nominee for the us supreme court continues to rock washington. of brett kavanaugh. kavanaugh as a judge to join the supreme court. let's listen in. i'm martine croxall. today at 2. into cardiac arrest on a flight after eating a baguette. intensely, and then i happily credible, towards a partisan attack. credible, towards a partisan attack. and calls for urgent changes. that we can have some peace and quiet? and we missed the junior gang rapist. we did not miss it. laws, as they stand today, are not about the ramifications. fit for purpose.

fit for purpose. it is now time to change the law. i like to start out today where we left off on september 13. left off on september change the law. natasha's inquest should serve as a watershed moment. 13. call for new laws on food labelling. brett kavanaugh. after this plane overshot the runway and crashed into the pacific. laws as they stand coming up on afternoon today are not fit live all the sport for purpose. — with hugh. for purpose. and it is no time to change the law. not a great start for the europeans in the change the law. ryder cup. no. natasha's inquest should serve as a watershed moment. it a motion that we have the time certain to vote. certain to vote. they trailed 3—1 after the morning. morning. they are now leading into the afternoon foursomes. minority i would recognise that motion first. the afternoon foursomes. motion first. bring you up to date with all of the goings—on. thanks and lucy has all the weather — a useable weekend? make a motion to subpoena markjudge as a witness our committee. as a witness our committee. be happy to speak to it but i wanted... thank you. holdjust a minute.

i like it. it much fresher feel for all today. fresher feel for all today. weekend on the horizon, i will bring you all of the details. thanks lucy. also coming up — can music help people diagnosed with dementia? please, and speak now and then we will vote? proceed. yes, mr chairman. thank # a lovely work of art #. memories and reconnect with you. music they have loved. hello everyone — this courageous a strong survivor, dr christine blasey ford. is afternoon christine blasey ford. live. first i think were riveted and powerfully impressed by her trees. powerfully impressed by her trees. —— her truth. —— hertruth. —— her truth. of the inquest into their daughter's death should be a watershed moment. at the airport. about what happened to her on

that evening in that room. evening in that room. person allegedly in the room was mark judd. the environment secretary to demand action. person allegedly in the room was chi chi izundu reports. markjudd. markjudd. a happy, smiling 15—year—old. natasha's footage of the teenager and herfriend on holiday. and herfriend on holiday. that we have him before this committee as a witness. seeds in a sandwich she committee as a witness. had brought from pret a interviewed beforehand on a bipartisan manger. from pret a manger. natasha had died from anaphylaxis. basis. bipartisan basis. from anaphylaxis. even signed by him but from his cabinet and that natasha was reassured by that. attorney. attorney. reassured by that. from the family who had attended the court every day. court every day. our beloved daughter died in a tragedy.

daughter died in a tragedy. very least markjudd before we move to vote. it should never have happened. to vote. should never have happened. that she died because of inadequate food labelling laws. food labelling laws. russian roulette with our daughter's life. life. in good conscience, vote without hearing at least from markjudd. hearing at least from markjudd. would expect there are other witnesses essential to hear from. witnesses essential to hear sesame related illnesses at pret a manger. from. 0ne boy sought hospital treatment. forward with credible and pret powerful stories. a stories. manger... stickers on the french were inadequate. view necessary but, today, i am moving that we subpoena markjudd. moving that inadequate. we subpoena markjudd. an incoherent system in monitoring complaints about its products. complaints about its products. that we received from him last

addressed the issue night. of allergen labelling night. at that time. labelling at that time. nor did anyone ask me to be involved. coroner and natasha's family have said this involved. i have told the committee i do want week. we will to comment. i do want to learn from comment. it. it. meaningful change to come cancer survivor, i have struggled with depression and anxiety. from this tragedy. with depression and anxiety. we will be sure that it does. as a result i avoid public speaking. result i avoid public speaking. does. high school but we have not spoken directly in several years. directly in several that what happened to natasha does not happen again. jill paterson from leigh day. years. ford in her testimony before the judiciary committee today. judiciary committee today. some very harrowing testimony that has been heard at this inquest. has been heard at this inquest. saw brett act in a manner that dr ford your view, what needs describes. ford to happen next? next? describes. submitting this letter for risk of felony.

he has three different recommendations about what should happen. about what should happen. it is quite signed it. unusual. quite unusual. chairman, if i may respond on the motion. relation to each and every one of those things. motion. that letter is no substitute those things. bike we are talking about for an fbi interview. legal changes here? the answer is no. about legal changes here? no. sign up and it is no substitute for testimony. talk about the regulation of food labelling laws in england and wales. labelling laws in england and wales. not fit for purpose as they eye— macro, eye— macro. eye— macro. currently stand. eye-macro. currently stand. a proper choice about the allergens that 0rrin the products. a proper choice about the no macro. allergens that orrin the products. that orrin the products. —— no. the motion is defeated. defeated.

going to commit that we set the boat for the nomination at 1:30pm today. businesses which may not have the same facilities available to them. same facilities available to them. that is the mr chairman, point of order. issue. sandwich shop, where the sandwich is made in front of you. made in front of you. ask questions of the person who is making it. making it. the drama continues. year, whether those laws are adequate for that, too. adequate for that, too. no, because it violates the customs of this committee. it violates it. no. reported and recorded, there seems to be room for improvement plan to? to be room for improvement plan to? i think so. incoherent and inadequate and he wants them to have a look at it. wants them to have istrongly object.

a look at it. this is totally ridiculous. no, no, no. about other incidents of anaphylaxis related to sesame. related to sesame. collecting information to ensure that it doesn't happen again. miss harris... that it doesn't happen again. they are not answering because this is pounds which is used —— the best so unfair, mr chairman. is so unfair, mr chairman. use of the epi pen. it breaks the of the epi pen. information came out about the use rules of the constitution. of the epi pen. of the epi the rules of the constitution. ok, motion carried. pen. motion carried. i will vote on the opening statement hospital or somewhere else to be treated. now. opening statement treated. now. agenda with ten judges who are in fact, resuscitation datelines are that it should be 25 millimetres. that it should ready to be voted on. be 25 millimetres. to be voted on. natasha died two years ago. changed in the industry in to the eighth circuit and eight district courtjudges.

the meantime? district courtjudges. they also have two builds on the agenda. have two meantime? builds on the agenda. industry to start looking will boat over s at their practices, has 3178 the victims of a? lynching act. practices, has a? lynching act. started to look 2785, sponsored by senators at their practices durbin and graham. and graham. and procedures. and procedures. family will be pleased if to in gauge in election interference. they do do that. interference. that. an industrywide concern that will have to be addressed, isn't it? have to be addressed, isn't mm is. it relates to intelligence and the secretary of state. lots of different state. chains. chains. small sandwich shop as they are for a multinational. a multinational. circumstances, except to stand trial. trial.

that and perhaps change the regulations. thank you. some breaking news to bring you. breaking news to bring you. first, from denmark. from denmark. back to when the two were in high school. school. with typical and emotional for them both. for them ferry services from denmark to sweden both. and germany. sweden and germany. knowledge of the events she described. described. judge brett kavanaugh forcefully denied the allegations. forcefully denied the allegations. inconsistent with everything else we know for why they have shot the bridges which link denmark and sweden. which link denmark and sweden. about him. know about him. further details available at the moment. moment. they are telling us it is a major operation. major operation. the cause of it is not clear at the moment. fundamental decency as a person both in high school and now. not clear at the in high school and now. moment. bridges closed to traffic and ferry father, friend, services. coach, professorand services. the other bit of breaking news regarding michel barnier. news regarding judge. michel barnier. judge.

forefront of women's and constant —— add fonts burned. add fonts burned. issues of sexual misconduct uncovered. uncovered. through all of those brexit negotiations. negotiations. he has decided not to run for that post. it is true yesterday's post. hearing was not a trial. where we tend to find out so many of these things... not a trial. fairness and due process will stop not the other way around. not the other way around. a public way and his reputation and livelihood were at stake. livelihood were at stake. european union at the end of march next year. european union at the end of march next yea r. european union at the end of march next year. next year. burden of truth and this was not and the eu 27 going to continue met. far beyond that. met. beyond that. you photographers know you are supposed to sit down. supposed to sit

down. ought to leave the room if you do not know what the rules are. that the mission he has been given is incompatible. is incompatible. the eu commission is now ruling himself out. himself out. more that throughout the afternoon. found the testimonialjudge brett kavanaugh credible and sincere. kavanaugh credible and sincere. brett kavanaugh, to be held later today. eyewitnesses refutes dr ford's version of the facts. version of the facts. when they were teenagers. seat on the supreme court on the basis of evidence presented to us. he denies the allegation. basis of evidence presented to us. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. assistance of dr ford and judge brett kavanaugh. brett kavanaugh. be heard and we gave had that opportunity. opportunity. at times, this committee hearing felt more like a court. not one question to dr ford was disrespectful in any way. ford was disrespectful in any way. felt more like a court.

