it is recent in the united kingdom and is i think undesirable. the difference between our systems is that what the supreme court decides to be a right, a constitutional right is there after written in stone unless the supreme court itself modifies its view subsequently or unusually there is a constitutional amendment. whereas in the united kingdom there are no entrenched rights that cannot be modified by parliamentary legislation if necessary by a single vote. that's the difference. >> thank you very much. the gentleman over there. >> yeah, this is jim feldmann, an attorney here in washington, d.c. you're -- you emphasize a lot and come to the whole question from the standpoint of what is i think most effective in a democratic system. so one important strand of american constitutionalism has been that part of constitutional rights that protects democratic -- the democracy itself. i'm thinking in particular of the one person, one vote strand and other decisions as well that have protected the democracy itself, where -- and allowed us to have a dem

since 2010, the united kingdom has d carbonized our economy faster than any other. we generate now a record amounts of electricity from renewable energy substances and we have just gone through the longest period in our history without relying on electricity generated from coal. appears to be the labour party's declared policy which is to reopen the coal mines but not to burn the coal that they mine. >> the labour party does not condone the reopening of any coal mines for use for anything. once again, mister speaker, he referred to climate emissions reductions that were implemented using labor policies that have since been dismantled and not only is the government failing to meet its target but the smallest drop in carbon emissions in the last 6 years, just 2%. at that rate is would take until the end of this century to reach net 0 emissions. just yesterday the financial times reported the government is accused of trying to fill its emissions figures ignoring it's official advises was let me ask the right honorable gentlemen to policy question. the labour party has

this evening, we thank god for the brave sons of the united kingdom and united states who nazited the nazis and the regime and liberated millions from tyranny. the bond between our nations was forever sealed in that great crusade. as we honor our shared victory at heritage, we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future. sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of the and reverence for rights given to us by almighty god. from the second world war two to today, her majesty has stood as a priceless symbol of these traditions. she has embodied the spirit of ignorant tea, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every british heart. i behalf of all americans, offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long cherished and truly remarkable reign of her modesty the queen -- her majesty the queen. thank you. thank ♪ ♪ to the queen. [applause] our coverage of president trump's visit to the uk continues tomorrow when he holds a joint news conference with british prime minister teresa may following their meeting. that

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who's looking forward to being a good ally to the united kingdom. british tabloid told the president that megan merkel has said in the past that she said should move to canada if the president ended up becoming president. somehow over the weekend that morphed into the president calling the dashes of sussex nasty. he's bringing along his kids but the president will not meet megan merkel today. the kids get to a dinners with the royal family over the next three days. they alluded to the fact we are commemorated another moment when our nation in the entire world was tested at the highest level. the 75th anniversary of d-day. right after this event we will board air force one and traveled to the united kingdom into normandy france. honoring the 75th anniversary. the president well have a lunch and a few hours with the queen of england. of course everybody is listening to see if there will be a deal between the u.s. and great britain. will check back later with you this hour. china and mexico are now singling and there willing to discuss this. beijing sa

. >> young, arismatic, and optimistic, tony blair swept into power in the united kingdom, ending 18 years of conservative vernment. >> today, enough of talking. it is time now to do. >> his leadership style and move wards the political center often drew comparisons to what had happened on this side of the pond. >> he's seven years younger than i am and has no gray hair, so i resent it. but there doesn't seem to be anything i can do about it. >> and he became the first labour prime minister to win three consecutive elections. >> i want to say this to the e liticians and to the peo northern ireland. >> his time in office marked byr hi peace accords in northern ireland, humanitarian intervention in kosovo and sierra leone, and a strengthened friendship with the united states. >> america has no truer friend an great britain. [ applause ] >> blair even convinced britain to go to war in iraq. >> to retreat now, i believe, would put at hazard all that we hold dearest. >> ...a decision that would tarnish his legacy. today, the globalism andri ce he championed are also tarnished, with far left and

states of america on this state visit to the united kingdom. for the past 2 and a half years the president and i have had the duty and privilege of being the latest guardians of this precious and profound friendship between our countries as with our predecessors when we have faced threats to the security of our citizens and our allies we have stood together and acted together. when russia used a deadly nerve agent on the streets of our country alongside the ukase expulsions the president expelled 60 russian intelligence officers the largest contribution towards an unprecedented global response. and in syria when innocent men women and children were victims of a barbaric chemical weapons attack britain and america along with france carried out targeted strikes against the regime. since we spoke about nato during my 1st visit to the white house we have maintained our support for this crucial alliance thanks in part to your clear message on burden sharing donald we have seen members pledge another one $100000000000.00 increasing their contribution

