as well. ., ~ through the house of lords as well. . ~of lords as well. ., ~' , ., , through the house of lords as well. . ~ ,, , . well. thank you very much indeed- — as the world focuses on the conflict between israel and hezbollah, the war in gaza continues, with significant civilian casualties. the bbc has been examining a deadly air strike on the 21st of september on a school in gaza city housing displaced people, finding it killed several children in order to target one local hamas figure. daniel de simone reports. gaza remains the epicentre of this war where children pay for the deadly feuds of adults. translation: what have we done as children? - we wake up and go to sleep terrified. at least protect the schools. we don't have schools or homes. where do we go? this former school in gaza city, housing amal and other displaced people, was hit by an israeli air strike on 21st september. israel's military says it was a precise strike on terrorists in a hamas command and control centre. the hamas—run authorities say it killed 22 people

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if somebody doesn't have a position in the house of lords forever, because the house of parliament, thet, they they can just say the house of lords doesn't exist if they wanted to. so it's just by the grace of the house, there's checks and balances. >> it'sjust checks and balances. >> it's just like the americans give a citation. >> you would at least put that into the newspapers, and then people could say, well, i don't think that is an adequate reason for their elevation. and then it would be then it would be a black mark against them at the very least, wouldn't it? >> but someone has to decide, so it might as well be. >> well, there was this 29 year old young woman who was given given it, who worked supposedly for number 10 for a little bit. there was another young man, 13. >> well, they usually say is they know where the bodies are buried. that's usually the sort of default presumption, isn't it, that they they've they've enabled some cover up of some scandal or other and that that's their kickback. and then there's their kickback. and then there's the russian owner of the standard

entering the house of lords as its first quadruple amputee. bionic peer as he likes to be known, is formally introduced to parliament's upper chamber. i craig, lord mackinlay of richborough, to swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty king charles. it was a little bit of the butterflies. are you going to get the lines right? am i going to drop the pen? you know, i've got a few extra complications that can go wrong, but, you know, it all came together. it went flawlessly, and i thoroughly enjoyed the experience. the former conservative mp for south thanet had both his legs and arms amputated in december after a devastating bout of sepsis. on his return to parliament in may, fellow mps greeted him with this standing ovation and after choosing not to seek re—election, lord mackinlay says his elevation to the peerage has given him a new lease of life, raising awareness of sepsis and helping people access the most effective prosthetic limbs. i'll be campaigning with the health secretary. i've got a meeti

if somebody doesn't have a position in the house of lords forever, because the house of parliament, theght, they they can just say the house of lords doesn't exist if they wanted to. so it's just by the grace of the house, there's checks and balances. >> it'sjust checks and balances. >> it's just like the americans give a citation. >> you would at least put that into the newspapers, and then people could say, well, i don't think that is an adequate reason for their elevation. and then it would be then it would be a black mark against them at the very least, wouldn't it? >> but someone has to decide, so it might as well be. >> well, there was this 29 year old young woman who was given given it, who worked supposedly for number 10 for a little bit. there was another with, it's addressing the vexed issue of whether a childless woman can ever be truly humble. >> yes. this is i think this is a horrible story, basically because there's a lot of horribleness going on right now. harris, harris, who's the appointed president of the united states, hits back at the republicans remarks about her la

the prime minister has paid back £6,000 of gifts as labour party donor lord alli will be investigated by the houseof lords standards watchdog, business and trade minister sarah jones told gb news there's nothing to see here. >> no rules have been broken here. >> nobody is suggesting they have. we are 12 weeks into our new government going to look at those principles and rules around hospitality, and in advance of that, he's made some payments back . payments back. >> keir starmer pays back £6,000. but what will other ministers do.7 they £6,000. but what will other ministers do? they must think about their own choices . about their own choices. >> are we in a vaping crisis? 1 million adults who are non—smokers now regularly vape. are you one of those who has turned to e—cigarettes? >> and reeves goes gaga. chancellor rachel reeves follows in the footsteps of lady gaga. she debuts her new red hair style. is she a budget joker and your nuclear veterans need you. >> 22,000 british servicemen participated in nuclear tests in the 50s and 60s. now, the remaining survivors annual reunion is in jeopardy as