horrific attack when they were both teenagers. teenagers. i believed he was going to rape asked were unequivocally and universally hostile. me. i tried to yell for help. help. over my mouth to stop me from yelling. yelling. this is what terrified me the most. the most. difference in tone from senate does not confirm supreme term nominees brett kavanaugh. kavanaugh. at mid—term elections. nominees at mid—term elections. his anger as he denied the allegations. the washington post said that was false. washington post allegations. said that have been totally and permanently destroyed. was false. destroyed. can we have quiet, please? language that he used about blazey fought, but he attacked the process. fought, but he people on attacked the process. the committee when they speak. democrats clash with both brett kavanaugh and republican senators. kavanaugh and republican senators. speak. were confirmed in mid—term elections. ” want to know what you want to do? elections. want to know what you want to do? ” am innocent.

am innocent. you are prepared for an fbi investigation? fbi investigation? you can't have it both ways. both ways. the fact that they did not request alljust as kagan's branch records. alljust as kagan's fair process, you came to the wrong branch records. time at the wrong time. the most recent records were not requested. time at the wrong requested. time. the last 12 brett kavanaugh showed the country by president trump nominated him. by president years on the trump second most... nominated most... him. well, it horrific here is who i am, here is how i have lived my life. opinions and enjoying hundreds here is how of others. i have lived others. my life. doctor ford got hijacked kavanaugh's time on the executive by this branch. branch. process. documents than the process. these accusations against brett kavanaugh are outrageous. last five supreme brett kavanaugh are court nominees.

outrageous. court nominees. would hesitate to move to confirm someone if there are doubts. it was a most thorough investigation. someone if there thorough investigation. are doubts. doctor ford's testimony this morning, i have significant doubts. morning, i have significant people are irritated right now and i will them expressed that irritation. will them expressed that irritation. doubts. the committee heard powerful testimony. we will testimony. go by was all drowned out by america's deep political divides. rajini vaidyanathan. seniority. the rest of my statement on the record. record. the testimony we heard just yesterday. what the reaction has been to those nine hours of testimony yesterday? nine hours of yesterday. testimony yesterday? it was testimony that gripped america. america. focused exclusively on policy and partisanship and process. partisanship and process. kavanaugh of sexual assault when she was a teenager. nothing more than a democratic smear campaign! campaign i am was a teenager. and indeed his response to that allegation. allegedly orchestrating. response to that allegation. saying that he was innocent. orchestrating. that he was innocent. accused of leaking the letter by dr ford, which we did not. ford, which we did not. those testimonies have divided opinion. opinion.

accused of leaking the letter from debra ramirez, which we did not. debra ramirez, which we did not. forward to share her story without any motive. any motive. the republicans who have refused to talk to debbie ramirez. talk to debbie ramirez. republicans pick for the us supreme court. court. what they believe are unsubstantiated allegations. unsubstantiated allegations. patrick smith and other individuals who have not been named. who have not been named. feel that proper diligence has not been done to these allegations. outreach when various letters and e—mails appeared in the press. been done to these e—mails appeared in the press. allegations. republicans staff outreach at 10pm the night before the hearing. the night before the hearing. with witnesses from other areas also been brought forward. been brought forward. all of this comes down to right now, is who do you was nothing more than a nefarious attempt at believe? is who do political theatre. attempt at political theatre. you believe?

i understand why they did that. understand why they did that. the senate is a political body. senate is a political round at least, is planning to meet body. this afternoon? that is kavanaugh take the same right. tone and strategy. the next half an hour they are due to convene. strategy. to convene. committee that heard all of that powerful testimony yesterday. powerful testimony yesterday. earlier, we spoke to someone who sat on that committee. on that committee. he said that the plan is still to meet at 9:30am. plan is rhetoric is my republican colleagues. colleagues. still to meet at —— in that manner and judge brett kavanaugh used. 9:30am. judge brett kavanaugh used. republicans are very keen to push this through as quickly as they can. this through as quickly as they can. his record and said some democratic members were an embarrassment. members were an embarrassment. can decide whether and not brett kavanaugh should be appointed. kavanaugh should be appointed. wait and replacing advice and consent with search and destroy. consent with search and destroy. elections which could potentially change the make—up of the senate. change the make—up of the senate.

democrats more say on who could become the next peg. thank you very much. to food labelling laws. president trump and the 2018 election. election. and, revenge on the harse of the on whether to back brett kavanaugh. clintons. —— on behalf. unbelievable. evenhandedness one would see in a judge. judge. this was someone who was aggressive and belligerent. aggressive and belligerent. a letter requesting more funding for schools. schools. elevated to the highest court in our country behave in that manner. country behave in that manner. day of the ryder cup to silence the european crowds in paris. european crowds in paris. demonstrated a balanced temperament was dr ford. was dr ford. championship leader lewis hamilton is faster so far. is faster so far.

step closer to his fifth formula being physically and sexually assaulted by brett kavanaugh. 1 world title. assaulted by brett kavanaugh. world title. summer has been given his first central contract to play cricket. but she felt it was her civic duty to tell us what happened to her. to tell us what happened to her. recounted her experience and she set, i tried to yell for help. set, i tried to yell for help. schools budgets in england. i did he put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. to stop me from yelling. unless schools receive more had the most lasting impact on my life. government funding. in schools by 2020. life. 0ur correspondent rich preston reports. and i thought brett kavanaugh was accidentally going to kill me. accidentally going to kill me. drunkenly laughing joined the attack. attack. they seem to be having a very good time. parliament square just a few hours ago, with a message. very good time. ago, with a message. assault by brett kavanaugh drastically altered my life. drastically altered my life. to ensure that we get the funding for ashamed to tell anyone these details. details. our children. we are losing money.

money. difficult to manage and balance in a house without any parents present drinking beer with boys. our budget. budget. present drinking beer with boys. one shot as education and at the moment, they are being cut short. moment, they are just move on and pretend that it did not happen. being cut short. not happen. headteachers has been called unprecedented. she was poised, she was credible and she should be believed. unprecedented. credible and she should be believed. an end to seven years of budget cuts. under the banner at the ways less ? under the banner at the ways less? less? respectfully, that is not what ultimately happens. ultimately happens. fallen by 8% in real terms since 2010. 2010. their minds made up before one word was across england are uttered. was here in london uttered. today. today. union but by the teachers would be on the united states supreme themselves. themselves. we will be doing quick starter activities. court. starter activities. supreme court. government says it is spending more money on schools than ever before. money on schools than this, we're going to plough right

ever before. through it. we are spending record through it. this was not about ensuring a fair process. ensuring a fair amounts. course, schools process. this was about doing the bare minimum. are being about doing the bare minimum. asked to do more. who are so upset about the time that has passed, let's be clear. has passed, let's be clear. do more. asked for confidentiality and that is what costs to music lessons and school trips. i did. is what i did. of secondary heads. forward, there would be nothing to do. do. thank you forjoining no contact information, and no us. way to follow up. to follow up. england, yet you are saying that you are really badly off? are really badly off? on september the 12th, over two weeks ago. weeks ago. the usual story of statistics and how you interpret them. how you interpret them. that time, like we asked, it would likely be finished denying that the by now.

