in the catalonia in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. regional election. minister, mariano rajoy. them winning a majority in the regional carles puigdemont, will be renamed regional president. assembly. as israel's capital. such a from the war in yemen. decision. now donald trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. on bbc news, thursday in parliament.

hello, and welcome to the programme. coming up. have not managed to come up with a new complaints system. new complaints system. disorderly contact easier in the chamber than outside of it. chamber than outside of it. peers condemn the state of prison. condemn the state of prison. this is the most failing test of any country. and the sports minister is outpaced.

outpaced. mr speaker, the cheek of the gentleman. the gentleman. westminster digesting the news damien green was sacked. damien green was sacked. allegations of inappropriate conduct. conduct. police had found legal pornography on his computer. on his computer. liberal democrat mp did not follow the rules. the rules. ministerial code and is still with us. ministerial code and is still with us. us. raise his allegations with the cabinet office directly. cabinet office directly. the way parliament deals with harassment and bullying. harassment and bullying.

come up with a new way of dealing with complaints. with complaints. andrea leadsom explain some of these measures. explain some of these measures. peers, and staff, wherever they work. work. conduct which may themselves require amendment. amendment. bullying, a full apology, and review where appropriate. where appropriate. be carried out to make sure they are enforcea ble. the opposition wants a second independent adviser. independent adviser. we suggest it should be appointed now.

as if there is nowhere to go with their complaints. we cannot have this vacuum. it can easily be done immediately. by members of this house. we have let everybody down in this house. into the long grass. in the house, and has been agreed by

all staff represented. conduct outside of it. so could she press ahead on that? behind what she's doing. what is going to happen.

towards, it is as swiftly as possible coming to fruition. hear, hear. working to get this sorted as soon as possible. there are glaring omissions in the work so far. from her lips this morning. exemplar of the workplace, fixed for the rest of the world.

and sexual violence advocate. that would be very key to this. with that particular expertise. is an interesting one. that has been put to us. she's right to say that change is hard. to derail parliament making progress on harassment? of the house, and all are very keen to see resolution of this matter. sanctions are appropriate and fair. behave inappropriately will receive severance pay. possibility. ultimate sanctions.

it affects peers, staff, nonmembers staff. andrea leadsom. presenting a serious threat to british democracy. that moscow had been successful. was seeking to undermine the international order.

president putin certainly is not a friend of this country. elections, here, to damage the uk and eu security. and disinformation. advertising. them. accounts. idiots of themselves by taking...

in british politics. undermine our democracy. there is an explanation for this paranoia. referendum. abandoning their ideology. needs to find an excuse for why the people are misbehaving. that excuse today. they have to accept the ballot box decision ofjune 2016. accept that, they have to make sure that brexit happens.

referendum. systematically abroad in the west. assume that russia was not intervening here in this country. that takes us to the heart of the reform agenda we need to look at. used to great effect.

sought to interfere in any process, we look into this seriously. processes. as for the enquiry referred to by damian collins... social media sites in february. is far more they need to do in terms of transparency and cooperation. this is a work in progress. this is being given the straight answers we expect. you're watching thursday in parliament with me, mandy baker.

inspectors had ever seen. with rat and cockroach infestations. in the lords, peers were damning. manifestation of the crisis in our prisons. of squalor, sickness and apparently even death. already have published it, together with its response. inmates and staff?

but i'm not going to comment on the content of the leaked report. we have responded to that. there are real issues with regard to the accommodation there. encourage fundamental reform of those that we have incarcerated? those that we

have incarcerated? conditions should be decent, safe and secure. we accept that as a government. doubting its content. the worst inspectors had seen. with exposed electrical wiring and blocked or leaking lavatories. within weeks of the inspection, two inmates killed themselves. yes, the governor has been sacked. but that is not enough. to turn around the dreadful conditions in ourfailing prisons? and the head of health care at the prison itself.

