this is bbc news. time now for the week in parliament. applause. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up, there's a rare standing ovation in the house of lords as a labour former minister talks of her battle with brain cancer and explains why she's campaigning for more innovative treatment. so that we can live well together with cancer. notjust dying of it. at prime minister's questions, jeremy corbyn and theresa may go into battle overjust how much money should go to england's nhs. the labour government would not be underfunding the nhs, a labor government would not be privatizing the nhs. it would not be

underfunding social care. this is a government that recognises the priorities of the british people. priority is to remain the nhs remainsa priority is to remain the nhs remains a world—class healthcare system. indeed, the best healthcare system in the world! also on this programme: david davis makes his first appearance of the year in front of the brexit committee and rejects the accusation that britain is to become a vassal state in europe. and there's fury in the commons over the allegations of harassment and groping at the presidents club charity dinner. organisers chose to make this a men—only event. they chose to treat the hostesses in this way, to make them parade across the stage in front of men, to make them wear black, skimpy, outfits. and they specify the colour of their underwear. but first: there was a rare standing ovation in the house of lords on thursday when the labour former minister, tessa — now lady — jowell called for greater global cooperation and the use of more innovative treatments to help beat cancer.

lady jowell was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer last year. she told peers what had happened. on the 24th of may last year, i was on my way to talk, not for the first time, about projects in east london. i got into a taxi, but i could not speak. i had two powerful seizures. i was taken to the hospital. two days later, i was told that i had a brain tumour, or gbm. she'd called the debate to argue for more international co—operation to pool knowledge about the illness, and said patients should be able to try several new treatments at the same time. so many cancer patients collaborate and support each other every day. they create that community of love and determination, that they find each other every day.

all that we now ask is that doctors and health systems learn to do the same, and for us to work together to learn from each other. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived but how it is drawn to a close. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients, like me, so that we can live well together with cancer, notjust dying of it. all of us, for longer. thank you. applause.

to a packed public gallery and with mps crowding at the bar, and with the health secretary jeremy hunt looking on, the minster praised her speech. i would also like to praise the noble lady for the course the determination that she is showing through the course of the cancer treatment for her own illness. and i think it is fair to say that she inspired us all and many cancer sufferers as well. from the most wonderful olympic and paralympic games in 2012. what the lady has done today is offer hope, in reading this debate and with her everfertile mind, making suggestions for how we can improve cancer care. she raises our sites and demands that collectively we work harder to offer hope to people affected by the terrible disease that she suffers

with such dignity. it is the right challenge. but when i am prepared to accept other half of the government. in doing so i promise that our efforts will not waver until the scourge of cancer no longer robs us of the ones we love. lord o'shaughnessy. well, it was funding for england's health service that dominated the exchanges between theresa may and jeremy corbyn at prime minister's questions on wednesday. the previous day, it had been briefed that the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, was to use a cabinet meeting to call for a 100 million pounds a week "brexit dividend" for the nhs in england. he was reportedly slapped down by mrs may for calling publicly for more money, but the whole affair provided plenty of ammunition forjeremy corbyn. does the pm agree with the foreign secretary that it needs another £5 billion, prime minister? you are supposed to sit down,

jeremy! the right honourable gentleman was here in this chamber for the autumn budget that was given by my right honourable friend the chancellor, where he announced that we will be putting £6 billion into the health service. jeremy corbyn! the only problem with that, mr speaker, is that it was 2.8 billion spread like single roll over two years. the labour government who would be privatizing the nhs, it would not be underfunding social care! a labour government would be committed to an nhs as a human right! our support for the nhs is providing for the doctors, the nurses, the treatment capabilities, so it is able to deliver for patients! that is why we are backing the nhs with more funding, that is why we ensure that they have the best meds, the best survival rates for cancer our higherthan

