in a speech at the palace of versailles, emmanuel macron, said he wants to reduce the size of parliament, the cabinet and streamline the country's voting system. he also called for cuts to the bureaucracy of the european union. floods in central and southern china have killed at least 33 people. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. water levels in more than 60 rivers have risen above dangerous levels. authorities have sent tents, food, bottled water and medicine to the affected areas. north korea has launched an unidentified projectile into the sea off the south coast. it is being described as a ballistic missile. it is just days after south korea's new leader and president donald trump discussed the threat in their first meeting. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday

in parliament, our look at the day at westminster. the headlines. the northern ireland secretary says he's still focused on a return to power sharing — his labour shadow calls for the prime minister to be at the forefront of negotiations. he could tell her to get more involved, get on a plane to belfast, i am sure arlene foster would not mind. pressure from all sides of the house of commons for action on energy bills. there are 17 million families being ripped off. ofgem proposals will deal with at most 3 million, a a0 million are still being preyed on by the big six. and — have we told the big fish about brexit? fish shoals cannot be maintained unilaterally.

our own fishermen often fish up to russia and down south to portugal. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, has said he believes a deal between the parties in northern ireland remains achievable, but has warned that time is short. he said that long term funding decisions could not be put off much longer. because of the snap general election, an extended deadline of 29 june had been set for forming a power—sharing executive. that was, of course, last thursday, and did not result in a deal. in the past few days since the passing of the deadline, some progress has continued to be made, including on the most challenging issues such as language, culture and identity. but gaps remain between the parties on a defined number of issues. the government remains committed to working with the parties and the irish government to find a way to close these gaps quickly in order to reach an agreement which will pave the way for the restoration

of devolved government. i am clear that the return of inclusive, devolved government by a power—sharing executive is what would be profoundly in the best interests of northern ireland. and that will remain our overriding focus in the crucial days ahead. the uk government will continue to govern in the interests of everyone in northern ireland by providing political stability and keeping an open and sustained dialogue with the parties and the irish government in accordance with the well established three stranded approach. questions must now be asked about what more his government can do to assist the parties in moving forward. it was encouraging that the prime minister picked up the phone to the leaders of the dup and sinn fein on friday night. but i would invite the secretary of state, in this new spirit of free speech

that seems to be abroad in the conservative party, to agree with me that the prime minister could do a bit more, that he could tell her to get more involved herself, indeed get on a plane to belfast herself. i'm sure that arlene foster wouldn't mind lending her hers for the weekend. it is her reliance on the dup that is being cited by other interlocutors at the talks as part of the reason for the impasse. so i agree with the secretary of state that the hiatus cannot continue for much longer, but i would like to hear more from him about what he is going to do to resolve it. because of it isn't with greater hands—on involvement by the prime minister and the taoiseach, as i and others have suggested, is there a role for a new independent, impartial, international perhaps, chairman of the talks, with fresh eyes, and a new mandate? in the past that too has played an important means of shifting things. his party's deal with the dup makes reaching a deal more difficult.

but does he consider the link between his ministerial colleague, the parliamentary undersecretary in the department for exiting the european union, and the constitutional research council, which made the questionable brexit donation to the dup, to be an additional and unwelcome complication? why did it take three years from the consultation on increasing transparency in northern ireland's political donations to get the position where the government is now announcing that it will be bringing legislation forward? the murk that surrounds this whole affair at times makes it increasingly difficult to trust that that is true impartiality. can he confirm that unless we have a fully up and running executive, we cannot implement the corporation tax, which will benefit every single citizen? regrettably, in answer to the question, the answer is without an executive being in place the devolution corporation tax cannot happen, and i think it underlines one of many reasons why an executive is needed to get on, to see that vision of prosperity,

further investment taking place, and how an executive would absolutely aid that. i do not often hanker after the days of tony blair, state under his premiership, we would have seen notjust involvement by the prime minister but active leadership. it is a matter of regret, with all due respect to the secretary of state, that the prime minister is not here today. the speaker and the secretary of state will know my commitment to devolution. but at some point, there has got to be a realisation that the parrot could possibly be dead. it has deceased of life. it is no more. if that is the case about devolution, can he put a time frame, can the secretary of state put a time frame, on the life expectancy that is ultimately left in this dead bird?

