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year on after the general election british voters are taking part in a referendum to decide the way m.p.'s are elected republican being asked if they want to switch to the alternative vote system it's known as a very well for more i'm now joined by william dartmouth and any independence party in fact the earl of dartmouth joining me in london thanks so much for being with us and i know you've been asked this question a million times could you briefly explain what is the alternative vote and how does it differ from the current first past the post system very u.k. . world the first i suppose system is is incredibly simple which is that whoever gets the most votes on the on the first and only ballot gets selected. the alternative vote is is rather different from that which is the kind of that's ranked and and. and if the the kind of that with the most votes on the ballot has less than fifty percent of the row the lower ranking votes which most of the preference votes are redistributed until one of the kind of this ends up with fifty percent of the vote now that now we're in london as you c
year on after the general election british voters are taking part in a referendum to decide the way m.p.'s are elected republican being asked if they want to switch to the alternative vote system it's known as a very well for more i'm now joined by william dartmouth and any independence party in fact the earl of dartmouth joining me in london thanks so much for being with us and i know you've been asked this question a million times could you briefly explain what is the alternative vote and how...
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i think it's got to come because our i was an m.p. there the time we were under great pressure to vote for war we were told all will be a general election you might lose your seat and the attempt was made to rile you was to pull years to bamboozle us into taking a decision that would hold all of us if we take the wrong one for the rest of our lives it was probably the most important decision that i will take it my parliamentary career and i'm happy i took the right decision i voted against that war but there were others who were persuaded to do it vote the other way and it was on the basis of an untruth a lie now we haven't had the report of the inquiry into it you to be out soon but all the evidence is saying it was an attempt made to deceive or deliberately deceive the british people and to deceive. decided and agreed with bush that he delivered britain into the war with the evidence wasn't so it was manufactured it was created simply bits of evidence were exaggerated and starmap basis we send one hundred seventy nine british citize
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m.p.'s voted against which is unheard of we very rarely go to war without the full hearted consent of the british people and in this case they were great reservation that we were committing silje is a battle to see their lives destroyed in the service of a foreign country it was bush's war britain needn't have had a party later at all with the final tally of eight years one hundred seventy nine dead without any great achievements is one mark one of the words moments in our history. queen elizabeth the second visit of the republic of ireland this week in an attempt to reaffirm ties between london and dublin on the visit came amid a rising tide of nationalism in scotland where m.p.'s are even considering parting ways with a u.k. artist laura emmet reports from edinburgh. for starting pistol sounds in the race for independence for scotland the scottish national party now has a surprise majority in parliament and their hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from the u.k. . control of resour
m.p.'s voted against which is unheard of we very rarely go to war without the full hearted consent of the british people and in this case they were great reservation that we were committing silje is a battle to see their lives destroyed in the service of a foreign country it was bush's war britain needn't have had a party later at all with the final tally of eight years one hundred seventy nine dead without any great achievements is one mark one of the words moments in our history. queen...
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perspective nothing has really been gained and from the perspective of the british people and many m.p.'s in the bush column inches well and so your general stated richard is saying is that is that they should start as you say expanding the range of targets that they're looking for which which extends into infrastructure and we're talking about infrastructure what we're talking about is things like bridges power stations electricity supplies water supplies all those kinds of things which would essentially blue libyans back into the stone age really and put them much as we've seen in iraq in a state of flux for you know ten years sort of generation while they rebuild all these things he and other senior officers are seeking backing for those views which many people are saying is a clear contravention of this u.n. resolution and of course another step towards a potential ground invasion and of course richard david richards himself is saying that the aim of the escalation would be that direct targeting exactly which of course smacks of regime change and makes this mission look more and mo
perspective nothing has really been gained and from the perspective of the british people and many m.p.'s in the bush column inches well and so your general stated richard is saying is that is that they should start as you say expanding the range of targets that they're looking for which which extends into infrastructure and we're talking about infrastructure what we're talking about is things like bridges power stations electricity supplies water supplies all those kinds of things which would...
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a very warm welcome to see this is a lie from moscow european m.p.'s of cool for the union to have a permanent seat at the u.n. security council critics on the initiative say that the e.u. has enough problems at home to song with out there so let's get the details from the show hughes in brussels for us so i don't know the europeans of polman voted in favor of this new first so what's the overall reaction. well there's been a furious reaction across the world and in brussels itself what rights does the european union have to lecture the world on war issues when it can't come to any agreements back at home when it can't sort out its own problems in the e.u. say experts there was no unity over the invasion of libya among e.u. member states we're currently seeing the royal increase over the government's handling of the country there and several states don't want to help rescue fellow member state portugal's filled economy there's also the question do you taxpayers want to bailouts and pay for this extra cost at a time of financial crisis the move would l
a very warm welcome to see this is a lie from moscow european m.p.'s of cool for the union to have a permanent seat at the u.n. security council critics on the initiative say that the e.u. has enough problems at home to song with out there so let's get the details from the show hughes in brussels for us so i don't know the europeans of polman voted in favor of this new first so what's the overall reaction. well there's been a furious reaction across the world and in brussels itself what rights...