, a lot— in the house of lords, in 2021, a lot less — in the house of lords, in 2021, a lot less thane it was in— a lot less than ten years since it was in westminster. the problem _ it was in westminster. the problem with this bill as it puts— problem with this bill as it puts risk— problem with this bill as it puts risk in society, so you have — puts risk in society, so you have individual choice, and i -et have individual choice, and i get that, _ have individual choice, and i get that, but you have to balance _ get that, but you have to balance that against the risk to society and i think palliative care positions, who see how _ palliative care positions, who see how vulnerable people can become, — see how vulnerable people can become, they realise this and how— become, they realise this and how it — become, they realise this and how it would adversely affect people — how it would adversely affect people in terms of pre—empting dying _ people in terms of pre—empting dying or— people in terms of pre—empting dying or misdiagnosis or abuse, coercion. — dying or misdiagnosis or abuse,

this overhaul comes as labour has proposed reducing the size of the house of lords, and even hinted atabolishing it altogether. but is labour really in a position to be lecturing the public on cronyism? let's go back to my panel cronyism? let's go back to my panel. kelvin mackenzie and michael crick. michael , the michael crick. michael, the comment of lord melbourne about the gart and he says, the great thing about the garter is that there's no merit in it. and trying to pretend that this is all very meretricious is simply not true. people get appointed to the lords to make sure their party has sufficient numbers, and then a very small number of very distinguished people become crossbench peers. >> the important thing, i mean, the lords now plays probably a more important role in our legislature than ever before in that the commons doesn't scrutinise most legislation properly . the lords has to properly. the lords has to scrutinise it, come up with, identify all the flaws, get things corrected and so on. the trouble with the current system is it's bonkers. well, for a start, as you've

of interest issue. well, if you've had your sister be bought a house by this guy and you're an mp and it looks like you might be leaning on this house of lords, that's not a good look. and then it's come out that he's also bailed out a crossbench member of the house of lords who was found to have double dipped. she was saying that she lived in kent when actually she lived in tower hamlets. had to pay back a huge load of money. he bailed her out. you know, he's given all this money to starmer. where doesit this money to starmer. where does it stop? where does it end? and of course, the prime minister now has said that he's going to give back £6,000, which is about 5% of all the money he's taken, taken well over six figures in gifts and things. he said, i'm giving back everything that i've been given since i was prime minister apart from my arsenal tickets now. >> yeah, but that's quite interesting, i think, in and of itself, because without saying, well, this wasn't right, it's an admission, it wasn't right, isn't it? >> well, i think this is the problem. he's he's he's a lawyer, as we all know. and therefore he's looking at the technical leg

he was knighted in 1997 and sat in the house of lords as a crossbencher until his retirement in 2019.y of the women's t20 world cup in the united arab emirates and bangladesh have won the opening match against scotland by 16 runs. they won the toss and batted first in sharjah, reaching 119—7 off their 20 overs and though sarah bryce was unbeaten on 49 for scotland, they never got any partenership going and fell short in what is their first major cricket tournament. bangladesh face england on saturday in their next match, scotland have got the west indies on sunday. the next match of the tournament between pakistan and sri lanka starts shortly, also in sharjah. paula badosa is through to the semi—finals at the china open, she beat shuai zhang in straight sets. ba d osa swe pt through the first 6—1. zhang had been having a great run in beijing after going more than 600 days without a single win on tour, and the chinese player battled back in the second before losing it on a tie break. badosa will play sixth seeded coco gauff in the semis after she beat yulia starodubtseva earlier. the u

sir keir starmer has been placed under investigation by the house of lords standards watchdog. hat is being called alleged non—registration of interests. lord alli is one of the party's biggest donors and the largest donor to the prime minister. but business and trade minister sarah jones says no rules have been broken . been broken. >> i don't think there's any question that he was trying to influence anything other than to deliver a labour government. he had a pass for a very short penod had a pass for a very short period of time. it was a temporary pass. he doesn't have it now. he has made significant donations to the labour party, which we're very grateful for, to help us get a labour government, but that is the end of it. he is not influencing any policy at all. i believe , policy at all. i believe, genuinely, that, the prime minister is right to look at these principles around hospitality. of course, as your caller says, no rules were broken. we all know that. but we are looking at those principles how. >> now. >> the uk has announced it is giving up sovereignty of chagos

