On Thursday, the newly elected 577 MPs in France's National Assembly will elect the president of the lower house of parliament. This vote could be decisive in nominating the country's future prime minister.
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Conservative leader Rishi Sunak says he is wondering if he can be considered an "elder statesman" at the age of 44, as he responds to the King's Speech. The former prime minister, offering advice to MPs tipped with a bright future, jokes in the Commons: "On the Government benches life comes at you fastā. Mr Sunak goes on: "And before you know it you have a bright future behind you and you're left wondering whether you can credibly be an elder statesman at the age of 44." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer repeats US President Joe Biden's words and calls for the temperature of democracy to be lowered as he pays tribute to late MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Speaking at the Kingās Speech debate in the House of Commons, Sir Keir Starmer warns that the "snake oil charm of populism" is a "dead end" for the UK. The prime minister tells MPs that the new government will deliver ānational renewalā ending politics āas noisy performanceā. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
"Unfortunately, we live in a time when Europe is no longer a continent of peace", says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a speech to French MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, as Ukraine..
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