likely be finished by now. money has increased. increased. 500,000 more students which we are trying to educate. trying to educate. therefore, the money is taking a hit. money is taking a hit. smith and another or the polygraph examiners. examiners. prior to the announcement of questioned james roach, linda brooks and the past few days. others. past few days. and others. this means that there will be less money in schools. will be less money in schools. own budgets, which many teachers welcomed. welcomed. to or question deborah ramirez or julie. isn't it up to you to decide how best to spend that money? decide how best to spend julie. my colleagues are right that we should not rush the judgment. that money? we should not rush the i have been a headteacherfor ten yea rs. i have been a headteacherfor ten years. years. judgment. kavanaugh is guilty without gathering the information. gathering the have taken responsibility for their budgets for many years. information. budgets for many years. the amount of money that we are getting and how we spend it. and simply ignore what we heard and move forward immediately. getting and how we spend it. we are being suspended more efficiently. being

suspended more efficiently. schools are actually saving several hundred thousand pounds. hundred thousand pounds. i don't know whether her obligations are credible. i do know invested in our teaching staff and in this. our support staff. in our support staff. you prepare the students considered and not dismissed as a partisan smear campaign. to be supported. partisan smear campaign. which it was supported. offer, we can reorganise as best as we not. was not. can. we can. stuff that can be in front of those classes. classes. what is delivered, you need to have the right support mechanisms. the seriousness of sexual assault and harassment. the right support and harassment. mechanisms. the best place, this is notjust about money going into schools. about money going into and show women that our country, our committee has in fact changed. committee has in fact changed. schools. this is about cuts to local government. is about cuts to local government. is not a political battle for power, as some have said. we support is not there as it has been in previous years. been in as some have said. undertaking with serious

previous years. allegations. allegations. strategy is no longer attack the victim, it is ignore the victim. fun rebel student —— the victim, it is ignore the victim. the entire country is watching now. most vulnerable mac students. entire country is watching now. vulnerable mac students. how we handle these serious allegations. we handle these the ones that will be suffering more in the longer term. serious allegations. that is not right. right. we said this was about schools in england. education is a devolved issue. issue. women who are survivors of sexual assault. ireland look after education themselves. i believe we can do better. themselves. how much better off they i hope we are better. thank then schools in england? then schools in england? you. i'm sorry, i could not answer directly. i could not answer directly. i can give you two comparisons. give you two comparisons. addresses some of the attacks regarding my office's family. regarding my funded £284 less people office's family. than the average in 0bviously, without objection, those will the country. average in the be included. country. will be included. £215,000 less to meet the

needs of my students. my students. repeat what you have heard from me so many times. so many times. i guess you never calculated and that will even out some of those big differences. get people understanding. they do. people understanding. i go back to learn anything from the my model from before. fbi that we can't before. that will take a let ourselves. can't let significant time for any ourselves. changes to be seen. investigators follow up on these allegations. allegations. time for any changes i don't think we should discredit the constitutional duty. discredit the to be constitutional duty. seen. formula it will be based on 50% of how it has always been. how it has always been. money coming in is going to be based on historical spends. on historical spends. you always go to be a new low funded authority. confidential letter way back in july is that the fbi could weigh in. to be a new low is that the fbi could weigh in. funded authority. fbi would honour confidentiality

the funding formula will take care of these issues. and so would i. so would i. thank you very much. of thousands of pounds from the constitutional to back confidential information. grenfell tower victim fund. meals and holidays to dubai and los angeles. election in 2020. doctor ford and george kavanagh and theirfamilies. doctor ford and george kavanagh and their families. their of tory party members. families. they do not deserve those —— priorities if he is elected. and judge kavanaugh. those —— and judge kavanaugh. and intellectual humiliation'. investigation only come to our attention here in the last few days. attention here in the last few days.

it has been 60 days which he claims wouldn't lead to a hard irish border. since doctor ford's letter was made public. ford's letter was made public. we did not investigate deborah ramirez. ramirez. democratic colleagues, unlike column to launch an attack some of them. against her. her. of them. interrupting, but could we designed to pile the pressure on to theresa may before her conference. have order? theresa may before her conference. order? apparently you can have two republicans and one democrat... republicans and one democrat... the right person to lead the brexit deal. deal. a looser arrangement than the prime minister's chequers approach. prime minister's chequers

wake of the committee to people approach. who don't seem to understand it. rally the conservative grassroots behind don't seem to his plan. behind his plan. understand it. rejected the chequers approach saying that it will not work. saying that it will not work. want theresa may to change her strategy. strategy. they think that they have an alternative model. an alternative model. own private investigation rather than share it with the chairman. than share it with the chairman. they can avoid a hard border in northern ireland. a hard border in northern ireland. late sunday evening september the 23rd. 23rd. my staff immediately come acted her console. acted her to be a very interesting conservative conference. console. can we relayed what she break them recalls to the down? new yorker. yorker.

investigation and would pretty quickly are about the cooperate as such. divorce. this is about such. she would also agree to the economic model. be interviewed in person. model. interviewed in person. what the future is likely to look like. like. repeatedly asked deborah ramirez‘s console. the models that have been talked about include canada. talked about include console. so that such a call could be meaningful canada. and useful. canada means basic free trade agreement. means basic free trade be meaningful and useful. agreement. relationship economically than we have at the moment. have at the moment. it is not like being in the single market. being in the single market. have more independence but also friction in trade. he calls a super canada. was willing to provide her evidence including canada. her testimony. including her testimony. you can add as many pluses at the end of canada as you want! at the end of canada as you want! there is no reason why we shouldn't have as good a deal as canada. ramirez‘s evidence in

have as good a deal the form of as canada. a letter. with this, you would still have some form of border checks. a letter form of border checks. or e—mail 0uray statement. statement. solve the problem of avoiding a hard border in northern ireland. what other models have been suggested? miss ramirez‘s console has still not provided. has still not provided. there have been quite a few. acted swiftly to set up an interview with brett kava naugh. acted swiftly to set up have not come up on the television, so i will talk about them anyway! so i will talk about them anyway! an interview with brett kavanaugh. here we go! with brett kavanaugh. turkey, ukraine, switzerland. timely bring this relevant information to his attention. switzerland. information to his are ruled out because of our attention. red lines. lines. direct role for the european court ofjustice. direct role for the european court of justice. democratic senators have known of miss ramirez‘s allegations. time. direct role for the european court ofjustice. ofjustice. the one that is most talked about is no way. talked about is no way. keep your distance a little bit then norway is kind of hug it close. norway is kind of hug it

close. this is exactly what would mean that you resolve the problem of order checks. problem of order checks. i have done. problems with border checks would disappear. disappear. allegations two days ago, we became aware of the allegations ofjulie. aware of the allegations have two payloads pay large ofjulie. amounts of money. so, what is the compromise? chequers. she claimed that kavanaugh was involved in a gang rape ring. involved in a gang rape ring. evidence of her claims and interviewed her since sunday. interviewed her since sunday. agrees with and you solve days before she made the irish border problem. her allegation public. border problem. the problem is that not everyone likes the taste! public. not everyone likes the taste! her attorney have so far not cooperated in the investigation. cooperated in the it seems to have made no unhappy. seems to have made no unhappy. investigation. therefore, we come back to this. the irish border. irish border. regularly attended parties where she knew girls were being gang raped. that is the immediate issue in negotiation. knew girls were being gang raped. issue in negotiation. their serious criminal activity, she continued to attend them. continued to attend them. johnson has suggested to is that the irish border will not be resolved. irish border will not be resolved.

between the eu and the uk after brexit. brexit. should not be any checks there, where will the cheques paid? worked in the way the mac white house. house. irregular participate let's talk about michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator. eu chief negotiator. in these a big job on his hands. parties. his hands. parties. much a shoo—in for the next head of the eu commission. the eu commission. he is ruling himself out today. himself out today. investigations by the fbi and what he was accused of never showed up. he was accused ruled himself out if he has run out of of never showed time. up. of time. much of an activity on his part, surely the fbi would know about it. surely the fbi president of the european commission. would know about commission. it. thank you, mr chairman. being a very difficult set of the rings. this brexit stuff but rings. i think you have handled it very well. that is not the very well. case. the case. he has ruled this out —— himself out of that. people on both sides for

himself out of that. approaching this very seriously. will have to take negotiations on future trade agreements. this very seriously. it should be approached seriously. future trade agreements. approached seriously. doesn't mean he stays on? mean he stays on? days since president from michel barnier still to come in the future. nominated brett kavanaugh. —— we had a lot. -- we brett kavanaugh. had a lot. reviewed more records let'sjust take you to washington for a second. take you to washington for a second. than ever before in history. before in history. judiciary committee meeting right you are watching bbc news. bbc news. now. now. proceedings of the us senate judiciary meeting. of brett kavanaugh to the us supreme court. judiciary meeting. court. it is due later on today at about 6:30pm our time. on today at about 6:30pm our time. kavanaugh, whether he should be nominated. christine bessie ford, who has accused him of nominated. sexual assault. accused him of sexual assault. denied and continues to deny he has assaulted her or anyone else. assaulted her or anyone else. is where the boat is due to take pace today after that hearing. proceedings inside the senate committee hearing. committee hearing.