will appropriations be moved before the summer recess? i think there is still very firmly life there. i think the engagement that we continue to see underlines that, an profoundly that is what is in northern ireland's best interest, to have locally elected politicians serving the community in northern ireland. something i know that he believes in very strongly. the energy secretary has said he is prepared to use legislation if ofgem's plans for an energy price cap don't go far enough. there is currently a price cap on people using pre—payment meters — the proposals would extend it to other low income households. greg clark welcomed ofgem's plans as "a step in the right direction", but said he wanted to wait to see it "turned into action to cut bills". labour say this is a government u—turn, as plans for a price cap were in the conservative manifesto. greg clark referred to a report on the subject from the competition and markets authority. it's a step in the right direction, but i will wait to see the actual proposals and to see them turned into action. the test of whether the regulators'

changes go far enough is whether they move sufficiently to eradicate the detriment to consumers that the cma has identified. i remain prepared to legislate if they do not. i hope that such legislation would command wide support across the house. does he recall that, during the election, his party placed the promise of an overall price cap on energy prices at the centre of their manifesto, and does he recall the prime minister stating, i am making this promise, if i am re—elected onjune 8th, i will take action to end this injustice by introducing a cap on unfair energy prices, it will protect them and 17 million families from standard variable prices from being exploited with some unjustified increases in bills? does the secretary of state now intend to pass legislation that requires ofgem to

introduce a price cap? or is he content to allow his firm election promise of a cap to fall by the wayside? if he does, what does he have to say to the 17 million people on standard variable tariffs who thought that relief from rip—off price rises was on its way, and who will now feel completely betrayed by this policy u—turn? this legislation requires me to ask for advice from ofgem. that is the terms in which i did so. they have responded to that and what they have said is that they are going to work with consumer groups to identify how far this protection should go. of the 1.4 billion that has been identified as going to the big companies instead of consumers‘ pockets, how much of that money is going to be returned to consumers when the measure has come forward? he mentioned considering legislation. what's his timescales for reviewing what is happening just about and deciding to act? will he also ask ofgem to determine what the true level of cap should be? 17 million families currently being ripped off on expensive standard variable tariffs.

ofgem's proposals will deal with at most 3 million of them. that leaves 14 million still being preyed on by the big six energy firms. will my right honourable friend agree that ofgem proposals will be viewed as a great betrayal of those 14 million households? and if we are going to create an economy which works for everyone, will he distance himself from this big six stitch up and pledge himself to help the millions of households who ofgem seems set to ignore? my honourable friend has done great work with many members across the house in establishing that there is an appetite and a need to tackle this problem that has been going on for too long that the cma exposed. in wales, we produce more energy than we used but we paid the highest prices. does not that suggest

that westminster control over energy policy is not working? one of the reasons why this investigation was commissioned and five what i have asked ogem to enact will be particularly important for his constituency. wind and solar is going to be the future in terms of low cost. there is a song, how long has this been going on? this has been going on too long. this explication of people who cannot afford to pay the price. the communities secretary has told mps that no—one who was illegally sub—letting their flat in grenfell tower will face prosecution. in a statement in the commons, sajid javid said it was vital to find out who was in grenfell tower at the time of the fire. there may have been people living in flats that were illegally sublet who had no idea of the true

status of their tenancy. their families want to know if they perished in the fire. these are their sons, daughters, brothers, sisters. they need closure and it's the least that they deserve. but that can't happen unless we have the information we need. so we are urging anyone with that information to come forward and to do so as quickly as they can. the communities secretary also pledged to meet the deadline for providing residents with temporary accommodation and said it had been right for the leader of kensington and chelsea council to resign. the building research establishment is continuing to test the combustibility of cladding from councils and housing associations, as well as private landlords. so far, all the samples of cladding testing have failed. that's 181 out of 181. it's obviously disturbing that there are such large number of buildings with combustible cladding, and the priority now is to make those buildings safe. where appropriate mitigating measures cannot be implemented quickly,

landlords must provide alternative accommodation while the remedial work is carried out, and that is exactly what happened in the four tower blocks in camden. the secretary of state gave the latest version of the government's promise today. a good quality, temporary home within three weeks. does this include hotel rooms? how temporary is temporary? and by what date will all residents affected by the fire be in permanent new homes? on the broader question of safety... will he act now, not wait for a public inquiry, to reassure residents in all other tower blocks, by starting the overhaul of building regulations, retrofitting sprinkler systems, starting with the highest risk blocks, and making very clear the government will fund upfront the full costs of any necessary remedial works? our commitment has been very clear and unchanged from day one. all residents of grenfell tower and grenfell walk will be offered

temporary accommodation in kensington and chelsea, or a neighbouring borough, within three weeks. we have made it very clear that whatever measures that need to be taken, any remedial measures to make buildings safe, localauthorities, housing associations should get on with those, and for those local authorities or housing associations that need help with funding, we are ready to discuss that with them and we will work with them. i would again restate the position of the snp, that the public inquiry should be as wide—ranging as possible. and that at every stage of that that the grenfell tower survivors‘ views should be taken into account. the statement from the new independent chair that the scope of the inquiry might be limited to the start of the fire and how it spread has caused some alarm amongst survivors. can he say a little bit more about that, and can he also confirm that all survivors will get proper legal aid to get proper independent solicitors and barristers representing their interests ?