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m.p.'s have voted for a permanent seat on the security council and their hopes on shared by all. also find out life finish your thought is released the man behind a website serving as a mouthpiece for terrorists. now the growing number of refugees fleeing the unrest in the arab world is creating a rift between e.u. members some according to temporarily or even a permanently tightening borders between states and bring back passport checks as outings daniel bushell reports european unity could be on the brink of collapse the dream of european integration goes off the rails in a beautiful view between two of the e.u.'s founders france blocked all train services from italy after finding carriages full of african migrants italy had handed out visitors visas allowing travel in the european union that's shattered the trust of which the e used visa free regime lives he does shawn kind of mistrust between two partners between friends any telling friends considering that italy is not implemented you could read the rules. for thousands fleeing the violence in north africa italy is the neare
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in the referendum on changing the way m.p.'s are elected to westminster. those people campaigning for and against the alternative vote system have spent a final day on the campaign trail. they have been debating the case and the likely impact of any change. to explain how it might work, here is jeremy vine. >> welcome to our central lobby at westminster. of course, if a.v. comes in, it will change the way the m.p.'s who are sent here are elected. let me explain. at the moment we have first past the poster. here is a ballot paper. if i'm voting i put a cross next to my kandil, in this case kandil c and then we count the votes. my kandil has won and kandil b has won here. that's the current system. under a.v. it's slightly different. here is the ballot paper. what i do now is i mark preferences. let's say my favorite kandil is kandil a, make they can enough one, kandil c is second, candidate d it fourth. no one has one because no one is through the crucial threshold of 50% of all of the valid votes. so put my ballot paper down on my candidate's parpgse pile.
in the referendum on changing the way m.p.'s are elected to westminster. those people campaigning for and against the alternative vote system have spent a final day on the campaign trail. they have been debating the case and the likely impact of any change. to explain how it might work, here is jeremy vine. >> welcome to our central lobby at westminster. of course, if a.v. comes in, it will change the way the m.p.'s who are sent here are elected. let me explain. at the moment we have...
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the artsy international news channel is wednesday night i'm kevin zero in with a top story european m.p.'s have called for the union to have a permanent seat to the u.n. security council critics of the initiative though say that the e.u. rarely speaks with one voice anyway it has enough problems at home to solve without this bushel as the latest from brussels. there's been a furious reaction across the world and in brussels itself what rights does the european union have to lecture the world on war issues when it can't come to any agreements back at home when it calls sawtelle to its own problems in the e.u. say experts there was no unity over the invasion of libya among e.u. member states we're currently seeing royals in greece over the government's handling of the country there and several states that want to help rescue fellow member state portugal's filled economy there's also the question do you takes players want to bailouts and pay for this extra cost at a time of financial crisis the move would leave. member states with three out of the six permanent positions on the council now
the artsy international news channel is wednesday night i'm kevin zero in with a top story european m.p.'s have called for the union to have a permanent seat to the u.n. security council critics of the initiative though say that the e.u. rarely speaks with one voice anyway it has enough problems at home to solve without this bushel as the latest from brussels. there's been a furious reaction across the world and in brussels itself what rights does the european union have to lecture the world on...
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i won't well can see this is arsene vine from moscow and european m.p.'s of course for the union to have a permanent seat at the un security council critics on the initiative say that the e.u. rarely speaks with one voice and as enough problems. without the. move from brussels . there's been a furious reaction across the world i'm going brussels itself what rights does the european union have to lecture the world or war issues what it called to come to any agreements back. it's home and it caught sort out its own problems in the e.u. say experts there was no unity over the invasion of libya among e.u. member states we're currently seeing roy is in greece over the government's handling of the country there and several states that want to help rescue fellow member state portugal's failed economy there's also the question do you you taxpayers want to bailouts and pay for this extra cost at a time of financial crisis the move would leave the. member states with three out of the six permanent positions on the council now several large parts of the world from a
i won't well can see this is arsene vine from moscow and european m.p.'s of course for the union to have a permanent seat at the un security council critics on the initiative say that the e.u. rarely speaks with one voice and as enough problems. without the. move from brussels . there's been a furious reaction across the world i'm going brussels itself what rights does the european union have to lecture the world or war issues what it called to come to any agreements back. it's home and it...
