- westminster is following eagerly on twitten _ westminster is following eagerly on twitter.n twitter. unfortunately, there - westminster is following eagerly on twitter. unfortunately, there does. twitter. unfortunately, there does need _ twitter. unfortunately, there does need to— twitter. unfortunately, there does need to be — twitter. unfortunately, there does need to be a — twitter. unfortunately, there does need to be a little _ twitter. unfortunately, there does need to be a little bit— twitter. unfortunately, there does need to be a little bit more - need to be a little bit more education _ need to be a little bit more education-— need to be a little bit more education. ., ~ i. . thank you so much to all of our guests. frank, callum, laura, stuart, teddy thank you for your time. goodbye. in the short—term the weather will be relatively quiet. some breaks in the cloud this afternoon in parts of the country with sunshine in the midlands and south of the uk, but it is turning in the north—west of the uk with weather fronts pushing cloud, outbreaks of rain, overcast with

the president of westminster curtain -- west mr.ollege wrote on i believe valentine's day, asked, what is the title of your speech question mark we are looking to promote it, print programs, taking care of details, and we would like to know what the title of your address will be. churchill replied to the college saying he was not sure. something like "war and peace." in fact, the programs from the day, the green foundation lecture, simply say "winston churchill: world peace." churchill decided on "sinews of peace" the night before. we have in the archive here the near-final draft of the speech with the handwritten notes written by churchill's secretary, who was dictating to his secretary, who was taking the last minute final changes. she inserts a , the paragraph -- she inserts a new paragraph, "i intended to title the speech the sinews of peace." sinews are things that bind us together, make us stronger. he is talking about the alliance, the anglo-american special relationship. that strength would in fact ensure and protect the pie

bolton missouri's westminster college invited winston churchill to speak in march 1946. not long after the british prime minister who guided england through world war ii was voted out of office townspeople welcomed churchill and president harry truman with the parade and 2700 of them gathered in the college gym and heard churchill declare an iron curtain has descended across the continent next. we'd look back 75 years at one of the cold wars most iconic speeches with timothy riley of america's national churchill museum. he joined us from fulton, missouri first in excerpt from mr. churchill's speech. that in in the baltic to trieste in the adriatic. an iron curtain has descended across the continent. behind that line thy all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern europe. warsaw berlin broad vienna budapest belgrade bucharest and sofia to all these payments as it is and population around them lie. in russia, i must call the soviet. and all our subjects in one form or another not only to soviet influence. but to a very high and in some cases increasing me

westminster.very low death rates. norway and finland, it has been _ death rates. norway and finland, it has been between 400 and 500 tests with the _ has been between 400 and 500 tests with the same population. they have all had _ with the same population. they have all had different versions of furlough schemes, that is not unique to britain _ furlough schemes, that is not unique to britain, so it is not the case that— to britain, so it is not the case that somehow if scotland was going its own _ that somehow if scotland was going its own way, it would be somehow bereft _ its own way, it would be somehow bereft we — its own way, it would be somehow bereft. we have had to fall back in britain _ bereft. we have had to fall back in britain on — bereft. we have had to fall back in britain on the lowest unemployment benefit _ britain on the lowest unemployment benefit rate practically in europe and the — benefit rate practically in europe and the second lowest pension in the developed _ and the second

westminster college provided this video. pres. reagan: i have to confess to a certain sense of guilt in receiving this honor. doctor saunders, because i had half a century ago, my alma mater presented me with a degree after four years of being a student there and for that half a century since, i've always had a little sense of guilt that first one was honourary. [laughter] but thank you charlie price doctor saunders, thank you all of you very much. i can hardly visit this magnificent setting, so rich in memory and symbolism, without recalling the comment sir winston churchill made when he was congratulated on the size of an audience gathered to hear him speak. any other politician would have been flattered. not churchill. it was no great achievement to draw a crowd, he said. twice as many would have turned out for a public hanging. [laughter] maybe so, but i am deeply grateful to each of you for your warm welcome. what an honor it is for me to come to fulton -- indelibly stamped with the name and eloquence of churchill. what a pri

