. >> the british conservative party has effectively been taken over by the extreme right wing inside that party. and they are waging a very ,ight-wing campaign on brexit their own position as changed from when they work thrusting a no deal brexit to now accepting compromise with the european union. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations climate change conference, known as cop 25, is opening in madrid, spain, today. house speaker nancy pelosi and 14 otherer lawmakers are p parta delegation to the conference. it was supposed to be held in santiago, chile, but the chilean government canceled the conference amid massive protests against economic inequality and austerity. ahead of the conference's opening, scientists released a number of reports warning that only drastic and unprecedented reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. the head of 350.org said the reports show "the science is screaming." this is u.n. secretary general ant

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the british conservative party under prime minister boris johnson, wanted decisive victory on the generalwas driven primarily by british domestic issues as you could expect, the more important is to finally deliver brexit after three long years of delay. there were some parallels to consider for american politics. just as donald trump has been transforming the republican party, and winning over blue-collar workers in parts of the country that republicans haven't won for decades. so mr. john's and his conservative party won similar voters in similar rocksolid labor areas by remaking the party is a party that prioritizes national identity. over issues of naturalization and brexit. there might also be a message for democrats in that vote. british voters emphatically were adjusted and labor party with a far left platform and a far left leader jeremy corbin who was promising massive public spending increases, higher taxes, and a lot of extreme social liberalism. many of the same ideas of been hearing on the campaign trail for those vying to be the one to face president trump in the 2020 electi

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all athletes no matter whether they dumped or not they should just punish those guilty british conservative party swept to its biggest election victory of more than 30 years but the scottish national party also winning big north of the border giving renewed impetus to independents called. talks between the u.s. and the taliban to put on a hold off for a suicide bombing outside an american air base in afghanistan the double trouble isn't only 2 weeks earlier.

country all as treats no matter whether or not they should just punish those who are guilty british conservative party swept up its biggest election victory more than 30 years with the scottish national party also winning big north of the border giving renewed interest to independent schools . and a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside america's base in afghanistan choose day the very same place trying to put paid to surprise thanksgiving visit. every 7 days we recap big stories of the week we brought you live from moscow now to international so let's do it again i'm kevin though in thanks for choosing us tonight it was the biggest headline this week for russia kicked out of the major international sporting events for the next 4 years punishment said the world only doping agency for moscow tampering with a key database of test results from russian athletes. this is about russia that protects the rights of russian seach. reentry for me it is. not. me we are not complying what is important thing to these decisions. are we really sanctioning those for responsible for this many politicians and leav

athletes no matter whether they don't or not they should just punish don't square a guilt british conservative party swept to its biggest election victory of more than 30 years but the scottish national party also winning big north of the border giving renewed impetus to independence called. talks between the u.s. and the taliban to put on hold our 1st suicide bombing outside an american air base in afghanistan that donald trump visited only 2 weeks earlier. every 7 days we'll recap the big new stories we brought you live here from moscow on r.t. international here is again this is the weekly with me kevin now in thanks for your time today we're starting with this one of the big stories of the week russia being kicked out of major international sporting events for the next 4 years punishment says the world anti-doping agency for moscow tampering with a key database of test results from russian athlete this is upon against russia that protects the rights of russian seats but the reentry so make sure is being. able to demonstrate that they are not. in any way he doesn't comply what is important thing

the british conservative party sweeps whose biggest election victory more than 3 decades the scottish national party needs time also wins by a landslide north of the border giving renewed impetus to independence calls look at the possible repercussions. on the u.s. and china announced the 1st phase of a potential big new trade deal today to overcome the long running tariff. warning live from the the world who sent this very early sunday morning here in moscow 15th of december just in 1 am it's kevin allen with the update 1st and the united nations is accusing the chilean army and police of committing human rights violations during a crackdown on protests thousands have been demonstrating since mid october demanding the overhaul of the constitution and the rest was initially triggered by a hike in public transport cost but then snowballed into a nationwide movement for social reform the government imposed a state of emergency and deployed troops on the streets universe cases of highlighted cases of unlawful killings and torture there were some of the confined . human rights violations