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home through the course of this year but there are thousands of others around the world as british m.p. paul fleeing rightly put it in the chambres last week the government should ask themselves who will be the last soldier they will order to die for a mistake. way to national news we're covering for you today suicide attacks have stormed the government building your gun it's north east of the capital kabul and they say there are at least three men armed with machine guns holed up in the traffic police headquarters at least three people reported killed afghan forces are surrounded the building and want the launching of from a sort of fear of detonating a suicide vests from such a suicide bombing that killed six people and wounded twenty six richard hospital because of the. syrian security forces have shot dead at least eleven people during a mass fear of anti-government protesters killed there even if we risk the crackdown is going to political paralysis and it's the only sweet president assad's regime it's under oath to the international media. since the uprising began to consider mak
home through the course of this year but there are thousands of others around the world as british m.p. paul fleeing rightly put it in the chambres last week the government should ask themselves who will be the last soldier they will order to die for a mistake. way to national news we're covering for you today suicide attacks have stormed the government building your gun it's north east of the capital kabul and they say there are at least three men armed with machine guns holed up in the...
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for more on this and a little later by barry gardner he's a labor m.p. of the british parliament and he'll be joining me from london as i say in a few minutes from now here on the t.v. well it's just one day to go before the g eight summit kicks off in the french resort of view the meeting will be hosted by nicolas sarkozy as his country holds the presidency of the group this year and is all too easily so now reports from under his leadership played a leading role in causing the problems the summit is aiming to solve. the g. eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda look almost the same. war the economy and somewhere in the middle aid to africa on the table then iraq and boosting the euro now it's libya and saving the euro. two thousand and three france had a very different stance on global politics then it was staunchly opposed to the u.s. invasion of iraq french fries quickly became freedom fries after france u.s. relations soured just might summit smiles but with a new french president came a new
for more on this and a little later by barry gardner he's a labor m.p. of the british parliament and he'll be joining me from london as i say in a few minutes from now here on the t.v. well it's just one day to go before the g eight summit kicks off in the french resort of view the meeting will be hosted by nicolas sarkozy as his country holds the presidency of the group this year and is all too easily so now reports from under his leadership played a leading role in causing the problems the...
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european m.p.'s will vote on wednesday of whether they want their own plan and representative of the u.n. security council so it seems that you'll be sure reports and move has been met with condemnation from some members of the un it's a step too far. there's been a horrified response around the world and here in brussels the idea of giving the european union a permanent seat on the un security council would allow the e.u. to look at the world security decisions and france this is the first step to was stripped of their permanent place only one british m.p. here says this with britain sovereignty and they will move many other countries for example or india's. less worthy of a voice than it used to five hundred million. seats as well as from some parts and also. from many parts of the world notably africa and latin america who are on the security council's composition is already poised. this move was proposed by a member of the european parliament from spain one of the biggest. states. in foreign pol
european m.p.'s will vote on wednesday of whether they want their own plan and representative of the u.n. security council so it seems that you'll be sure reports and move has been met with condemnation from some members of the un it's a step too far. there's been a horrified response around the world and here in brussels the idea of giving the european union a permanent seat on the un security council would allow the e.u. to look at the world security decisions and france this is the first...
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european m.p.'s are deciding on whether the union should represent a permanent seat at the u.n. security council but it's done no pushing reports the initiatives cause an outcry among many nations. there's been a horrified response around the world and here in brussels to the idea of giving the european union a permanent seat on the un security council it would allow the e.u. to look at the world security decisions both britain and france for this is the first step to were stripped of their permanent place on the council one british m.p. here says this is britain sovereignty and they will fight the move many other countries for example are india's billion plus people less worthy of a voice than the e.u.'s five hundred million giving the e.u. a seat as well as france and britain also rub salt into the wounds for many parts of the world notably africa and latin america who warn the security council's composition is already poised towards the west but this move was proposed by a member of the european parliament from spain one of the biggest euro states without a permanent seat wil
european m.p.'s are deciding on whether the union should represent a permanent seat at the u.n. security council but it's done no pushing reports the initiatives cause an outcry among many nations. there's been a horrified response around the world and here in brussels to the idea of giving the european union a permanent seat on the un security council it would allow the e.u. to look at the world security decisions both britain and france for this is the first step to were stripped of their...
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european m.p.'s have voted for a permanent seat at the security council but their hopes are shared by all. also find out why finnish authorities released the man behind a website serving as a mouthpiece for terrorists. the head of the international monetary fund has been charged with sexual attack attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment new york police pulled down an extra con from a plane minutes before he was due to fly to paris and questioned him on suspicion of assaulting a hotel maid french politics expert. the. excuse me nabila ramdani says in the hopes strauss kahn had of landing the french presidency are now effectively over. he was indeed going to announce his candidacy for the clinton twelve presidential elections and i think these allegations will come as a huge blow for french socialists who really saw him as the great hope to succeed president sarkozy in next year's presidential elections and i don't think that at this stage of president close kind of will even think of running for pre
european m.p.'s have voted for a permanent seat at the security council but their hopes are shared by all. also find out why finnish authorities released the man behind a website serving as a mouthpiece for terrorists. the head of the international monetary fund has been charged with sexual attack attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment new york police pulled down an extra con from a plane minutes before he was due to fly to paris and questioned him on suspicion of assaulting a hotel maid...