kingdom and the united states. i'm so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that both our countries attach to the relationship. in the coming days, you will see some of our most treasured historical buildings, speak to the business leaders whose expertise and innovation drive our economies, and members of our armed services, past and present. you will also travel to portsmouth and normandy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d-day. on that day, and on many occasions since, the armed forces of both our countries fought side-by-side to defend our cherished values of liberty and democracy. mr. president, in your state of the union address this year, you paid tribute to some of the american heroes who risked their lives, and we owe an immeasurable debt to the british and allied soldiers who began the liberation of europe on the sixth of june, 1944. i paid my first state visit to your country at the invitation of president eisenhower. as supreme allied commander, he had ultimate

the united kingdom. for the past two and a half years, the president and i have had the duty and privilege of being the latest guardians of this precious and profound friendship between our countries. as with our predecessors, when we have faced threats to the security of our citizens and our allies, we have stood together and acted together. when russia used a deadly nerve agent on the streets of our country, alongside the uk's expulsions, the president expelled 60 russian intelligence officers, the largest contribution towards an unprecedented global response. and in syria, when innocent men, women, and children were victims of a barbaric chemical weapons attack, britain and america, along with france, carried out targeted strikes against the regime. since we spoke about nato during my first visit to the white house, we have maintained our support for this crucial alliance. thanks in part to your clear message on burden sharing, donald, we have seen members pledge another $100 billion, increasing their

you know, that could pose a threat to decracy, yes. >> the united kingdom and the united states represent two ofes the loexisting representative democracies in human history, and it seems that we're paralyzed at the moment. hue united states has had the longest governmentown in its history most recently. you are focused on the center and revitalizing the center. how do y begin do think about herengthen the center and a real political force inenter to combat the extremes? >> you've got to get the right policy agenda for the future. >> is it only about policy, though? becaushow much of the expression of populism is e tually about cultural issues that are less fixa specific economic policies? >> yeah, no, that's a very good point. but here's what i think. i think that the populism part economic, part cultural. i actually think the left tends to underestimate the cultural aspect of it. i think it's very powerful.do i mean, yoave to deal with these cultural anxieties, which immigration is obviously o. but underpinning whatever slogans and principles you come out with, policy prescriptionssh ld

kingdom and united states. and i am so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that both our countries attach to our relationship. in the coming days, you will see some of our most treasured historical buildings, speak to the business leaders whose expertise and innovation drive our economies, and meet members of our armed services past and present. you will also travel to portsmouth and normandy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d—day. on that day, and on many occasions since, the armed forces of both our countries fought side by side to defend our cherished values of liberty and democracy. mr president, in your seat of the union address this year, you seat of the union address this year, y°u pay seat of the union address this year, you pay tribute to some of the american heroes who risked their wives. —— state of the union. and we owe an immeasurable debt to the british, american, and allied soldiers who began the liberation of europe on the 6th ofjune, 1944. i

the united kingdom. for the past two and a half years the president and i have had the duty and privilege of being the latest guardians of this prsecious and profound friendship between our countries. as with our predecessors when we have faced threats to the securities of our citizens and allies, we have stood together and acted together. when russia used a deadly nerve agent on the streets of our country, alongside the uk's expulsions, the president expelled 60 russian intelligence officers, the largest contribution towards an unprecedented global response. and in syria when innocent men, women and children were victims of a barbaric chemical weapons attack, britain and america along with france carried out targeted strikes against the regime. since we spoke about nato during my first visit to the white house we have maintained our support for this crucial alliance. thanks in part to your clear message on burden sharing, donald, we have seen members pledge another $100 billion, increasing their contrib

united kingdom at the end of may we know that he was transferred to the president's health and indeed here in the united kingdom the courts did decide to postpone a hearing at the westminster magistrate's court late last month due to his health as he was unable to appear and not even video link and indeed the wiki leaks they too believe that his condition is worsening by the day you know being in a higher security story maximum security prison it's difficult for anyone to julian spent 7 years of combined in the ecuadorian embassy before for. medical treatment without most of the article 3 now on top of that announcement he was indeed visited by the un special rapporteur on torture. having said that british politicians here in the united kingdom including foreign secretary jeremy hunt. they believe that this is not a matter for exterior interventions and only a matter for the british judicial system here in the united kingdom so let's recap exactly where we are now of course the case was reopened after that we can expose founder was hauled out of london's ecuadorian embassy last month