a lawyer by training, in 1997, she joined the house of lords and a decade later was appointed the firsts on the program with us. this is a story that obviously has been attracting a huge -- per day. do you think it is something that is approiate and that the u.k. should be thinking? >> i would be fascinated to hear your report. ave been talking about the issues of peace. we have been talking about trade and education and our young people and women and all those things which are really at the forefront because we have jus talking of all those things, which are really at the forefront, because this has come up. out of a pandemic, because we are still -- so our concentration really is important. for people to concentrate. >> they are in scotland, obviously on the issue of climate change, that is arguably but nonetheless, ministers from -- which is what sir keir starmer is also saying. about this issue of reparations. coming back to that first question, do you think it would be appropriate? let's talk about an apology, first of all, for the u.k. to apologize, yes or no? >> no, i'm not going

the statements as a home office in both the house of commons and in due course, this noble house also. comments in the last little while from the house of lordsg the chinese leader a �*dearfriend'. president putin has been welcoming delegations from more than 30 countries — as russia hosts the summit of emerging economies. but on china, vladimir putin said the two countries should work together to create what he called a just world order. mr xi told putin, "the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the international situation is chaotic and intertwined." president putin has already met india's prime minister narendra modi. but lets examine in more detail what the brics group is about... it stands for brazil, russia, india, china and south africa and is often referred to as a counterweight to the western—led world, it has expanded to include egypt, ethiopia, iran and the united arab emirates. saudi arabia too, has been invited tojoin. the brics nations, as a group, account for 45% of the global population. and their economic weight is significant — their economies are worth more than 28.5 trillion dollars. that correspo

this idea that keir starmer accepting donations from a peer of the realm who has been in the house of lordsctually, unlike so many of the tory shoo ins that we've seen in recent years, actually contributes, he's voted a thousand times since he was put in the house of lords by tony blair. it's not cash for access. if you're sitting in the house of lords passing legislation, why do you have daniel hagari ridiculous. >> exactly. did he or did he not get access to number 10 downing street? >> he had access already to the prime minister. he was a close confidant, but he was a close confidant, but he was a close confidant of the now prime minister himself. >> did he already have access to number 10? i don't think that's new. >> yes, he had access. he had access well before. no he didn't. >> but the question is, is what when the tories were in power? >> of course not. boris johnson, he's a labour peer. >> yes. so why did he get a pass as soon as sir keir starmer was made? >> because his party was now in power, he was a confidant in the campaign, not all of them. as as has happened. >> i think the

it's an issue being raised in the house of lords today. you can read more about that story on our website. that's it, now it's back to ben and sally. have a very good morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. plans to give unemployed people weight loss jabs to help them return to work. the health secretary says the treatments could be lifechanging for individuals and beneficial for the economy. calls for a ban on smartphones in schools in england reach parliament as an mp tries to introduce a new law to protect children. scientists warn that burning houshold rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is a disaster for the climate. the bellamy era brings more success for wales. a penalty earning them victory over montenegro as wales remain unbeaten since he took charge. good morning. a cloudy start to the day for many of us with a lot of misty and murky conditions embedded in that. the brighter skies today are likely to be across the far north of scotland. all of the details

you know, it's not like taylor swift is going to get a seat in the house of lords out of it. is it?o think that on a broader scale, the risk to public figures, politicians, pop stars is much greater than it was a couple of years ago. ten years ago, only a handful of non—cabinet mps would have got security now. many of them required it because of such horrors. and i think that that is a legitimate reason for politicians to point out that the police need to catch up. >> i worry it's become a status symbol. the late queen once was coming to a privy council meeting when i was lord president of the council, and was held because she couldn't was held up because she couldn't get traffic. the get through the traffic. the late modest that late queen was so modest that she when she only had outriders when it was essential. was absolutely essential. i wouldn't the traffic wouldn't have minded the traffic being the late queen being held up if the late queen at every opportunity. but for a p0p at every opportunity. but for a pop star, i think it's all a bit much. anyway, thank you very much. any