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earlier this week european m.p.'s decided to request their own permanent seat of the un security council. it's part of a planned overhaul of the common defense security and foreign policy but the move hasn't been met favorably by member states which already have a seat on the council including britain and france the u.k. said it will not give up its own place of the body for the sake of putting illuminated europe there any ph charles things britain like to defend its u.n. influence. there's no way that the british government or the british can serve the delegation and i speak for the conservatives in the european parliament we would support any move which weakened our ability to project our foreign policy interests and clearly being founding members of the un security council with a veto as a permanent member this is a major plank in being able to project our foreign policy interests and indeed we were so successful recently in collaboration with our french colleagues in securing un security council resolution ninete
earlier this week european m.p.'s decided to request their own permanent seat of the un security council. it's part of a planned overhaul of the common defense security and foreign policy but the move hasn't been met favorably by member states which already have a seat on the council including britain and france the u.k. said it will not give up its own place of the body for the sake of putting illuminated europe there any ph charles things britain like to defend its u.n. influence. there's no...
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. >> but campaigners who lobbied catalan m.p.'to abolish bullfighting claim it's simply a reaction to cruelty to animals. >> i know the supporters -- but i think they don't want it because bullfighting is cruel. because sometimes they say bullfighting is not cruel. >> in a boutique barcelona hotel where you or someone you know has almost certainly stayed on a city break, damien is being dressed in the bull fighter's so-called suit of life. he's 19, painfully slight and about to face a bull weighing just over a ton. >> these moments are difficult because you're an hour from playing with your life and also beautiful, because whenever you dress up in the lights it's a beautiful feeling. >> la monumental, the last bullring in barcelona. it's early in the season, the last season here, and none of the superstars of the spanish circuit are on the biffle. all the same, a mere fifth of the seats a occupied -- are occupied. this was once a staple of spanish tv. now bull fights are only shown on a satellite channel. another sign of the times
. >> but campaigners who lobbied catalan m.p.'to abolish bullfighting claim it's simply a reaction to cruelty to animals. >> i know the supporters -- but i think they don't want it because bullfighting is cruel. because sometimes they say bullfighting is not cruel. >> in a boutique barcelona hotel where you or someone you know has almost certainly stayed on a city break, damien is being dressed in the bull fighter's so-called suit of life. he's 19, painfully slight and about...
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today another figure, the former m.p., he was arrested. he was beaten up and arrested. these are figures that we can perhaps try to convince the protestors that maybe there is a process of reform. that's an indication that the protestors are willing to talk with the people. >> british o voters have overwhelming rejected a proposal to change the way members of parliament elected. almost 70% of those who cast their ballots voted no. they will stick with the current system. it's a maybe setback for the lib dem. nick robinson reports. >> if you thought it was all over, it is now. by well over 2-1, britain voted not to change its voting system, leaving the coalition to try and patch up its divisions. this is a bitter blow for all those people like me who believe in the need for reform. but the answer is clear and the wider job of the government and the democrats will continue. >> it was always going be a difficult motion for a coalition when you have two parties in a coalition campaigning on different sides of a referendum. but the british public are the boss and they have g
today another figure, the former m.p., he was arrested. he was beaten up and arrested. these are figures that we can perhaps try to convince the protestors that maybe there is a process of reform. that's an indication that the protestors are willing to talk with the people. >> british o voters have overwhelming rejected a proposal to change the way members of parliament elected. almost 70% of those who cast their ballots voted no. they will stick with the current system. it's a maybe...
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. >> at the german parliament, one m.p. said, ending nuclear was as big a task as unifying east and west germany. after the politics comes the hard bit, the economics, reengineering this whole economy away from nuclear will be difficult and it will take money. nobody knows how much. >> you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour, fifa president sepp blatter has denied the world football governing body is in crisis despite allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the organization. and south africa's president, jacob zuma, says colonel qaddafi ready for a truce. let's get more on our top story. the state senator of south australia is calling on his country's football federation to try to recover money spent on the 2022 bid and for the bid to be reopened. he joins me on the line now. thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. how will you go about recalling the money? >> well, this is something -- australia spent $46 million on the bid. at that stage, we were aware of allegations made in the house of commo
. >> at the german parliament, one m.p. said, ending nuclear was as big a task as unifying east and west germany. after the politics comes the hard bit, the economics, reengineering this whole economy away from nuclear will be difficult and it will take money. nobody knows how much. >> you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour, fifa president sepp blatter has denied the world football governing body is in crisis despite allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the...