s relationship to the united kingdom but the things that the united states and united kingdom need to get done in the rest of the world. what's your take on how things have been developing and what happens tonight? >> reporter: so as hallie was saying, today was the fun part, the easy part for president trump. it was a tour of royal events. tomorrow he has a lot more down time, he will be meeting with theresa may who was a lame duck at this point and he will be holding a press conference. so tomorrow is his opportunity to wade into british politics and british politics are right now in a very delicate place. this country doesn't have a prime minister, it doesn't know where it is going, it doesn't know if it is going to have brexit through negotiations, whether it's going to leave brexit, leave europe without a deal. so right now this country is very sensitive to foreign disruption. and that makes it sensitive to president trump, but also makes president trump's visit here very important because if the uk leaves the eu without a deal, that means it is that much more dependent on the un

kingdom and the united states. i am so glad we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance both our countries attached to our relationship. >> grady the queen's remarks. we will you what the president had to say during his toast to her last night. that will be coming up in our next hour. meantime earlier in the day the president was joined by the first we had a wreathlaying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown warrior. is for they have scheduled it is a busy one. we are making a shift from pageantry to politics and business will head the day it the president and prime minister teresa may host a business roundtable. later on the will to 10 downing st.. a lot of this will shift the focus again toward brexit. what happens if there's a hard brexit? what can the us to to solidify trade ties with the uk if that happens? as for the president, he was busy on twitter? we talked a bit about that yesterday as he was talking about the mayor of london. he had this to say on twitter, london part of the trip is

apparently shot by one of the inmates at the belmarsh high security prison here in the united kingdom where the wiki leaks founder is currently serving his 50 week sentence for skipping bell in the united kingdom now at the end of may we know that he was transferred to the prisons health world and indeed here in the united kingdom the courts did decide to postpone a hearing at the westminster magistrate's court late last month due to his ill health as he was unable to appear and not even via video link and indeed the wiki leaks they too believe that his condition is worsening by the day there being a higher security guards or maximum security prison it's difficult for anyone but julian 4 spent 7 years ago finding the ecuadorian embassy for all their. medical treatment for the bills for the article 3 limbs now on top of that nonsmoker he was indeed visited by the un special rapporteur on torture. having said that british politicians here in the united kingdom including foreign secretary jeremy hunt they believe that this is not a matter for exterior interventions and only a matter for

for the united kingdom. we talked about it before. he should be positive, not negative. he is a negative force, not a positive force. and if you look at what he said, he hurts the people of this great country. and i think he should actually focus on his job. it would be a lot better if he did that. he could straighten out some of the problems that he has and probably some of the problems that he has caused. thank you. he wanted to me with me and i told him no. i don't know jeremy corbin. never met him. never spoke to him. he wanted to meet today or tomorrow and i decided that i would not do that. i think that he is, from where i come from, somewhat of a negative force. i think that people should look to do things correctly as opposed to criticize. i really don't like critics as much as i like and respect people that get things done. so i've decided not to meet. as far as the protests, i have to tell you because i commented on it yesterday, we left the prime minister, the queen, the royal family, there were t

of the united kingdom. we know there is talk off independence reference once again in scotland. scotland is overwhelmingly remaining and there's no reason they should be part of the thatsh nationalist project brexit ultimimately is. trump's visit has maybes divisions very stark once again. amy: president trump has expressed his support for nigel farage as well as boris johnson. he also criticized labour leader jeremy corbyn recalled a negative force. he said if he were to become prime minister, corba may not share intelligence with him. your resesponse, professor? >> this is clearly unacceptable. on the one hand there is all of this talk of a special relationship and we need to be asking what exactly the special relationship means. if the people who talk the talk of a special relation are sincere and trump is one of those who uses the phrase, then it seems extraordinary too say you will not work with the elected prime minister o of the united kingdom because you don't happen to agree with the choice that th