the inquiry, whilst thejudge will rightly determine that ultimately for himself, we all expect it to be broad and as wide—ranging as possible, and absolutely we want to make sure that all the victims and survivors, their families and friends, feel that they are properly represented and get the proper financial support. this horrendous fire started with a fault in a fridge. will the government revisit legislation of march last year to dismiss or delay many of the recommendations of the review into product recall which i commissioned in 2014? and in particular, will the secretary of state recognise that the funding for enforcement of safety regulations through trading standards is inadequate and urgently must be addressed? i can tell the honourable member first of all i know that my right honourable friend the secretary of state for business is looking at this issue very seriously. he's a member of the task force that has been discussing this and many other issues.

and i know he is speaking to many manufacturers about what can be done to make sure that when products are recalled that it is done much more quickly and more safely. you're watching monday in parliament. our top story: the northern ireland secretary says a deal on power—sharing is still achievable, but warns that time is short. police numbers need to be looked at afresh after the terrorist incidents over the summer, a home office minister has told the commons. at question time, mps representing london and manchester said their forces were stretched. can he remember a time when a conservative government has been so unpopular with police officers apart from when the current prime minister was home secretary? public safety is the number one priority for any government. as he's heard from my colleague, we have protected police spending in real terms since 2015 and increased spending in areas of specialisation. now, mr speaker, in the light

of the terrible events that have shocked us all, it is quite right that we go through a process of reviewing with the police, police and crime commissioners and colleagues from all sides of the house what resources are needed to be absolutely sure that the police have got the resources to keep us safe. in greater manchester police, following the bomb, the whole of the police service has been working 12 hour days where there is no capacity for them to draw people in for overtime. does the minister not now understands that policing is stretched beyond any capacity to deliver? i hope the honourable gentleman will know that we are extremely sensitive to that point. as i said in my remarks, we are very aware that the pressure put on the police as a result of recent terrible events, not the least the one in manchester, has required a surge of police effort and fantastic collaboration between forces. but now we have to sit down rationally with police and crime commissioners and police chiefs to really understand and test assertions about pressure on these forces to make sure that they've got the resources they need

to keep us safe. west midlands police have done a fantasticjob in cutting crime and doing more with less. will the minister ensure that the police funding formula is reformed to deliver a fairer deal for the west midlands? well, i thank my honourable friend for that comment and i hope i can reassure him that a lot of work is being done to make sure that not only the police have the resources, but that those resources are allocated fairly across them. no final decision has been taken on the fair funding formula but i'm very happy to sit down with him and colleagues from all sides of the house who have got concerns about the resource allocation for their forces. during the queen's speech debate on security last week, the home secretary said she was more worried about outcomes then police numbers. so will the minister tell the house how the home office measures and values the outcomes of community police officers? ultimately, what matters most is the trend in crime that he knows from his experiences

what unsettles our constituents most and public safety is the number one priority, so the ultimate outcome are the crime statistics and i'm sure he'll welcome me in noting and welcoming the long—term decline we've seen in that since 2009. the subject was returned to during topical questions, at the end of question time. west yorkshire police are still reeling from cuts dating back to 2010 when they lost 20% of their force. can we look now at budget again so that we can restore the numbers of police officers on our streets to give them a fighting chance of dealing with demand? mr speaker, let me take the opportunity to clarify once more this situation with police funding. from 2010 to 2015, there were indeed cuts but what was so remarkable is the good work of local policing and the good work of local communities meant that crime came down by a third. since 2015 to 2020, we will continue to protect police money to ensure that crime continues to come

down and that policing and communities get the necessary support. the home secretary, amber rudd. the uk fishing industry is going to ‘take back control‘ of waters within six to 12 nautical miles of the coastline. it means ending the london fisheries convention, agreed in the 1960s, with several european countries including ireland and france. it‘s a step towards the uk‘s withdrawal from the commons fisheries policy of the eu. in the house of lords, several people predicted several challenges in going it alone. the question is as follows — to ask her majesty‘s government how they intend to police and enforce the new regulations for uk inshore fishing waters? my lords, the uk has a robust enforcement system delivered by the marine management organisation — mmo — and inshore fisheries and conservation authorities — ifcas in england. the mmo cover the uk's exclusive economic zone from six nautical

miles to 200 nautical miles or the median line whilst ifcas cover the area from 0—6 nautical miles. as we leave the eu, we will need to review and reflect on the level of fisheries enforcement required. my lords, i thank the noble lord the minister for his answer. i have to say this simple sailor is absolutely stunned by the answer which shows amazing complacency. the bottom line is we have very, very few vessels involved in this. they are not properly centrally coordinated. we have already seen the number of countries involved saying, well, to hell with what you‘re saying, we‘re coming there anyway. we will be made a laughing stock if we apply some rules and cannot enforce them. i think the best thing i'd like to do, because i'd like to go as well, is if the noble lord would be prepared to go with me to newcastle to see the vessels monitoring system which i've learned a great deal about