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have overwhelmingly rejected plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected over two thirds said no so proposals to scrap the first past the post system and a country wide referendum british prime minister david cameron had suggested a yes vote for reform would be a disaster ruling a coalition members the liberal democrats who had pushed for the referendum also lost half their councillors in the local elections. there are reports that a knife body has been found inside a coal mine in northern mexico following a gas explosion earlier this week another five workers are still unaccounted for in the mine that has only been operating for twenty days rescuers are continuing to dig to try to reach the remaining victims with families admitting that they have given up hope of finding them alive actually because worst of comedy accident came in two thousand and six when sixty five people died. now a russian soyuz rocket is being prepared for launch from a spaceport in french guiana after a simulated liftoff proved successful it's part of a joint project be
have overwhelmingly rejected plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected over two thirds said no so proposals to scrap the first past the post system and a country wide referendum british prime minister david cameron had suggested a yes vote for reform would be a disaster ruling a coalition members the liberal democrats who had pushed for the referendum also lost half their councillors in the local elections. there are reports that a knife body has been found inside a coal mine in northern...
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of overwhelmingly rejected plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected over two thirds said no to proposals to scrap the first past the post system in a country wide referendum prime minister david cameron had suggested a yes vote for reform would be a disaster liberal democrats who pushed for the referendum also lost half their councillors in local elections. there are of course that a ninth body has been found in a coal mine in northern mexico after a gas explosion earlier in the week another five workers remain unaccounted for in the mine that's been open for only twenty days rescuers are continuing to dig in trying to reach remaining victims with families admitting they've given up hope of finding them alive mexico's worst coal mine acts. can happen in two thousand and six when sixty five people die. every. has finally taken a presidential oath when a long time coming for the winner of last november's election after the previous president had refused to hand over power months of bloodshed in which around three thousand people were though
of overwhelmingly rejected plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected over two thirds said no to proposals to scrap the first past the post system in a country wide referendum prime minister david cameron had suggested a yes vote for reform would be a disaster liberal democrats who pushed for the referendum also lost half their councillors in local elections. there are of course that a ninth body has been found in a coal mine in northern mexico after a gas explosion earlier in the week another...
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coming home over the course of this year but there are thousands of others around the world as british m.p. paul feeling rightly put it in the chambres last week the government should ask themselves who will be the last soldier border to die for a mistake. or it's not news that we're covering for you today suicide attackers have stormed the government building in afghanistan these two of the capital kabul the host provinces army commander says there are at least four armed men the holed up in the traffic compound afghan forces have surrounded the building not launching a full assault for fear of detonating its arkan's suicide vest. suicide bombing killed six people in the prince's six. hospital in kabul. syrian security forces are dead at least eleven of the central city during the last funeral i think of the protesters. some interest from the crackdown that's been turned a little prayer. an assistant stalemate between the present regime and its opponents most of the international media has been banned from the country since the uprising began three months ago making it impossible to indep
coming home over the course of this year but there are thousands of others around the world as british m.p. paul feeling rightly put it in the chambres last week the government should ask themselves who will be the last soldier border to die for a mistake. or it's not news that we're covering for you today suicide attackers have stormed the government building in afghanistan these two of the capital kabul the host provinces army commander says there are at least four armed men the holed up in...
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voters overwhelmingly reject plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected more than two thirds said no to proposals to scrap the first past the post system in a country wide referendum prime minister david cameron had suggested a yes vote for reform would be a disaster ruling coalition members liberal democrats who had pushed for the reform also lost half their councillors in local election. press reports a ninth body's been discovered inside a coal mine in northern mexico after a gas explosion earlier this week another five workers are still unaccounted for in the mine that's been only open for twenty days rescuers continue to dig try and reach the remaining victims with families admitting they've given up hope of finding them alive mexico's worst coal mining accident happened in two thousand and six when sixty five people died. rico's leader allison a what has finally taken his presidential oath been a long time coming for the winner of last november's election after the previous president refused to hand over power it led to three months of
voters overwhelmingly reject plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected more than two thirds said no to proposals to scrap the first past the post system in a country wide referendum prime minister david cameron had suggested a yes vote for reform would be a disaster ruling coalition members liberal democrats who had pushed for the reform also lost half their councillors in local election. press reports a ninth body's been discovered inside a coal mine in northern mexico after a gas explosion...
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he gave voters have a little welding the rejected plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected more than two thirds said no to a proposal to scrap the first of the post system in a country wide referendum prime minister david cameron had suggested i guess a vote for reform could be a disaster ruling coalition members liberal democrats who had pushed for the referendum also lost half their councillors in local elections so. it reports a ninth body has been found inside a cold night in northern mexico after a gas explosion earlier this week another five workers still unaccounted for in the mine that's only been operating for twenty days rescuers continuing to dig trying to reach the remaining victims of the families admitting they have given up hope of finding it alive mexico's worst coal mining accident happened in two thousand and six when sixty five people died. a russian soyuz rocket is being prepared for a launch from a spaceport in french guiana after a simulated liftoff proved successful part of a joint project between russia and the european space agency spac
he gave voters have a little welding the rejected plans to change the way m.p.'s are elected more than two thirds said no to a proposal to scrap the first of the post system in a country wide referendum prime minister david cameron had suggested i guess a vote for reform could be a disaster ruling coalition members liberal democrats who had pushed for the referendum also lost half their councillors in local elections so. it reports a ninth body has been found inside a cold night in northern...
