this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump says america is facing a new era of economic competition. in a major strategy speech, mr trump referred to china and russia as global powers challenging the us on the world stage. he also presented his national security strategy, which reflected his ‘america first‘ priorities. several people are so far confirmed dead after a high speed train derailed and plunged off a bridge in the us state of washington. about 100 people were taken to hospital, most of them passengers. the train was on its first run on a new, faster route from seattle to portland. the businessman and former trade union leader, cyril ramaphosa has been elected, the new leader of south africa's governing anc. the 65—year—old, veteran of the anti—apartheid struggle, has been the party's deputy president since 2012. he ran on a ticket of fighting corruption and reviving the economy. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme.

coming up in the next half—hour it is monday afternoon so there must be a statement from theresa may. we have done what many said could not be done, and demonstrating what can be done, and demonstrating what can be achieved with commitment and perseverance. damning words from a senior engineer reviewing fire safety. there is a systemic failure here which needs to be addressed by a significant culture change. and a rebuke from the speaker to a former deputy speaker. no, no. hopeless. the prime minister spent her morning chairing a meeting of the european exit and trade strategy and negotiation committee. that is, the brexit war cabinet. there was the first time the group had met to

formally discuss future trade, trade arrangements. after that she took at the dispatch box to update mps. 77 backbenchers had their say but first the prime minister gave a overview of her brexit year. we have a gun and on the first phase. we did what many said could not be done, demonstrating what can be achieved with perseverance and commitment. we have already seen ministers in her cabinet, like the brexit secretary and the secretary of state for environment food and rural affairs give the impression that the agreement can be changed or ignored. effectively, it does not amount to a hill of beans. it is not reassuring that this is the end product of eight months of negotiation. one

conservative brexit supporter picked up conservative brexit supporter picked up on comments by the eu's chief negotiator that the uk could not cherry pick. she sets out where the eu is. kanshi confirm that the government has neither discussed this nor agreed and therefore it is not government policy?” this nor agreed and therefore it is not government policy? i have noticed the comments that michel barnier has made, in particular to negotiations to be trade deal. we will start negotiations on that as a result of the decision made last friday by the eu council. i can tell my friend that today one of the senior members of the negotiating tea m senior members of the negotiating team has made quite clear that the uk can have its own spoke agreement in terms of trade relations with the eu for the future. at the weekend there were reports that some tories wa nted there were reports that some tories wanted to tear up an agreement. no

fewer than eight mps raised the matter. given that her colleagues are now agitating for these rates to be done away with, will she guarantee that post—brexit, none of the working time regulations, importantly, the 48—hour working week, will be done away with by her government after we leave the eu? we are bringing these riot into uk law. i have said, i have said that we will maintain and enhance workers rights. these riot into uk law —— these rights into brit uk law. the prime minister has today refused to give a cast—iron guarantee that in future there will be no changes for the worst. does that demonstrate you

can never ever trust the conservatives with workers rights? i'll will tell you who cannot we trusted. the labour party who voted against bringing workers rights into uk law. theresa may was anxious to condemn the abuse some mps have received following a vote last week. you would think everyone would agree. these are questions of significance to the future of the country so it is natural that there are strongly held views. it is right and proper that they should be debated with passion and conviction, that which makes our democracy what it is. there can never be a place for threats of violence and intimidation like we have seen in recent days. our politics must be better than that. the daily mail which branded the judiciary as enemies of the people is now whipping up hatred against backbench rebel mps. threats and intimidation

have no place in our politics. may i welcome the fact that the leader of the opposition has said that threats and intimidation should not form pa rt and intimidation should not form part of our political life. i agree with him but it is a bit rich to those of my colleagues who were candidates in the general election who suffered from the labour party. the prime minister pointedly referred to the abuse that her election campaign —— candidates receive. unless she and everybody else in this house accept that abuse comes from all sides and all political parties, we will make no progress. if she wishes, i can accommodate her this weekend and show her the litany of abuse i have received. washy accept that unless we a cce pt received. washy accept that unless we accept it comes from all areas we will not move forward. —— will she accept. later some of these death

threats and vitriolic abuse were revealed. a new report was made on intimidation in public life. amber rudd said the law should not differentiate between online and real life. she said the kind of threat to mps received would deter people from entering politics. everyone should be treated with tolerance, decency and respect. which party an mp stands for and how they choose to vote, campaign or present themselves should not be met vitriolic and disgusting messages suggesting that they should be hung in public or get what's coming to them or, perhaps, most are unacceptable them or, perhaps, most are u na cce pta ble of them or, perhaps, most are unacceptable of all, there an unborn child should die. across this chamber, we have much to disagree on but on this matter i know we are agreed. everyone in this house condemns, particularly, ifi agreed. everyone in this house condemns, particularly, if i may say, the abuse and harassment that

