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that is in the united kingdom, although it sparked a reaction here in the united states, particularlyrom twitter and members of congress, including the trump administration. will show you a lawyer from lawyer saying our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. we will show you statements made by the president as he continues on his trip overseas, as well as the british prime minister theresa may. , you are up first in birmingham, alabama, the independent line. what do you think jacob -- think? caller: i think it is quite unfortunate that terrorism continues to spread across the world. , we black person in america have been terrorized for 400 years. now we want to be on the vanguard as far as stopping terrorism. the incidentas over in manchester, how deep keep those things from happening? caller: you can't. it is the type of ideology that has oppressed black folks for 400 years, it is like looking at yourself -- , goodwashington, d.c. morning. .aller: thank you for c-span it is a very sad day. some people are using religion to justify violence. i want to say not all muslims i would l
that is in the united kingdom, although it sparked a reaction here in the united states, particularlyrom twitter and members of congress, including the trump administration. will show you a lawyer from lawyer saying our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. we will show you statements made by the president as he continues on his trip overseas, as well as the british prime minister theresa may. , you are up first in birmingham, alabama, the independent line. what do you think jacob --...
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she is, afterall, queen of the united kingdom.n wrongly referred to as the queen of england. she is not the queen of england. she is not the queen of england because england doesn't have its own head of statement she is the queen of the united kingdom and we know she takes that role seriously as she has done for all the years of her reign. it was something she pointed out in perhaps the only semi political speech she made during her long reign in19 political speech she made during her long reign in 19 # 77 i think it was when the devolution debate was just beginning when she reminded her audience that she was crowned queen of the united kingdom. she will not express any political view because, of course, she is far too experienced for that, but i think that she will perhaps be curious to gauge the prime minister's view on what might be the implications of this election for the constituent parts of the united kingdom. as i say, that is something that will never be made public, but is perhaps one of the issues, one of the concerns,
she is, afterall, queen of the united kingdom.n wrongly referred to as the queen of england. she is not the queen of england. she is not the queen of england because england doesn't have its own head of statement she is the queen of the united kingdom and we know she takes that role seriously as she has done for all the years of her reign. it was something she pointed out in perhaps the only semi political speech she made during her long reign in19 political speech she made during her long...
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i believe that our united kingdom can emerge from this. of national change, stronger, fairer, and more prosperous than before. i believe we can be a country that stands tall in the world and provides leadership on the greatest challeges of our times. i believe we can and must take this opportunity to build a great meritocracy here in britain. let me be clear about what that means. it means making britain a country where everyone, of whatever background, has the chance to go as far as their talent and their hard work will take them. a country that asks not where you come from, but where you are going to. it means making britain a country that works not for the privileged few, but for the everyone. a country where it doesn't matter where you were born, where you went to school, what your accent sounds like, what god you worship, whether you are a man or woman, gay, straight, black or white. a country in which all that matters is the talent you have and how hard you are prepared to work. that is the kind of britain i want us to build together
i believe that our united kingdom can emerge from this. of national change, stronger, fairer, and more prosperous than before. i believe we can be a country that stands tall in the world and provides leadership on the greatest challeges of our times. i believe we can and must take this opportunity to build a great meritocracy here in britain. let me be clear about what that means. it means making britain a country where everyone, of whatever background, has the chance to go as far as their...
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and good for jobs and ordinary working families here in the united kingdom. margaret thatcher was a conservative. i am a conservative. this is a conservative manifesto. [applause] >> i think i saw ben. >> you were elected in 2010 and 2015 on a promise to reduce net migration for tens of thousands. pledge is in the manifesto today. between 2010-2016 you didn't meet that pledge. why should people believe that today? >> you are right, i have been working on this for six years. the figures went up, down again, and starting to come up again. there is no single thing you can do in relation to the net migration that is going to make the difference. you need to be working at this issue constantly and of course what we will have when you leave the eu is the ability to put rules in for that part of the migration system we have not have had opportunity to control before coming from the european union in the uk. i explained earlier why i think it is important net migration should be at sustainable level because uncontrolled immigration has an impact on people, public ser
and good for jobs and ordinary working families here in the united kingdom. margaret thatcher was a conservative. i am a conservative. this is a conservative manifesto. [applause] >> i think i saw ben. >> you were elected in 2010 and 2015 on a promise to reduce net migration for tens of thousands. pledge is in the manifesto today. between 2010-2016 you didn't meet that pledge. why should people believe that today? >> you are right, i have been working on this for six years....
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a deal that works for every part of the united kingdom. that's what we're determined to do. >> do you accept under your social care plan that the majority of people currently reserving care in their own homes will actually end up worse off under your plan? isn't that much of your manifesto that you're turning your back a bit on the traditional middle england that put conservatives into power because you think you can find a votes elsewhere? >> this is the first time we've seen a proper long-term plan. the sustainability of social care in this country. it's one of the great challenges we face with an aging population. it's right that anybody who a wants to be prime minister or any party wants to be in government faces up to that challenge and sets it out clearly for people. what will we see as a result of the proposal were making? those elderly people who had been worried about how they pay for care in their homes one have to worry about that in the future. they won't have to pay while they're still alive. nothing will be pay. they don't ha
a deal that works for every part of the united kingdom. that's what we're determined to do. >> do you accept under your social care plan that the majority of people currently reserving care in their own homes will actually end up worse off under your plan? isn't that much of your manifesto that you're turning your back a bit on the traditional middle england that put conservatives into power because you think you can find a votes elsewhere? >> this is the first time we've seen a...