and again i missed on our mind of our top stories this hour the british conservative party has clinched a major election victory with an outright majority in the lower house of parliament prime minister bars johnson says his government has a powerful new mandate on. the opposition labor party is reeling after its worst election result in decades and last dozens of seats many from its traditional heartland leader jeremy corbin says he wants to lead the party into any future elections. and in the algerian election. has been declared the winner of thursday's presidential vote preliminary results show he won 58 percent of that voters his closest rival. came 2nd with 17 percent. now in libya there's been fighting near the tripoli airport between fighters loyal to walt khalifa haftar and government forces it follows a television announcement by half to on thursday when he called for a decisive battle for tripoli after who's based in eastern libya ordered the offensive to seize tripoli back in april but his forces have been largely confined to the outskirts so far now the wall street journal i

achieving those policy goals so the republican party is the third oldest party with the british conservative party that they made reference by working in his biography of a conservative party in 1846 i suggest they will win a 58 vote party if there is ever another general election in the house of commons. so having achieved their early goals to still be operating 165 years after their founding and in a time when america has grown from a nation of 20 million to 320 million people we don't have many institutions aside from churches going back that far so i wanted to make the point that is true for some fundamental reasons there are some structural factors in the system that favors a two-party system the single-member district which is not in the constitutional statute with a congressional and legislative elections but there is something fundamentally more at stake and causative of the longevity and the persistence of these two parties we have seen the parties change their positions over a variety of issues they have adapted to innovative technologies new leaders the democrats started off as the forg

showing boris johnson's conservative party may the370 seats compared to labour party, previous report saying they would get 368 seats. is the us on the line deputy chairman of the british conservative party. thank you for joining us. >> good tonight and good morning -- night and good morning. rishaad: i'm seeing a very good night for you. >> it has been so far. the exit poll is a projection, but some of the seats we are winning are really encouraging. that is a testament to the candidates we had up and down the country, working with the clear message that boards johnson and the conservative -- boris johnson and the conservative party put across. anna: talking about getting brexit done, what does a timetable to the end of the year look like? >> we are back next week. my understanding is we will be working on the brexit bill as best weekend before christmas, as much as we can before christmas. we will be ready to go and leave by the 31st of january. then we can talk about the future relationship with the eu. anna: we are bringing you live pictures. jo swinson, the leaders of the liberal democrat party, had not had a good night. we will be listening to any comments she ha

the british conservative party under prime minister boris johnson, wanted decisive victory on the generalon on thursday. will the vote was driven primarily by british domestic issues as you could expect, the more important is to finally deliver brexit after three long years of delay. there were some parallels to consider for american politics. just as donald trump has been transforming the republican party, and winning over blue-collar workers in parts of the country that republicans haven't won for decades. so mr. john's and his conservative party won similar voters in similar rocksolid labor areas by remaking the party is a party that prioritizes national identity. over issues of naturalization and brexit. there might also be a message for democrats in that vote. british voters emphatically were adjusted and labor party with a far left platform and a far left leader jeremy corbin who was promising massive public spending increases, higher taxes, and a lot of extreme social liberalism. many of the same ideas of been hearing on the campaign trail for those vying to be the one to face pres

general election move european markets of friday british voters handed the conservative party a large victory making breaks it all but after years of uncertainty the value of the pound surged to its highest point since 2016 and u.k. stock markets also gained the conservative solid majority in parliament paves the way for britain to officially exit the e.u. at the end of january the pound rose sharply on the news hitting its highest level since 2016 equity markets welcomed the outcome but i think this very shortsighted because in the longer run there are still lots of uncertainty there will be long negotiations between the u.k. and the e.u. on the future trade agreement so i think there is this cheerfulness today could very easily disappear but now it's at least clear that britain will finally move forward with brics it. will the german economy it's important that there is a decision concerning brics it's 3 years the companies are unsure when and how breaks that will happen now is the time to make sure that the companies have something which they can plan of and therefore the new gover

