leadership. nothing heart of labours leadership. nothing is more important than the interests of the labour party. the labour party before individual rights, the labour party before the reputation and honour of the descent of man that sits in speakers chair. the labour party before fairness, integrity, and democracy. in rochdale, the labour party before a zero tolerance policy towards anti—semitism. many of us knew this about the labour leader. i saw it in his frustration of our country getting the best deal possible when we left the eu. the labour party...

i have to tell the honourable lady opposite that the people of this country do not have a copy of standing orders of this house lying around their house. they have been chatting about parliamentary procedure over their conflicts this morning but they value fairness. they want the rights of all to be protected, they cannot abide bullies and sheets. they cannot abide people who trash our nation, or failed to defend its interest or the institutions that protect them. we often on this side of the house rightly criticise the former leader of the labour party. for the things that he stood for and for being wrong on those matters but i will tell you one thing about the former leader of the labour party, least he thought he was right on those matters. the current leader of the

labour party is quite happy to do what he knows to be wrong. he puts the interest of the labour party before the interests of the british people. it is the labour leader that doesn't get britain and the past week has shown that he is not fit to lead it. canl can i suggest that the priority of this house should be to command the public confidence of our voters and that i don't think they or indeed the majority of this house feel that we resolved anything about the

question of gaza and israel yesterday so can i suggest to my right honourable friend that the government should take up the suggestion of the shadow leader of the house and hold a debate in government time on a government motion, so that every motion and every amendment can be considered and that would draw a line under this matter. and that would draw a line under this matter-— and that would draw a line under this matter. can i thank my right honourable _ this matter. can i thank my right honourable friend _ this matter. can i thank my right honourable friend for— this matter. can i thank my right honourable friend for his - honourable friend for his suggestion. i think it was an additional sad thing that what happened yesterday with regard to the speaker happened on a day when the speaker happened on a day when the snp were trying to hold an opposition day debate on the most serious of issues, i have heard what the honourable gentleman aside and i will be speaking to business managers.

will be speaking to business managers-— will be speaking to business manauers. , ., , managers. obviously yesterday was incredibly disappointing _ managers. obviously yesterday was incredibly disappointing from - managers. obviously yesterday was incredibly disappointing from our i incredibly disappointing from our point _ incredibly disappointing from our point of— incredibly disappointing from our point of view because that was meant to be point of view because that was meant to he an _ point of view because that was meant to be an opposition day. it is one of only— to be an opposition day. it is one of only three times in the calendar year where — of only three times in the calendar year where our party gets a opportunity to put our business to the house — opportunity to put our business to the house. i do link it was a surprise _ the house. i do link it was a surprise to— the house. i do link it was a surprise to anyone with what we would _ surprise to anyone with what we would he — surprise to anyone with what we would be coming forward with, for understandable reasons our previous one had _ understandable reasons our previous one had to _ understandable reasons our previous one had to be moved when the northern— one had to be moved when the northern ireland assembly had to be moved _ northern ireland assembly had to be moved so _ northern ireland assembly had to be moved so we understood that. at that sta-e moved so we understood that. at that stage there _ moved so we understood that. at that stage there were conversations asking — stage there were conversations asking me when we would see site of the gaza _ asking me when we would see site of the gaza motion that we would bringing — the gaza motion that we would bringing forward to for anybody that suggested they didn't know that what we would _ suggested they didn't know that what we would bringing for that forward is quite _ we would bringing for that forward is quite extraordinary so when we -ot is quite extraordinary so when we got that— is quite extraordinary so when we got that position and on our opposition day one of the very few times— opposition day one of the very few times we — opposition day one of the very few times we do get a chance to have our policy— times we do get a chance to have our policy put _ times we do get a chance to have our policy put forward, i will voice was silent _ policy put forward, i will voice was silent when — policy put forward, i will voice was silent when was not able to be taken and that— silent when was not able to be taken and that is— silent when was not able to be taken and that is incredibly disappointing for me _ and that is incredibly disappointing for me and incredibly disappointing

for me and incredibly disappointing for the _ for me and incredibly disappointing for the significant number of my constituents and constituents of my colleagues and other colleagues from across _ colleagues and other colleagues from across the _ colleagues and other colleagues from across the chamber who wanted to support _ across the chamber who wanted to support that motion. can i ask the leader— support that motion. can i ask the leader of— support that motion. can i ask the leader of the house given that effectively we do not get an opposition day yesterday can we have an allocation of an alternative date for our— an allocation of an alternative date for our opposition day given that didn't— for our opposition day given that didn't happen? we lost a significant amount— didn't happen? we lost a significant amount of— didn't happen? we lost a significant amount of time at the start of the debate _ amount of time at the start of the debate and because of the decision of the _ debate and because of the decision of the speaker unfortunately we lost 40 minutes at the end of that debate — 40 minutes at the end of that debate i_ 40 minutes at the end of that debate. i am sorry but that meant that our— debate. i am sorry but that meant that our colleagues were cut short so from _ that our colleagues were cut short so from that point of view i would ask the _ so from that point of view i would ask the leader of the house what consideration she could go to that and beyond what that what consideration can be given to the protection — consideration can be given to the protection for the smaller parties. not simply... you can continue on our website with

