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4.01pm BST
Well, diolch yn fawr iawn* A British member of parliament has announced that he’s nominated US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for the Nobel peace prize.
Chris Bryant, the member for Rhondda, in Wales, made the extraordinary move and told London’s Evening Standard of Biden that: “When others have resorted to violent solutions, he has argued that the best force is the force of argument. Because guns can stop a heart but well-placed words can change many hearts, and many hearts can change a world.”
3.27pm BST
Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the US supreme court, just met with Vice President Mike Pence and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill.
Barrett was officially nominated on Saturday.
Related: Democrats aren’t anti-Catholic bigots for questioning Amy Coney Barrett | Jill Filipovic
Continue reading…First presidential debate tonight in Cleveland, OhioDebate offers Trump chance to yank stubbornly stable 2020 race his wayUS election to have far fewer international observers than plannedTroubled Florida, divided US: will Trump hold this vital swing state?Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 4.01pm BSTWell, diolch yn fawr iawn* A British member of parliament has announced that he’s nominated US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for the Nobel peace prize.Chris Bryant, the member for Rhondda, in Wales, made the extraordinary move and told London’s Evening Standard of Biden that: “When others have resorted to violent solutions, he has argued that the best force is the force of argument. Because guns can stop a heart but well-placed words can change many hearts, and many hearts can change a world.” 3.27pm BSTAmy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the US supreme court, just met with Vice President Mike Pence and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill.Barrett was officially nominated on Saturday. Related: Democrats aren’t anti-Catholic bigots for questioning Amy Coney Barrett | Jill Filipovic Continue reading…