. ♪ at westminster college in. fulton, missouri. timothy riley joins us now at westminster college.ood morning. guest: good morning. thank you for having me on. host: we are not only here on washington journal but we are simulcasting on american history tv on c-span3 right now. timothy, explain to us what winston churchill was doing in fulton, missouri on march 5, 1946. guest: 75 years ago, it is a question we get asked every day. why in the world what winston churchill visit westminster college in central missouri in the heart of america? i guess the simple answer is the college asked him to come, but the longer answer is more complicated. we have to take you back to the end of world war ii. there was ve day in europe in may 1945. the allies had been victorious. things were looking good for churchill, for harry truman, and for the other big three in the alliance, stalin. they had won the war. shortly after there was an election in britain and churchill's party lost the election. suddenly, arguably the most recognizable figure in the world is without a job. he is no longer prime min

the first one is from -- she says, in 1998, shortly after i graduated westminster is one of westminster's first albanian students my cousins in kosovo were being expelled from their homes as victims of the ethnic cleansing. secretary albright's leadership saved my cousin's lives and i wanted to personally thank her for her actions and i wanted to ask what did it take her for her to make the intervention decision which is controversial at this time. thank you. >> i'm very pleased to have been asked that. it goes a little bit to the question you asked, you know, what about my background? so i as somebody that was in many ways kind of formed by the second world war and learned much later about the horrible things that the fascists did and ethnic cleansing, what happened was -- and it's a pure accident of history that one of the things i had to deal was in former yugoslavia, having my father being the ambassador there and i understand the languages. so what happened was ethnic cleansing was taking place in kosovo and i thought we had been kind of slow on dealing with bosnia, and now i'm secre

westminster college provided this video. pres. reagan: i have to confess to a certain sense of guilt in receiving this honor. doctor saunders, because i had half a century ago, my alma mater presented me with a degree after four years of being a student there and for that half a century since, i've always had a little sense of guilt that

that was the central message of winston churchill's speech here at westminster. but what concerns me is that we may no longer be able to make that claim. before i elaborate, let me say when i travel abroad, i follow diplomatic custom and avoid criticism of the president. obviously i'm not abroad right now. and because missouri -- [ applause ] >> and because missouri is the show me state, i feel i must be blunt. today we have a president who has become a source of comfort to anti-democratic forces across the globe instead of rebutting and challenging them. the president has picked fights with europe over trade, climate change, iran and nato. instead of rallying our democratic allies to push back against russia and compete together against china. his central foreign policy theme is to ignore, dispairage what america led in creating. instead he touts the message that each country is out for itself, competing constantly and valuing material advantage over shared ideals. it's a world in which the strong strut, the weak submit and people everywhere may be divided into

riley joins us now from america's national churchill museum at westminster college. timothy. good morning. good morning. thank you for having me on and i want to remind our viewers that we are not only here on washington journal, but we're also simulcasting on american history tv on c-span 3 right now as well. so timothy explain to us what winston churchill was doing in fulton, missouri on march 5th 1946. 75 years ago in a day. it's a question. we get asked every day here at america's national church of museum. why in the world would winston churchill visit westminster college in central, missouri in the heart of america, and i guess the simple answer is the college asked him to come but the longer answers a little more complicated. we have to take take you back really to the end of world war ii. there was ve day in europe in may of 1945. the allies had been victorious in world war ii in europe things were looking good for churchill for harry truman. and of course the other of the big three and this in in the alliance of stalin in the soviet union, they had won the war in eur

