has said that more than 11 million dollars are thought to be missing from the state coffers following the departure of long—time ruler, yahya jammeh. the white house says it's in the initial stages of discussions about moving the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. president donald trump and the israeli prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, discussed by phone on sunday the palestinian peace process and iran. france's governing socialist party will choose between benoit hamon, from the left, and manuel valls, the former prime minister, as its presidential candidate in april, after they came through the first round of a primary contest on sunday. there'll be a run—off next sunday. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the financial times leads with more

reaction to the trump administration's hard line against what it is calling the dishonest media. the i says the prime minister's post—brexit plan is to reboot british industry. the daily express has claims from a leading brexit campaigner that up to a million eu migrants may head to the uk over the next two years. the metro says theresa may is ready to challenge president trump over sexist remarks when she meets him at the white house on friday. the telegraph says a free trade deal with the united states is likely to open the door to us jobs for british workers. the mirror has more on accusations that the prime minister didn't share knowledge of a failed trident test ahead of a vote to renew the weapons system. and the times reports that rural enterprises will be the biggest losers in upcoming business rate rises in england. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to

the week in parliament. coming up: after the prime minister's big brexit speech the labour leader challenges theresa may on her eu exit plan. can i urge her to stop her threat of a bargain basement brexit. i consider the issue, i set out my plan and i stick to it. it's called leadership. he should try it some time. with the supreme court due to rule on whether mps and peers should have a say in triggering our formal exit from the eu, we talk to a brexiteer and a remainer about parliament and brexit laws. and, there's no decision yet on whether to move everyone out of the palace of westminster which needs essential repairs. the chairman of the treasury committee tells us why he's decided to investigate the idea.

the big question is whether we need to spend 5.5 to £4 billion and pretty quickly. but first, there'd been mutterings in the commons on tuesday after theresa may decided to make her big brexit speech not in the chamber but to an outside audience. so prime minister's questions was the first chance for mps to grille her directly on her 12—point plan. in her speech, theresa may made clear that the uk would not stay in the single market, that mps and peers would get a vote on the final exit deal and insisted no deal was better than a bad dealfor britain. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn began with a swipe at the prime minister for not setting out her plans in parliament. restoring parliamentary democracy whilst sidelining parliament. not so... mr speaker, it's not so much the iron lady as the irony lady.

yesterday, mr speaker, the prime minister finally provided some detail. can i urge her to stop her threat of a bargain basement brexit. low pay tax haven on europe won't necessarily damage the eu but it will certainly damage this country. businesses, jobs and public service. she demeans herself and her office and our country's standing by making these kind of threats. well, i set out yesterday a plan for a global britain, bringing prosperity to this country and jobs to people and spreading economic growth across the country. but actually yesterday, we also learnt a little more of the right honourable gentleman's thinking on this issue.

what he said was the following: she has said that leave the single market, then at same time says she wants to have access to the single market. i'm not quite sure how that's going to go down in europe. i think we have to have a deal that ensures we have access to the market. i've got a plan. he doesn't have a clue. jeremy corbyn said theresa may had talked about the pressure migration put on public services but tens of thousands of eu citizens worked in the uk's public services. instead of threatening to turn britain into an off shore tax haven, let's look after those who fund our public services properly so that we do have the fully functioning nhs that we all need and deserve. theresa may accepted,

said there were difference between her approach and jeremy corbyn‘s. i set out my plan and stuck to it. it's called leadership. he should try it some time. the snp at westminster, angus robertson, said theresa may's plans for leaving the european union would lead to job losses in scotland. the forecast for people's income is that it's likely to drop by £2,000 and that... mr speaker, that 80,000 people may lose theirjobs in scotland as a result of the hard tory brexit plan off the prime minister. does the prime minister believe that this is a price worth paying for her little britain brexit? the right honourable gentleman, once again,

talks about the possibility of negative impacts on scotland if scotland were not part of the single market. his party is dedicated to taking scotland out of the single market by taking it out of the united kingdom. it was quite clear from the prime minister's speech yesterday that she seeks to build a brexit consensus and to bring our country back together and i thank her for that. to that end and indeed to strengthen the prime minister's negotiating hand before article 50 is triggered, would she please consider at least publishing all those 12 objectives in a white paper so that we can debate them here in this place behalf of all our constituents? well, my right honourable friend is right, i absolutely understand the point that she raised about parliament's desire to be able to debate the objectives which i set out very clearly in the plan that

