to make sure it was a good debate, that we had the widest possible options. our of course there were discussions with the speaker, but all party leaders speak to the speaker, but there was absolutely no threat to the speaker in the course of that. what he wanted to do was to ensure that parliament had the broadest possible debate on an issue which is really, very, very important. can you categorically say, then, that no labour mp warned lindsay hoyle that he could lose labour support, to continuous speaker, after the election, if he didn't select that amendment? i was very concerned that the debate yesterday should be elevated. it's is very important issue. that is probably the most important issue, globally at the moment, the conflict in gaza, and how we bring an end to the terrible situation. so i wanted that amendment.

of course i had conversations with the speaker, all political leaders had conversations. what pressure did you put on the speaker? i simply urged the speaker to ensure that they could be as broad as possible, and that mps could vote for the proposition that they believed in. we're talking here about whether there was one amendment or two amendments, before parliament. the real issue is to have that proper debate. and that didn't happen, because the snp walked off, because all they were interested in doing was dividing the labour party, once they saw they couldn't do that, they walked off, and the government walked off, the government of the country walked out of a debate on gaza, because they thought they were going to lose a vote. i think that we should have continued that debate, had it at the right level, and, for parliament to be able to speak on one of the most important issues of the day.

can you say that you and your labour mps categorically did not put that pressure on the speaker? didn't threaten to withdraw your support for him after the election? can you just say that, yes or no? i can categorically tell you that i did not threaten the speaker in any way whatsoever. isimply i simply urged him to ensure that we had the broadest possible debate, the broadest possible debate so that actually the most important thing which is what we do about the situation in gaza could be properly discussed by mps with a number of options in front of them. that was the right thing to do. the speaker did the right thing in making sure that the debate was broad but the tragedy is that the snp walked off the pitch because they wanted to divide the labour party and they couldn't and the government walked off because they thought they were going to lose a vote so we had one party that was simply seeking to divide on an important issue in the government that has lost control of

its own mps. we should have had a proper debate, a proper resolution with all but three propositions being put to vote.— with all but three propositions being put to vote. went to under massive pressure _ being put to vote. went to under massive pressure to _ being put to vote. went to under massive pressure to shift - being put to vote. went to under massive pressure to shift your. massive pressure to shift your position on a gaza ceasefire and you hadn't secured that vote you would have faced your biggest rebellion? the proposition i put on was drafted by me after i came back from the munich security conference haven't spoken to blinken and the prime minister of qatar and the president of israel, having spoken to people who were actually involved and trying to bring an end to this conflict. i wanted that proposition heard and voted on and my mp�*s wanted to vote on it. it was carried last night and that is the right thing so my focus is on what we need to do to resolve the awful situation going on in gaza. that

to do to resolve the awful situation going on in gaza-— going on in gaza. that was the labour leader— going on in gaza. that was the labour leader said _ going on in gaza. that was the labour leader said keir - going on in gaza. that was the i labour leader said keir starmer. the snp�*s westminster leader, stephen flynn, has called for the commons speaker to go. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has been speaking to him and asked how he'd come to that conclusion. i was utterly exasperated. yesterday was meant to be about the dire situation in palestine. and the fact that people are suffering collective punishment as a result of the actions of the israeli government. due to a procedural decision, a politically motivated decision, i believe, made by the speaker of the house of commons, following discussions that he had with sir keir starmer, the snp proposal was not able to be voted on, on the day, and we only get a few days allocated a year, and the speaker took the opportunity away from us, and he did so, following discussions with sir keir starmer. there was a huge number of questions, and it put that poses a huge number of questions, and it put the question of his impartiality, as the chair, that we all rely

upon on a daily basis, as he could no longer continue his role. yesterday, sir lindsay hoyle said he wanted to meet you to reassure you that his decisions. have you had that meeting? if so, why not has he persuaded you? i had to ask you lindsay for that meeting this morning, and then we did indeed have that meeting. it would be unfair of me to delve into the details of the conversation that we had, but i'm sure you can tell from the fact that i've now called for him to go, that he was not able to convince me that his position is untenable. the reality is that because i keir starmer met with lindsay hoyle and then, moments later, he changed, by his own volition, the rules of the house of commons, in a way which suited the labour party, on a day which was meant to be about talking about the situation in palestine, and it ended up that the house of commons descended into farce. that is his responsibility and ultimately, he needs to go. in the meeting, presumably sir lindsay hoyle told you, as he said in the house of commons, that his decision was not motivated by party politics, but by concerns of what we do of the safety of mps, and when he made a case of this morning, why are we not persuade a? the reality is, and this