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for after this moment for the united kingdom.we embark on this momentous journey our our nation, we have a chance to set back and ask ourselves what kind of country we want to build together. i believe that our united kingdom can emerge from this period of national change, stronger, fairer, and more prosperous than ever before. i believe we can be a country that stands tall in the world and provides leadership on some of the greatest challenges of our time. and i believe we can and must take this opportunity to build a great here in britain. now let me be clear about what that means. it means making britain a country where everyone of whatever background has the chance to go as far as their talent and their hard work will take them. a country the that asks not where you have come from, but where you were going to. it means making britain a at work not for privilege few, but for everyone. a country where it doesn't matter where you were born. who your parents are, whether you went to school what your accent sounds like, what god y
for after this moment for the united kingdom.we embark on this momentous journey our our nation, we have a chance to set back and ask ourselves what kind of country we want to build together. i believe that our united kingdom can emerge from this period of national change, stronger, fairer, and more prosperous than ever before. i believe we can be a country that stands tall in the world and provides leadership on some of the greatest challenges of our time. and i believe we can and must take...
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talking about, saying the united kingdom border could move from calais.he french passports, thatis from calais. the french passports, that is checked in the united kingdom, and britain's checked at france. that would have implications for lorry drivers, susceptible to people jumping on the vehicles. the isaid people jumping on the vehicles. the i said that is in question. but we have both looked at the paper. we cannot see the quotations. theresa may was asked about it, she said it was of mutual benefit to both parties. inevitably, this is going to bea parties. inevitably, this is going to be a bone of contention, because you have got such strong feelings, particularly from lorry drivers. but also the french public, because they blame a lot of people, the united kingdom's fault. it could be easy, for macron to signal that france should come ahead of everybody else. steal clothes from the national front. move the border to dover! manchester? london? one of the finest minds! it is a bilateral agreement. it has got no standing, it sort of... works. what do t
talking about, saying the united kingdom border could move from calais.he french passports, thatis from calais. the french passports, that is checked in the united kingdom, and britain's checked at france. that would have implications for lorry drivers, susceptible to people jumping on the vehicles. the isaid people jumping on the vehicles. the i said that is in question. but we have both looked at the paper. we cannot see the quotations. theresa may was asked about it, she said it was of...
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on the eighth of june, will face one overriding task, to get the best possible deal for this united kingdom from brexit. in the last few days, we have seen just how tough these talks are likely to be. negotiation position in europe has been misrepresented in the international press. the negotiating stance has hardened. threats against britain have been issued by politicians and officials. have beense acts deliberately trying to influence the results of the general election that will take place on the eighth of june. i contrast, i've made clear in my letter to the president of the european council invoking article 50 last month, that in leaving the european union, we wish no harm to our friends and allies on the continent. deal is better than a bad deal, but we want a deal. we want a special partnership with the european union, and we want the eu to succeed. the events of the last few days have shown that whatever our wishes and however reasonable the wishes of europe's other leaders, there are those who do not want talks to succeed, who do not want written to prosper. now more than ever we
on the eighth of june, will face one overriding task, to get the best possible deal for this united kingdom from brexit. in the last few days, we have seen just how tough these talks are likely to be. negotiation position in europe has been misrepresented in the international press. the negotiating stance has hardened. threats against britain have been issued by politicians and officials. have beense acts deliberately trying to influence the results of the general election that will take place...
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. >> host: so, what convinced you that leaving the european union was a good step for the unit kingdom? >> when david cameron opened up the talk on referendum, i was about getting a better deal with there eu and putting it to a vote. the trouble is he didn't get much in his renegotiations so now power was brought back to the uk. 60% of the laws in the uk come from the eu, which many who live in the uk, feel it is undratic and accountable to voters. >> host: what kind of laws came from the european union? how did it affect you on day to day life in the united kingdom >> >> the eu is famously a single-market trade. lots of economic and business laws. from the early 1990s, it starts to include other areas including justice and home affairs and mental issues and all sorts of those policy areas. to have 60 pblth -- 60% of law was for many voters beyond the pail. >> host: we saw the vote pass. remind viewers how much it passed by and why you think you got that kind of support. >> guest: we won by 52% on a big turnout. 73% of voters voted. so quite narrow in some senses but to win such a hist
. >> host: so, what convinced you that leaving the european union was a good step for the unit kingdom? >> when david cameron opened up the talk on referendum, i was about getting a better deal with there eu and putting it to a vote. the trouble is he didn't get much in his renegotiations so now power was brought back to the uk. 60% of the laws in the uk come from the eu, which many who live in the uk, feel it is undratic and accountable to voters. >> host: what kind of laws...
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it's a major city in the united kingdom. it is also an area where we have seen in the past some links to active terrorism. there is a very thorough investigation and the manchester area, brought some people in and arrested them from westminster bridge attack that we saw just a few short weeks ago, also year back in 2005 and july, the transportation that happened in london also had links to individuals who are born in the united kingdom and who had become radicalized, so this is an area that people do keep a very close eye on. that being said, there a lot of other people obviously who live in manchester, england, an industrial area, a large city in obvious that this was an exciting night for all of those who were gathered to watch this ariana grande crock concert and at the end of it when the lights came up and people started to move, there is a very loud explosion. it's interesting to me i just want to ask you one more question because what you make of the delay? we have not heard any updates on fatalities at this point. we
it's a major city in the united kingdom. it is also an area where we have seen in the past some links to active terrorism. there is a very thorough investigation and the manchester area, brought some people in and arrested them from westminster bridge attack that we saw just a few short weeks ago, also year back in 2005 and july, the transportation that happened in london also had links to individuals who are born in the united kingdom and who had become radicalized, so this is an area that...
