In an extraordinary showdown, the speaker was removed in a 216-210 vote when a contingent of the hard right sided with the Democrats to unseat Mr McCarthy. | ITV National News
Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the US Congress, has been voted out of the job in a first for American history after a show down with the hard right of his Republican Party.
In an extraordinary showdown, the speaker was removed in a 216-210 vote when a contingent of the hard right sided with the Democrats to unseat Mr McCarthy. It is only the third time a speaker of the House of Representatives has faced such a vote and the first time they have ever lost one.More to follow...
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