this country and to make it forward and to focus on the priorities of the british people. >> now, that was the conservative partythe opposition labor party, a total different story. the thrashing it took at the polls will be studied and analyzed for years, and we'll be doing that in fact in the coming hours. leader jerry mccorbin says he plans to step aside in some point. he blamed brexit for labor's big loss. >> brexit has so polarized and divided debate in this country, it has overridden so much of a normal political debate. and i recognize that has contributed to the results that the labor party has received this evening all across this country. >> well, let's have a look at the results because we've got about 640 constituencies have been declared. we've got 10 or so to go. but look at that. a clear majority for the conservative party. 358 labour down 202. snp, strong night for snp as well, and this is something that we'll talk about in the hours ahead, what this means. will they be calling for an independence referendum? nicolas sterjen there. not a good night for dems either. let's get more from max foster.

british voters have handed the conservative party a large victory making breaks it all but certain ended years of uncertainty with a majority of almost 80 seats boris johnson should have no problem getting his break the deal through parliament in time to leave the e.u. on the 23rd of january e.u. leaders have welcomed a clear message from british voters meanwhile the value of the pound has surged to its highest point since $26.00 the rich in $1.35 stocks also ok. now let's bring in michael hewson he's chief market analyst c.m.c. and joins us from london michael the pound as we've heard has gained considerably but that's big westerling headed. yeah good afternoon yeah i think it will stick but i think i would struggle to say it will go much higher we've come an awful long way in a very short space of time i think the extent of the majority was a surprise which is why you've seen the move from 132-2135 i think will spend a period of time consolidating around these sorts of levels as well as obviously a 3 cents against the euro that that's a 3 year low for the euro and i think it would take

here, the british conservative and labour parties have little support.stand between rival communities. well, the centre of belfast is a place where people of all backgrounds come together. but outside of here, northern ireland is a split society. the division is not over economics 01’ even the division is not over economics or even social attitudes. it is about identity. the two political tribes are unionists who want northern ireland to remain in the uk, and irish nationalists, who wa nted uk, and irish nationalists, who wanted to become part of the republic of ireland. but what if you do not easily fit into those groups? doctor elodie is a french academic working in belfast. she has also lived in belgium and scotland, where constitutional issues are also prominent. but she finds northern ireland offers unusually narrow choices for voters. one of the surprising thing is, to a degree, is that within blocks where you would already see a lot of left right competition happening, as you might in other places, for instance, if you take for instance, say, cata

. ♪ ws>> this is "bbc world a dramatic victory borishi johnson and conservative party. the britishrime minister scores the biggest majority for 30 years on the promise to get brexit done. >> here in westminster, boris johnson says he hopes his party's win will bring closure to the brexidebate and let the healing begin. >> mr. nadler votes aye. >> in a historic vote in the u.s., the judiciary commiee passes two articles of impeachment against president trump, setting the stage for a full house vote next week. plus, college athletes are not what they used to be. e-sports is now big business with scholarships to match. that has parents breathing a sigh of relief. >> all that time wasted in your bedroom is worth something. ♪ >> for those watching on pbs abe around the gwelcome to "world news america. tonight, we are following two major stories. here in the u.s., the judiciary committee passed two articles of impeachment against president trump, which sets the stage for a full house vote next week. we startn the u.k., where boris johnson scored a major election victory.the conservati0 s

the conservative party secure. in the british parliament. becomes. 2 people. 13 pm here in moscow welcome to our names you know your company. it's been quite the night in the u.k. the conservative party top the general election polls by a huge distance with leader boris johnson declaring. finally happen for the opposition parties pretty much this. labor suffered humiliating defeat scenarios long regarded as their loyal heart liberal democrats leader meanwhile lost. let's cross to westminster. good morning so it's become very clear the election has paid a massive majority. yes has since made a victory speech and met the queen for permission to form a. new government and return to downing street and let's welcome full of their of london ken livingstone and expert alex avoided to the program gentlemen thank you for joining us well we've got to ask ken livingston what he makes of this election result well it's the most depressing i've seen for decades because no one really knows exactly what's going to hamley bricks it cause no one's walked away

