interested in local issues as a as an m.p. should be and that things like the expansion of heathrow airport which he said he was a poster he said he would lay down in front of the ticket was one that came to a vote he simply won't talk on the stump of the day so they feel let down however

boris johnson we know is highly popular he divides opinion and so he may get through this tonight ok i would we'll leave it there i think we're looking at something like ford. in the morning for a result in a bridge in south russia on boris johnson and my guests here in london chris hopkins and alan wager many thanks to you gentlemen as well and back for the moment to read to you in doha all right joe and i thank you very much we'll speak to you later on we have the rest of the day's news coming up right here on al-jazeera including. at least 2 people killed in northeastern india as a violent protests grow over a new citizenship law that excludes muslims. will tell you where former bolivian president evo morales has been granted political asylum or back in a moment. had

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hello again you're with al jazeera the top story this hour exit polls in the u.k. are predicting an emphatic victory for prime minister boris johnson's conservative party they are set to win $368.00 seats a majority of 86 now if the exit poll is confirmed by official results it would mean johnson does have the majority he needs to ratify the brics a deal he struck with the european union allowing britain to leave the e.u. by january 31st.

when members of the u.s. house judiciary committee are debating articles of impeachment against president donald trump house democrats are pushing for a vote to formally charge the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress trumps accuse of withholding aid to pressure ukraine into investigating potential white house rival joe biden let's get an update from mike hanna he's joining us from washington for more on this story so what's happened so far in this debate and what do we expect to happen. well it's been a very lengthy debate indeed going on right through the day what is happening is that the judiciary committee is taking a look at the 2 articles of impeachment they are discussing at debating it word for word line for line paragraph or paragraph now there are 40 members of the committee each is able to speak for 5 minutes on any amendment that is introduced there have been a number of amendments being introduced by republicans predominantly each of these cases there is

a vote each time the vote goes along party lines and they move on to the next amendments so this is a lengthy laborious process but the end is very clear it's likely to be a vote along party lines on these articles of impeachment which would then go to the rules committee of the house to decide on a day of debate and the circumstances the rules under which such a debate will take place on the floor of the house and in the bigger picture mike how does this all play into the actual impeachment of trump. well this is an essential part of the impeachment process we've seen each stage moving from the collection of the evidence by various house committees then and among them nation on that evidence and discussion of that constitutional opinion sort now it goes to the judiciary committee which is. near the end point of the process the judiciary committee decides and votes tonight on these articles of

impeachment those articles of impeachment of then set in stone as it were and they will go to the house for a full vote on the floor of the house that is likely to be passed to along party lines then it will go to the senate next year early next year for a trial once again if it goes along party lines there president trump will not be impeached so the process is ongoing this is a very important part of it and that is establishing the exact terms of the articles of impeachment which will then be voted on in the house and then if passed in the house as a basis for a trial in the senate all right am i can i thank you for while all of that is going on the u.s. and china are reportedly close to finalizing a modest trade agreement which would stop new terrorists from taking effect from sunday it's understood that the trumpet ministration will also reduce existing

levies on chinese goods in return china will buy more american farm products and increase u.s. companies access to the chinese markets earlier on thursday president trying to getting very close to a big deal with china they want it and so do we. the libyan warlord clearly for half that has ordered his forces to advance towards the center of tripoli for what he's calling the final battle for the capital in a televised speech he said his fighters would soon be victorious have to add who is based in eastern libya began the tripoli offensive in april but has been largely held back to the city's outskirts and i know i'm not in an america that has the amount we announce the decisive battle in the advancement towards the heart of the capital to set it free will break its chain hostages and spread happiness in the hearts of its people tripoli will return to the historical lines it once was becoming a capital for coach we were raise the flag of victory throughout squares closing

the pages of injustice misery and defeat with victory we announce the birth of a new era so advanced now advanced and now advance our heroes. mahmud out there is in tripoli and says we've heard similar announcements before. he has been announcing this several times before and this is almost the 1st time he's announcing a disease or the. eventual incursion into the capital tripoli but this comes after the libyan understanding or agreement in regard to military cooperation and it seems that have to is now challenging their possible turkish libyan cooperation in terms of military and security a corporation but in all cases the commanders with the military commanders with the government of national call duties wheezed and triple