the honourable lady for hackney has received. we cannot reach a situation where people are put off from expressing their views, engaging in debate or politics in the first place because of fears of being targeted. people being able to freely express their views is essential for our democracy. the report makes recommendations for government, political parties, social media companies and many other people in public life. this reflects the fact that tackling abuse is a joint responsibility. we will consider the recommendations in detail and we will respond to them in due course. social media companies have a role to play. they are quick to take down material in breach of copyright. they need to react as quickly to offensive material and material that incites hatred. if necessary, a series of punitive fines should be put in

place. mainstream media also has a role to play. when politicians get death threats of the result of how they voted in this house, that is not the primary responsibility of so social media companies. if anyone is responsible, it is the headline writers who accuse the judges of being enemies of the people and elected members of parliament as being mutineers and saboteurs. we are not shrinking violets in this house and most of us are capable of engaging in robust debate. i must say that i have been shocked by the level of the abuse i have received in the of the last week, and shocked also to realise that it is the new normal for large numbers of members of this house. it is a hidden unpleasantness of this house. it is a hidden unpleasa ntness that of this house. it is a hidden unpleasantness that dominate our lives. i am also concerned that

while undoubtedly some of it comes from people who may be a little unhinged, the stimulus for it, undoubtedly has been suggested, comes from the way in wish some sections of the national media choose to report the politics of this country in a way that is designed to entertain and also intimidate. does she agree that what we have here is the toxic triangle. the divisiveness of brexit, the telegraph and the mail identifying certain honourable members as targets in framing the attack on them and then facilitated by shall media, the mob following. in other countries, mps are threatened with violence because of how they vote, we call that tyranny and fascism. that is what is happening here. as well is commending the bravery, rightly, of her honourable friends,

will she be brave to sell? will she call in the editors of these tabloids? in voting as you cease the on any political issue. —— in voting as you see fit on a political issue, you are not mutineers, you are not traitors, you are never malcontents. you are never traitors, you are never malcontents. you are never enemies traitors, you are never malcontents. you are never enemies of the people. you are never enemies of the people. you are never enemies of the people. you are dedicated and hard—working, committed public servants doing what you believe to be right. you are watching monday in parliament. don't forget, you can find all our programmes on bbc iplayer a senior engineer asked by the government to

review building regulations following the grenfell tower fire has told mps that the current system is not fit for purpose and leaves room for shortcuts. in an interim report dame judith hackett room for shortcuts. in an interim report damejudith hackett said she was shocked by how some residential properties were built and maintained. there is a stiff stemming failure here which needs to be addressed by a significant culture changed —— systemic failure. it needs to involve a wide range of people. that means those who design, build and maintain high rise and complex buildings, including regulators and policy makers among others. the system that we have in place today has evolved. it is overly complex and confusing. there is confusion about roles and responsibilities throughout, and a general lack of competence and accreditation in many areas. we have

identified numerous ways in which the system is gained or worked around because of these factors. that is how i have concluded that the system is not fit for purpose. are you confident that the construction industry is sufficiently competent? you focus on the throughout the report, other competent enough to implement the recommendations you make in the report now and in the future?|j recommendations you make in the report now and in the future? i am confident that they are capable of doing it and as long as the will is there, i believe it is possible. why? because i have seen them do it before. i was chair of the health and safety executive and when i began, construction had a poor record for the safety of its employees and it underwent a transformation which resulted in us

building the safest olympic project everin building the safest olympic project ever in 2012. that was a massive culture change within the industry in terms of the way it cares for and looks after and manages the safety of its employees. what we ask for them to do is to repeat that with their focus on the people who will live in the buildings that they build. for the decades after they walk away from the projects. there are no recommendations on these in your report. do you have any thoughts about what should happen in regards to retrofitting sprinklers? two things. there is a clear case for looking at additional layers of rejection that you could provide in a number of different ways. that could include sprinklers. it could include a number of other measures including additional debt places, ——

staircases and other valid methods. what is clear to me is that there is no simple single answer that will apply to every building. she was asked if she could reassure people living in high—rise blocks. and a lot has been done by fire and rescue services in conjunction with authorities and central government to put in place measures to improve their safety since grenfell. what i am trying to do is to build a better system for the future. my report does not say that all buildings are u nsafe. does not say that all buildings are unsafe. there is clear evidence that many people build to high standards in spite of the weaknesses and flaws in the revelatory system. what we