united kingdom. for the past two and a half years the president and i have had the duty and privilege of being the latest guardians of this precious and pro found friendship between our countries. as with our p we have faced thr to the security of our citizens and our allies we have stood together and acted together. when russia used a deadly nerve agent on the street officer our country, the president expelled 60 russian intelligence officers, the largest contribution towards an unprecedented global response. and in syria when innocent men, women, and children were victims of a barbaric chemical attack. since we spoke about nato during my first visit to the white house. thanks in part to your clear message on burden sharing, donald, we have seen members pledge another $100 billion increasing their contributions to our shared security. and i'm pleased to announce that nato will soon be able to call on the u.k.'s aircraft carriers and s35 fighter jets to help tackle threats around the world. today we'

good for the united kingdom. we talked about it before. he should be positive, not negative. he's a negative force, not a positive force and if you look at what he said, he hurts the people of this great country. i think he should actually focus on his job, it would be a lot bet fer he did that. he can straighten out some of the problems he has and probably some of the problems that he's caused. thank you. >> and i. >> yhe wanted to meet with me. i told him no yes. i don't know jeremy corbin, never met him. i never spoke to him. he wanted to meet today or tomorrow and i decided that i would not do that. i think that he is from where i come from somewhat of a negative force. i think that people should look to do things correctly as opposed to criticize. i really don't like critics as much as i like and respect people that get things done. so i've decided not to meet. as far as the protests, i have to tell you, because i commented on it yesterday. we left the prime minister, the queen, the royal family, there were

the united kingdom. the president is about to hold a news conference with prime minister theresa may who is stepping down. they had morning talks at the assembled room at 10 downing street. we have had the delegation from the britain side but also the u.s. delegation as well, members of the cabinet, secretary of state mike pompeo gathered as well as all the president's adult children. we expect to see the president walk out with theresa may. keir simmons is there. this comes when british politics are in a bit of turmoil. theresa may abruptly announcing her departure. >> reporter: yeah. that's absolutely right. this will be a crucial news conference. not just for the president but for british politics. behind me, savannah, the world famous trifalgar square. they are trying to have their voices heard by the president. it will be interesting to see what they have to say. many issues could be on the agenda. iran, climate change. the chinese company huawei that america does not want involve in 5g but britain

kingdom to try and persuade us to remain. now in that leaflet in the last page it says very clearly this is a once in a generation decision. and then said arthur remember the words literally it says this is your decision the government will implement what you decide will the people decide it's decided but the government didn't implement it hence the division in the frustration in our country if the government had done what the people having given them the choice having promised that they would implement their decision when the people decided many people in government didn't like thought it was the wrong answer if they had implemented the decisions they promised in the book as they promised every electorate in the united kingdom we wouldn't be in this who was it who said if a democracy color changes mind it's not a democracy you member who said that no it was david davis more recently though saw it in 2012 he said it in a speech writer who tried to once said something along those lines but anyway but anyway this would have bee

president trump launching a three-day trip to the united kingdom. the state visit marked by royal ceremony, international diplomacy and a smattering of political controversy. john roberts is travelling with the president. joining us live in london. john? >> dana, good evening to you from london where it's turning 7:00 and it's beginning to get a lot noisier here outside of buckingham pal lace as people filter in after work and as the hour approaches for the president to come here for an official state dinner tonight. we have pro trump protesters on one side and anti-trump protesters on the other side of buckingham palace. it's been a day that's been marked by pomp & ceremony and controversy. on the pomp and ceremony part, the president and the first lady were greeted by queen elizabeth. prince charles, and camilla in the royal garden. the president had an honor guard. after lunch with the queen and members of the royal family including prince harry who you'll be able to see her there in the background, the president and the first lady went to westmi

kingdom and the united states. enduring partners who stood side by side on that historic day and every day since. for generations at the heart of the transatlantic alliance, it is been our shared democratic values and common interest and commitment to justice. it is that unity of purpose that will preserve the deep- rooted ties between our people and underpin our nation's security and prosperity for the next 75 years and beyond. so i am very happy, and very priest -- pleased to introduce the president of the night states of america. >> for the past 2 years, the present and i have had the duty and privilege of being the latest guardians of this precious and profound friendship between our countries. as with our predecessors, faced security of our citizens and our allies, we have stood together and acted together. when russia used a deadly nerve agent on the streets of our country alongside the uk expulsions, the president expelled 60 russian intelligence officers, the largest contribution towards an unprecedented gl