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>> i will give an assurance to all those people who voted for the united kingdom to leave the european union and all people across the country regardless of how they voted who now want to see the government getting on with the job of brexit and making a success of it, we want control of our borders, control of our money and that is what we will deliver. >> and wishing the right honorable gentlemen all the best for the future, my goal -- >> mister speaker, may i actually -- i tell my right honorable friend the prime minister, for 30 years i had the privilege and honor to represent the great people of chelsea but also tell her the great people have always wanted the government that provides strong defense, strong economy and strong leadership and may i tell my right honorable friend the conservative party under her strong leadership will deliver a big country for the next five years. >> can i thanks, can i thank my honorable friends for significant contribution he has made for his constituents and in this house and in government over a period of time and can i say to him that he is absol
>> i will give an assurance to all those people who voted for the united kingdom to leave the european union and all people across the country regardless of how they voted who now want to see the government getting on with the job of brexit and making a success of it, we want control of our borders, control of our money and that is what we will deliver. >> and wishing the right honorable gentlemen all the best for the future, my goal -- >> mister speaker, may i actually -- i...
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that is to an extent a force to position the united kingdom...is over. the uk refuses to confirm or deny at this stage whether a us extradition warrant is already in the uk territory. this is the dialogue we want to happen. similarly, with the united states, while they —— there have been threatening remarks made, i will a lwa ys threatening remarks made, i will always engage in a dialogue with the department ofjustice always engage in a dialogue with the department of justice about always engage in a dialogue with the department ofjustice about what has occurred. finally, we have had another important victory this week. even more important and more conclusive than the one we have achieved today. that is the release of chelsea manning from prison, after seven yea rs of chelsea manning from prison, after seven years detained in military prison, after an extensive fight we and others managed to have him released 28 years early. so important victories, but the legal conflict with the united states and the united kingdom at a formal level continues an
that is to an extent a force to position the united kingdom...is over. the uk refuses to confirm or deny at this stage whether a us extradition warrant is already in the uk territory. this is the dialogue we want to happen. similarly, with the united states, while they —— there have been threatening remarks made, i will a lwa ys threatening remarks made, i will always engage in a dialogue with the department ofjustice always engage in a dialogue with the department of justice about always...
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today, he was at the launch of the latest united kingdom team at the tower of london. to meet some of the athletes who will competing in toronto in september. smiles and jokes with prince harry as the united kingdom team for this yea r‘s invectives games as the united kingdom team for this year's invectives games is unveiled at the tower of london. it is a cause close to prince harry's heart, he created the game is saying he wa nted he created the game is saying he wanted to demonstrate the power of sport to inspire recovery and showed there is life beyond disability. this is part of what he had to say last year in orlando. you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games, spread the word, never stop fighting, and do everything you can to lift up the people around you. since the first invectives games we re since the first invectives games were baton in london they have continued to grow. the uk will be taking 90 competitors to toronto to compete and ii sports. taking 90 competitors to toronto to compete and 11 sports. when i was first in the chair i was in a very
today, he was at the launch of the latest united kingdom team at the tower of london. to meet some of the athletes who will competing in toronto in september. smiles and jokes with prince harry as the united kingdom team for this yea r‘s invectives games as the united kingdom team for this year's invectives games is unveiled at the tower of london. it is a cause close to prince harry's heart, he created the game is saying he wa nted he created the game is saying he wanted to demonstrate the...
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across the united kingdom to decide across the united kingdom to decide a support system for farmingnifesto change between now and june eight? and second question, quickly, and why is the home secretary giving asylum to the libyan man who was later arrested for the murder of yvonne fletcher? there are rules about how asylum is granted, and any decisions taken are taken granted, and any decisions taken are ta ken legally granted, and any decisions taken are taken legally and in accordance with the law of this country. and on the first question, nothing has changed. nothing has changed. we are offering a long—term solution for the sustainability of social care in the future. we are ensuring that elder people will not have to worry. they will be able to ensure that their care, whether it's in the home for them to go into a home, is paid for, and they won't have to worry about those bills not after month after month. they will have the confidence of knowing that they can pass £100,000 of savings onto children. nothing has changed, we will consult on how the system operates and we will do
across the united kingdom to decide across the united kingdom to decide a support system for farmingnifesto change between now and june eight? and second question, quickly, and why is the home secretary giving asylum to the libyan man who was later arrested for the murder of yvonne fletcher? there are rules about how asylum is granted, and any decisions taken are taken granted, and any decisions taken are ta ken legally granted, and any decisions taken are taken legally and in accordance with...
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arenas in the united kingdom, they don't have trash receptacles. there's not really a place to put things like this. that dates back to the ira attacks, that have been going on or did go on for 20 years. you don't find a lot of trash receptacles for this very reason. instead, it's believed this was a suicide bomber. authorities got there and saw the remains of people and suggested to them but in fact, this had been a suicide bomber. the latest from the hospitals, the vast majority of those people who have been taking hospitals suffered shrapnel wounds. there may have been nails in this suicide bomb. and that these shrapnel wounds were similar to war wounds as the metal would heat in the explosion. the detonation of the explosion, the nails would melt down. inside and onto people's bodies. the death count at 19. the injury count at 50 although we believe the entry count will go up because there are people who have just been admitted to hospitals. everyone stopped and all talking stopped. someone who wrote direct message on twitter. everybody was run
arenas in the united kingdom, they don't have trash receptacles. there's not really a place to put things like this. that dates back to the ira attacks, that have been going on or did go on for 20 years. you don't find a lot of trash receptacles for this very reason. instead, it's believed this was a suicide bomber. authorities got there and saw the remains of people and suggested to them but in fact, this had been a suicide bomber. the latest from the hospitals, the vast majority of those...
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we stand and absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young, beautiful, innocent people, living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. monsters, call the because they would like that term. they would think that is a great name. i will call them, from now on, losers, because that is what they are. they are losers. we will have more of them. but they are losers, destroy member that. -- just remember that. this is what i have spent the last few days talking about during my trip overseas, our society should have no tolerance for this continuation of bloodshed. we cannot stand a moment longer for the stogner -- slaughter of innocent people. attack, it was mostly innocent children. the terrorists and extremists, and those who give them aid and comfort, must be driven out from our society forever. this wicked ideology must be obliterated, and i mean completely obliterated, and innocent life must be protected. all innocent lives. life must be protected. all civilized nations must join together to protect human life an
we stand and absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young, beautiful, innocent people, living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. monsters, call the because they would like that term. they would think that is a great name. i will call them, from now on, losers, because that is what they are. they are losers. we will have more of them. but they are losers, destroy member that. -- just remember that. this is what i have spent the last few days...