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north africa and the middle east is causing prichard between a unit was earlier this week european m.p.'s voted in favor of requesting their own permanent representative and seat at the un security council it's part of an overhaul plan of the e.u.'s common defense security and foreign policy the move was created to do school around some of member states the u.k. has already said that it will not give up its permanent seat on the council for the sake of a single european cities m.e.p. trials of things britain will fight to defend its un in its. there's no way that the british government or the british conservative delegation i speak for the conservatives in the european parliament we would support any move which weakened our ability to project our foreign policy interests and clearly being founding members of the un security council with a veto as a permanent member is a major plank in being able to project our foreign policy interests and indeed we were so successful recently in collaboration with our french colleagues in securing un security council resolution nineteen seventy three o
north africa and the middle east is causing prichard between a unit was earlier this week european m.p.'s voted in favor of requesting their own permanent representative and seat at the un security council it's part of an overhaul plan of the e.u.'s common defense security and foreign policy the move was created to do school around some of member states the u.k. has already said that it will not give up its permanent seat on the council for the sake of a single european cities m.e.p. trials of...
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brussels several states have already come out and openly criticized finland being among them the one dutch m.p. here told me it's really not the the job of the prudent states in the european union to be risk giving those countries which have been more ridiculous for example portugal now the i.m.f. the international monetary fund is supposed to be called a meeting this rescue package is also supposed to stamp out a third of that cash but its head dominique strauss kahn has just been arrested on sexual assault charges in new york so there's turmel there as well greece is a country that's already received a bailout but it's already asking me more cash now we're clear how taxpayers across the rest of the e.u. will react this time of economic difficulty to having to bail out those countries and the belgian foreign minister here the belgian finance minister has said that he really wants to see greece sorting out its problems first before it gets more money now the four critically ill economies of the european union and then as the pigs portugal ireland greece and spain and by far the biggest economy
brussels several states have already come out and openly criticized finland being among them the one dutch m.p. here told me it's really not the the job of the prudent states in the european union to be risk giving those countries which have been more ridiculous for example portugal now the i.m.f. the international monetary fund is supposed to be called a meeting this rescue package is also supposed to stamp out a third of that cash but its head dominique strauss kahn has just been arrested on...
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today i'm talking to john an m.p. who is one of only thirteen members of parliament. the military intervention in libya compared to five hundred fifty seven who voted for john barrack thanks for talking to our see now why very sick game our own number of concerns a number of questions that remain unanswered one we will yet seem to be making in the affairs of another was an important a rich muslim country and a record of intervention has not been good recent years secondly where are the arabs themselves or put in the no fly zone in particular given what we've been selling the capability for decades thirdly why does with the such a policy lead why aren't we doing something similar in say the yemen or bahrain and finally what is the exit strategy we simply don't know do you feel that you achieved something by the gates the intervention or was it a pointless move it away oh no it's never pointless you know as you see fit that's why i'm here at the end of the day we're here to listen when we are here to listen to the views of government and others but you have to vote as y
today i'm talking to john an m.p. who is one of only thirteen members of parliament. the military intervention in libya compared to five hundred fifty seven who voted for john barrack thanks for talking to our see now why very sick game our own number of concerns a number of questions that remain unanswered one we will yet seem to be making in the affairs of another was an important a rich muslim country and a record of intervention has not been good recent years secondly where are the arabs...
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france here this is the first step we were stripped of their permanent place on the council one british m.p. here says this britain sovereignty and they will fight the move many of the countries are more for example or. less worthy of a voice and five hundred million. seats as well as france and britain and also influence from many parts of the world notably africa and latin america in the security council composition is already boy. this move was proposed by a member of the european parliament from spain one of the biggest euro states without a permanent seat. in the foreign policy and i guess there's no you know in the european union in politics all. over the invasion of libya and the same. holds for the economy the u.n. general assembly has just voted to give the european union as a single much greater powers but this move to get a permanent place on the u.n. security council is expected to receive a much more a position for the e.u. seeking more authority for itself on the international level and opposition voices i think the powers of humans living bodies are already true greats of exp
france here this is the first step we were stripped of their permanent place on the council one british m.p. here says this britain sovereignty and they will fight the move many of the countries are more for example or. less worthy of a voice and five hundred million. seats as well as france and britain and also influence from many parts of the world notably africa and latin america in the security council composition is already boy. this move was proposed by a member of the european parliament...