it is completely reserved to westminster. that is another example of how, _ westminster. another example of how. if— westminster. that is another example of how, if you want to restart our economy, — of how, if you want to restart our economy, you need have all the levers _ economy, you need have all the levers currently that are in the hands — levers currently that are in the hands of — levers currently that are in the hands of westminster. just levers currently that are in the hands of westminster.- levers currently that are in the hands of westminster. just a final thou . ht hands of westminster. just a final thought before _ hands of westminster. just a final thought before the _ hands of westminster. just a final thought before the debate - hands of westminster. just a final thought before the debate starts. | hands of westminster. just a final. thought before the debate starts. in terms of the way opinion polls are changing about independence, certainly in the last perhaps a month or so,? we certainly in the last perhaps a month or so,?_ certainly in the last perhap

the success of that strategy owes much to the message churchill delivered here at westminster. ronald reagan set of churchill's lecture and i quote, out of one man's speech was born a new western resolve. not warlike, not belly coasts, not expansionist but firm and principled in resisting those who would devour territory and put the soul itself into bondage. reagan spoke those words here in fulton one year after the berlin wall had been toppled. during the dedication of her breakthrough sculpture. in the coming months, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the berlin wall coming down. so it's appropriate that the theme of this year's symposium is breakthrough. when i walked across the plaza today and saw the sections of the berlin wall, i was transported back to 1989. by the way, i walked through the wall this time. i thought of the jubilation i felt as a check slovaks by birth, and an american by choice when communism came to an end in eastern europe. it seemed in those days as though a history had begun to gallup as it had in the years following world war ii. after decade

a , ., , westminster.rade deals are going to become very important for britain. absolutely and i important for britain. absolutely and i really _ important for britain. absolutely and i really think— important for britain. absolutely and i really think this _ important for britain. absolutely | and i really think this post-brexit and i really think this post—brexit world, _ and i really think this post—brexit world, people will be looking at this and — world, people will be looking at this and will be looking at what the government is doing. exactly as he said, _ government is doing. exactly as he said. i_ government is doing. exactly as he said. ithink— government is doing. exactly as he said, i think this point about the united _ said, i think this point about the united kingdom and scotland is a really— united kingdom and scotland is a really important one with adult imagine — really important one with adult imagine will go away given the right investment for the people in scotland voted. that was in th

let me conclude with a word to the students at westminster college. the empire builders of the 24 century. before you leave this place do not forget why you came you came to westminster to explore the diversity of ideas, and experience what we call civilization. here it discovered that so long as books are kept open, and minds can never be closed. here you discovered a sense of self, along with the realization that self alone, is never enough for a truly satisfying life for while we make a living by what we give, we make a life by what we give. tragically many walls still remain to endanger our families and our communities. later today, the fulton optimist club will join with others in recognizing winners of an essay contest, called why should i say no to drugs. obviously fulton cares about its future as well as its past, above all it cares about the children that represent that future. in fulton missouri, as in london berlin or los angeles, the future is what you make it. certainly it was unreasonable, for a 65-year-old parliamentarian, his counsel r

stephen bauer westminster college class of 1967. but one of the most venerable lecture series here at the college is the enid and our crosby kemper lecture series. since 1981 scholars statesmen and women and others have delivered lectures from the historic christopher wren church of saint mary the virgin alderman berry to share with us thoughts on churchill the anglo-american relation and other topics other speakers have included andrew roberts, sir, martin gilbert lady mary soames and others all of whom have been this distinguished lecture series. today we present the 34th needed in our crosby kemper lecture and the first to be delivered virtually to a global audience and to introduce today's speaker. i am pleased to welcome churchill fellow and the current director of the institute for museum and library services. crosby kemper great. thank you very much tim. i appreciate that introduction and i in the early 1990s george will came to kansas city to speak. i'm sure he won't remember this, but i was conducting a fan campaign with pe