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when you have something like that in the united kingdom, it tends to be european wide that they raise their alertness leve level. >> julie: i also believe they will be bringing that up when he does meet with the italian president. the prime minister certainly has more power there, but when it comes to the global war on terrorism, every country is affected. italy is not under that critical response, they are not under an imminent threat, the threat remains. if we could just continue to talk with a former member of the fbi joint terrorism task force who is joining us, as far as the talk of terror, the timing in all of this is critical. just sunday in saudi arabia, president trump delivered that speech that is being widely received as a successful speech in reaching out and branching out, so many different religions. at the end of the day he said it is not about religion, these terrorists are not about religion. their obsession is with death. he goes and meets with the pontiff today. how does that play? >> it's very important that he met with the other religious leaders, bringing many po
when you have something like that in the united kingdom, it tends to be european wide that they raise their alertness leve level. >> julie: i also believe they will be bringing that up when he does meet with the italian president. the prime minister certainly has more power there, but when it comes to the global war on terrorism, every country is affected. italy is not under that critical response, they are not under an imminent threat, the threat remains. if we could just continue to...
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starters, france will not be sitting at the sidelines when it comes to negotiations with the united kingdomsome are calling him a very much pro-european union politician in favor of a more united eu. that wouldn't be favorable for theresa may going into these talks. is also said that he wants to, with the 73 seats that would be lost in 2019, the british seats in the european parliament, he --ts for european candidates european citizens to vote for their favorite candidates on a european level. and it means that u.k. border can currently coming to france and stop illegal migrants crossing the border. france, at the moment, is not getting much out of it. aeresa may may have to pay political or economic price for keeping that. all of this to be revealed at the negotiations on brexit which will start after the election in the united kingdom. laura: back here in france, no time to savor last night's victory. it was straight to work for emmanuel macron, making his first appearance since elected the eighth president of modern france. he joined francois hollande to mark the end of world war ii. rep
starters, france will not be sitting at the sidelines when it comes to negotiations with the united kingdomsome are calling him a very much pro-european union politician in favor of a more united eu. that wouldn't be favorable for theresa may going into these talks. is also said that he wants to, with the 73 seats that would be lost in 2019, the british seats in the european parliament, he --ts for european candidates european citizens to vote for their favorite candidates on a european level....
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it is a busy may 23rd the united kingdom in morning.ister theresa may expected to speak in just a bit. you're seeing live pictures of the prime minister's residence and office at 10 downing street. we expect the british cabinet to also hold an emergency meeting. high level security meeting known as a cobra meeting to address the manchester attack. >> also following the breaking nous where officials are blaming a terrorist attack at a concert that left 22 people dead, some of them children. people were beginning to leave a show around 10 ti:30 p.m. near the victoria transit station. police say the attacker, a machman was among the dead. it was a chaotic scene inside the arena as people raced to escape and tried to make their way to an exit. officials believe they have identified the bomber but they are withholding his name. police say that another 59 people were hurt in the attack. speaking earlier this morning the chief constable called on citizens to remain defiant in the face of violence. >> terrorists will attempt to disrupt allies a
it is a busy may 23rd the united kingdom in morning.ister theresa may expected to speak in just a bit. you're seeing live pictures of the prime minister's residence and office at 10 downing street. we expect the british cabinet to also hold an emergency meeting. high level security meeting known as a cobra meeting to address the manchester attack. >> also following the breaking nous where officials are blaming a terrorist attack at a concert that left 22 people dead, some of them...
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we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young beautiful innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters because they would like that term. they would think that's a great name. i will call them from now on losers because that's what they are. they're losers. and we'll have more of them but they're losers. just remember that. this is what i've spent these last few days talking about during my trip overseas. our society can have no tolerance for this continuation of blood shed. we cannot stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people. and in today's attack it was mostly innocent children. the terrorists and extremists and those who give them aid and comfort must be driven out from our society forever. this wicked ideology must be obliterated and i mean completely obliterated and the innocent life must be protected, all innocent lives. life must be protected. all civilized nations must join together to protect human life and the sacred right of our
we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young beautiful innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters because they would like that term. they would think that's a great name. i will call them from now on losers because that's what they are. they're losers. and we'll have more of them but they're losers. just remember that. this is what i've spent these last few days talking about during my trip...
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guest: -- united kingdom? guest: when david cameron brought it up, i was open to try to getting a different -- better deal, but he did not get much in his negotiation. no power was brought back to the u.k. we are in a situation where 60% of the laws from the -- of the u.k. come from the eu, which many in the u.k. feel is undemocratic, and unaccountable to voters. host: what kind of laws -- how did it affect you in day to day life there in the united kingdom? guest: sure. it started off with being trade -- a lot of economic laws and business laws, but from the early-19 90's, it starts to include other areas including affairs, mental issues, and all sorts of policy areas. to have 60% of our laws made by a body that is much less accountable, and much less democratic than the u.k. voters,nt was, for many myself included, be on the path. host: we saw the vote passed. remind viewers how much it passed by? 52%, quiteon by narrow in some senses. to win such an historic victory effort, as an historic and now 70% of peo
guest: -- united kingdom? guest: when david cameron brought it up, i was open to try to getting a different -- better deal, but he did not get much in his negotiation. no power was brought back to the u.k. we are in a situation where 60% of the laws from the -- of the u.k. come from the eu, which many in the u.k. feel is undemocratic, and unaccountable to voters. host: what kind of laws -- how did it affect you in day to day life there in the united kingdom? guest: sure. it started off with...