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series of national and local elections today there was also a vote on a referendum to decide the way m.p.'s are elected to the commons the public is being asked if they want to switch to the alternative vote system known as a.v. which ranks candidates in order of preference instead of voting just for one contender the british prime minister is there he fears the country could be sleepwalking into disaster if the new method was adopted however supporters say the system would people voice to the voiceless. for the first time since the fukushima nuclear plant a catastrophe that radiation inside the station is at its lowest level because according to the data collected by robots the station operator took the decision to allow workers to re edge of the stricken site on thursday their task will involve installing ventilation systems to filter out radioactive particles from the air the operation should take four or five days. but you can always go to r.t. dot. for additional info on all the stories we're covering including more on japan the country is still struggling to get back on its feet to
series of national and local elections today there was also a vote on a referendum to decide the way m.p.'s are elected to the commons the public is being asked if they want to switch to the alternative vote system known as a.v. which ranks candidates in order of preference instead of voting just for one contender the british prime minister is there he fears the country could be sleepwalking into disaster if the new method was adopted however supporters say the system would people voice to the...
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ties between london and dublin but visits came amid a rising tide of nationalism in scotland where m.p.'s are even considering parting ways with the u.k. team of the emirates reports from. its starting pistol found in the race independent scotland the scottish national party now had the surprise majority in parliament and their hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from big u.k. gain control over resources responsibility for the problems facing the country. and to be able to. charge at home and making sure that we have a voice abroad revenues from oil and gas in the north sea are worth an estimated twenty one billion dollars to the u.k. treasury every year scotland says the reserves are in their waters it's hard to imagine the u.k. would let the oilfields go without a fight particularly as westminster wouldn't be legally obliged to honor a yes vote of the scottish people the union jacks days flying outside the scottish parliament could be numbers scotland's ditching the united kingdom would mean the u.k. treasury lost valuable oil and gas revenues and it could be the inspiration f
ties between london and dublin but visits came amid a rising tide of nationalism in scotland where m.p.'s are even considering parting ways with the u.k. team of the emirates reports from. its starting pistol found in the race independent scotland the scottish national party now had the surprise majority in parliament and their hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from big u.k. gain control over resources responsibility for the problems facing the country. and to be able to. charge at...
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is being held that could see one of the oldest democracies in the world change the way it elects its m.p.'s alternative voting or a.v. candidates in order of preference instead of the current the current first past the post system but the pro a.v. campaign's biggest battle is likely to be voter apathy artie's contributor and r.t. contributor is among those who's not so enthusiastic. i'm shocked with that i'll turn it evolved paranoia among british politicians the whole debate for and against the a.v. system is hugely exaggerated and the a.v. is simply an upgraded version of that exist and first past the post system and the world as i understand it that's why there is such a low interest in this referendum among the public. let's imagine that this referendum goes in favor of delton it evolving what will actually change. in the next general election in may two thousand and fifteen most people will vote for one candidate anyway only a tiny minority will spend days comparing one candidate to another trying to prove i'm trying to rein them in the order of preference. this is a very time consu
is being held that could see one of the oldest democracies in the world change the way it elects its m.p.'s alternative voting or a.v. candidates in order of preference instead of the current the current first past the post system but the pro a.v. campaign's biggest battle is likely to be voter apathy artie's contributor and r.t. contributor is among those who's not so enthusiastic. i'm shocked with that i'll turn it evolved paranoia among british politicians the whole debate for and against...
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france have this is the first step to was stripped of their permanent place on the council one british m.p. here says this with britain sovereignty and they will move many other countries for example are india's. less worthy of a voice than it used five hundred million giving the e.u. a seat as well as france and britain also. from many parts of the world notably africa and latin america in the security council's composition is already voiced and with this move was proposed by a member of the european parliament from spain one of the biggest. difficulties. in foreign policy. there's no use in the european union in the politics or finance we've seen just recently over the invasion of libya and the same. holds for the un general assembly has just voted to give the european union as a single block much greater powers but this move to get a permanent place on the un security council is expected to receive much more a position. or even once more authority for itself on an international level but opposition voices think the powers of the unions ruling bodies are already too great an expense as.
france have this is the first step to was stripped of their permanent place on the council one british m.p. here says this with britain sovereignty and they will move many other countries for example are india's. less worthy of a voice than it used five hundred million giving the e.u. a seat as well as france and britain also. from many parts of the world notably africa and latin america in the security council's composition is already voiced and with this move was proposed by a member of the...
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european m.p.'s have called for a union to have a permanent seat at the u.n. security council critics on the vienna shit say that the e.u. has enough problems at home to solve without that so let's get the details now from donald partial muscles for us. all the european parliament voted in favor of this me so what's the reaction been. with reactions behind go there was passed with a three hundred ninety nine vote majority of good britain and france. sorry daniel do you carry on we have a few technical issues that are better to carry on. yes saying the britain and france have permanent seats on the un security council but they still think voice of power on the security council and the navy is there's no unity between the european states so there's a question mark how they're going to come to a common decision greece as we're seeing is facing protests over its inability to deal with its financial crisis of course the european union there was no unity over the invasion of libya and of course there's no agreement on how to deal with the portuguese economy which is
european m.p.'s have called for a union to have a permanent seat at the u.n. security council critics on the vienna shit say that the e.u. has enough problems at home to solve without that so let's get the details now from donald partial muscles for us. all the european parliament voted in favor of this me so what's the reaction been. with reactions behind go there was passed with a three hundred ninety nine vote majority of good britain and france. sorry daniel do you carry on we have a few...