have to do is make that much more widespread, much more effective, and in particular, it has to continue going through the lifestyle of the building. —— regulatory. going through the lifestyle of the building. -- regulatory. even while waiting for the change of system you recommend... they should take assurance from the measures that have already taken place. further measures are coming that will take that even further. so, they are not taking immediacy, but they should feel safe? after that, the communities secretary gave his response to the report in the commons. i can confirm the government has accepted all of dame judith‘s recommendations. we agree with her call for a change in culture to encourage people to do the right thing and hold to account those who try to cut corners. everyone who is part of the system,

including government, has an important role to play in delivering the change in culture and mindset. sajid javid also updated people on the people made homeless by the g re nfell tower the people made homeless by the grenfell tower fire. 207 households need new homes. 144 have so far accepted an offer of temporary or permanent accommodation. that still leaves many living in hotels. to have so many families, including children, still living in hotels and temporary combination six months after the tragedy is simply not good enough. the situation is undoubtedly complicated, but i have been very clear with the council that i expected to do whatever is necessary to help people into suitable homes as quickly as possible to be i am confident that the council is capable of doing this, but along with the task force, i will continue to monitor the situation and work with the council to make sure that it happens. over 200 children still

in bed—and—breakfast accommodation up in bed—and—breakfast accommodation up to six months, which i believe is illegal. what i can tell the honourable lady, first of all, that the... from the date of the tragedy, the... from the date of the tragedy, the commitment that was given that all families will be offered temporary accommodation within three weeks was absolutely mad. they were all offered accommodation. —— met. we have seen in the last six months asi we have seen in the last six months as i have updated the house, you have undoubtedly had updates from your own constituents, we have offered permanent and temporary accommodation. as i have acknowledged today, there are still too many families in emergency accommodation and we continue to work with the local authorities to do whatever we can to remedy that. calls for a judge led enquiry into the collapse of a rape accusation. liam was charged with 12 counts of

rape and search of a cult but the court collapsed when phone records giving his innocence were given. he said his life was flipped upside down and he wanted lessons to be learned. his ordeal was raised by a labourformer learned. his ordeal was raised by a labour former attorney general. the van chairman of the council, she complained as far back as 1998 about nondisclosure. —— then. i believe there are steps to put matters right. they seem to have gone backwards since then. in the light of recent events, will the attorney general set up an independent enquiry headed by a judge to examine whether disclosure rules are being complied with to ensure the timely delivery of justice? complied with to ensure the timely delivery ofjustice? my lords, the matter of disclosure, the context of

criminal cases, has not gone backwards since 1998. there is no present intention to set up in enquiry of the type referred to by the noble lord. be senior independent prosecutor at the bar who averted the recent miscarriage of justice, who averted the recent miscarriage ofjustice, in addition to being a senior and experienced prosecutor, isa senior and experienced prosecutor, is a former mp who described a system creaking from a lack of resources . system creaking from a lack of resources. “— system creaking from a lack of resources. —— the senior. will he consider the request. their readers to be an internal review by the cps and the police in order to determine what occurred in that case. —— there is to be an. what i will say is this. with regards to that case, the cps have acknowledged standards have falle n cps have acknowledged standards have fallen below what is expected and they have apologised to all parties involved. it took 14 months for this

young man to be charged, which means he was on bail and charged for 14 months. what on earth is the reason for that? my lords, i am not able to determine why the question of charge took as long as it did in that particular case. and i appreciate that, umm, in some instances, investigations take longer in some cases than they do in others. in the cases than they do in others. in the case of liam allen, it was fairly obvious this material should have been looked at. and it was either the result of a lack of resources in the result of a lack of resources in the police service and the cps or a deliberate attempt to stop justice. how many people are unlawfully imprisoned because of similar mistakes in the past? you know the answer. nevertheless, iwill mistakes in the past? you know the answer. nevertheless, i will make this point. the alternative is

advanced by the noble lord do not exhaust the issue of why, it it if it occurred, disclosure was not made. that is not for me in this place to anticipate the outcome of that review. there is widespread concern that this clear near miscarriage ofjustice, could you at least they why people's confidence in the police service has been sufficient but significantly undermined? my lords, again, iwill not anticipate the outcome of the review the good the reason why this particular case has wider relevance than just this individual, particular case has wider relevance thanjust this individual, no matter how bad his circumstances, is it allows credence to be attached to the notion that there are more exa m ples of the notion that there are more examples of injustice against people accused of rape than of injustice