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the heels of the express reporting that 34 -- pat 3,500 potential terrorists are living in the united kingdom start with you first on political will. political correctness has created a quagmire that allows this stuff to fester. at some point in the west the united states and europe will have to find a way to deal with that. >> you can have the world's best technology, all the resources you want to combat extremism. but if you are in defiance of common sense, all that means nothing. if you look at immigration policy, tracking policy. 3,500 people they suspect. on top of that there are 400 people who fought for isis who are back inside the united kingdom. why are they living in the united kingdom, why aren't they ling with the ats in caves where theyhould be? if you are allowing hatred and violence to be preached on your soil, you are going to have to expel those ministers of hatred. you cannot allow these people to be isolated anymore. i'm hearing reports that the muslim community in manchester is virtually isolated from british society. my buddy is coming out with a book this summer on "no-g
the heels of the express reporting that 34 -- pat 3,500 potential terrorists are living in the united kingdom start with you first on political will. political correctness has created a quagmire that allows this stuff to fester. at some point in the west the united states and europe will have to find a way to deal with that. >> you can have the world's best technology, all the resources you want to combat extremism. but if you are in defiance of common sense, all that means nothing. if...
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heads of state from canada, france, germany, italy, japan, the united kingdom, and the united statestaormina. the european union is also represented. the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james landale is there with a look at what is expected to be high on the leader's agenda. theresa may arrived in sicily last night for her first g7 summit, a rare chance for her and just six other leaders to discuss the world's problems, face—to—face, around a table. and as they gather around the ancient coatal town of taormina they will be hoping for few dramas, above all from donald trump, who's made his doubts about multi—lateral groups like this well known. at this summit, as ever, they will discuss world trade, climate change, migration from north africa across these very climate change, migration from north africa across these very seas. but after events from recent days, almost inevitably, the focus will be on the fight against global terrorism. theresa may will sit down formally with the us president and discuss not justthose leaks from the manchester bombing investigation, but how she, he and
heads of state from canada, france, germany, italy, japan, the united kingdom, and the united statestaormina. the european union is also represented. the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james landale is there with a look at what is expected to be high on the leader's agenda. theresa may arrived in sicily last night for her first g7 summit, a rare chance for her and just six other leaders to discuss the world's problems, face—to—face, around a table. and as they gather around the ancient...
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talking about, saying the united kingdom border could move from calais. the french passports, that is checked in the united kingdom, and britain's checked at france. that would have implications for lorry drivers, susceptible to people jumping on the vehicles. the isaid people jumping on the vehicles. the i said that is in question. but we have both looked at the paper. we cannot see the quotations. theresa may was asked about it, she said it was of mutual benefit to both parties. inevitably, this is going to bea parties. inevitably, this is going to be a bone of contention, because you have got such strong feelings, particularly from lorry drivers. but also the french public,
talking about, saying the united kingdom border could move from calais. the french passports, that is checked in the united kingdom, and britain's checked at france. that would have implications for lorry drivers, susceptible to people jumping on the vehicles. the isaid people jumping on the vehicles. the i said that is in question. but we have both looked at the paper. we cannot see the quotations. theresa may was asked about it, she said it was of mutual benefit to both parties. inevitably,...
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i need support from across the united kingdom to strengthen my hand.or me and my team will mean britain has the strongest and stable leadership that means we will get the best possible outcome from brexit. earlier that week, you give the impression that you believe people in brussels are trying to meddle with the election. what proof that you have about? what i have seenin that you have about? what i have seen in the last week is that the negotiations are going to be very tough at times. we need strong and sta ble tough at times. we need strong and stable leadership and the united kingdom to bring that to the negotiating table. when it comes to the choice, people will remember, there will be 27 countries on one side of the table and only one person standing up for the united kingdom. the question from the general election is who will give a strong and stable leadership, myself oi’ strong and stable leadership, myself orjeremy corgan? strong and stable leadership, myself orjeremy corgan? but how does it matter? it doesn't matter whether majority is 6140
i need support from across the united kingdom to strengthen my hand.or me and my team will mean britain has the strongest and stable leadership that means we will get the best possible outcome from brexit. earlier that week, you give the impression that you believe people in brussels are trying to meddle with the election. what proof that you have about? what i have seenin that you have about? what i have seen in the last week is that the negotiations are going to be very tough at times. we...
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we had the united kingdom condemning donald trump for intelligence leaks. we had a cbo score on a bill that shows 23 million more americans could be uninsured. we have the latest development on a travel ban that could affect thoands of people on visas. and a physical assault on a member of the press, it's a sign of the times. i'm not sure you can trace this to trumpism or trump, but you can certainly trace it to the did he degradation of discourse we're having right now. >> and president trump was part of that call. >> for my friend, republican greg gianforte, for congress. he's a wonderful guy, he's going to win for you, and i tell you what, the people of montana are going to be happy. >> it would seem to me that republicans are now put in sort of a lose-lose. the guy loses the race tonight, then all of a sudden they've lost ryan zinke's old seat to democrats. but if he wins, this is a story that's not going away. >> i don't know, craig. it could also be a win-win for them. if gianforte loses tonight, they can blame it on his strange outburst and attack on
we had the united kingdom condemning donald trump for intelligence leaks. we had a cbo score on a bill that shows 23 million more americans could be uninsured. we have the latest development on a travel ban that could affect thoands of people on visas. and a physical assault on a member of the press, it's a sign of the times. i'm not sure you can trace this to trumpism or trump, but you can certainly trace it to the did he degradation of discourse we're having right now. >> and president...