this. you're watching bbc news. i think it is entirely unacceptable if folks are to believe that there is reporting across many media outlets that there were significant pressure on mr speaker to come to his decision yesterday. connie asked the leader of the house what steps she is going to make serious claims. serious claims because if there is anything of substance to these, that is an affront to any democracy where a party leader can direct decisions of the chair of this place. i am involved in a number of conversations as you know on how business comes forward. i had direct assurances i would have a vote on the words of my motion yesterday. everybody knew, everybody knew the

potential outcome at the end of yesterday's debate well in advance so to suggest nobody knew that would be the outcome is utter nonsense. the reason we were in the position we were in was because the normal conventions and standing orders of this house were overruled against the advice of the clerks, and that only happened because the labour party wanted to get dug out of a hole and it's unacceptable. it is no secret to anyone _ hole and it's unacceptable. it is no secret to anyone that _ hole and it's unacceptable. it is no secret to anyone that regularly - secret to anyone that regularly chains into these sessions that i frequently disagree with the snp on everything that they raise in this chamber. but they have a right to say these things on the floor of the house and debate the issues. if i was able to speak in the debate yesterday i would have been critical

of how they brought forward the motion and perhaps their motives for doing so. but it is their right to doing so. but it is their right to do that and our standing orders protect the ability in particular of minority parties to be able to have those debates. there are serious consequences for minority parties and for the government. our amendment was the only one for example that mentioned violence against women and girls that took place. so, this is very important and we need to make sure those rights of minority parties are protected going forward. i am very sympathetic to the snp being given more time. i also have to say, i'm sympathetic about it being knocked off the labour party... and with regard to the serious matter of the speaker, mr speaker came to the house yesterday, he did apologise

and i know he's meeting with all parties on this matter. and i will be meeting with him later today. there was the leader of the house of commons listening to that debate is our political correspondent harry farley. it is fair to say that it is quite some strong words from the labour leader there? yes to immediate thoughts, just watching that, firstly that penny did not herself... she appeared to stand up for the speaker there, she described him as a decent man and she attacked labour in stead. she said that i would never have done to the speaker what the labour party has done so she is really trying to poach the position of the speaker today where more than 50 mp5 have gone through she has tried to put that on the labour party. the other thing is that the snp who obviously brought

that the snp who obviously brought that original motion yesterday calling for a ceasefire and condemning what they described as the collective punishment against the collective punishment against the palestinian people. the snp were calling for more time to be given to the debate so that they can actually have a vote on that original motion. now, the leader of the house of commons said that she is very sympathetic to the snp being given more time so i don't think we can rule out whether we will have time to go back in the house of commons and vote on that original snp motion. whether that happens is not clear. the snp are calling for it and the leader said she is sympathetic.— and the leader said she is s mathetic. ., , ., ~ , sympathetic. harry thank you very much and we _ sympathetic. harry thank you very much and we will _ sympathetic. harry thank you very much and we will of _ sympathetic. harry thank you very much and we will of course - sympathetic. harry thank you very much and we will of course be - much and we will of course be following this on bbc news, lewis vaughanjones is here with the latest. it is time to get an update on the weather.

hello again. currently, there are a lot of flood warnings in force across england, in particular, but there's also a few in wales — something to keep a close eye on because today, again, it's going to be a wet and windy day and it's also turning colder, particularly through the day in the south. and that's with the passage of this weatherfront, bringing the rain. it's moving eastwards. another one following in hot in its heels and it's behind that that we see a return to some cooler conditions. so we start the afternoon with the milder conditions. but look how the colder air follows through as we go through the course this of the rest of the day. this is the band of rain and squally winds, both of them pushing eastwards. and squally winds, both we could well see in the back edge of this some wintry mix on the hills in the midlands, for example, the welsh hills, the south west, with gales, even severe gates at times through the english channel and strong winds across the coastlines of kent and east anglia. but inland, you can see from the black circles the strength of the gates we're looking at. now, it will brighten up behind those bands of rain. and for scotland, for northern ireland, it's a day of sunny spells, but some showers and the showers

could be heavy and thundery with hail, wintry in higher ground. and later, we could see some of that wintry mix getting down to lower levels across the northwest. the rain pulls away through the course of the evening. some clear skies follow on behind, but there will be a lot of showers coming in on the wind in western areas. it's going to be a colder night, especially further south than it has been of late. we're looking at some frost and the risk of ice in the northeast. as we head into tomorrow, this weather front is going to enhance the showers coming in to the west. we still have a westerly wind, most of the showers will be in western areas, but some of them will blow over towards central and eastern parts of the country. but equally, there'll be a lot of dry weather. but some of those showers, because we're now in the cold air mass, could well be wintry, especially so in the hills and temperatures six to about ten degrees. in february as we head from friday into the weekend. well, we have a slight ridge across us, so things fairly settled. but then we also have this area of low pressure skirting past the southwest on sunday.

it may bring some rain and windier conditions here, but into the weekend there'll be some mist and fog around. it will be slow to clear in the mornings there'll be some frost and there'll be some showers at times.

live from london, this is bbc news. shouting. 59 mp5 called on the house of commons' speaker to quit after went to's vote in chaos, over a ceasefire in gaza. —— over wednesday's vote chaos. aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading in gaza, we have rare access to a uk—funded flight air—dropping fuel and food into the strip. they're about to open the door, it'll fly out, and land in northern gaza, and get help to the people of gaza. former barcelona footballer dani alves is sentenced to four and a half years injailfor rape. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.