so, it's understandable that there is a bit of a westminster focus. do cover stories tend to cover a bit like a foreign country, and i think there could be more done they are to understand what's going on in scotland, particularly with what's happening at the moment. laura o'reilly, just briefly to you and finally to you. i see you're nodding. it's a subject that doesn't come up every single day. _ it's on a subject that everyone in westminster are perhaps i following either early on twitter and refreshing their twitter- feed all the time. i think unfortunately there probably does need to be a little bit- more education there. thank you so much to all of our guests. frank, callum, laura, stuart, teddy thank you for your time. goodbye. it isa it is a bit on the nippy side. there is a frost on the way tonight. these are the temperatures tonight. a bit of rain in the north west of scotland. through tonight, we have light winds and clearing skies, temperatures will dip below freezing, setting outside city centres and even in some of the towns on the south

westminster to deny the chance to have a _ westminster to deny the chance to have a second _ westminsterd scottish independence referendunt — have a second scottish independence referendum. but _ have a second scottish independence referendum. but it— have a second scottish independence referendum. but it is— have a second scottish independence referendum. but it is politicians - referendum. but it is politicians who are — referendum. but it is politicians who are on _ referendum. but it is politicians who are on the _ referendum. but it is politicians who are on the same _ referendum. but it is politicians who are on the same side - referendum. but it is politicians who are on the same side as. referendum. but it is politiciansl who are on the same side as him referendum. but it is politicians - who are on the same side as him on the constitutional— who are on the same side as him on the constitutional argument - who are on the same side as him on the constitutional argument who - who are on the same side as him on| the constitutional argument who are most furious — the constitutional a

westminster college provided the video. >> i cannot tell you what a privilege it is to have been invited to deliver the 59th green foundation lecture.. i look at the green foundation lecture series with a lot of awe. you've had former presidents and prime ministers and nobel prize winners, and even a rock musician. i am none of those things. but i am a professor and so i love captive audiences and am a former diplomat, and so i love to give speeches. i also have a very deep affection for the state of missouri, in part because it's where i had my first job. i was newly married and just out of college, and my husband was in the army stationed at fort leonardwood, and i lived about 90 miles south of here in wanesville. i in habited a converted motel room and drove 30 miles to work each day at the daily news where i wrote -- [ applause ] where i wrote obituaries and articles for the society page, reported on an occasional sports story and even interviewed people who had seen a ufo. [ laughter ] i also sold classified ads. and my favorite that i remember was, this man came in and this is what

it's on a . subject that everyone in westminster are perhaps _ subject that everyone in westminster aren twitter and refreshing their twitter feed all the _ on twitter and refreshing their twitter feed all the time. - on twitter and refreshing their twitter feed all the time. i - on twitter and refreshing their i twitter feed all the time. i think unfortunately— twitter feed all the time. i think unfortunately there _ twitter feed all the time. i think unfortunately there probably - twitter feed all the time. i think. unfortunately there probably does need to— unfortunately there probably does need to be — unfortunately there probably does need to be a — unfortunately there probably does need to be a little _ unfortunately there probably does need to be a little bit— unfortunately there probably does need to be a little bit more - need to be a little bit more education _ need to be a little bit more education there. _ need to be a little bit more education there.— need to be a little bit more education there. ., ,, , ., . education there. thank you so much to all of our— education there

. >> westminster college has been a host for a series of very famous lectures.he lecture that churchill delivered here 75 years ago. other celebrated lecture series include the ibm lecture, the newly established brower a lectureship established by churchill follow and pass leadership award recipient abbasid or stephen brower, westminster college class of 1967. one of the most venerable lecture series at the college is the lecture series. since 1981, scholars, statesmen and women and others have delivered lectures from the historic church of st. mary, the virgin alderman barry to share with us thoughts on churchill, the anglo-american relations, and other topics. other speakers have included andrew roberts, sir martin gilbert, and others all of whom have given this distinguished lecture series. today, we present the 34th lecture, and the first to be delivered virtually to a global audience. introduce today's speaker, i am pleased to black -- welcome churchill fellow and the current director for museum and library services, crosby kemper. >> great, think you very