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officials have been warning about this for some time here in the united kingdom. there have been 900 or so british residents who have gone off and fought in syria and iraq, joined groups like isis. hundreds have come back and there are thousands of individuals in the united kingdom who hold islamist extremist views who are supportive of isis who will be cheering, if you can believe, this violence, this carnage, this unspeakable terror tonight in manchester. >> yeah, you know, just -- phil, in just in therm temples of the of attack, the most recent attack we saw in london, the man who drove the car along westministster bridge got out and stabbed people, low he level attack, needed a car and a knife. in this case, it's another step, needed to learn tow to manufacture a device. >> it is. someone had to learn to manufacture the device. you can't learn that overnight. as soon as you get more than one person, you not only have planning but and creased likelihood they reached oversea, they traveled together, spoken with people about the conspir y conspiracy. when you've
officials have been warning about this for some time here in the united kingdom. there have been 900 or so british residents who have gone off and fought in syria and iraq, joined groups like isis. hundreds have come back and there are thousands of individuals in the united kingdom who hold islamist extremist views who are supportive of isis who will be cheering, if you can believe, this violence, this carnage, this unspeakable terror tonight in manchester. >> yeah, you know, just --...
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we know, we've talked to officials in the united kingdom and mi5 in particular have asai one of their big concerns are the returnees, people to went to syria to fight for isis and other groups and come back and they're very concerned about them concentrating in areas of the united kingdom including in london, the mid-lands and in the manchester area. these are areas concentrations, a lot of them, and they're trying their best to keep an eye on them, don. >> so we heard from the folks in the uk, from british police, a constable there asking for help, saying now it is being investigated as a terrorist incident until they find out otherwise or they know exactly what it is. and now a u.s. homeland security is reacting, evan, i want to get your response to this. dhs says they have no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the united states. evan perez? >> right. this is very, very common. one of the first things they do is to see whether or not there's any threats that they're picking up certainly from the intelligence streams that are coming in consta
we know, we've talked to officials in the united kingdom and mi5 in particular have asai one of their big concerns are the returnees, people to went to syria to fight for isis and other groups and come back and they're very concerned about them concentrating in areas of the united kingdom including in london, the mid-lands and in the manchester area. these are areas concentrations, a lot of them, and they're trying their best to keep an eye on them, don. >> so we heard from the folks in...
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she came 15th, that's the united kingdom's best effort since 2011.st and she did not come last and so she goes away pretty happy. but i think that this year's eurovision will be remembered less for the music and more for the mischief because during the interval act — last year's winner, jamala, was singing in the interval — a fan holding an australian flag climbed up on stage and bared his bottom to jamala, live, in front of 200 million viewers. he was later escorted off by security. steve rosenberg, bbc news, in kiev. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @tomdonkinbbc. and a reminder of our top story, north korea has been condemned over their latest missile launch. hello there. we could do with some rain for many of our gardens and we have got some of it. a weather front pushing its way west to east across the country. this is how we ended the day on saturday in angus. quite a bit of cloud around there. out of that cloud, we are seeing some outbreaks of rain but sunday should be a day of sunshine and a few s
she came 15th, that's the united kingdom's best effort since 2011.st and she did not come last and so she goes away pretty happy. but i think that this year's eurovision will be remembered less for the music and more for the mischief because during the interval act — last year's winner, jamala, was singing in the interval — a fan holding an australian flag climbed up on stage and bared his bottom to jamala, live, in front of 200 million viewers. he was later escorted off by security. steve...
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i need support from across the united kingdom to strengthen my hand.or me and my team will ensure that britain has the strong and stable leadership we need in order to ensure we get the best deal for britain from brexit. in how bad a place is ukip? after losing all 146 council seats it was defending this week. is it all over? ukip does have a great future — how to stay on the pitch will hold its ground, and people will come back to us. is it really all to play for? the campaign team of the french presidentialfrontrunner, emmanuel macron, says they've been the victim of a huge hacking attack, after thousands of documents were released online. they say genuine e—mails were mixed up with fake ones. voters go to the polls tomorrow, when mr macron will face his far—right opponent, marine le pen. the french electoral commission said any media publishing the contents of the leaked documents would face criminal charges. my colleague, karin giannone, is in paris. just as a dramatic and turbulent election campaign was coming to an end, another piece of drama. a
i need support from across the united kingdom to strengthen my hand.or me and my team will ensure that britain has the strong and stable leadership we need in order to ensure we get the best deal for britain from brexit. in how bad a place is ukip? after losing all 146 council seats it was defending this week. is it all over? ukip does have a great future — how to stay on the pitch will hold its ground, and people will come back to us. is it really all to play for? the campaign team of the...
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and the united kingdom. i extend my deepest condolences to those so terribly injured in this terrorist attack and to the many killed and the families, so many families, of the victims. we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters. because they would like that term. they would think it's a great name. i will call them from now losers. because that's what they are. they're losers. and we'll have more of them. but they're losers. just remember that. i also firmly believe that if israel and the palestinians can make peace, it will begin a process of peace all throughout the middle east. and that would be an amazing accomplishment. >> so, later this morning the president and the first lady will travel to jerusalem and lay a wreath at the holocaust memorial center. the visit has sparked some controversy with initial schedules indicating president trump will
and the united kingdom. i extend my deepest condolences to those so terribly injured in this terrorist attack and to the many killed and the families, so many families, of the victims. we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters. because they would like that term. they would think it's a great name. i will call them from now losers....
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his friends say he recently returned from united kingdom from libya. lauren: former member of the joint task force if rodgers joining us now. i want to start with the last part that there is information pointing to the fact that albedi might've even secretly went to syria. to be trained with isis are terrorists? >> in the view of many law enforcement missionaries as he did not work alone. the prime minister's statement reveals that when she says we are going to increase the threat level because of a possible imminent attack peter pick out what we called actionable intelligence to cause them to increase the threat level. you are saying that he did not act alone. he has guidance. we are not sure what the guidance may have been. we are speculating here. what is next? >> the forensics from the crime scene coming from the scene of the attack is important. they look at what the bond is made of and possibly do a comparative analysis. in addition to that, the computers that he has this telephone, anything that traumatic is very important because there is elect
his friends say he recently returned from united kingdom from libya. lauren: former member of the joint task force if rodgers joining us now. i want to start with the last part that there is information pointing to the fact that albedi might've even secretly went to syria. to be trained with isis are terrorists? >> in the view of many law enforcement missionaries as he did not work alone. the prime minister's statement reveals that when she says we are going to increase the threat level...