the top donor for labour is currently under investigation by the house of lords. e bloke that he's brought in, morgan mcsweeney, is someone who's previously been the head of a think tank that's previously been fined for, you guessed it, failing to register donations. i mean, that's all chaos , isn't it? chaos, isn't it? >> well, i think you have to unpick those, partly to be fair. i mean, i'm not really surprised that sue gray has gone. i think if you're meant to be the person behind the scenes who's orchestrating and assisting things, and you become the story , things, and you become the story, then it's inevitable that at some point you have to go and probably, you know, i feel sorry for her, but probably better that that happens earlier rather than later. and that's not really that different from, you know, the situation we saw with dominic cummings when he became i tell you what is different about it, steve, and what is incredibly different actually, is that when it happened with dominic cummings, everyone on the labour benches was saying this was a complete an

so the third duke of bolton is, obvious member of the house of lords, was a sometime ally of of robert walpole and. somehow he and the gates's each other i think the most persuasive speculation or theory for that is gates his mother may have been a housekeeper for bolton, and they got know each other from from that. but anyway, bolton is going to be really the first patron and gates is going to benefit from a number of different patrons early in his life that's going to allow him to from a pretty middling background to someone of pretty pretty substantial significance later later in his career. so in 1745 in response to jacobite rebellion in scotland john bolton raises a regiment help put down that rebellion. and gates is going to be commissioned as an engine and then later lieutenant in bolton's regiment. so this connection with bolton is going to give gates his first military commission as a year old in. in 1745. and one thing i want to point out on the screen here, which is one of those crazy coincidences of history, which is almost hard to believe. but if you look on the left there

today, it started its passage into law with a first reading in the house of lords. the bill to establish the independent football regulator to make permitting for the licensing of football clubs to make provision about the distribution of revenue received by organisers of football competitions and for connected purposes. i beg to move that this bill now be read first time. so, what will it mean? well, the regulator will be given "new powers" as part of the football governance bill, including over the premier league's controversial multi—million pound �*parachute payments' that are given to relegated clubs. and it will "explicitly require clubs to provide effective engagement" with fans on changes to ticket prices, and any proposals to relocate home grounds. we asked some supporters at blackburn rovers what they thought. i think it's good fans will know what's going on behind—the—scenes and more fans know the better because it is fair game. the big clubs aren't _ because it is fair game. the big clubs aren't keen _ because it is fair game. the big clubs aren't keen al

sir keir starmer has been placed under investigation by the house of lords . g called the alleged non—registration of interests. he's one of the party's biggest donors and the largest donor to the prime minister. but business and trade minister sarah jones says no rules have been broken. >> i don't think there's any question that he was trying to influence anything other than to deliver a labour government. he had a pass for a very short penod had a pass for a very short period of time. it was a temporary pass. he doesn't have it now. he has made significant donations to the labour party, which we're very grateful for, to help us get a labour government, but that is the end of it. he is not influencing any policy at all. i believe genuinely , that the prime genuinely, that the prime minister is right to look at these principles around hospitality. of course, as your caller says, no rules were broken. we all know that. but we are looking at those principles how. >> now. >> the uk has announced it's giving up sovereignty. if the chagos islands after more than hal

the details aren't finalised but the bill's likely to be similar to one in the house of lords by labour end their own lives. also here is another labour mp, rachael maskell, who doesn't want assisted dying, or assisted suicide as some call it, to be legalised. at the moment assisted suicide — intentionally helping another person to end their life — is currently banned in england, wales and northern ireland with a maximum prison sentence of up to m years. scotland, jersey and the isle of man are also considering changes to the law. first, we'll bring you the story ofjane and dirk vervoorts. dirk had huntington's, an incurable degenerative condition, and tried to take his own life three times because he wanted to go, he said, before the condition "robbed him of his dignity". he eventually died with a number of police officers and paramedics around his bed. jane was subsequently investigated and she says she was "made to feel like a murderer". the police decided it wasn't a criminal matter. thank you for talking to us and the audience. tell us about the impact the disease had.— audience. t