a you are underestimating the importance of have to the speech they say that this has been announced it several times before and have to is using this speech only to raise his forces and also to try to destabilize the forces of the government of national accord and they also say it could be a message to the sleeper cells that are opponent of the government of national guard in the west of libya in all cases government forces are now on high alert in southern tripoli to try to prevent any possible attempt by have to his forces to enter tripoli an angry mob in iraq has taken the law into their own hand and hanged this 16 year old boy after he shot and killed 6 people videos shared on social media so the boy being beaten in baghdad central square iraqis have been holding mass protests since october demanding political change and of often come under

attack last month 25 people were killed when armed man opened fire on a crowd in the capital. the bodies of 6 people killed in a volcanic eruption in new zealand on monday have now been recovered from white island families waited on shore while the military operation was underway and went ahead despite the high risk of another eruption on warnings of talks a gas says another recovery mission will be launched for the 2 bodies remaining on the island almost 30 people are being treated for severe burns at hospitals in new zealand and in australia at least 2 people have been killed in northeastern india during protests against a controversial citizenship bill the proposed law would offer amnesty to non muslim immigrants from some neighboring countries demonstrators and some state believe their ethnic and cultural identity is under threats a reporter and is there. another day of violent protests in assam.

and multi-year gas fired to contain the crowd. but not enough to drown the voice of thousands of protesters determined to defy a curfew and make themselves heard. the crackdown adding impetus to the protesters slogans rejecting the newly passed citizenship amendment bill. i am sam has become the epicenter of the opposition to legislation that many here think does them an unfair hand. or job if outsiders get citizenship where will we live where is the space we will lose our farms our land then what will we eat. the sun's bones back decades the state shares india's border with bangladesh formerly called east pakistan until

1981 people here say between 19511971 a large number of bengali refugees took shelter in assam but the new legislation says anyone who came to india before 2014 as long as they are not muslim will be accepted as an indian citizen it was after kept becomes a law millions of bengali hindus work on jobs and don't have jobs and we're already a minority who can't let kept happen. 350 soldiers were sent to patrol and most of them in go hearty as tensions rose and life came to a standstill shops schools and petrol stations are shocked the indian army is patrolling go harty the capital of intellect and to maintain calm many of the streets here are littered with burnt tires and with entangled metal railings signs of anger among people here most of the protesters say that they are fighting to

preserve their culture and to keep their jobs. the protesters seem determined to fight for what they say is a battle for their identity but they are under increasing government pressure to stop. bartok name only. this bill would not harm even a little bit any minority especially our muslim brothers and sisters who live in this country because this bill only good citizenship it doesn't take it away from anyone. critics of the citizenship bill say it violates india's secular constitution by specifically excluding muslims arch of aura al-jazeera who hati assam. chillers congress has rejected a move to impeach president sebastian pinera opposition m.p.'s safe and euro fail to prevent human rights violations by the army and police at least 26 people have been killed and thousands injured in a crackdown on protesters but politicians through the motion out saying it did not

meet the constitutional threshold for ousting a presidents. well libya's deposed president ever more as has landed in argentina after being granted asylum here arrived from mexico where he's been staying since fleeing bolivia last month he was forced out following mass protests over accusations that he riggs october's presidential election so risible was a bonus a reason she explains why argentina's new governments have given a safe haven cristina fernandez de kirchner was president of argentina and while she was in office the relationship between argentina and bolivia was a very very close one and that's why it will not ellis is coming here there's also a very large community here in in argentina he has lots of support in this country and it's also in a way shed some light of what plans more lives has for the future right now the current administration interim administration in bolivia is preparing for elections