pace today after that hearing. senators who sit that committee and left the room. left the room. approve the nomination is due to take place they are next week. take place next week. now holding urging the senate to approve bret kava nagh as well. urging the senate to approve bret kavanagh as well. a press kavanagh as well. conference. a press conference. was his opening statement to partisan? i would say so. i would say so. democrats are not sure on either side. so. you'll be very close in the senate. senate. left—wing conspiracy to undermine his nomination. his nomination. bret kavanagh as the supreme court nominee. nominee. this agreement courtjustice to be impartial, to be that political. impartial, to be that political. it was so nakedly political. he is on this committee, so we will maybe hearfrom him later. we will maybe hearfrom him later. was so nakedly we'll keep an eye on political. that when it gets started. gets started. it is just gathering in 2006 there were a lot of concerns that he was a political operative. that he was a political operative. at the moment. he showed that in spades at the moment. there is something called a medicane brewing. yesterday. we do not need a political operative under this kind of clout. under this kind of clout.

there is this area of cloud which looks like a hurricane. looks like a hurricane. it has yesterday was a coordinated effort to change the conversation. similar characteristics. to change the similar characteristics. conversation. plus hurricane, we are calling it a medic in. —— a was so intensely, undeniably credible. to medicane. a partisan last of the summer sun could get attack. heavy rainfall. tricky sees as well. george kavanaugh said yesterday was also holiday to greece at this time of a compleat change. year. year. also a compleat change. not that uncommon, we get one or two year. or two year. vast left—wing conspiracy out to summer sun it does not look like that at the weekend. get him. that at the weekend. him. disrespectful to the brave survivors weekend can you look forward to if you are staying at home? it is a lot who have stepped forward. cooler. who have stepped forward. cooler. we have seen a good deal of sunshine already. sunshine already. they are blatantly and this photo here from norfolk earlier. from norfolk earlier. proudly independent. a good deal of blue independent. and have come sky. blue sky. forth to tell afternoon we have got further sunshine across england and wales. sunshine across england and wales. their story voluntarily.

more in not an island in scotland. tell their story voluntarily. we are clearly not in pushing into the far north of scotland. the majority. scotland. temperatures significantly cooler than yesterday. cooler than yesterday. clearly not in the majority. channel islands, could be 18, committee vote so far, the rules do not matter to them. 19 celsius. not matter to them. can we celsius. tonight will turn windier across scotland. just take across scotland. some chariot breaks of rain for the northern isles. of rain for the one more northern isles. question? one more question? i don't even know what that means. thank of clear skies and that means the temperatures will fall away. temperatures will fall away. are the temperatures in towns and cities. you. really be cooler than that. thejudiciary committee who chose your car windscreen first thing in to leave. leave. the morning. the morning. turning cloudy across scotland and northern ireland. scotland and northern ireland. committee refused to even vote on whether the vote to... whether the vote to... vote should take place later on east of the temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. today. today.

in the mid to high teens. into sunday we have this front pushing its way south and east. pushing its way south and east. committees can be a bit dry and sedate, not two—day? committees can be a bit dry and sedate, not two-day? sedate, not two-day? another day of high drama here. high drama here. of rain but it will increase the cloud. a number of democrats stormed cloud. out. democrats stormed out. news conference calling this entire process a sham. process a sham. be an opt —— and odd demeaning and disrespectful to the survivors of sexual spot of drizzle. assault. survivors of sexual drizzle. assault. the committee voted along party lines. northern england with showers later in the day. cooler on completely,. sunday. where we could struggle to reach double figures. double figures. further south it is not going to be very warm. for the vote on brett cavanagh to go not going to be very warm. looking at temperatures into the mid ahead. cavanagh to go ahead. teens. teens. democrats believe that due process this week and it will feel fresher certainly than it has done. fresher certainly than it has done. has not been done. —— this weekend. has not been done. at times but there will also be a good deal of dry bright weather. yesterday, yes we heard from brett kavanaugh. yesterday, yes we heard from brett kava naugh. yesterday, yes we heard from brett kavanaugh. good deal of dry bright kavanaugh.

weather. democrats have been calling for a fbi investigation. calling for plenty of sunshine for england and wales on saturday. wales on saturday. a fbi investigation. drizzle with the weather front gradually working its way east. gradually working its way east. looking too bad for the rest of the day. day. temperatures feeling that little bit fresher. 00:38:14,711 --> 1073741526:17:03,391 you're 1073741526:17:03,391 --> 2147483051:55:52,070 watching 2147483051:55:52,070 --> 3221224577:34:40,750 afternoon 3221224577:34:40,750 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 live. we saw earlier in that committee hearing is a request for markjudge. hearing is a request for markjudge. he is a childhood friend of brett kavanaugh. he is a childhood friend of brett kava naugh. he is a childhood friend of brett kavanaugh. kavanaugh. was present during that alleged sexual assault. sexual assault. committee requested that he be called. called. a vote was put forward on that and republicans rejected. that and republicans rejected. obfuscating and that is why they are very frustrated. very frustrated. why does this matter so much? matter so much? court can tip the balance of america's highest

court. america's highest court. get a conservative con firmed on that court. that court. stake here and i think that is why emotions are running very high here. emotions are running very high here. they certainly are. lecturer in political theory at the university college london. university college london. thank you very much forjoining us. very much forjoining us. let'sjust wait back a little bit. wait back a little bit. we began watching this senate committee. committee. vote on whether this man, mark george should be subpoenaed. george should be subpoenaed. there was a letter from markjudge that the chair man read out.

that the chair man read out. a man that the democrats are calling for the to. for the to. reiterating that he does not want to testify. testify. he does not want to be in the public spotlight. the public spotlight. he does not want to appear on television. want to appear on television. republicans are not supporting an fbi investigation. fbi investigation. private, close interview that would not take place on capitol hill. not take place on capitol hill. could testify as to whether and not this event transpired. this event transpired.

sending a letter through their lawyers. lawyers. are saying that we should not go to markjudge. markjudge. credible witness yesterday, then that explains it, doesn't it? that explains it, doesn't it? have any recollection and he did not assault anybody for that matter? assault anybody for that matter?

testimony that christine blasey ford or any other witnesses offered. or any other witnesses offered. would simply strengthen the republicans case. republicans case. question about whether they are afraid of what that would show up. afraid of what that would show up. cause him to say that he did remember. remember. let's just look at the statute of limitations on this. statute of limitations on this. allegations of a crime, ticket the police? police? certainly, the statute of limitations has passed on this. limitations has passed on this. is not about the criminal liability of brett kavanaugh for the offence.

we should not be thinking about this in the terms of criminal law. in the terms of criminal law. should be thinking about this as a job interview. job interview. house to ascend to the highest court in the country. in the country. face is is this individual the best they can do. they can do. of law that the united states government faces. government faces. they should really be supporting a candidate. candidate. way that christine blasey ford conducted herself yesterday.

conducted herself yesterday. let's not forget her in that. not forget her in that. kavanaugh and forget the woman who was there for those nine hours to. was there for those nine hours to. republicans saying that i thought the... his testimony was very believable. believable. somebody who was aggressive and belligerent. belligerent. that she had never seen somebody behave in that matter. behave in that matter. he was there to defend himself. to defend himself. for himself because he knows what is at stake. at stake. still wants to see him on the supreme court. that is right.

president trump was disappointed that he was not, but of enough. that he was not, but of enough. knew that president trump was watching. watching. christine blasey ford came off as extraordinarily credible. off as extraordinarily credible. has no incentive to gain anything through any of this. through any of this. potential nominees and they could instead opt for a different judge. instead opt for a different judge. if they did do that, we wouldn't even know about this allegation. even know about this allegation. engaged in some kind of political head job on the republicans.

head job on the republicans. very credible and that needs to be at the forefront of our thinking. at the forefront of our thinking. senators thinking who are wavering on this result. have clear political incentives here. here. a lot of questions that are asked about who knew what when. about who knew what when. said on this information for longer than she could have. than she could have. spectacle of yesterday by pursuing this earlier? this earlier? putting somebody forward he was not under the cloud of suspicion. under the cloud of suspicion.

the president once who he wants. president once who he wants. think it is reasonable to ask for an fbi investigation. fbi investigation. incentives to make this a loud, noisy disaster for the republicans. a subpoena, he feels that the rules are not being followed. are not being followed. capacity exist for this committee to go fact—finding, as you say? capacity exist for this committee to go fact-finding, as you say? go fact-finding, as you say? that it is very clear now that this committee is politically motivated. committee is politically motivated. through, that the democrats want to stop his nomination at all costs.

stop his nomination at all costs. difficult to imagine impartial reasoning taking place. reasoning taking place. indignation that brett kavanaugh showed yesterday. showed yesterday. the person accused of that alleged crime to some serious questioning. crime to some serious questioning. he seemed to be indignant that the issue was being put to him. issue was being put to him. that played very poorly to him. played very poorly to him. that may not matter in the end. not matter in the end.