sir keir starmer , has been placed under starmer, has been placed under investigation by the house of lordsstandards watchdog. lord alli faces a probe over what is being called the alleged non—registration of interests. he's one of the party's biggest donors and the largest donor to the prime minister , and the uk the prime minister, and the uk has announced it's giving up sovereignty of the chagos islands after more sovereignty of the chagos isle and after more sovereignty of the chagos isle and the r more sovereignty of the chagos island the us ore sovereignty of the chagos island the us 0iunder the uk and the us. under the agreement, the base will remain under uk and us jurisdiction for at least the next 99 years. but conservative leadership candidates reacted angrily to this, with former foreign secretary james cleverly labelling the government weak and robert jenrick saying there's been a surrender. tom tugendhat says the move undermines our security. it does as it means that although the air base, which is jointly uk us operated, is maintained for on a 99 year lease, the other outlyin

centre of a row over donations to sir keir starmer, has been placed under investigation by the house of lordsandards watchdog. lord alli faces a probe over what is being called the alleged non—registration of interests. he's one of the party's biggest donors and the largest donor to the prime minister. donors and the largest donor to the prime minister . elsewhere, the prime minister. elsewhere, the prime minister. elsewhere, the uk has announced it's giving up sovereignty of the chagos islands after more than half a century. the deal, reached after years of negotiations, will see britain hand over the chagos islands to china ally mauritius. it includes the tropical atoll of diego garcia, which is home to a military base used by the uk and the us. under the agreement, the base will remain under uk and us jurisdiction for at least the next 99 years. but conservative leadership candidates reacted angrily, with former foreign secretary james cleverly labelling the government weak. tom tugendhat says the move undermines uk security. >> it does as it means that although the air base, which is join

exactly, he is under investigation by the house of lords standards watchdog. precisely is about but we understand it is over a clerical element of the declarations already made. questions also for labour's cabinet ministers, whether they should and will follow the prime minister's example in paying back some of the gifts they have received since the election in particular. questions for angela rayner the deputy prime minister, she declared around £800 of hospitality to visit a dj set in ibiza. questions for her and other and other cabinet ministers over the gifts they received. downing street trying to draw a line under this but at the moment the questions and scrutiny continues. a usjudge has unsealed new evidence in the federal election case against former president donald trump. special counseljack smith used the brief to lay out his case for why he believes trump is not immune from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. he claims trump "resorted to crimes" in a bid to stay in power. he also alleges trump knew his fraud claims were

, going from an elected house of lords to a regional based house of lords. dination role, whether it's a part or whether it's part of the whole levelling up process, which was started, let's be fair, by boris johnson . let's be fair, by boris johnson. we don't know at the moment. >> but again, darren makes a good point. well, he usually does. but the council the council constitutes elected individuals. whether or not you agree with no, no, no you've got appointed to it. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> and she. well yes but they're all elected. she has no electoral mandate. >> there are people on the council. >> she is the envoy . >> she is the envoy. >> she is the envoy. >> but steven do it on ben's point. do we have a problem with unelected people in this country? >> because miriam made the point . >> because miriam made the point. very well. she made miriam made the point very well. >> yeah, well, i can still remember very, very well back in the alastair campbell days when he referred back to bernard ingram when he was working with mrs. thatcher. bernard ing

if you're useless, you just end up getting a thank you with a peerage and sit in the house of lords. what we're looking at here for sue gray? >> let's start . >> let's start. >> let's start. >> andrew's never right on most of these things. >> so let's just move on from there. >> and firstly you know what a great service that gb news did to those those those military men the other week. and to get that support in terms of, of this. look she's done a fantastic job for the labour party over the last. i don't know, 18 months or so. and i'm afraid it just didn't work out. and that happens. it happens in in conservative governments and it happens in labour governments of the past. and you just have to keep changing things. i, morgan mcsweeney, is someone i've known 20 plus years in labour politics, and he's a he's a fantastic organiser and he'll be a very good chief of staff. and i think that has slightly strengthened the team of people who know their background. and that's one of the things that probably , despite sue greys probably, despite sue greys excellent work , she's not in excelle