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united kingdom on high alert. its terror threat level from severe to critical, the nation's highest, for the first time in ten years. the change indicates another terrorist attack may be imminent. >> comes a day after the manchester concert attack that killed 22 people. the suspected suicide bomber has been identified. we're learning more about the young people killed in this brutal attack. cnn erin mclaughlin joins us live from marriage, england. good morning to you. we're learning more about the home secretary critical of the united states. what are you hearing. >> reporter: that's right. british home secretary amber rudd was very critical of u.s. officials in an interview she gave to the bbc earlier this morning specifically in regard to the leaking of information about the investigation in the wake of the attack to the u.s. media. she called the leaks irritating and said it should not happen again. this is in reference to immediately following the attack a news that was carried out by a suicide bomber emerged
united kingdom on high alert. its terror threat level from severe to critical, the nation's highest, for the first time in ten years. the change indicates another terrorist attack may be imminent. >> comes a day after the manchester concert attack that killed 22 people. the suspected suicide bomber has been identified. we're learning more about the young people killed in this brutal attack. cnn erin mclaughlin joins us live from marriage, england. good morning to you. we're learning more...
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not only you, but your experts on the theology of the united kingdom. k in the essay by trump advisor sebastian, he has been hugely controversial within the united states. he says, basically go after the dsstor's and their -- bastar and there are many shades about what to do about terror. robin: this is one of the most difficult challenges out there. it is one that is embedded throughout europe and reminds us that the united kingdom is very much a european nation in the sense that we have second and third generation young people in many cases who are disconnected or isolated from their societies. they are very small minorities and what we are finding is a group that has worked out not how to necessarily send terrorists over, but in many case how to groom young men, although maybe women as well, to becoming agents for destruction. there is no military solution. go after the bastards -- which ones? i think the response in manchester has been dignified, appropriate. this will be a long-term challenge. it requires a greater level of -- between police forces
not only you, but your experts on the theology of the united kingdom. k in the essay by trump advisor sebastian, he has been hugely controversial within the united states. he says, basically go after the dsstor's and their -- bastar and there are many shades about what to do about terror. robin: this is one of the most difficult challenges out there. it is one that is embedded throughout europe and reminds us that the united kingdom is very much a european nation in the sense that we have...
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archive: the students here come from all over the united kingdom.ten students arrived. now the college has over 150, all with very different disabilities. patrick studied here in the ‘80s. he left this place with a—levels and went on to get a degree in social science. this is the actual computer that patrick took his exams on. today, he's back with his former teacherjohn, reminiscing about how quickly he picked up the old technology. it took patrick about two minutes! all right, brainbox! i absolutely loved my three years here. my dad often said the star college was the equivalent to an eton for disabled people. i think it is essential to have specialised schools and colleges for students with complex disabilities. hello, how are you? thanks to these accessible flats, students like bethan can study and live independently away from home. you've got a lot of space here, haven't you? as the college celebrates its big anniversary, it's expanding, although as a charity, uncertainties around funding make every investment a calculated risk. but being bold
archive: the students here come from all over the united kingdom.ten students arrived. now the college has over 150, all with very different disabilities. patrick studied here in the ‘80s. he left this place with a—levels and went on to get a degree in social science. this is the actual computer that patrick took his exams on. today, he's back with his former teacherjohn, reminiscing about how quickly he picked up the old technology. it took patrick about two minutes! all right, brainbox! i...
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she came 15th, that's the united kingdom's best effort since 2011. and she said she was happy with that. she did not want to come last and she did not come last and so she goes away pretty happy. but i think that his year's eurovision will be remembered less for the music and more for the mischief because during the interval act, last year's winner, jamala, was singing in the interval, a fan holding an australian flag climbed up on stage and bared his bottomto jamala, live, in front of 200 million viewers. he was later escorted off by security. steve rosenberg, bbc news, in kiev. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: remembering the sacrifice — the royals pay tribute to families who've lost a parent serving in the armed forces. let's get more on the cyber attack now. five nhs trusts are still experiencing serious problems, after friday's international cyber attack. 43 of the trusts, affected in england and scotland, are now returning to normal. the attack on friday caused ambulances to be diverted, and many cancellations and delays in treatme
she came 15th, that's the united kingdom's best effort since 2011. and she said she was happy with that. she did not want to come last and she did not come last and so she goes away pretty happy. but i think that his year's eurovision will be remembered less for the music and more for the mischief because during the interval act, last year's winner, jamala, was singing in the interval, a fan holding an australian flag climbed up on stage and bared his bottomto jamala, live, in front of 200...
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what we're talking about is how to deal with the issue of the withdrawal of the united kingdom from the years in an orderly way. i heard what the british prime minister has said, that no deal is better than a bad deal. i am not sure i agree with that because no deal will amount to a very challenging situation which, in my opinion, will not only be bad for the uk, but will be bad for ireland and will also be bad for the entire european union. the point is... it is upon the negotiating parties to ensure that we do get a deal and a deal that will ultimately result in as close as possible a relationship between the united kingdom and the european union, albeit from outside the single market. charles flanagan there, the irish foreign minister. let's discuss now with tory mep and leading brexiteer dan hannan in brussels. with me here is radoslav sikorski, the former polish foreign minister. we know brexit is causing ructions. what has got us to this point as opposed to where we were two weeks ago, who's to blame? leaks are not helpful, but equally, an electioneering atmosphere heightens the m
what we're talking about is how to deal with the issue of the withdrawal of the united kingdom from the years in an orderly way. i heard what the british prime minister has said, that no deal is better than a bad deal. i am not sure i agree with that because no deal will amount to a very challenging situation which, in my opinion, will not only be bad for the uk, but will be bad for ireland and will also be bad for the entire european union. the point is... it is upon the negotiating parties to...