confirmation gets through committee stage to open senate. that is right. met to discuss the debacle of yesterday's nomination hearings. yesterday's nomination hearings. two of them were democrats? moderate democrats. democrats. demonstrate their centrist credentials. credentials. the senate these are the five individuals to watch. individuals to watch. square one, they have a list of otherjudges they have added. otherjudges they have added. other hand, it is possible that

they will fall in line. will fall in line. that they will support kavanaugh. support kavanaugh. through the senate and we will have just as kavanaugh on the senate. just as kavanaugh on the senate. then i think that is about the political implications. political implications. from the republican senatorjeff flake from arizona. flake from arizona. still said he is likely to vote to confirm brett kavanaugh today. confirm brett kavanaugh today. flake is unlikely to hold up the committee. committee. he is not running for real action. he is politically free. how much he wants to

upset the republican establishment. republican establishment. creature of the republican establishment. establishment. been lobbying for him behind—the—scenes. behind—the—scenes. get this over as quickly as possible. possible. mid—term is that we have yet another supreme court nomination process. supreme court nomination process. questions about abortion, before the nation. nation. this done as quickly as possible so that they can move other issues. that they can move other issues. we will go back to the senate judiciary. it shows has seriously our society views claims of sexual misconduct. views claims of sexual misconduct.

saw an unprecedented 147% increase in calls. in calls. are taking sexual assault seriously, they are empowered to come forward. they are empowered to come forward. i fear it will have disastrous consequences. consequences. will not be believed then wine come forward at all? forward at all? dr ford deserves to be heard. be heard. that must mean more than just checking a box. just checking a box. ford did not spend her entire life preparing for this moment. preparing for this moment. officials in our nation's government. government. she did not come here with a political agenda. with a political agenda. testify with a job promotion on the line.

line. motives of either republicans or democrats. democrats. that she experienced as a 15—year—old girl. 15—year—old girl. trauma has been haunting her for the 36 years since. haunting her for the 36 years since. everything to lose by coming forward. forward. her and judge brett kavanaugh and i believe her as i believed anita. believe her as i believed anita. will be voting no on judge brett kavanaugh's nomination. kavanaugh's nomination.

unresolved allegations of sexual assault. thank you. i know! thank you. carolina and i am told i should shut up but! up but i will not shut up if that is 0k. up but i will not shut up if that is ok. ok. i got here the same way as everybody else did. everybody else did. south carolina booted from me and senator scott to be their voice. senator scott to be their voice. i will try to be there boys today. will try to be there boys today. saying this on our side, listen to joke that he was right a lot. joke that he was right a lot. joe biden is a unique guide. biden is a unique guide. list —— a unique guy. he is a decent guy. he runs for president

he will be hard to beat. hard to beat. he gave a long eulogy at a senator's funeral. at a senator's funeral. he said, i'd just like the old guy. just like the old guy. life but, when i was down and out when he was there for me. when he was there for me. this will end and we will see what we do next. we do next. i hope we can muster the ability to move forward. ability to move forward. observations about where we find ourselves and how we got here. ourselves and how we got here. blumenthal is the only person who actually read it. it was online. so i have had my time to be president. president. it did not go very far and i lost. and i lost. i did not think donald trump would win.

trump would win. adjectives to describe how i felt about his campaign. about his campaign. can and say no where i must and the election is over for me. election is over for me. choice to make for the supreme court vacancy of justice kennedy. choice to make for the supreme court vacancy ofjustice kennedy. vacancy ofjustice kennedy. supposedly crazy and with chaos everywhere, he did a good job. everywhere, he did a good job. the difference between caustic and brett kavanaugh? here's an even swap. this is high—stakes stuff.

this is the seat where the guy in the middle is at risk. the middle is at risk. kavanaugh clerked for justice kennedy. would you have picked him? no. but you lost the election and that does have consequences. that does have consequences. said about president 0bama winning, about a minute, where are we going? about a minute, where are we going? way, nobody has been nominated in those circumstances. those circumstances. i do not think i did anything unfair. i did anything unfair. site but you have to kick them off the court court. they hate guns.

i've tried to go back to what this committee did. committee did. convince me it is because you agree with the velocity. with the velocity. i think he saw in her qualified person. her qualified person. hollings voted the other way. the other way. the same is true that 96 and 97 votes. what has happened? most of the nominees to supreme court never had a hearing. court never had a hearing. than are not hacks, they are going to go forward. elections do matter. when it comes to president trump, elections do matter. elections do matter. law, and to my friends who have been prosecutors. prosecutors. prosecutor, a defence attorney and a judge. judge. victimised needs to be heard, count me in 1000 times over. me in 1000 times over.

many women and children go to their graves with the abuse? graves with the abuse? realise that you just do not know this area of life. this area of life. but you have to be heard in the united states. be heard in the united states. eventually fell apart and he almost killed himself. killed himself. to testify but they do it, along with councillors. i sat up with all night. tough stuff, emotional. you would not believe. would not believe. i have been doing this legal stuff most of my life. this legal stuff most of my life. integrity than i did from brett kavanaugh. kavanaugh.

high school in a way that blew me away. away. you are a sophomore and junior in high school you do not let it go. high school you do not let it go. kavanaugh has come forward to say he is not that kind of guy. is not that kind of guy. missed the sophomore, junior gang rapist. we did not miss it. it is garbage. garbage. we are in the twilight zone and here is what i would say. miss ford... ford...

to prove beyond reasonable doubt it did happen. did happen. and anywhere else can you just can't get there. get there. have to prove by probable cause when it happened and where it happened. it happened and where it happened. how are you supposed to defend yourself? yourself? years ago and you cannot say where or when it was? years ago and you cannot say where orwhen it was? years ago and you cannot say where or when it was? —— is

the burden on you. you. —— in any concept of the law, this would not go forward. would not go forward. there have been five allegations here. been five allegations here. by senator whitehouse who did absolutely the right thing. absolutely the right thing. said, her friend of his was on a boat. boat. he went down and beat them up and she will not come forward. and she will not come forward. said, i will make sure, let the fbi look at it. look at it. and it turned out not to be true. be true. without a date or return address, sent to cory gardner a few days ago. sent to cory gardner a few days ago.

to nbc news and it made it on the news, the fourth allegation. news, the fourth allegation. that really bothers me. really bothers me. is going on over there but that is not right. it was somebody over there. there. really bad that she wanted to remain anonymous and could not. anonymous and could not. would not do this and did not do this. this. feinstein would not do this and did not do this. three groups had the letter. letter. her staff and the lawyers for the somebody betrayed her trust. somebody betrayed her trust. cannot figure out why, you should not be driving.

not be driving. destruction of this man to keep his seat open past the election. seat open past the election. that i know beyond any, any doubt. know beyond any, any doubt. said yesterday, i didn't know you would be willing to come to me. would be willing to come to me. to speak with dr ford at any time, any place convenient to her. any place convenient to her. to obtain her testimony, september 19. that would

not fit in the plan. it would be public and it would get over with sooner than people wanted. over with sooner than people wanted. i'd tend to believe that dr ford did not know about this invitation. —— i tend. tend. ask the question to her lawyers, how did she not know about this? did she not know about this? been going on for a very long time in this case? in this case? it is not that hard to figure out. figure out. questions, you hate women, god help us all. us all.

that you have to prove the motives of your accuser. god help us all. that moment tells you what will happen if we keep this farce going. happen if we keep this farce going. plenty of time, plenty of opportunities to get to the truth. opportunities to get to the truth. this has never been about the truth. end of good people wanting to be judges. judges. it is the end of any concept of the rule of law.

of the rule of law. beginning of a process that will tear this country apart. tear this country apart. over and i hope he doesn't because i think he has done a greatjob. think he has done a greatjob. remember this. before brett kavanaugh and the process after him. process after him. if you want to vet the nominee, you can. vet the nominee, you can. want to delay things for the next election, you will not. election, you will not. to destroy somebody, you will not get away with it. —— you try. is leaving will stop

he has wrestled with this. with this. —— jeff is leaving and he has wrestled with this. has wrestled with this. i cannot tell you happened 35 years ago. tell you happened 35 years ago. that this did not happen and all the other things. that this did not happen and all the otherthings. that this did not happen and all the other things. other things. struggling, i think an fbi investigation will do nothing. investigation will do nothing. not going to tell you any more than we know now. we know now. he won't until the next five come forward. forward.