exactly, he is under investigation by the l under investigation by the house of lords standards watchdogut we understand it is over a clerical element of the declarations already made. questions also for labour's cabinet ministers, whether they should and will follow the prime minister's example in paying back some of the gifts they have received since the election in particular. questions were angela rayner the deputy prime minister, she declared around £800 of hospitality to visit a dj set in ibc. questions for her and other and other cabinet ministers of the gifts they received. downing street trying to draw a line under this but at the moment the questions and scrutiny continues.— let's go back to the pictures in beirut, live pictures in central beirut. you can see plumes of smoke rising bear from the city skyline. let's speak to yolande knell, who is injeruslam. we know the fighting continues on the israel and lebanon border and the news overnight, six israeli soldiers killed in clashes. ~ ., six israeli soldiers killed in clashes. ~ . , six israeli soldiers killed in clashes. . , .

it's an issue being raised in the house of lords today.nd sally. have a very good morning. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. within days of israel launching its war in gaza last october, two palestinians began filming their daily lives for the bbc. aya fled to the south to find safety, while khalid chose to stay in the north. now a new bbc documentary — life and death in gaza — has been made almost entirely from their footage. the film, which airs today, has been put together by world service's bbc eye investigations for storyville.

exactly, he is under investigation by the house of lords standards watchdog.stand it is over a clerical element of the declarations already made. questions also for labour's cabinet ministers, whether they should and will follow the prime minister's example in paying back some of the gifts they have received since the election in particular. questions for angela rayner the deputy prime minister, she declared around £800 of hospitality to visit a dj set in ibiza. questions for her and other and other cabinet ministers over the gifts they received. downing street trying to draw a line under this but at the moment the questions and scrutiny continues. harry farley reporting. a charterflight — organised by the uk government to evacuate british nationals from lebanon — has landed at birmingham airport. ministers say a second flight will take off later today, if it safe to do so. let's speak to nick eardley our political correspondent. hello. take us through the latest on this effort to get what, potentially, thousands of uk nationals out of lebanon. could be thousa

this fascinating book on napoleon about which british historian journalist and member of the house of lords says this is a very ambitious book. nothing less than a chronological journey through the intellectual life of napoleon bonaparte through an in-depth investigation of everything we know that he read and wrote. it's a prospect that would.the most imminent of professors at oxford yet has been undertaken by a man in his mid-20s as his first book, second book. then he says most importantly and he succeeds triumphantly. it is fantastic. i really love it. we have missed as yet julie to interview. she collaborates with french morning, voices of america and has written a profile of louis sarkozy onand has worked with u on several occasions moderating our event and we are delighted to have her with us. last but not least, welcome, c- span. nastasia and louis will talk for 30 to 40 minutes that we will have questions from the audience and a book sale. so the floor is yours. >> [ speaking in a non-english language ] sorry, we are in english tonight. my brain is in french right now. i will talk a

sir keir starmer has been placed under investigation by the house of lords standards watchdog. g called the alleged non—registration of interests. he's one of the party's biggest donors and the largest donor to the prime minister. now the israeli military has warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern lebanon , signalling a wider lebanon, signalling a wider offensive following a ground operation launched earlier this week against the terror group hezbollah. the idf has also claimed this evening in a post on x that it killed a senior hezbollah leader, mahmoud youssef hsi. now , this comes as youssef hsi. now, this comes as at least nine people were killed in an israeli airstrike in central beirut. the israeli military says it was a precision attack on the building, which they say housed a hezbollah affiliated health centre. meanwhile, hezbollah says it's detonated a bomb against israeli forces infiltrating a southern lebanese village. now, fresh explosions have been heard this evening in hezbollah's stronghold in southern beirut, as israel says it has stru

it's an issue being raised in the house of lords today.o help them return to work. the health secretary says the treatments could be lifechanging for individuals and beneficial for the economy. calls for a ban on smartphones in schools in england reach parliament as an mp tries to introduce a new law to protect children. scientists warn that burning houshold rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is a disaster for the climate. the bellamy era brings more success for wales.