. >>> 75 years ago in march, 1946, winston churchill delivered his "iron curtain" speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. 44 years after his speech and one year after the fall of the berlin wall, former president ronald reagan spoke at the dedication of the sculpture. >> i have to confess to a certain sense of guilt in receiving this honor, dr. saunders, because a half a century ago my alma mater presented me with a degree after four years of being a student there, and for that half a century since i have always had a little sense of guilt that that first one was honorary. [ laughter ] >> thank you, charlie price and dr. saunders. thank all of you very much. i can hardly visit this magnificent setting so rich in memory and symbolism without recalling a comment that sir winston churchill made when he was congratulated on the size of an audience gathered to hear him speak. any other politician would have been flattered. not churchill. it was no great achievement to draw a crowd, he said. twice as many would have turned out for a public hanging. [ laughter ] >> well, maybe so, b

the name “westminster” is -- rather it seems familiar to me.er] i feel as if i've heard of it before. indeed, now that i come to think of it, it was at westminster that i received a very large part of my education in politics, dialectics, rhetoric, and one or two other things. [laughter] in fact, we have both been educated at the same, or similar, or, at any rate, kindred establishments. it is also an honor, ladies and gentlemen, perhaps almost unique, for a private visitor to be introduced to an academic audience by the president of the united states. amid his heavy burdens, duties, and responsibilities -- unsought but not recoiled from -- the president has traveled a thousand miles to dignify and magnify our meeting here today. [applause] and to give me an opportunity of addressing this kindred nation, as well as my own countrymen across the ocean, and perhaps some other countries, too. the president has told you that it is his wish, as i am sure it is yours, that i should have full liberty to give my true and faithful counsel in these anxiou

our political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminster.t yet. this budget and he has not delivered it et. ., , ., , , it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to pick _ it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to pick out _ it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to pick out of _ it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to pick out of that - it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to pick out of that is - it yet. no, but the really big thing i think to pick out of that is that i i think to pick out of that is that job furlough announcement. i think it slightly slipped out, actually, but that's more than four and a half million people and their employers, and these are businesses that were told to close their doors by the government, it then stepped in with those payments, up to 80% of each worker �*s salary, maximum of two and a half thousand pounds, that will continue, it seems as long as the restrictions are in place. so that is really important. for those many people.

you delayed _ handed it back to westminster. you delayed the — handed it back to westminster.nded it back to westminster. you delayed the implementation of this| delayed the implementation of this by years— delayed the implementation of this by years but— delayed the implementation of this by years but you _ delayed the implementation of this by years but you could _ delayed the implementation of this by years but you could have - delayed the implementation of this by years but you could have dealt l by years but you could have dealt with it _ by years but you could have dealt with it earlier. _ by years but you could have dealt with it earlier.— by years but you could have dealt with it earlier. when we are out of this crisis. — with it earlier. when we are out of this crisis, thinking _ with it earlier. when we are out of this crisis, thinking about - with it earlier. when we are out of this crisis, thinking about these i this crisis, thinking about these things, who is best to take the decisions about the future of scotland is not a distraction from our recovery but essenti

our reporter greg mckenzie is at westminster magistrates�* court.ur? ,., ., what happened in there in the last hour? , ., ., ., what happened in there in the last hour? ., , , f~ , ., ., hour? good morning, yes, 48-year-old couzens has — hour? good morning, yes, 48-year-old couzens has appeared _ hour? good morning, yes, 48-year-old couzens has appeared here _ hour? good morning, yes, 48-year-old couzens has appeared here at - couzens has appeared here at westminster magistrates�* court charged with the kidnap and murder of 33—year—old sarah everard, who disappeared ten days ago when walking home in south london. 48—year—old wayne couzens appeared only to confirm his name, age, and date of birth. he will be appearing at the old bailey next tuesday. there has not been a plea entered today, thejudge there has not been a plea entered today, the judge said there has not been a plea entered today, thejudge said it there has not been a plea entered today, the judge said it was too soon for the defendant to enter a plea today. as for the victim, we know sa