man i going to tell dr ford i am sorry you had to go through this. sorry you had to go through this. thank you. in the senate committee with more than its fair share of history. than its fair share of history. of the most serious charges ever levelled against the nominee. levelled against the nominee. living through a cultural revolution. revolution. harassment and abuse at every level of society. of society. in this room

who cannot face that change. change. ago jarringly clarence thomas nomination hearing. nomination hearing. inflammatory issue in real time, in real life. real life. was credible, cooperative and resolute. resolute. by brett kavanaugh, she responded, 100%. 100%. political conspiracy make her tool of the lawyers it fell flat. of the lawyers it fell flat.

as a citizen, to come forward and tell her story. tell her story. words she used during the course of her testimony yesterday. her testimony yesterday. she used more often than not to describe her motives was, helpful. helpful. she wanted to be helpful to this committee into her nation. this committee into her nation. i believe her. believe her. painful memories and she was afraid for herfamily. painful memories and she was afraid for her family. painful memories and she was afraid for herfamily. for herfamily.

staff leaked that letter to the press. —— leaks. iraq, those baseless charges ought to be expected. —— in this era. traditions of the senate and the public service we must offer. public service we must offer. was first to publish the story about the allegation by dr ford. the allegation by dr ford. staff did not leak the letter to the intercept. intercept. the decision to tell her story publicly. publicly. she volunteered to answer every question. every question. on this committee were willing to confront her. confront her.

their prosecutor tried to do their work. work. testimony and left the building it was a different story. was a different story. a tv show one senator said, miss ford has a problem. ford has a problem. judge brett kavanaugh's life won't fix her problem. fix her problem. how can you listen to her honest and direct testimony? to her honest and direct testimony? humanity to reconcile on both sides of the ledger. of the ledger.

election and revenge on the half of the clintons. the clintons. revenge on behalf of the clintons. the clintons. raised to cheer in the white house but a sad moment for this committee. but a sad moment for this committee. kavanaugh was an honest attempt to loosen the nut. loosen the nut. complete the investigation, to meet and evaluate their findings. and evaluate their findings. quoting the american bar association. association.

the committee by the american bar association. let me read it. this is what the committee received. what the committee received. ford and others is completed by the federal bureau of investigation. federal bureau of investigation. respect of law and due process under law. law. lamination of the accusations and facts by the fbi. facts by the fbi. this is simply too important to rush to a vote. important to rush to a vote.

american people to have in the supreme court. supreme court. institution that will reliably follow the law and not politics. follow the law and not politics. commitment to the supreme court that is above approach. is above approach. signed by the president of the american bar association. american bar association. asked by the same organisation to do. who is telling the truth?

the federal bureau of investigation is subject to criminal prosecution. is subject to criminal prosecution. stop oh, i will even up to the committee, it is up to the chairman. committee, it is up to the chairman. —— over and over. judge brett kava naugh knows better. judge brett kavanaugh knows better. kavanaugh knows better. to clear my name, it was the right thing to do. thing to do. voting no on the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. kavanaugh to the supreme court.

explained many times, another fbi investigation is not necessary. investigation is not necessary. going to let them dictate the business of the committee. business of the committee. not represent hundreds of thousands of lawyers in the united states. of lawyers in the united states. one individual and he does not represent. represent. authority to speak for the organisation on this matter. organisation on this matter. say he conferred with anyone else by conference call or otherwise. conference call or otherwise.

and the standing committee did not join this letter. thank you. daughters, or my mother treated, if they were in similar circumstances. they were in similar circumstances. way we would treat my father, my brother, or son. brother, or son.

we owe that to judge brett kavanaugh and dr ford. judge brett kavanaugh and dr ford. —— we have somehow been disrespectful to dr ford. disrespectful to dr ford. of the way we treated dr ford yesterday. yesterday. appropriate way to elicit facts and information from dr ford. information from dr ford. i thought miss mitchell did a good job. miss mitchell did a good job.

process is simply trying to take our eye off the ball. —— politicisation. and tojudge brett kavanaugh and that is shameful. that is shameful. since the mccarthy hearings which occurred back in the 50s. occurred back in the 50s.

gauged your cruelty or recklessness before today. before today. mccarthy, have you no sense of decency? decency? for both dr ford and judge brett kavanaugh. kavanaugh. and it did not have to be that way. feinstein, she did not authorise it, she did not want it leaked. it was late. late. lawyers, senator feinstein and representative. representative.

own conclusion, but the latter had to come from somewhere. to come from somewhere. bipartisan participation about her claims. claims. her that that offer had ever been made. made. to point, to the desire to have exactly what we had yesterday. exactly what we had yesterday.

contribute to what has only been described as a circus atmosphere. cruel. reckless. no sense of decency. decency. uncorroborated allegations being made against him. made against him. chairman in the committee have attempted to investigate. attempted to investigate. we heard from doctor ford. from doctor ford. we also saw a claim by miss ramirez. claim by miss ramirez.

uncorroborated by the dozens of witnesses that allegedly existed. witnesses that allegedly existed. that the new york times could not confirm. nobody would confirm her allegation. allegation. ranking member quoted from some of the claims... of the allegations made in the statement by... statement by...

high school when girls were gang raped. she says she went to ten such parties. parties. the timing and the representation by stormy daniels's lawyer. stormy daniels's lawyer. 0bviously eager for more public attention. 0bviously eagerfor more public attention. eagerfor more public attention. when she quoted from some of the allegations made by miss swetnick.

the integrity of the senate is on trial and we are failing badly. cruelty. recklessness. indecency. towards the people that we should be treating with respect. and dignity. that extends to markjudge. obvious what is happening here with markjudge. markjudge. were friends in high school but have not spoken for several years. not spoken for several years.

the united states senate judiciary committee today. committee today. he submitted that statement yesterday. statement yesterday. never saw brett act in the manner doctor ford describes. doctor ford describes. knowingly submitting this letter under penalty of felony. under penalty of felony. he says he has nothing more to offer. has nothing more to offer. submitted his statement under penalty of felony. here is the other point. point. he admits to being a recovering alcoholic. recovering alcoholic. as well as a cancer survivor. cancer survivor. he said he struggled with depression. struggled with depression. so much that he avoids public speaking. that he avoids public speaking.

investigation and scrutiny and ridicule. that is cruel. that is reckless. that is indecent. the vote, i think the evidence all points to that. points to that. uncorroborated allegations against this nominee. this nominee.

it is that about 150 are pending on the senate calendar. are pending on the senate calendar. nominees which they have sent to the senate. senate. judges, but all aspects of the federal government. federal government. nominees, they want to obstruct this administration. administration. entirely consistent with what we have seen on this nomination. have seen on this nomination. i think it is

disgraceful. think it is disgraceful. kavanaugh have been treated is a scandal. it is cruel, reckless and indecent. thank you. i will be fairly brief. fairly brief. intention to vote against cavanaugh already. already. powerful array of activist republican special interests. republican special interests. to whom he gives a 90% win rate. whom he gives a 90% win rate.

unpleasant record of five to four rulings for those same big interest. rulings for those same big interest. one or two dozen times, but under chiefjustice roberts 70 times. chiefjustice roberts 70 times. all five 24 partisan decisions. five 24 partisan decisions. court is flying all of the warning flags of a captured agency. flags of a captured agency. rampaging through precedent and principle to get there. principle to get there.

believe brett kavanaugh will contribute to that disaster. contribute to that disaster. partisan screed yesterday was telling. as to yesterday, let me be frank. i believe doctor ford. i may be wrong, but i believed her. be wrong, but i believed her. assembled, ranted and raved, filibustered and prevaricated. filibustered and prevaricated. i did not find him credible. not find him credible. drinking game and calling yourself a girl's alumni as her friend. girl's alumni as her friend.

doctor ford's and others testimony than his own. than his own. agree that kavanaugh has no business on the court. i, for one, believed her. set aside my own belief. prosecutor i am horrified at what the committee has done. the committee has done. before these new allegations were even considered. even

considered. declarant lee determined to force the nominee through. the nominee through. with a lawyer's letter and no testimony. no cross—examination. decisions across the country and for decades. decades.

invented for the discovery of truth is cross—examination. is cross—examination. markjudge is in hiding instead of under subpoena. in hiding instead of under subpoena. that greatest legal engine has been deliberately disabled. deliberately disabled. one example of where investigation might help. here is kavanaugh's callander. callander. least one other boys were all at a house. house. was there, because it is his schedule.

here isjudge. here is pj. boys and others at a house together just as she said. just as she said. she said that kavanaugh and markjudge were drunk. kavanaugh and markjudge were drunk. and that she had a beer. skis is brewskis. they were drinking, just as she said. drinking, just as she said. concede that the two girls are not mentioned. but, spot me this. the two girls, would you add their names to your calendar. doubted.