i set out yesterday. one of the objectives, one of the principles i set was about certainty and clarity and it continues to be the government's intention that we will provide clarity whenever it's possible and we will ensure that at appropriate times, both the public and parliament are kept informed and are able to consider and properly scrutinise the issues. theresa may and anna soubry on parliament and brexit. and the role of mps and peers will be in the spotlight over the next few days. the supreme court is due to rule on tuesday on whether or not the government will have to put a bill through parliament triggering article 50, beginning the formal start of the brexit process. while in the spring ministers are due to put forward the great repeal bill incorporating eu laws into uk legislation. in both cases there have already been suggestions that peers, particularly the pro—eu lib dems could seek to put down amendments

making the whole complicated process that bit more tricky. so to discuss what mps and peers could and should be doing i spoke to conservative mp sir bill cash and lib dem former mep sarah, now lady ludford. i began by asking her if peers were going to cause trouble for the government? i wouldn't call it trouble if the lords does its properjob of scrutinising legislation. after all if take back control, it meant parliamentary sovereignty. this is triggering brexit so how can you object? i think it's perfectly within her view of the lord's to scrutinise very carefully what the government's plans and negotiating objectives are and the prime minister spelled out 12 points, and to put them through the normal kind of scrutiny. if it's a bill, legislation, then we have every right to pin

the government down on what exactly its plans are. sir bill cash, any article 50 bill, let's call it that, will have to go through the commons too. what do you think will happen there? the indications are clear what the commons will put it through. no doubt about that. we have had lots of indications from the labour party and other members of parliament on the other side of the house. i think it will go through the house of commons. as to the house of lords, i think it's, as you indicated at the beginning, pretty incongruous and pretty disgraceful i would say, so suggest that when you have a sovereign act of parliament that's decided on the referendum itself, an act of parliament passed by 6—1 in the house of commons and passed by the house of lords to have a referendum on simple questions you want to remain in or leave and then to start quibbling about the manner in which that would be done, subject only to the question

of whether the supreme court actually makes a decision, which in itself is not — because we already had a vote on article 50 — is not going to alter the voting in the house of commons which is the elected chamber. let's assume the article 50 bill goes through. the next thing we'll probably get would be the great repeal act as it's being called, due to come up in the queen's speech. there are suggestions that the lord's might try to block this too because this would be the legislation that puts all eu laws into our laws so it can be amended? the lord's has traditionally objected to henry viii classes whereby the government abdicate to itself a great deal of the decision—making. i mean, it's going to be the most enormous exercise, but again, the lords will be subjecting it to close analysis and notjust writing blank cheques to the government. bill cash, doesn't sarah have a basic point here,

the government's going to have to change a lot of rules and regulations that will be done by ministers, secondary legislation — isn't that giving the government an awful lot of power, isn't she right that the lord's should scrutinise it? i drafted the repeal bill in may because i had a feeling we were going to get the right result and i drafted it based on five principles which were that we'd withdraw, repeal the european communities act, transpose the legislation now in europe into uk westminsterjurisdiction so that it would be uk law and that we would effectively deal with the treaties at the same time. now, the bottom line is, that will be redrafted, i'm sure, by parliamentary council, so the question of the scope of the bill is something which also applies to the article 50 bill. i think it will be drafted too tightly because the principle has been established by the outcome of the referendum which is terribly simple which is, do

you want to remain in or do you want to leave. sarah, you've obviously got reservations, you have got things about this you want to change but many watching will say look, the majority of the british public voted for brexit and with the best will in the world, nobody voted for you? that is absolutely right. we are very conscious of the conventions and the constraints on the role of the lord's and of course, the main constitutional role is for the house of commons which is why we are saying, the ultimate sovereignty lies with the people. they must decide whether they accept the outcome of these negotiations or whether they want to choose to remain in the eu. the answer is implicit in what sarah's just said. the answer lies in the decision of the referendum, do you want to remain in or to leave. that was the sovereign decision of the people, that's what we stick to as the direction,

as the remainers themselves have accepted, let alone respected, that this is the outcome and that has to be implemented, it will be implemented and it's been agreed there will be a final vote in the house of commons and in the house of lords on the outcome of the treaty. the bottom line is that therefore the discussions that take place which she's asking for will take place, but at the same time, the outcome of that will be put to a vote in parliament and so you get both. you get the sovereign decision of the people in the referendum which has taken place and the vote of parliament at the end. i don't think any reasonable democratic person could argue otherwise but then, if i may say with respect, sarah, as you were just asked, you are not exactly in the best position, you got 110 appointed peers in the house of lords following your line. you have over more, double that. and keep appointing many more, your party. with which is the problem. the real... no, you have to let