we'll hear from former soviet leader, mikaela gorbachev, speaking at westminster college in may of 1992 just months after the collapse of the soviet union. after that, former british prime minister margaret thatcher and then former secretary of state al madeleine albright talk about democracy in the cold war. later, remarks from former president ronald reagan and dedication ceremony for a sculpture made from pieces of the berlin wall, created by winston churchill's granddaughter. 75 years ago in march 1946, winston churchill delivered his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former soviet leader, mcal gorbachev's lecture at the college from may 1992. he talked about how the world could emerge from the cold war and shape the future. [applause] which this cultures imagination and fantasy, with remarkable expressiveness and icon this-ism convey the drama of the cold war. the arab press about human striving to penetrate the buyers of alienation and confrontation, it is symbolic on winston churchill. and in this culture should be in fulton. more than 46 years

1946 that former british prime minister, winston churchill developed his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former british prime minister, margaret thatcher mark the 50th anniversary of the speech and outlined true at the college in 1996. she discussed how the world changed in 50 years and about the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 but. >> cleveland, distinguished officials, students, faculty, alumni and friends of westminster college and ladies and gentlemen. since the beginning of the john family green foundation lectures in 1936, westminster college has been privileged to host some of the greatest men and women of 20th century talks. nowhere else in this nation could serve as a more fitting forum for world leaders that america's heartland. for the lifeblood of liberty flows purely and president lee. these great leaders travel here, securing the knowledge that no matter how different our cultures and our backgrounds, we have the capability to reach a common understanding of the problems of our day. today, we gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary o

the snp's westminster leader focused on the integrated review of foreign, defence and security policyd lead to the uk increasing its stockpile of nuclear weapons. our children have the right to a future that no longer. lives under the shadow of these weapons of mass destruction. l as the irish president said on this st patrick's day, i surely we need to find ways to make peace, not war. i every single one of these weapons will be based i exactly when the scottish people, given the moral. of democratic authority i to impose these weapons of to mass destruction i on our soil in scotland? the prime minister. mr speaker, the people of scotland contribute enormously to the health, happiness, wellbeing and security of this entire country, not least through their contribution to our science, or defences, our international aid and many, many other ways. i'm very proud this government is investing record sums in defence, including maintaining our nuclear defence, which is absolutely vital for our long—term security and helping thereby to drive jobs notjust in scotland, but across the whole of

. _ but there was a much frostier reaction from the snp�*s westminster leader.people are now being injected with the hope of the vaccine, this budget should of injected the economy with the stimulus package that it desperately needs. the ippr advised the government to boost like biden, to generate an investment—led recovery. instead, the chancellor produced a budget that offers people the bare minimum. the conversion of this prime minister to increase public spending was only temporary. today, we have a tory chancellor. he is clearly itching to come off the state spending. this budget is carefully laying the ground for more tory austerity, a decade more of conservative cuts. i do welcome a bit more support for some of the self—employed people in my constituency. we need to see the detail, but it is late. it is a whole year late, and i like many have constituents who have lived a year without a penny of income. only a day later. lives are being put on hold, future plans shredded, and no prospect of work for many of these people in many sectors for many months. a

next former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev's lecture at westminster college. he talked about how the world could emerge from the cold war and shape the future. [applause] >> [speaking foreign language] >> here we stand, before a sculpture in which the sculptor's imagination and fantasy, with remarkable expressiveness and laconism, convey the drama of the "cold war", the irrepressible human striving to penetrate the barriers of alienation and confrontation. it is symbolic that this artist was the granddaughter of winston churchill and that this sculpture should be in fulton. more than 46 years ago winston churchill spoke in fulton and in my country this speech was singled out as the formal declaration of the "cold war." this was indeed the first time the words, "iron curtain," were pronounced, and the whole western world was challenged to close ranks against the threat of tyranny in the form of the soviet union and communist expansion. everything else in this speech, including churchill's analysis of the postwar situation in the world, his thoughts about the po