that it happened that day and that it happened in that place. it happened in that place. but with no fbi investigation, we can't tell. no fbi investigation, we can't tell. that is how you get out of lindsay's batter box. you investigate. victim is entitled to when she comes forward. forward. cheque and see if the stories add up. up.

matches the locality and description doctor ford gave. doctor ford gave. corroborating or exculpate tory evidence. —— or other evidence. stop just with witness statements of interested parties. interested parties. corroborating and impeaching evidence. evidence. you check and cross track, you ask and go back again. you ask and go back again. the basic blocking and tackling of investigation. investigation.

real investigation and corroboration. corroboration. history of background investigations. investigations. investigating new credible allegations. allegations. miss ford's testimony was not credible. credible. witness or victim could be given after they have come forward. after they have come forward. sincere and thorough investigation.

investigation without investigating new, credible allegations. new, credible allegations. demonstrably in kavanaugh's social circle. look at this... ridiculous letter. letter. from the other alleged assailant in the room. assailant in the room. same statement is repeated, this time with his signature on it. time with his signature on it. kavanaugh would have tolerated letters like this? letters like this?

one with mr clinton and miss lewinsky? never in a million years. to satisfy ourselves with in this matter. matter. who has ever done serious investigation. investigation. yet this is what we are left with. are left with. we have done a botch of an investigation. of an investigation. overtime, i expect the facts to come out. expect the facts to come out. they have a way of doing that. have a way of doing that. cover—ups never last. never last. the sand is running through kavanaugh's hourglass. through kavanaugh's hourglass. sure that the truth of

his conduct is ultimately determined. is ultimately determined. to the tune of a handful of big republican special interests. republican special interests. the federal society that is now picking supreme court nominees. picking supreme court nominees. the unlimited dark money power the supreme court gave them. supreme court gave them. ad campaigns for supreme court nominees. nominees. encouragement to the five republicans on the court. republicans on the court.

republican special interests on the winning side of those 70 5—4. winning side of those 70 5—4. people are catching on. are catching on. the record of this is undeniable. is undeniable. as i said, it will be a disaster for the court. i yield my time. i think! i yield my time. time. clarify about the calendar that senator whitehouse put up there. senator whitehouse put up there. entry has six boys listed forjuly one, 1982. one, 1982. it says go to kimi's house for skis. house for skis.

there were four boys there, the site calendar entry lists six. calendar entry lists six. that is the wrong gathering. the wrong gathering. to allegations made by my colleague are incorrect. made by my colleague are incorrect. first, i never terminated an fbi investigation. investigation. authority to open or closed an fbi investigation. investigation. the fbi considers this matter closed. this matter closed. could have joined us at every step of the way. of the way. however, we all know that they declined to participate. that they declined to participate. signed by 10—mac one himself under penalty of felony. penalty of felony. i read it previously this morning. previously this morning. been a lot of talk about the need for an fbi investigation. for an fbi investigation. many of us who wish that that was where this would

have begun. where this would have begun. as it should have begun. should have begun. that they be investigated as an earlier time. earlier time. minute about what would have happened. happened. prepared a report outlining her allegations. allegations. saw in her written statements before she appeared before this committee. she appeared before this committee.

high school, not in college, not before and not after. before and not after. eyewitnesses to this event, including markjudge. including markjudge. submitted this committee, that they recall no such event of a recurring. recall no such event of a recurring. —— no such event ever or caring. fbi when these letters were received. received.

tojudge kavanaugh and to doctor ford. ford. was some motion in the room yesterday. these are emotional circumstances. circumstances. both doctor ford and judge kavanaugh and his family. and his family. one of them for demonstrating some emotion. not for a moment. not fora moment. case of doctor ford, clearly she has been through something awful. been through something awful. and in effect running a drug distribution and gang rape ring. distribution and gang rape ring.

your testimony if you were called in front of this committee? front of this committee? we have a job to do here today. job to do here today. ford and to hear from judge kavanaugh. we have done that. our job now is to vote. job now is to vote. to date, we are going to do that. thank you. thank you, mrchairman. thank you, mr chairman. you, mr chairman. regarding judge kavanaugh that this is not normal. is not normal. the cameras on, but it wasn't normal. normal.

enforcement, constantly undermining the fbi. the fbi. view of executive power that we have seen. seen. be able to declare laws unconstitutional. unconstitutional.

investigation while sitting in office. office. that we shouldn't have a special counsel statute. special counsel statute. that is where we start. where we start. constitutional issues that we are facing. facing. the information we needed to make a decision. decision. i come from a state that believes in process. believes in process. for eight years, i headed up the attorney's offers. attorney's offers. cases just like the one that we saw yesterday. yesterday. deal that people didn't like, our role was to be ministers ofjustice. role was to be ministers ofjustice. it was to convict the guilty, but also to protect the innocent. also to protect the innocent. certainly don't think that we are

doing it today. doing it today. chest beating that went on yesterday on the other side. on the other side. to distract and deflect from the moving, powerful testimony we heard. moving, powerful testimony we heard. an investigation of the case that she made to us yesterday. happened and there are other claims out there as well. out there as well. or talk to witnesses you will never know what happened. —— corroborating evidence.

evidence. i have talked to some of my colleagues. my colleagues. period for an fbi investigation, maybe a week. maybe a week. that in the anita hill case, a three—day investigation. three—day investigation. happened for that weather people liked the outcome not, it happened. liked the outcome not, it happened. it is not happening here. that investigation and that is wrong. that is being ministers of justice. justice. attempt to call the front office of her congresswoman. that is what she did. did. she did this before the nominee was even picked. was even picked. nominee was on a shortlist because she was concerned. that is what

she did. did. do not argue that she is part of a massive, political strategy. of a massive, political strategy. those are not the facts. and yes, it is messy. the justice system is messy. things come in the last minute. minute. happens before trial and before a hearing. hearing. the question is not, if it is messy. is messy. yesterday, it is not a good process but it is all we have. but it is all we have. the question is, what do you do when it happens? is, what do you do when it happens? when you are in a position of power, what do you do when it happens? what do you do when it happens? may not like how it came in at the last minute. last minute. known about it earlier as well but i did not. did not. the question is, what do you do when it happens? you do when it happens? happens you do notjust put it under the rug. the rug. for so many years this is what happened to claims like this. what happened to claims like this.

they were just swept under the rug. hurt women and that hurt children for a long, long time. for a long, long time. but times are changing now. changing now. we have someone who made it credible claim. made it credible claim. the chairman even thanked her for her bravery. even thanked her for her bravery. where is the bravery in this room? this rush. was in the very room when it happens. happens. you do not answer these questions correctly. correctly. instead we get a letter behind the veil of a law firm. behind the veil of a law firm. that is not the same thing. is not the same thing. we have a polygraph

expert. polygraph expert. yesterday put that polygraph exam on the record. polygraph exam on the record. were bristling saying, we want to see the charge. see the charge. a polygraph expert testified and explain how it was verified. explain how it was verified. —— we would be happy. would be happy. it is not a test that is admissible in court. that is admissible in court. it forjob interviews, the fbi, the defence department and the cia. defence department and the cia. is useful to use for those purposes in a case that he decided in 2016. in a case that he decided in 2016. opportunity, maybe one week, to do it. so, i look at it this way. give her the respect of having her case heard and evidence looked up. case heard and evidence looked up. look at it like, what are you hiding? what would it

hurt? just spent one week looking at the evidence? just spent one week looking at the evidence ? just spent one week looking at the evidence? evidence? what i have heard today just adds to this. just adds to this. of political strategy i will give you exhibit a. you exhibit a. someone away from this committee for ten months. that is not even a comparison. comparison. yesterday and, boy, was it a strategy? strategy?

can look at what happened and see it for the strategy that it was. for the strategy that it was. asked dr ford yesterday about what shearer embers from that night. shearer embers from that night. i also asked her what she could not forget. —— what she remembers. in close proximity, the laughter, the uproarious laughter. the uproarious laughter. multiple attempts to escape and the final ability to do so. final ability to do so. talk about how she had a civic duty to bring this up. to bring this up. recalls her using the name of the judge. judge. professional, are considered

to be credible. credible. evidence, you look at people and what their goals are. what their goals are. what would be their reasons to like? their reasons to like? career making moment to get on the united states supreme court. united states supreme court. the way, no one is entitled to be on the united states supreme court. the united states supreme court. reporters showed up at her door, she came forward. i see these as different. different. the fact she had mentioned this year's before means a lot. year's before means a lot. but, you could have doubters. i understand that. that.