latest prediction then this is according to an exit poll has been conducted by british broadcaster suggest that the conservative party will get an $86.00 seat majority the total of $368.00 sees labor's projected to get $191.00 which would be their worst result since the $930.00 s. and in scotland the s.n.p. is predicted to win $55.00 c. says nearly all of the scottish seats while the liberal democrats traditionally britain's 3rd largest party is projected to in just 13 seats and to top it all its leader jane since and she's lost her seat. for millions of people in our country. these results will bring dread and dismay and people are looking for hope. i still believe that we as a country can be warm and generous inclusive and open and that by working together with our nearest neighbors we can achieve so much more. liberal democrats will continue to stand up for these values that are liberal movement openness fairness inclusive and see we will stand up for hope. around a scale large agenda hollies in london new center in general i mean a complete sort of routing of the opposition parties and it seems very much as thoug

british prime minister boris johnson's conservative party is celebrating an historic victory in the general election he says it gives him a powerful mandates to deliver breaks it in a few weeks but the poll delivered the worst result for the labor party since the 19th thirties hoping to draw a line under years of bitter nationwide division johnson appealed for the healing to begin but his triumph mobilized hundreds to turn out for angry protest instead just to tell you that was at the demonstration outside downing street. well they said that would not be a vote as divisive as the press at referendum but i'm not so sure because i'm standing here well because it downing street which is of course the prime minister's residence and i'm still around as you can see why 100 of the interesting photos who have the straight to who are furious and who are angry at the results of the state's general election the result of course being a landslide victory for the conservative party the best result in fact since margaret thatcher in 1987 a very disappointing night for its main competitor that is the labo

the british prime minister and his conservative party won their largest majority since 1987. >> regimendon with more on the fallout with this election results. >> reporter: british prime minister boris johnson meeting with the queen on friday morning following a big win for his conservative party. he is now governed mandate to form a new government after the conservatives want their biggest parliament majority since the era of margaret thatcher. their rival party suffered losses since 1935 expected to be the final blow for those who want to remain in the european union. >> leaving the european union as one united kingdom. >> reporter: thompson is a close ally of president trump who promotes breaks it and criticized jeremy. on the state of london, supporters of both parties say the wrangling of the breaks it played a big part in the conservative victory. >> we finally got that majority of. after 3 1/2 years. >> reporter: farther north, overwhelmingly chose anti-exit lawmakers. scottish national party seen a london have no mandates to take scotland out of the eu and some of the demands fo

conservatives. dr. minister promises to pull the uk out of the european union by the end of january. a labour party without a crushing defeat and president trump was quick to congratulate british conservatives but not all politicians were happy with the results. >> this one nation conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate. >> boris johnson has no right to take scotland out of the eu and secondly no right to block the weight people choose. >> johnson says brexit will happen with the new parliament is in place on the victory said the british pound surging to its highest value in more than a year. >>> a gop health canada is back behind bars on stocking charges. they busted him outside his ex- girlfriend's outer -- apartment on saturday. omar navarro was charged with extortion and violating a restraining order against his former partner. a congressional -- is not the first time navarro has been in trouble with the law. he has a prior conviction for placing a tracking device on his ex-wife's car.'s attorney says his client came to san francisco because his ex asked him to visit her as a set up and he was due back in court next month. >>> a huge weekend for bay a