is a very important point, that mps from all sides of the chamber are constantly in a position where we know there is a danger proposed to us. that is a wider problem with society. but we can't have is decisions being changed in the house of commons, in terms of how we operate, and we have to have a rule book. i have grave concerns, actually, about what actually happened between sir keir starmer, and lindsay hoyle that motivated him to have that change of heart. frankly sir keir starmer, and lindsay hoyle, need to explain to the public what on earth they discussed. thought that was the snp westminster leader. thought that was the snp westminster leader. this coming saturday marks two years since russia's invasion of ukraine. since then more than 200,000 ukrainians have come to the uk. most expected to stay for a matter of months. a minority have returned to ukraine but as the war goes on, many say going back home is simply too dangerous. briony leyland caught up with one family who found refuge in the town of farnham in surrey.

saturday morning has always been pancake time for anna and her daughter sofia. it is a fixed point where so much in their life has shifted. when putin's invasion began two years ago they fled their home together with anna's mother. they arrived in the peaceful stone grinding of farnham settling in with their host kate and reflecting on their host kate and reflecting on the danger that they had left behind. , ., ., behind. they were hiding in bathroom or in corridor— behind. they were hiding in bathroom or in corridor because _ behind. they were hiding in bathroom or in corridor because there _ behind. they were hiding in bathroom or in corridor because there was - behind. they were hiding in bathroom or in corridor because there was no i or in corridor because there was no warm shelter. find or in corridor because there was no warm shelter-— or in corridor because there was no warm shelter. and only expected to be in england _ warm shelter. and only expected to be in england for— warm shelter. and only expected to be in england for a _ warm shelter. and only expected to be in england for a few _ warm shelter. and only expected to be in england for a few months, - warm shelter. and only expected to | be in england for a few months, two years on she is renting a flat and has a job as an accountant. sophia's settled in school. fill" has a job as an accountant. sophia's settled in school.— settled in school. our life is here. we always — settled in school. our life is here. we always worry _ settled in school. our life is here. we always worry about _ settled in school. our life is here. we always worry about what - settled in school. our life is here. we always worry about what is - settled in school. our life is here. i we always worry about what is going on in ukraine. anna's husband remains in ukraine. he is an it

consultant. he is not in the army but while the war continues he is not allowed to leave ukraine. it is not allowed to leave ukraine. it is not possible but he is very brave and he is always smiling.- not possible but he is very brave and he is always smiling. kate, and and he is always smiling. kate, and a form of host _ and he is always smiling. kate, and a form of host is _ and he is always smiling. kate, and a form of host is still— and he is always smiling. kate, and a form of host is still a _ and he is always smiling. kate, and a form of host is still a big - a form of host is still a big support. she helped to find sponsors for 90 families from ukraine who are now living in farnham. the war doesn't seem to be ending and even if it's dead their infrastructure is not there. in many places the homes aren't there. it is very difficult to imagine what the future will be for the families. if they have one footin for the families. if they have one foot in england in one foot in ukraine. they have managed to get through to a call with the father. he tells them they were drone attacks overnight but he is safe. then they will play with the family dog. holding onto some kind of my

normality is fake share precious moments of connection. now to the southwest of england, where women suffering from endo—me—triosis are being offered a procedure that surgically removes problem tissue using a robot. the condition — when tissue that behaves like the lining of the womb is found elsewhere in the body, such as the ovaries — can cause extreme pain. now almost 200 women have undergone robotic surgery at a hospital in bristol, as matthew hill reports. antonia has lost count of the number of operations she has had for a condition she has suffered from for 30 years. i was 180 mg of morphine a day, i was housebound, bedbound, no social life, and my life was just miserable. endometriosis affects one in ten women and involves tissue becoming inflamed.