in permits where at westminster. —— in parliament square. both the protesters and some seniorfigures in we heard from both the protesters and some senior figures in the world of criminaljustice and policing who are very worried about what this bill says about the right to protest in particular. just talk us through what the bill says on that and why people are worried about it. thank ou. i people are worried about it. thank you- i think— people are worried about it. thank you. i think the _ people are worried about it. thank you. i think the difficulty _ people are worried about it. thank you. i think the difficulty is - people are worried about it. thank you. i think the difficulty is that i you. i think the difficulty is that it is broadening the powers of police to put conditions on protests and assemblies. it is also making it easier in certain circumstances for individuals to preach those conditions so instead of it being knowingly preaching them, it is you should have been aware of them and that could be enough to trigger and it is inc

time now for a brief look at what else has been going on around westminster.a pay rise of 1% for most nhs workers in england. appearing before mps on the health committee, the health secretary was challenged by his predecessor. how did your department come to recommend just 1%, given the incredible pressures staff had been under during the pandemic? the nhs was carved out of the pay freeze that's been applied due to the enormous pressure on the public finances, and it's been applied to everybody else in the public sector. and we put in place evidence reflecting what is affordable, and we, of course, will study what the pay review body says. the widow of the former home secretary, leon brittan, told mps on the home affairs committee that it was extraordinary that a fantasist�*s claims of a vip paedophile ring were ever believed. lady brittan said that she hadn't heard the precise details about the false claims against her husband until after his death in 2015. it was only later when i - realised that the presumption of innocence had not been given to these men

laura kuenssberg at westminster. _ to be dented.tminster, thank _ to be dented. laura kuenssberg at westminster, thank you. - the pressure on scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has intensified tonight, after reports suggesting the majority of msps on the holyrood committee investigating the handling of harassment claims against alex salmond believe she misled their inquiry. it's understood they voted five to four that ms sturgeon gave them an inaccurate account when she answered their questions last thursday. tonight, nicola sturgeon said the committee had prejudged her from the outset and that she stood by the eight hours of evidence she gave to the committee. our scotland editor, sarah smith, is in glasgow. well, that holyrood committee met tonight to finalise its report, and these stories were leaking out whilst that meeting was still going on. sources close to the committee say they have concluded by a very small majority that nicola sturgeon did mislead them about an aspect of a meeting she had with alex salmond in her h

1946 that former british prime minister winston churchill delivered his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former british prime minister margaret thatcher marked the 50th anniversary of the speech in a lecture at the college in 1996. she discussed how the world changed in 50 years and about the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. >> lady thatcher, distinguished officials, students and faculty, alumni of the college, since the beginning of the john greenly lectures in 1946, westminster college has been privileged to host some of the greatest men and women of 20th century thought. nowhere else in this nation could serve as a more flitting forum for world leaders than america's heartland where the lifeblood of liberty flows purity and passionately. these great leaders travel here secure in the knowledge that no matter how our different cultures and our backgrounds we have the capability to reach a common understanding of the problems of our day. today, we gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sir winston churchill's immortal lecture traditionally kno

he was one of five people killed in that day's westminster attacks. whether the uk should do deals with countries that have committed genocide. in the latest round of the row, the crossbench peer lord alton had inserted a clause whereby genocide claims would be examined by a committee of people with judicial experience — an idea rejected by the minister but supported by tory rebels when the bill returned to the commons. it is not a court, it isjust a select committee in the house of lords. what has my minister got to fear? i thank my honourable friend for that intervention, but it is clear, madam deputy speaker, that the definition in the amendment of those who have held high judicial office will — in the view of the government — inevitably confer quasi—judicial status on that committee. so he offered a compromise, the government would work with committees which reported on genocide, just not one made up exclusively of former judges. when it came to the vote, the government saw off the alton amendment, but with a tory rebellion of 29 and a reduced maj