s who understand how damaging it would be for the united kingdom to leave without a deal so are you are you foreseeing then a summer and early aldermen which there is a new prime minister conservative. cannot deliver and then parliament says ok we have to forget about all of this is that what you're so i think it could happen as early as this week the name of party have tabled a motion for debate tomorrow. which would give parliament the power to stop another deal breck's it but is there enough support there in parliament for yes i believe that with that with me for our viewers just to explain to them i mean you would need what percentage are we talking about would you need in parliament in order for this for emergency work to be pulled the revoking article what do you need a straight majority it's really a simple majority. they debate tomorrow is a procedural issue but it's extremely important because if the motion that is being tabled on a cross party basis by the labor party liberal democrats and the scottish national party has passed normally in the house of commons the government c

kingdom this is actually increased the chances of the no deal i guess it. really has been saying that bracks said in no way heard stay you actually going to hurt the u.k. it's going to be isolated now but i still wonder how is it not hurting you because it is like a strong military power within the you 2nd largest economy within the you how can it possibly not affect the un our well i think that the main way in which it does affect you has already happened so the big blow for that you actually took place in 2016 with the with the referendum and that was the moment in which you know the rest of the world looks at the european union and saw this as an edifice that looked like it was crumbling in the sense we've already digested that pain that cost now the big pain is actually on the u.k. more than on the e.u. because the i think the way in which the rest of the world and certainly the way in which the $27.00 the looking at this is. what a bloody mess the brits have made out of this with themselves we have actually we meaning the 27 managed to remain surprisin

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kingdom and the united states. that isa kingdom and the united states. that is a fundamental difference when the entire company is in the direction of the chinese communist party. you know what huawei says, a spokesman for the company says huawei is an independent five he owned company that has never been involved in a cyber security incident in 30 years of operation. it's got about 80,000 employees who own almost 99% of the company, they say they are not being used as a backdoor for spying. our concerns are when the time comes, if it is in china's advantage, they will compel the company to take certain actions. there are chinese communist party members on the board, the founder of the company is committed is loyalty to the chinese communist party. the founder of the company told journalists in january that no law in china requires any company to that no law in china requires any com pa ny to install that no law in china requires any company to install mandatory backdoors. it requires them to participate. a bit of

states and the united kingdom are determined to ensure that iran never develops nuclear weapons and stop supporting and engaging in terrorism and i believe that will happen in protecting our nations we also know that the border security is national security today the prime minister and i discussed our thriving economic relationship both countries are doing very well and participated in a roundtable with industry and business leaders i can say probably the biggest business leaders anywhere in the world our nations have more than one trillion dollars invested in each other's economics the united kingdom is america's largest foreign investor in our largest european export market that's a lot of importance as the u.k. makes preparations to exit the european union the united states is committed to a phenomenal trade deal between the u.s. and the u.k. there is tremendous potential in that trade deal i say probably to at even 3 times of what we're doing right now tremendous potential 75 years ago this thursday courageous americans and british patriots set out from the silent word history's

she won't be too concerned about the political shenanigans here in the united kingdom. it's pretty clear british politics is broken right now. this is when she needs to step up and represent the country, show continuity, represent the united kingdom and place it within history and not caught up in the here and now and avoiding letting current problems and tensions play into the wider narrative between the two countries. he's also looking up there to this very famous -- arguably the finest art collection in the world which belongs to the queen, hanging there in the picture gallery in buckingham palace. a hugely impressive room. i'm sure donald trump is very impressed by it. you can see ivanka trump following behind as well. it's interesting -- obviously she's a senior adviser, but also part of the family. it's interesting that donald trump has involved his family so keenly in this visit as well. >> yes, you see prince charles and camilla there as well. we're learning a little more about the gift exchanges in addition to the book by winston churchill. the president was gi

her primary role is to represent the united kingdom. and there is no bigger stage for that than a state visit from the key ally, so this is her presenting the united kingdom to the world above politics, which is her role as well, to stay out of politics. so this building we're in right now really speaks to much of what she wants to come across. this is her church, known as the rowel peculiar. she runs it directly. it's not the archbishop of ca cantabury who runs it. it's held every coronation running back. you have the coronation chair there, it goes back to that time. extraordinary amount of history, and the current royal family, the duke of york amongst them who is conducting the tour here, are directly descended from william the conqueror. this is where it all comes together. all the coronations and they'll recognize it as well when the monarchy was made relevant yet again after a really sort of low point after diana's death. it was reinvented and new poll numbers with the marriage of prince william and kate middleton in westminster