do you think sue gray will end up in the house of lords? it's the kind of place where you might expect it to be. i mean, one interesting facet of this is if you watched keir starmer for the last 4 or 5 years, which i have, he has been very ruthless about getting rid of people when they no longer serve his purpose. the people who were around him when he stood for the labour leadership got basically axed within a few months of him becoming leader. he had a chief of staff called sam white, who only lasted a yeah he sam white, who only lasted a year. he had morgan mcsweeney as chief of staff temporarily. he moves on from people very, very quickly. he is surprisingly ruthless when it when it comes to basically doing what he wants with the people he wants and leaving other people behind. it's quite interesting to observe. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time, jim pickard, really appreciate it. chief political editor at the financial times. thank you. well, joining us in the studio for some more reaction is former special adviser and

so the third duke of bolton is, obvious member of the house of lords, was a sometime ally of of robert walpole and. somehow he and the gates's each other i think the most persuasive speculation or theory for that is gates his mother may have been a housekeeper for bolton, and they got know each other from from that. but anyway, bolton is going to be really the first patron and gates is going to benefit from a number of different patrons early in his life that's going to allow him to from a pretty middling background to someone of pretty pretty substantial significance later later in his career. so in 1745 in response to jacobite rebellion in scotland john bolton raises a regiment help put down that rebellion. and gates is going to be commissioned as an engine and then later lieutenant in bolton's regiment. so this connection with bolton is going to give gates his first military commission as a year old in. in 1745. and one thing i want to point out on the screen here, which is one of those crazy coincidences of history, which is almost hard to believe. but if you look on the left there

and started the "let's kick racism out of football" campaign in the �*90s, which developed into kick it out. lord ouseley was knighted in 1997 and sat in the housetirement five years ago. finally some cricket — and scotland's women's first—ever t20 world cup match has ended in defeat. having lost the toss and been asked to field, scotland restricted bangladesh to 119—7 from their 20 overs, as saskia horley took three wickets forjust 13 runs. in reply, opening batter sarah bryce led the way with an unbeaten a9, but regular wickets to the bangladeshi spinners meant scotland couldn't build a match—winning partnership, and they fell 16 runs short. and that's all the sport for now. was we are watching the sports headlines, reuters news agency is reporting that iraq has attacked a target in southern israel. we heard half an hour ago from the israeli military saying they had intercepted a drone in southern israel with no injuries. it's not quite clear whether those two things are and i could, but it gives you an indication ofjust the level of concern there is in the whole of that wider region with so much focus now on how israel will respond to that at

about which, british historian and journalist, and member of the house of lords says, quote, this is a very ambitious book. nothing less than a chronological journey into the intellectual life of napoleon bonaparte. it's an in-depth investigation of everything we know he read and wrote. it is a prospect that would sound the most eminent professors, yet it has been undertaken by a man in his mid- 20s as his first book. second book. and then he says, must impotently, and it succeeds triumphantly. it is fantastic. interviewing lewis will be --. she has worked with us on several occasions, moderating offense. last but not least, well, c- span. we will have some questions from the audience. we will have copies of the book available for purchase. the floor is yours. >> [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> sorry. it's in english tonight. i spent a month in france so my brain is in french right now. i wanted to talk about where are you coming from? you are the son of former french president, nicolas sarko

this fascinating book on napoleon about which british historian, journalist and member of the house of lords says quote, this is a very ambitious book, nothing less, a chronological journey through the intellectual life of napoleon bonaparte. it attempts to delve into the mind of france's most intellectual through an in-depth investigation of everything that we know that he read and it is a prospect it would daunt the most eminent of professors oxbridge or the sorbonne. yet it has been undertaken by a man in his mid-twenties as his first book. second book was well paid for. that preface. and then he says most importantly, and it succeeds triumphantly, it's fantastic. i really love it. it's fantastic. so interviewing louis will be nastasia peteuil anastasia has been a journalist in washington dc since 2016. she regularly collaborates with french mourning voice of america and other french speaking media, and she also has written profile in french of louis sarkozy for french morning. and she's also worked with us on several occasions, on occasions moderating our events. and so we're delighted t