the british pound surges boris johnson the labor opposition in the u.k. election the best as well come the conservative party's landslide victory hoping to finally get clarity on london's breaks it costs. the election outcome should also help the british caught industry make plans for opposed to breaks in future with the e.u. being its most important market companies hope the brics it won't put the brakes on trade. also coming up one tweet and asian markets are celebrating the u.s. president donald trump implies his country won't introduce new tariffs on chinese goods this sunday but is the u.s. china trade dispute any nearer to being resolved to talk to our financial correspondent in france and. i want to get in this is a business live from berlin welcome. so far as john says conservatives have won a crushing majority of seats in the u.k. general election paving the way for the country to leave the european union on january the 31st in an election campaign that was dominated by the brics a question johnson's vow to leave the e.u. under the terms of the withdrawal bill already negotiated with the e.u. struck a

british prime minister boris johnson. his conservative party now has a commanding majority.t since margaret thatcher. the win guarantees the country will exit the european union very soon. >>> first, we're going to talk to someone central to this morning's impeachment vote on capitol hill as well as last night's move to delay the committee vote. democratic congressman ted deutch is a member of the house judiciary committee. we heard you speaking several times yesterday, congressman. thanks so much for being with us. we thought this vote was going to happen last night in the committee. we were all staying up late. and then the chairman

british prime minister boris johnson. his conservative party now has a commanding majority. their largest since margaret thatcher back in the 1980s. the win guarantees they will exit the european union very soon. this could be a cautionary tale here in the u.s. ahead of the 2020 election. we have a live report coming up from london. >>> but we begin with all the impeachment drama overnight. cnn's suzanne malveaux is live on capitol hill with the breaking news. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bea kwa th -- bianna. you could hear ut. this was after 14 hours of debate over the articles of impeachment. all of us were shocked and surprised when chairman nadler gavelled the session to a close. democrats very pleased about this move, but republicans are furious. >> the committee is in recess. >> reporter: jerry nadler abruptly ending more than 14 hours of fierce debate pushing the committee's historic vote on articles of impeachment to 10:00 this morning. >> i want the members on both sides of the aisle to think about what has happened over these last two days and to searc

said that's what british prime minister boris johnson is promising to serve up if he wins the election on thursday his conservatives holding their early lead over jeremy corbin's labor party will have more on what is being called the most important british election in a generation. i'm good to have you with us me and mars leader aung song suchi has denied that her country's troops committed genocide against muslims she spoke today at the international court of justice in the hague responding to testimony about barbaric acts committed against them or hinge of population hundreds of thousands of her hands are now living as refugees in neighboring bangladesh afraid to return to their home. the images that provoked international outrage more than 700000 ranger muslims fled to me and amal when the military launched a crackdown in iraq line state in august 27th team they were escaping what since been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign most of the refugees now live in crowded camps in bangladesh. they tortured our mothers and daughters as they burned our houses they also raped me and i am grateful to god that myanmar is facing trial for that. young son steve she is decisi

the british pound surges as far as johnson beats the labor opposition in the u.k. elections and best as well come the conservative party's landslide victory hoping to finally get clarity on london's breaks of course. that the election outcome should also help the british caught industry make plans opposed to future with the e.u. being its most important market companies hope breaks it won't put the brakes on trade. on stock markets rally on the possibility of u.s. china trade dispute lights come to an end soon that's after washington signaled it won't introduce new targets on chinese goods exists on dec. i want to get jones and this is a business live from berlin. boris johnson's conservatives have won a crushing majority of seats in the u.k. general election paving the way for the country to leave the european union on the 31st of january in an election campaign that was dominated by the breaks of question johnson's a valve to leave the e.u. and under the withdrawal bill that's already been negotiated struck a chord with voters the conservatives are expected to finish with a house of commons majority of them 70 seats ou

british prime minister barak's johnson's conservative party has secured a landslide victory in the general election johnson claims the decisive result gives him a powerful new mandate to take person out on january 31st charlie angela has our report. boris johnson is welcomed back to downing street. after the conservatives radically reconfigured britain's political map with their biggest majority since 1000 into the 2nd i'm proud to say that members of our new one nation government a people's government will set out from constituencies that have never returned a conservative m.p. for 100 years and yes they will have been able we mandate from this election to get done and we will honor that mandate by general the 31st striking a more grateful note johnson thank labor voters for swapping sides of his promise now to embrace all and deliver grex it i say thank you for the trust you have placed in us and in me. and we will work round the clock to repay your trust and to deliver on your priorities with a parliament that works for you i but a group of young protesters gathered near downing street