in the near future probably april or may they're selecting the members of the electoral tribunal after the one that was in place was accused of committing fraud among many other things that it is expected that it will want to list could be the campaign manager of the movement towards socialism party that his party in bolivia so he's going to be participating actively in what happens in bolivia in the next month and that's why many say that from argentina he's going to be much closer to what's happening in his country. mean mars leader has urged the world's top court to dismiss a genocide case against her country lawyers have outlined allegations of mass murder deportation and rape following in 2017 crackdown on writing on muslims when he reports from the hague. the sun shining on the international court of justice on a cold winter's morning in the hague belied the dark nature of the allegations being made inside at the world's top caught me on my ass stands accused of genocide

in the closing arguments the gambia is law is said the suggestion by me and mine that any wrongdoing by its military should be investigated internally was inconceivable when 6 of its top generals including the commander in chief senior general men are on the firing have all been accused of genocide by the u.n. fact finding mission and recommended for criminal prosecution. this was just the opening phase of a case that's likely to last for years it's alleged that me and my soldiers raped murdered and tortured reading good muslims as part of attempts to wipe out the ethnic group claims backed up by united nations investigators in her closing statement myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi again didn't address the specific allegations but called on the case to be thrown out there my requests

a cost to remove the case from it's in the alternative to reject the corrupt press for the indication of position and measures submitted and again if approved those measures would involve the court ordering me and miles government to ensure the security of the rigging so certainly if the court would order a provisional measures it's that on 1st glance with not of intense of fact finding on 1st glance that there is probably acts of genocide a decision on that could be made within weeks. with aung san suu kyi here leading me in my defense the 1st phase of this case became as much about her as the government or military would this former campaign i think human rights used the opportunity to finally show some sort of contrition or sympathy towards the ring she didn't and she leaves with her international reputation lower than when she arrived. seeing her in court having to listen to the evidence would have provided

some satisfaction for the rich who once believed she would be the one to fight for their rights now it's become an international fight for justice when hey al jazeera the hague. much more information on me and mark on our website al jazeera. the headlines on al-jazeera this hour exit polls in the u.k. are predicting an emphatic victory for prime minister boris johnson's conservative party they're set to win $368.00 seats a majority of $86.00 the main opposition labor party is expected to get fewer than $200.00 seats it's the worst results in decades out of the exit poll is confirmed by official results that would mean prime minister johnson can ratify the grex a deal he struck with the european union allowing britain to leave the e.u. by january 31st so in other news members of the u.s.

house judiciary committee are debating articles of impeachment against president donald trump house democrats are pushing for a vote to formally charge the president of the busa power and the struction of congress trumps accused of withholding aid to pressure ukraine into investigating potential white house rival joe biden. libyan warlords have to it has ordered his forces to advance towards the center of tripoli for what he's calling the final battle for the capital in a televised speech he said his fighters would soon be victorious in taking control of the fiercely contested city have to who's based in eastern libya began the tripoli offensive in april but has been largely held back to the city's outskirts. not in an america that has the amount we announce the decisive battle in the advancement towards the heart of the capital to set it free will break its chain hostages and spread happiness in the hearts of its people tripoli will return to

the historical lines it once was becoming a capital for coach we were raise the flag of victory throughout squares closing the pages of injustice misery and defeat with victory we announce the birth of a new era so advanced now advanced and now advance our heroes the bodies of 6 people killed in a volcanic eruption in new zealand on monday have been recovered from white island families waited on shore while the military operation was underway and went ahead despite the high risk of another eruption and warnings of toxic gas says another recovery mission will be launched for the 2 bodies remaining on the islands almost 30 survivors are being treated for severe burns you have to dates with the headlines on al-jazeera more news coming up right after inside story thanks for watching.

as the world filed the rohingya people 700000 fled a military crackdown in 27 but made. suchi denies claims of genocide why is this one time champion of human rights defending the army which kept her locked up he is this is inside school. welcome to the program on stag route 2 years ago bill a 3 launched its crackdown on the rohingya after attacks on its soldiers by members of the mind the muslim minority now the un describes what happened next as

a takes to book example of ethnic cleansing the army was accused of right torture and murder village.