RT News - July 16, 2019 (12:00 MSK)

The EU's top job is up for grabs. But leading contender Ursula Von Der Lion is facing tough opposition to her EU commission presidency bid. Some Green and socialist MEPs have withdrawn their support ahead of Tuesday's vote and her fitness for the role is also questioned in her homeland Germany. Schools in England are in turmoil over LGBT and sex-education lessons with furious parents still rallying against them. The UK official tasked with countering extremism says the government has been too slow to address the disinformation that sparked the unrest. The EU once again scrambles to save the 2015 landmark nuclear deal struck with Iran, with Tehran increasingly skeptical it can be rescued.