he congratulated british conservatives on their win over the labor party, but not everyone was happybout johnson's victory. >> boris johnson has no right firstly to take scotland out of the eu and secondly no right to block the scottish people choosing their own future. >> we'll have an overwhelming mandate from this election to get brexit done. >> prime minister johnson hopes to have a election solution as early as next month. >>> tariffs have been called off after a trade deal between the u.s. and china was finally reached. the u.s. canceled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of chinese imports. in exchange, china will purchase more u.s. farm and manufactured products. the deal eases tensions after a 17 month long trade war. and stocks didn't change much after the deal. the dow finished just 3 points higher. apple stock rose more than a percent. some of tariffs would have impacted key products like the iphone. >>> all right, getting you outside and looking into this storm. it looks very pretty right now from our camera on treasure island looking back towards the bay

conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate. to get british. predictions are for an emphatic victory for boris johnson's conservative party giving him the mandate to push through bracks. this is obviously a very disappointing night for the labor party. a crushing defeat for jeremy coburn who says he won't fight another election as labor's leader.

the british pound such as far as johnson beats the labor opposition in the u.k. elections and best as well come the conservative party's landslide victory hoping to find. on london's call. to also help the british car industry make a post. with the e.u. being its most important companies hope breaks it won't put the brakes on trade. stock markets rally on the possibility of us.

seeing a momentous night in british politics here and it could realign british politics for the next decade because the conservative party eating into the labor heartlands in a way the hasn't been seen for a generation the old mining towns which are going conservative at the moment and working the working class people are going on both voting to tory party and rejecting globalism so if you don't mind going down the rabbit hole with me just a little bit paul. johnson is promising to get pregnant done that is something that he has been adamant about but there's going to be a transition period and the likelihood of. close alignment with the regulations is this really briggs it or that really the break that the people were thinking about . well put it this way it's better than what we were going to get on the trees and it's not perfect but the point is if johnson now has this large majority he can go back to the european union and who knows he may may have this withdrawal agreement reopened than what we want to see is a free trade deal like the kind of the deal where we trade with our european partners we're friends with our

however, labor is polling behind johnson's conservative party. still, britishtry leaders are panicking. one telecom executive told the ft the internet plan announced two weeks ago was lunacy, unquote. the paper report said others have started freezing investment and broadband networks until after the election. they have a reason to be concerned. the ft reports that companies would likely be compensated for their assets at far below market rates. there's more. labor is planning a national investment bank, a four-day workweek, and taking action to an ending the gender pay gap by 2030. if fully implemented, labor plans could be described as democratic socialism. last month boris johnson wrote in the telegraph that corbyn's labor party was going after the wealthy the way stalin persecuted the kulaks. katie martin wrote something in congress seemed to be happening. markets appeared to be warming to the idea of a labor government. there's something corbyn has to offer business. he has ruled out a no deal brexit and said he would offer voters a second referendum. thin

however, labor is polling behind the conservative party. still, britishry leaders are panicking. one telecom executive said that corbyn's plan which was announced was lunacy. the report said others have already started freezing investment in broadband networks. companies would likely be compensated for their assets at far below market rates. labor is planning a national investment bank, a four-day work work and taking action toward ending the gender pay gap. if fully implemented, the plans could be fairly described as democratic socialism. last month boris johnson wrote in the telegraph that corbyn's labor party was going after the wealthy, a tasteless and wildly inappropriate analogy. but in september, ft wrote that something in congress appeared to be happening. markets appeared to be warming to the idea of the labor government. that is because there is something that corbyn has to offer business. he was ruled out a no-deal brexit and said he would offer voters a second referendum. think of the consequences of boris johnson's hard brexit. according to t