since his question was on the order paper which is a digital service which enables us to target those areas so that we know every vessel that's at sea within our waters and therefore, and i've got some very interesting statistics as to the enforcement statistics by the royal navy and others. last year, a lords committee pointed out the challenges posed by brexit, stating that fish know nothing of political borders. if we‘re to have sustainable fishing in the longer term, which will obviously need to be based on clear scientific evidence, there has to be some alignment and cooperation with neighbouring countries. fish stocks can‘t be managed unilaterally and fish shoals can sometimes move for hundreds of miles and indeed, our own fishermen sometimes fish up towards the north of russia and right down to southern portugal. so this can‘t be resolved by unilateral declaration. there has to be discussion, detailed discussion which, as we know from the very good report, the brexit fisheries report produced by your lords‘s house,

is so incredibly complicated a set of agreements. so i hope you will take the message back to the secretary of state that there is no point in making just a unilateral declaration on this. there has to be really thoughtful, detailed discussions on the future. my lords, there's a lot i agree with the noble baroness, which is that we do need to base our decisions on science. we have a responsibility under international law to have sustainable fish stocks and i'm very pleased in this country, i think we have some considerable successes in getting up to sustainable yields. and of course, the basis of this is that we have given a two—year notice that we are intending to leave the london fisheries convention which is necessary under legal advice, but clearly we need to negotiate now with our partners and friends in europe so that we have, as i say, a sustainable fishing industry and also for the first time, we will have the ability to decide who fishes in our waters. can the noble lord

the minister confirm to your lordships that the figures he has given us for the british fishing industry are as it is now in its state decimated by our membership of the european union and the common fisheries policy? can he give us any idea of the wonderful future and the figures which pertain to it when we have taken back control of all our waters having left the common fisheries policy? my lords, the whole purpose of what we want to do is to ensure that we have a sustainable future for the uk fishing industry. that's very important. it's the first time in 50 years we will have been able to control access to our waters. i think that's a force for good because in particular, it's very important that we have sustainable stocks the future. the first piece of legislation put before the new parliament updates the protection given to holiday—makers. atol is the scheme giving peace of mind

and every uk travel company selling deals including a flight has to be a member. it means if a firm goes bust, consumers can be refunded and flown home. the bill updates atol to include holidays bought over the internet. the need for strong consumer protection is vital to underpin confidence in this important sector. by its very nature, there are a number of risks in the holiday market which have existed ever since those first excursions. it is common for consumers to pay up front on the promise of a holiday, which may be many weeks or even many months away. there can be a lack of awareness of the financial stability of holiday providers, particularly as the services are often provided by third parties. i think the minister has it right that this is a bill to be welcomed. the events of failure are rare, but it's absolutely imperative that this market develops and the response to it develops so that those people who have those rare failures have recourse and

he'll find a great deal of support from the side of the house for what he says and for this bill. passengers' rights have been enshrined in eu law and consumers and businesses deserve to know, they need to know, in fact, they're very keen to know how brexit will affect them. what is sought are cast iron assurances that the rights and protections of travellers will not be diminished after the uk leaves the eu and i know that the minister understands that. the snp‘s patricia gibson. and that‘s it from me for now. keith macdougall‘s here for the rest of the week but from me, joanna shinn, goodbye. well, it looks like it is going to be turning much warmer over

the next few days, even hot. not for everybody straightaway, but those temperatures climbing as we head into the middle part of the week. right now, a different story across northern parts of the country. thick cloud streaming out of the atlantic across northern ireland, southern parts of scotland and into the lake district. a finger of rain will be stuck across the north for quite some time on tuesday. possibly even into early wednesday. a big contrast in temperatures early on tuesday, 10 degrees higher in the south. starting with the forecast for scotland. around eight o‘clock in the morning, a nice fresh start, certainly for orkney and the shetlands. rain for northern ireland, humphreys and galloway. there may be some spits and spots further south across the pennines. across most of wales and england, the morning starting cloudy

but warm, pretty muggy. temperatures of 17 degrees at around eight o‘clock in southampton. what is going to happen through the course of tuesday, a line of rain will hang around through the course of the day. damp in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern england. weatherfronts, to the north of that, much fresher and cool if not chilly. 13 degrees in newcastle. a little bit better in stornoway, some sunshine. real warmth across england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here too, temperatures

starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. we are in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. bit further to the south and north as well. be informed it is across these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. as we head into the weekend, weather fronts coming off the atlantic and bringing us some fresher weather. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers

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