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today i'm talking to john barr an m.p. who is one of only thirteen members of parliament they say it's against the military intervention in libya compared to five hundred fifty seven who voted for america thanks for talking to r.t. now why various against a number of concerns a lot of questions that remain unanswered warm we were as you seem to be meddling in the affairs of another person important to rich muslim countries not a record of information has not been good in recent years secondly where are why couldn't the arabs themselves have put in the no fly zone. particularly given the concealing the capability for decades thirdly why does with the sort of policy lead why aren't we doing something similar in say the yemen or bahrain or finally what is the exit strategy we simply don't know if you feel that you achieved something by voting against the intervention was it a pointless move it away oh no it's not a pointless you know as you see fit that's why i'm here at the end of the day we're here to listen when we are her
today i'm talking to john barr an m.p. who is one of only thirteen members of parliament they say it's against the military intervention in libya compared to five hundred fifty seven who voted for america thanks for talking to r.t. now why various against a number of concerns a lot of questions that remain unanswered warm we were as you seem to be meddling in the affairs of another person important to rich muslim countries not a record of information has not been good in recent years secondly...
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polls in a series of national and local elections today and also vote on a referendum to decide the way m.p.'s are elected to the commons the public is being asked if they want to switch to alternative vote system known as a b which ranks candidates in order of preference instead of voting for just one contender the british prime minister said he fears the country could be sleepwalking into disaster if the new method was adopted where the supporters say the system would give them a voice to the voiceless. for the first time since the focus the nuclear plant catastrophe in japan the radiation inside the station is at its lowest level as a coating to the data collected by robots from the station operated took the decision to allow workers to reenter the stricken started thursday a task would involve installing ventilation systems to filter out radioactive particles from the the operation should take four to five days. down the official t. have to change your body from i pod touch from the shops to. the geology on the good. video on demand. in my old girls. now in the palm of your. it's easy t
polls in a series of national and local elections today and also vote on a referendum to decide the way m.p.'s are elected to the commons the public is being asked if they want to switch to alternative vote system known as a b which ranks candidates in order of preference instead of voting for just one contender the british prime minister said he fears the country could be sleepwalking into disaster if the new method was adopted where the supporters say the system would give them a voice to the...
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of the oldest democracy in the world a referendum is being held which can see the rules for electing m.p.'s altered alternative of voting or ranks candidates in order of preference instead of the current first past the post system the british prime minister has said he fears the country could be sleepwalking into disaster if people vote for a.v. however supporters say it will give a voice to the voiceless. though it was a night when many thought the great question on alien life would finally be an answer a big glowing ball with four extending tails a whizzed about the sky over the russian urals site true mass attention when the first messages and spectacular pictures quickly appeared in blogs with this is reported seeing some frightened of people praying at the time signs out there that life from mars was actually a military communication satellite being blasted off into orbit. in a few minutes max keiser and stacy herbert talk about the forced euthanasia of america by the current country's financial institutions but now let's get all the latest from the world of business with you. hello
of the oldest democracy in the world a referendum is being held which can see the rules for electing m.p.'s altered alternative of voting or ranks candidates in order of preference instead of the current first past the post system the british prime minister has said he fears the country could be sleepwalking into disaster if people vote for a.v. however supporters say it will give a voice to the voiceless. though it was a night when many thought the great question on alien life would finally be...
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in a drift in the mediterranean to meet the alliance has denied the allegations but former belgian m.p. and. been outspoken on the treatment of refugees says the incident shows willful negligence. these kind of events are sound hardly surprising to me you're talking about the most sophisticated technological in the world and they would not be capable of finding some goats at sea while they are have operations chasing pirates on the costa somalia where they can spot one simple crank in a city and they could not do that i highly doubt it so we don't get into the details of the specific events these holidays surprise me but it's only logical humanitarian concerns are not on the agenda of the need of far as i can tell at least people flee the regimes that we have kept in place in the first place it's only a human reaction to a desperate situation and by bombing this country is not going to help on the contrary what we could do is help to needy and help e.g. the democratic movement that would send a clear signal to do good also in other countries but that is precisely not what we're doing w
in a drift in the mediterranean to meet the alliance has denied the allegations but former belgian m.p. and. been outspoken on the treatment of refugees says the incident shows willful negligence. these kind of events are sound hardly surprising to me you're talking about the most sophisticated technological in the world and they would not be capable of finding some goats at sea while they are have operations chasing pirates on the costa somalia where they can spot one simple crank in a city...