bill cash finish. the will of the people, as expressed in the referendum itself demonstrates point one and point two, that that referendum itself, a sovereign act was passed by 6—1 of the house of commons who are elected. that is the bottom line and i don't think it's up to the house of lords or indeed for that small part of the unelected body which represents the liberal democrats to stand in the way of the will of the british people. we can talk about this a lot longer but we're out of time. sarah ludford and bill cash, thank you. now, let's take a look at some more news from around westminster in brief. a bill which aims to speed up house building in england with neighbourhood plans received a mixed welcome in the house of lords. many peers liked the idea

of consultation with local people about how best to develop their area. but others warned of a top down system. the minister said home ownership was becoming harder. millions of young people live with their parents until in their 30s or struggling to save for a deposit while they rent. too many cannot afford a roof over their head at all. this is a profound social failure. in spite of the general consensus about the urgent need for new homes, there is always that tendency within every group, even mps in the debates, to say yes but. we must make an exception for this valley, this village, etc. i do hope we don't have an outbreak of yes but and i hope that every amendment will be looked at in terms of will this reduce or increase the number of homes available to the younger today. the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire says he hopes

campaigning for assembly elections does not "exacerbate "tension and division". northern ireland is going to the polls on march the second following the collapse of the executive in belfast. the deputy first minister martin mcguinness resigned — in protest at the handling of a renewable energy scheme. his decision meant the first minister — the democratic unionist arlene foster — was also out of a job — bringing the northern ireland executive to a halt. this election is about the future of northern ireland and its political institutions. not just the assembly but all the arrangements that have been put in place to reflect relationships through these islands. that is why it will be vital that the campaign to be conducted respectfully and in ways that do not simply exacerbate tensions and division. around eight million tonnes of food is wasted each year in the uk. the environment, food and rural affairs committee is investigating and heard from the big supermarkets. a conservative questioned the policy

on selling misshapen fruit and veg. i just wondered why you bought these vegetables were less than perfect. they are perfect, they are just a different shape. i wonder if you are contributing to the problem as referring them to buy products, wouldn't it be better to sell them as they are? why don't you do that? i think it helps our customers to work out what they are buying in—store. soap for example, if you were to buy onions from our wonky range, they may be more dirty, the sizes may be different. if the customer isn't aware they are buying something different from what they ordinarily would buy, typically they will come back and question what we are selling them. what we are trying to do is speak clear about what it is they buying and providing the choice. mps have been told that staffing

is the biggest problem facing maternity services in england. the health committee heard that enough midwives are being trained but they are not necessarily being employed. the committee's hearing followed a report from the national childbirth trust which blamed a shortage of midwives for women feeling like they had been treated "like cattle". the number has been granted of 2600 of the gap, if that figure you would... our current figure is we are 3500 full—time with white short. there are various issues. we are seeing a rapidly increasing number of midwives retiring from the service so the number of midwives now over 50 is very significant so there is a need to replace, as midwives to leave and the number going out is now pretty much equating to the number coming in so you are getting flat—lining of the workforce. as donald trump prepared to take over as us president,

a conservative peer lambasted his predecessor ba rack obama as "the most "useless american president in my lifetime". lord blencathra was taking part in a debate on the rise of populism around the world. he made clear he'd be pleased to see the end of the obama era. tomorrow we will be rid of the most useless american president i have ever seen in my entire lifetime whose only legacy is rhetoric. he has withdrawn america from the world stage and left a disastrous vacuum which has been filled by putin and china. he laid down laws in syria did nothing to enforce them they were reached. she turned up line guide to russian hacking for seven years and nine

months but suddenly became conserned when hillary lost the election. but never mind, he has his face in history, the next time i visit the us, i will be able to use transgender toilets. his world view was challenged by a former liberal democrat leader who argued it was time for politicians to abandon their tribes to counter populism. spare a thought for the lost tribes of labour and the tory party. what you do these days if you are part of that great tory tradition of internationalism and now find yourself in a party that has completely abandoned it? what do you do if you are a labour member of parliament who believes in the free market not as our master but as our servant and finds your party has expository reject it? it is extraordinary how much politics has spun away to the extreme and this is the time for us to get out of our tribes and start working together to ensure we can help build that moderate, liberal consensus in which i believe the only chance lies for altering the very dangerous

