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The prominent Labour MP has resigned as safeguarding minister over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
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We speak with Kristen Clarke, general counsel of the NAACP, about growing threats to democracy in the United States following the Supreme Court's gutting of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Republican lawmakers across the South are responding to the ruling by racing to redraw their congressional maps, which is expected to lead to a historic drop in the number of Black representatives in Congress.
"The Supreme Court's devastating decision in the Louisiana v. Callais case has really turned our country upside down," says Clarke, who previously served as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department in the Biden administration. She says that given the history of racial discrimination in the United States, particularly in the Deep South, "it is unsurprising" to see lawmakers "race at lightning speed to eradicate the gains that have been made over the decades."
Clarke also discusses President Trump's efforts to take federal control of elections in at least eight states, which Clarke says is part of his administration's goal to "lock out certain voters" and commit "mass disenfranchisement."
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The possibility of a change of leadership in the UK has unsettled some investors and sent bond yields higher.
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Representative Jen Kiggans, a Republican in a tough re-election fight, faced criticism after she agreed with comments by a local radio host that included a racist line about Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader.
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How could MPs who want to see Sir Keir Starmer replaced force a leadership contest?
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The delegation includes business leaders across a wide range of industries, including Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk of Tesla.
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Establishment and left-wing leaders are clashing over House seats scattered across the city.
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The north London MP wants Sir Keir to set out a timetable for his departure, but the PM has said he would not walk away.
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The Tories had a grim night at the polls, losing seats to both Reform and the Liberal Democrats.
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