it can develop anywhere in the body, but most commonly occurs in the lining of the womb. antonia ended up going private eight years ago in london, where her endometriosis was surgically removed, using a robot. i came off the morphing, came off antidepressants, no painkillers. and i got my life back. according to consultants i have spoken to, up until now, getting the surgery which transformed antonia's life, has been a bit of a postcode lottery. now this hospital has set up this centre, specialising in endometriosis, offering women come across the south—west, treatment, using a robot that the surgeon is able to penetrate inaccessible areas more precisely. it can give you greater articulation, help you to access certain areas of the pelvis that you

can't access with other surgery. it gives you better access to the disease. ., , . ., disease. the new home is dedicated to new doctors _ disease. the new home is dedicated to new doctors and _ disease. the new home is dedicated to new doctors and surgeons - disease. the new home is dedicated to new doctors and surgeons and . disease. the new home is dedicated i to new doctors and surgeons and pain specialists. we to new doctors and surgeons and pain secialists. ~ ., specialists. we are quite unique in that we have _ specialists. we are quite unique in that we have good _ specialists. we are quite unique in that we have good connections - specialists. we are quite unique in| that we have good connections with our team _ that we have good connections with our team so it means that we can offer_ our team so it means that we can offer a _ our team so it means that we can offer a lot— our team so it means that we can offer a lot and offer a broader range — offer a lot and offer a broader range of— offer a lot and offer a broader range of treatments.- offer a lot and offer a broader range of treatments. since the robotic surgery _ range of treatments. since the robotic surgery started - range of treatments. since the robotic surgery started here i range of treatments. since the robotic surgery started here 13| robotic surgery started here 13 months ago 200 patients have been treated. lengths of stay have halved to around one day and waiting times have also reduced from two years to one year and complication rates have reduced significantly. i one year and complication rates have reduced significantly.— reduced significantly. i have friends, reduced significantly. i have friends. a — reduced significantly. i have friends, a social— reduced significantly. i have friends, a social life, - reduced significantly. i have friends, a social life, i- reduced significantly. i have friends, a social life, i go i reduced significantly. i have | friends, a social life, i go out with my husband, we go away for weekends. i can go for long walks with friends and family. i am standing tall rather than crouching down all the time. it is just amazing. matthew hill, bbc points

west. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes: 0ur weather is turning a lot colder thanit 0ur weather is turning a lot colder than it is all down to a change in the wind direction. we than it is all down to a change in the wind direction.— than it is all down to a change in the wind direction. we have had the south-westerly _ the wind direction. we have had the south-westerly winds _ the wind direction. we have had the south-westerly winds for _ the wind direction. we have had the south-westerly winds for ages i the wind direction. we have had the south-westerly winds for ages but l south—westerly winds for ages but they have moved out of the way to be replaced by the cold winds. they are dropping the temperature is any big way. yesterday we had a top temperature in wales at 15 degrees temperature in wales at 15 degrees temp sales but today we are looking at them being eight celsius lower. this band of rain pushes eastward and we have seen temperatures drop by 5 degrees in just one hour. the wettest weather southern england with further localised flooding. thus to around 30 to a0 miles an hour. in the channel islands it will be 60 to 70 miles an hour. scotland and northern ireland will have sunshine and showers. the show is coming through with snow on them in areas above a00 metres in the

scottish mountains. you will snow on the scottish tops there. a cold feeling day then there. as we go through this evening at night. we are seeing frequent showers across western areas of the uk. it is a frost free night for most areas because the winds will stay up but the winds will stay later. a cold start to the day. a lot colder than it has been for a number of mornings. should be bright enough though, plenty of sunshine, showers from the word go across western areas. as the day goes by we will see some snow across the woods and hills of northern england and scotland but only above a00 metres. 0n scotland but only above a00 metres. on saturday we will see some rain in the southern western areas of england. some fog patches, the area slightly less cold so snow is really pushing up to the tops of the scottish mountains by this stage. temperature is around eight or 9 degrees. close to average for this

time of year. on sunday we could see the wind picked up across southern areas of england. maybe some rain is getting into the south coast. few showers for northern ireland otherwise some dry weather for scotland and a good chunk of england and wales. tempted around eight or 9 degrees. we are looking at this unsettled run of weather continuing well into next week with further human relations of rain. it has already been a wet month so we could see some localised flooding.

live from london. this is bbc news. almost 60 mps call on the house of commons speaker to quit after wednesday's voting chaos over a ceasefire in gaza. 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. there are about to open the door. this is one of the few remaining ways to get help to the people trapped there. some fertility treatments are paused at alabama's main hospital after a court rules that frozen embryos will be classified as children. and in the uk — a watchdog says employers should make reasonable adjustments for women experiencing menopausal symptoms — orface being sued.