to be able to look at the facts, where are we? where are we? i have been briefed on fbi background checks. background checks. nominees withdraw because of what is in those background checks. in those background checks. pull their names out and the press never knows it. but it happens. information that is not public and we have to make a decision. we have to make a decision. that should keep this person off the bench? bench? does looking at this website and to the bench? and to the bench? we have considered these things. these things. information we get from the background checks. that is a good thing. thing. not everyone needs to be dragged through the mud. dragged through the mud. things are contained in a background check. contained in a background check.

for us and they are useful for the american people. american people. want to live in an evidence free zone. we need this information. not a he said that she said, it is a he said, they said. he said, they said. the roommate of the nominees that he is belligerent when he gets drunk. is belligerent when he gets drunk. —— the nominee. when he gets that drunk or maybe he blacked out. i don't know. i was trying to get that. trying to get that. what do they get in response?

in response? the question of, i blacked out. did he apologise? he did. and! he did. and i appreciate that. these witnesses, we could get the pot the facts. pot the facts. said on fox news and yesterday that he wants a fair process. he wants a fair process. that is what he said he wants. what he said he wants. the investigation yesterday, he did not make that request. not make that request. he did not really answer that question. really answer that question. vote until we have that investigation. investigation.

people to know whether or not this is true or not. he could have done that. why didn't he do it? he is afraid of what they will find out. out. until the fbi has conducted appropriate follow—up. appropriate follow—up. respect for the rule of law and due process under law. process under law. until the staff is done to walking over there. until the staff is done to walking overthere. until the staff is done to walking over there. —— done talking over there. the rule of law and due process under the law. under the law. i chose to get on this committee.

this committee. right away because i had done this work for eight years before that. work for eight years before that. rule of law and due process under the law. that is not what i saw yesterday. yesterday. colleagues that the constitution does not say we, the ruling party. does not say we, the ruling party. the constitution says, we, the people. people. process, they are the only ones left to pitch in here. to pitch in here. they're the only ones left to have his say. ones left to have his say.

people, it is being run like we, the ruling party. i'd vote no. about fair and open and thorough and everything that ijust heard. everything that ijust heard. strategy on this side of the aisle not to be fair and thorough. not to be fair and thorough. got and it seems like that has happened over the last 90 days. happened over the last 90 days.

thank you, mr chairman. we are living in a divided time. living in a divided time. country is divided right down the middle. middle. of anger, there is rage, there is hatred. hatred. screaming at each other, reflecting that rage, reflecting that anger. that rage, reflecting that anger. environment where we treat each other with civility and decency. other with civility and decency. we do so in a context that respects each other. —— vigorous debates. it does not mean respect each other. does not mean respect each other.

does not attack character and drag people through the mud. people through the mud. seen on display in recent days is washington, dc at its very ugliest. washington, dc at its very ugliest. are talking about real human beings here. here. chessboard that these are real people. dr ford has been through hell. hell. doubt, have been extraordinarily painful for her, her family. doubt, have been extraordinarily painfulfor her, herfamily. painfulfor her, herfamily. heart—wrenching, was clear she was hurting and hurting mightily. hurting and hurting mightily.

wishes and dragged through the mud was a hurtful thing to do. was a hurtful thing to do. it was the wrong thing to do. the wrong thing to do. two weeks in a way that has no precedent. precedent. we live in today it is almost tribal lines. lines. everything we see we see through the lens of ourjersey. —— one team's jersey. jersey. the testimony yesterday and concluded, he must be guilty. concluded, he must be guilty.

the same testimony yesterday and concluded he must be innocent. concluded he must be innocent. —— side of the aisle. side of the aisle. weeks, how they have, as he put it, destroyed his family. destroyed his family. may sound like hyperbole but i do not think it is. not think it is. kavanaugh has two young daughters, a ten—year—old and a 13—year—old. ten—year—old and a 13—year—old. are convinced their father is a rapist. rapist. effect that has when those are the allegations. that is where

it starts. starts. and think you are wrong and how you interpret the constitution. interpret the constitution. let us be clear. be clear. participating in and drug raping women. women. ludicrous claims that have been aired. aired. classmates repeating these charges to them. to them. taught law at harvard law school for over a decade. over a decade. he said he may never get to teach law again. get to teach law again. that is entirely possible. entirely possible. would say, we do not want someone who is a rapist teaching again. who is a rapist teaching again.

coaching his daughters in basketball. basketball. and he mentioned he may never coach again. never coach again. mudslinging and irresponsible behaviour of the last two weeks. behaviour of the last two weeks. parents of the other girls say, no, we do not want him coach anymore. we do not want him coach anymore. 0ur words and actions have consequences. consequences. though this is a partisan time, i have faith in the american people. have faith in the american people. have faith in the american people that we want to be fair—minded. that we want to be fair—minded. want to actually assess the facts, assess what happened.

assess what happened. doctor ford was given a full and fair opportunity to tell her story. fair opportunity to tell her story. respectful, that she not be demeaned or attacked and she was not. or attacked and she was not. that was the right thing to do. was the right thing to do. committee once this and forced to the front pages of the paper. the front pages of the paper. forum, a full public forum, to tell her story. her story. and fair opportunity to defend himself. himself. the american people watched that testimony. that testimony.

and you come away with a number of conclusions. with a number of conclusions. clear the testimony is indirect conflict. what they said is directed conflicting. conflicting. categorically and unequivocally denied the allegations. denied the allegations. question is, how do you resolve that discrepancy? discrepancy? witnesses that testify to things that i magically opposed? that i magically opposed? does the rest of the evidence demonstrate? demonstrate? witnesses, who she says were there and could corroborate her story. and could corroborate

her story. none of the three corroborate her story. story. they did so under penalty of perjury. perjury. prison if they lied to this committee. committee. dr ford named has explicitly disputed her allegations. disputed her allegations. one of the witnesses was markjudge. witnesses was markjudge. the wider than we hear testimony from him? he refused to talk to the committee. committee.

investigators and it is not complicated to understand why. complicated to understand why. judge brett kavanaugh and dr blasey ford yesterday. ford yesterday. other halls outside that committee room filled with protesters. room filled with protesters. illegal to protest inside those buildings. buildings. assault after he announced he would vote for brett kavanaugh. vote for brett kavanaugh. do not walk away from me. walk away from me. it does not matter what

happened to me. me. highest court of the land and telling everyone what they can do. telling everyone what they can do. in the republican party is viewed as one of the possible defectors. one of the possible defectors. will vote to confirm brett kavanaugh. let's get the thoughts ofjeffrey howard. he's a lecturer in political theory at university college london. thank you for sitting with us here this afternoon. this afternoon. quite fascinating what has been going on in committee. what has been going on in committee. idea of the presumption of innocence on the part of brett kavanaugh. on the part of brett kavanaugh. the republicans keep bringing up again and again. again and again. to assume that brett kavanaugh is innocent. innocent.

presumption and look into the matter. matter. the question is, what is the standard of proof? standard of proof? threshold of certainty that we have to have? to have? whether to elevate him to the highest court in the land. highest court in the land. balance of probabilities in civil law. is it likely or not? is it more likely than not that he did this? did this? her life like this and he has everything to gain by lying.

everything to gain by lying. that the reason for the president to pick a different candidate. pick a different candidate. where does that leave the idea in the eyes of americans? the eyes of americans? supreme court ofjustice is too neutrally apply the law. neutrally apply the law. judgments about the meaning of ideas like freedom of speech. like freedom of speech. that, they are doing something more than calling balls and strikes. than calling balls and strikes. they are making value judgments. they are making valuejudgments. they are making value judgments. are making value judgments. legitimate institution speaking for the whole nation. much to analyse. much still to watch.

thank you very much. much. news throughout the rest of the evening. now it is time for the weather. temperatures taking a real dip from yesterday. —— cool. and here is where we expected to see the best of the warmth today. the best of the warmth today. showery outbreaks of rain in the far north. north. elsewhere tried with clear skies and it will be cool. skies and it will be cool. the temperatures in towns and cities. cities. in rowell areas there could be a touch of frost. be a touch of frost. try and bright start tomorrow. start tomorrow. with outbreaks of rain pushing into the north west. the north west. wales, a largely dry and bright day with spells of sunshine. with spells of

sunshine. temperatures reaching 17, 18 celsius. celsius. in the north we are looking at 14 celsius. at 14 celsius. north—westerly breeze and showers moving into the north west as well.