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but in the united kingdom, manchester has time and again come up on the counterterrorism radar. you have major exercises there as you had in london in recent years to try to prepare for peristyle attack. you also have in terms of both al qaeda, the syndicate, the old form of july 7th as you mentioned. also isa spots there. so it is very much on the counterterrorism radar in the british sense. by the scale of the response that we saw, i think quite clear early on as it is much more likely than not a coordination terrorist attack in a serious one based on the size of the explosion in the relative casualties. i think there's a reason we didn't see immediate photographs coming out of casualties and that was because anyone in that blast radius was very seriously injured or killed. >> tucker: were not going to even speculate as to who might be responsible for this because we'll find out soon enough and that would be unwise but as a more general question, is there any potential terror group on the radar of british authorities that were not aware of? that is not basically middle east ba
but in the united kingdom, manchester has time and again come up on the counterterrorism radar. you have major exercises there as you had in london in recent years to try to prepare for peristyle attack. you also have in terms of both al qaeda, the syndicate, the old form of july 7th as you mentioned. also isa spots there. so it is very much on the counterterrorism radar in the british sense. by the scale of the response that we saw, i think quite clear early on as it is much more likely than...
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the union and the united kingdom have mutual commitments.tted to financing programmes and projects together. we have decided that these programmes together, we benefit from them together, and we finance them together. that money is committed. i know precisely how it happens. it was an honour and privilege for me to beat the commissioner in charge a little while back. this money is committed to projects throughout europe. there are thousands of local authorities, stakeholders and businesses that are involved in these projects. and you should be able to imagine the political and legal problems that would arise well those problems to be cut or shortened. we basically have to close the account. it is now more and no less than that. there is no punishment or brexit bell. it is only about settling the accords. our objective in the first phaseis accords. our objective in the first phase is to agree, to agree with the united kingdom on rigorous methodology to calculate those obligations. the third point is governance. the agreement with the united k
the union and the united kingdom have mutual commitments.tted to financing programmes and projects together. we have decided that these programmes together, we benefit from them together, and we finance them together. that money is committed. i know precisely how it happens. it was an honour and privilege for me to beat the commissioner in charge a little while back. this money is committed to projects throughout europe. there are thousands of local authorities, stakeholders and businesses that...
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we will have a better future as a separate united kingdom. e a united union and united kingdom here. there are some regions that are very different and less wealthy than the center of london. politically, there is little content within the conservatives and other parties. some sites to see from the government find cap energy prices or increasing house prices show there is no economic plan. there is no plan for a post-brexit economy. they are trying to make the plane -- pain less visible to people. the curtain will fade at some point. people realize that brexit is bad and they are paying the cost. it is not free. they are being gamed. guy: we're going to hear from the bank of england. he has been very quiet recently. we need to see how this one comes up. >> i think they will be very cautious. there are question marks about the consumer. aboutare question marks business investment in who is going to invest in u.k., with all the uncertainty that we see. guy: money is flowing in. there is no evidence of any of this at the moment. it is still early
we will have a better future as a separate united kingdom. e a united union and united kingdom here. there are some regions that are very different and less wealthy than the center of london. politically, there is little content within the conservatives and other parties. some sites to see from the government find cap energy prices or increasing house prices show there is no economic plan. there is no plan for a post-brexit economy. they are trying to make the plane -- pain less visible to...
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tonight, iam over the future of the united kingdom? tonight, i am looking to the leader of the labour party, and the leader of the labour party, and the man who hopes to be prime minister, jeremy corbyn. mr corbyn, today you drew a link between terror attacks at home and british actions abroad. do you believe if britain had not followed the foreign policy it has since tony blair was in office, the attack on manchester would not have happened? the attack on manchester was shocking, appalling indefensible, wrong in every possible way. the parallel i was drawing this morning was that a number of people, ever since the interventions in afghanistan and iraq have drawn attention to the links with foreign policy, including borisjohnson in 2005, two former heads of mi5, and of course the foreign affairs select committee, and the point i was making was, we have to make our streets secure. we have to make our population secure. we also, any sensible government, has got to look to what is happening in libya, a huge ungoverned space and apparently
tonight, iam over the future of the united kingdom? tonight, i am looking to the leader of the labour party, and the leader of the labour party, and the man who hopes to be prime minister, jeremy corbyn. mr corbyn, today you drew a link between terror attacks at home and british actions abroad. do you believe if britain had not followed the foreign policy it has since tony blair was in office, the attack on manchester would not have happened? the attack on manchester was shocking, appalling...
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the first was a tie between virginia and the united kingdom. most particularly, the common ground had a monarchy. sackett was -- the second was the feudal land holdings that kept very few people on earth a large share of today's virginia. historian named holly brewer who then was at north carolina state university calculated 20 years ago that in 1776 when he was drafting the independents. he was held by 85 families. 85 people on two thirds of today's state and for people who aren't from virginia, a little bit of that is fair, the state in which i live in connecticut has eight counties. the more or less 300 square miles that were on fight each of those 85 families in virginia and 1776, 300 square miles would be about half of today's connecticut counties. so in other words, that is the kind of landholding that would have 16 people owning the most native connecticut. jefferson's father was one of these people. the landholding concentration from which peter jefferson who benefited was perpetuated by english legal doctrines to virginia in the 17th c
the first was a tie between virginia and the united kingdom. most particularly, the common ground had a monarchy. sackett was -- the second was the feudal land holdings that kept very few people on earth a large share of today's virginia. historian named holly brewer who then was at north carolina state university calculated 20 years ago that in 1776 when he was drafting the independents. he was held by 85 families. 85 people on two thirds of today's state and for people who aren't from...