trajectory of our country. back in the commons, an mp raised concerns about human rights abuses in myanmar, also known as burma. thousands of rohingya muslims are said to have fled to neighbouring bangladesh amid allegations that the burmese army has carried out human rights abuses. troops took control of the region after armed men raided police posts, killing nine officers, in october. it is very difficult to get accurate information. in order to get to the truth, when he called for full access to independent observers and journalists to bilges and displacement camps —— villages? can ijust say that un led commission can be established in one of three ways, either by the security council, the human rights council of the secretary general. it would require broad international support which does not exist right now. the minister rather sidestepped

the question of action in the un by saying that the government opinion wasn't sufficiently consensus at the present time. will the government commit to trying to build that consensus as opposed to remarking that it doesn't exist? will the minister may clear to the birmingham property is that there are welcome re—entry into the international community will not be helped if they failed to protect minorities and particularly the rohingya community rushed and mark hunt was up being attacked, many are being murdered. many been sold into slavery with the complicity of burmese authorities. the very authority of which treat the rohingya as a non—people. and my honourable friend the minister has avoided

the challenge that it is not sufficient for the government to cooperate. the government needs to lead un support, if these reports are true. since the security forces start of the campaign in october, it has been estimated that around 65,000 rohingya muslims have fred come three, according to reports, and ready groups have been subject to our son, rape, and murder at the hands of the military. such allegations are incredibly serious and for that reason i asked the minister for the fourth time if he will continue to call for the establishment of an independent investigation into these claims. the minister said there were a number of avenues the government could pursue and that included continued work with the un

now what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? with our countdown here's simon vaughan. a good week for brexit secretary david davis. he has revealed he made £1000 eating on the results of the eu referendum. government and opposition whips work—out on wednesday, they swapped their house for this house, a play set in the 1970s and posed for photos with the cast. the house of lords plans to reupholster the arms of the state in the next financial year. big speeches on brexit from theresa may and she has found time to pose for us vogue. and, finally, sport. the speaker interrupted scottish questions on wednesday to update mps

on the tennis. i'm pleased to inform the house i have been informed the house that andy murray has won his second match in melbourne. simon vaughan. it's one of the most iconic buildings in the world — but the palace of westminster is in need of urgent repairs. it's not clear yet whether mps and peers might have to move out while the work takes place — a vote on that is expected in the next few weeks. but the estimated repair bill is substantial. the treasury select committee is investigating whether that's value for money. chairman andrew tyrie told us more. the palace of westminster is in a por state of repair and certainly a lot of money will have to be spent to sort it out.

the big question is whether we need to spend £3.5—4 billion and pretty quickly. so, both, how long it takes and the amount will need to be carefully examined. the public will want to be confident that everybody has looked at this and has made sure all this spending needs to be undertaken and undertaken now, and that is what the treasury committee will look at. it will look at the report produced by deloittes on which both houses of the committee came to its comp allusions. andrew tyrie. and that's it from me for now, but dojoinjoanna shin on monday night at 11pm for another round up of the best of the day here at westminster. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. freezing fog could

become quite extensive across parts of england and wales by the end of the night. could cause some problems to travel for monday morning commute, notjust to travel for monday morning commute, not just the to travel for monday morning commute, notjust the roads but maybe to some of the major airports as well so keep tuned to your baby seat local radio or had online to the latest update. so foggy start for many across the south and south—east. that fog may be slow to clear and may linger on all day and if it does it will be grey and really. elsewhere a pretty good—looking day. there will be widespread sunshine across northern, central and western areas, the temperature is around five to seven degrees but around freezing weather fog holds on. again, tuesday morning a bit ofa fog holds on. again, tuesday morning a bit of a repeat performance, some dense freezing of which may be stubborn to clear. a little bit of sunshine developing but further north and west to breeze picking up,

introducing slightly milder air to the north of the west, introducing a bit of rain as well. so that fog will gradually clear as we had later on in the week. that is because we will pick up those winds which will be chilly at first before things turn a little bit milder by the weekend. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: claims in the gambia that $11 million in state money is missing after departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy can look like, a dictatorial leader of 22 years peacefully leaving the country after a general election. the white house begins talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. the fault that cost samsung $5 billion. the tech giant admits its galaxy phones caught fire because of battery failures. choose life, choose a job, choose a career.

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