of recommendations. this will commence injanuary 2018. of the state as prisoners. long before our arrival, but had met with little response. of her majesty's prison liverpool and how that oversight is

exercised? my lord, i'm not going to name individuals in the prison service. i'm sorry. i was concerned that the noble lord had become unwell. i am not going to name individuals. it would be most invidious to do so. at her majesty's prison, liverpool. to disclose vital evidence. in criminal trials. there had been "appalling failures" by the police and prosecutors.

prosecution service of these matters. failure of the crown prosecution service in this case. as well as what went wrong. were appalling failures of the criminaljustice system.

for some time. that they are. the attorney general. for victims of domestic violence. and homeless people. by the residents' housing benefit. but charities fear the change could threaten their viability.

from welfare spending to my department from 2020, 2021. over future funding levels for supported housing after 2020. and the great future provision. for the same level as todayjust the shortfall across the country. and child fleeing domestic abuse can be kept safe in a refuge? the honourable lady makes a good point.

every woman should be protected and have a safe place to go. there are more bed spaces than there were in 2010. women are safe. will be met in full without quibble or caveat? onto local government, charities or housing providers.

with their housing? at all about penny—pinching. i can also reassure her on the point of work. benefit, and i can't see how that is right at all. policy was in trouble. is a case study in disastrous government decision—making.

big cost savings. and this government still hasn't got it right. for the future and the funding of supported housing? now, should channel four move out of london? to relocating the broadcaster to another major city. and help the creative industries. as possible new homes. a labour mp backed the idea. million benefit to broadcasting by moving channel 4 out of london? currently live outside of

london. be done today. to hear his views on other locations. relocating out of london. out of london. should not be in nsw one? to his wise words.

making which reflects the diversity of the country. channel 4's business model operates. has had benefit. benefits for those independent companies which are not in fw one. an announcement in the commons. but then tom watson is very quick on his feet.

that the commonwealth games have just been awarded to birmingham. the minister was miffed. minister! mr speaker, the cheek of the gentleman. we did all the hard work on the games. this was announced formally at 9:30am in birmingham. the sports minister, outrun by her shadow. that's all we've got time for now. and turns of the last four months. but for now from me, mandy baker, goodbye.

the weather is going to stay miles between now and christmas day. between now and christmas day. herefordshire, north yorkshire or surrey, the skies looked the same. surrey, the skies looked the same. extensive low cloud. parts of northern ireland and much of scotland. of scotland. the mild air continues to feed on of the atlantic. to feed on of the atlantic. fronts wriggling across the uk, bringing pulses of thicker cloud. bringing pulses of thicker cloud. that in turn will bring outbreaks of rain and gristle. rain and gristle. for some of us it will be a damp start. look at the temperatures. very mild and the south—west. south—west. there could be dense patches of fog around. around. to rise as cloudy weather builds in over cold air through the morning. over cold air through the morning. otherwise little overall change. damp air easing away from england and wales. and wales.

those temperatures are mild for the time of year. similar to thursday. highs of 13. through friday night we do it again. the cloud will thicken further. further. spots of drizzle here and there and turning murkier. turning murkier. fog forming again in the hills in the west. in the hills in the west. temperatures we would normally expect in the daytime. expect in the daytime. looking ahead to the weekend, more of the same. to the weekend, more of the same. quite mild and breezy. staying cloudy. rain moving into the north—west. north—west. that's one small change we see on the weekend. we see on the weekend. saturday looks like this. a lot of cloud around. around. england, to beast of high ground and eastern scotland. eastern scotland. thanks to this slow—moving weather front. front. flooding across the western areas of scotland.

scotland. christmas eve is another mild one, and other breezy one. mild one, and other breezy one. temperatures again into double figures fairly widely across the uk. figures fairly widely across the uk. full christmas day if you want a white christmas you can have one. white christmas you can have one. above about 500 metres and you will find some snow. find some snow. southerly winds for the vast majority. majority. 10—11 degrees, with a lot of cloud across the skies.