against people who have suffered rape. this is something which really be reviewed should take into account. —— the review. be reviewed should take into account. -- the review. i know what the noble lady says on that matter. i would reiterate that it is fundamentally important that justice is fair, both to the accuser and the accused. back in 2012, the coalition government of the time introduced automatic enrolment for pensions. it meant employees had to give workplace pension to employees and contribute to it. the work and pensions secretary said since it was introduced nine years ago, 9 million people have been involved in the workplace pension. i can announce the government's intention to extend automatic enrolment to allow more people to have greater financial security later in life. the review published today sets out the next steps we intend to take as we continue to develop a culture of

routine pension savings. we will help people to save by lowering the enrolment from 22 to 18. we will allow people to start saving from the first pound of their savings to allow a better future. the first pound of their savings to allow a betterfuture. i have tabled allow a betterfuture. i have tabled a written statement setting out further detail, including trialling a few targeted approaches to find the most effective way to increase pension saving among big self—employed. pension saving among big self-employed. it has been a success, but the politicians, the pensions industry, we must all work together to meet the savings and pension challenges in this country. i could not agree more. i am delighted with the fact we now have 9 million people signed up to auto—enrolment, utterly transforming savings. in his constituency, 8000 employees, 680 employers, they have signed up and it is a great credit.

earlier, the snp mp referred to a news story. so, there is a campaign to stop paid holidays and so on after brexit. can be secretary of state confirm what representations he has made at cabinet to ensure that workers rights are not ripped up that workers rights are not ripped up after brexit. i think it is the case that my right honourable friend the secretary of state for the environment food and rural affairs, don't believe everything you read. this government is committed to protecting employment rights. david gauke. the rules of the commons are occasionally arcane, sometimes nitpicking, but you would have thought the former deputy speaker would be familiar with them. thought the former deputy speaker would be familiar with themlj thought the former deputy speaker would be familiar with them. i know

ican bea would be familiar with them. i know i can be a little slow at times, but iam finding i can be a little slow at times, but i am finding it incredibly difficult to discern what the policy of her majesty's opposition is to brexit, changes... you are very experienced. you know that the policy is not for the government to talk about. do not shake your head. do not shake your head at me. i have told you what the position is. order! ask orderly questions or not at all. bear that in mind. that is it for mandy baker, i will be back tomorrow at the same time. goodbye. hello. high pressure can bring a fairly settled spell of weather at any time of year and certainly we have a high pressure dominating the scene

across a good three quarters of the british isles, not doing just enough to keep the fronts at bay in the far north and north—west of scotland, as you will see. what it can mean is that we start the days on a fairly chilly note. that is not my great concern as we get into the first part of tuesday. it is just how dense the fog is going to be and how widespread that dense fog could well be. i am highlighting a number of areas there. bbc local radio is a good source of local information as to how it will affect your journey. on the bigger picture, there are islands of fog that we had quite widely across england and wales and that is not the only source of poor visibility. obviously that frontal system coming in with the rain won't help matters, high ground helping to lift the temperatures, in fact down on the shores of the murray firth it will be 13 or 14 degrees. the peaks and western side of wales coming to the south—west could all be affected by some hill fog. despite the fact that the shield of fog lifts across southern england, it could linger in east anglia and the south—east for the greater part of the day.

it could well be that we see a return of some of that fog as we start the new day on wednesday. more patchy perhaps, but still the odd pocket of dense fog and you only need one pocket to ruin your day. this frontal system makes slow progress down and across the british isles as we get on through the day on wednesday. bringing with it the possibility of some rain, i don't think there will be an awful lot, although it may be enhanced. that frontal system waving its way across the heart of the british isles during the day. to either side, it is essentially still relatively mild, but as the frontal system comes further south, the milder airs will tend to be confined over the southern parts of britain, maybe something slightly colderjust making its presence felt across northern parts of scotland and into northern ireland. i think single figure temperatures but not perishingly cold, the breeze is coming across

the top end of a new developing area of high pressure as we close out the week. then further south, that band of cloud, the old weather front tending to dissipate and maybe the odd spot of rain on the far side. but we close out the week on a relatively dry note. take care. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley — our top stories: taking on china and russia — president trump sets out a strategy for dealing with america's global rivals. we will stand up for ourselves and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before. a high—speed train derails off a bridge in washington state,

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