our higher than they have ever been before. “ are. that we have betterjoined—up services across the nhs and social care so those people who don't need to go to the hospital are able to be cared for at home, and that's why we are reducing waste in the nhs, so taxpayer money is used as efficient as possible. it has been reported that a man froze to death waiting 16 hours for an ambulance. last week, a gentleman named chris told me, my friend's 93—year—old father waited for hours for an ambulance after a fall. these are not isolated cases. these are common parlance all over the country. it needs money, it needs support, and it needs it now! when is she going to face up to the reality and take action? to save the nhs from death i 1000 cuts! prime minister! there is only one part of the nhs that is being cut,

seeing a cut in its funding. it is the nhs in wales! undera under a labour government. this — this is a government — this is a government that is backing the nhs! that is putting more money into the nhs! that is recruiting more doctors and nurses, that is seeing new treatments more come on board to make sure that people are getting the best treatment that they need! this is a government that recognises the realities of the british people! priorities to ensure that the nhs remains a world—class healthcare system! the best in the world! priority is to build the homes that people need. to make sure that our kids are in good schools! this is a government that is building a country that works for everyone! a country in which — a country in which people can look to the future with optimism and hope! theresa may. meanwhile in the lords on friday, an independent or cross—bench peer

put forward a bill to allow medical staff not to withdraw life—sustaining treatment or perform ivf or an abortion if they have moral objections. she said having to carry out these procedures had led some midwives to leave the health service. my lords, it simply can't be consistent with conscience to say that "i cannot do this but i order you to do it". if one delegates, supervises or supports an activity, it is not unreasonable that it compromises moral responsibility. but the bill faced determined opposition. i really don't believe that there are shoals of professionals in this country who feel that that their rights are insufficiently represented my current law. the existing provision in certain well—defined circumstances is currently sensible and balanced.

this bill is both unnecessarily and potentially dangerous. replying for the government, lady chisholm said she'd reflect on the debate, but without firm ministerial backing, it stands no chance of becoming law. now let's take a look at some other news from around westminster in brief. the work and pensions secretary has confirmed that up to 220,000 people could have their benefits restored to a higher level following a high court ruling. the row is over those with mental health conditions and whether or not they should qualify for higher rates of personal independence payments, known as pips. to say we are not appealing the outcome of the judgement that provides certainty, positive, that this government is undertaking, including spending on main disability that affects, it has risen to four billion since 2010. and real terms spending on disability benefits will be higher every year by 2020 than 2010.

to say that there is a commitment to disabled people when the un committee on them, on the rights of disabled people, it is a catastrophe that cuts that have been wrought on disabled people. it is an absolute disgrace! as for the un, how did the figures compare internationally? the minister said the uk spent 50 billion pounds. the uk is one of the most generous countries in the world when it comes to supporting its disabled people. only germany spends more. stories have been circulating for weeks there could be more defence cuts on the horizon, the potential loss of amphibious assault ships, and all time army members could decrease. senior chiefs and lords have been

circulating for weeks that there could be more defence cuts on the horizon — specifically the potential loss of amphibious assault ships — and reports that full—time army numbers could fall. senior army chiefs and members of the lords spoke out against any further reductions. making a statement on thursday, gavin williamson suggested he would resist pressure to make more cuts. we want to have the very best armed forces that we can have. this is not aimed as being some operation to take money off the armed forces. this is to make sure that we have the armed forces that they have the support that we need, and the recognition that they do one of the most amazing job for our country. and that is what we hope to achieve as part of this review. the prisons watchdog has condemned the squalid state of liverpooljail, describing conditions as the worst inspectors could remember. when the head of the prisons service and the justice minister appeared before thejustice committee, mps wanted to know how things had been allowed to get so bad that rats, cockroaches, and blocked toilets were a frequent feature. we'd had, from the autumn of 2016, a run of significant difficulty,

with a witha numberof with a number of disturbances leading up to business 16, 17. liverpool then had an escape. liverpool had issues that we believe due to does a 17, getting better with the population increase to get back on establishments. the impact of psychoactive substances, the big issue in liverpool, and a lot of prisons operating without stuffing needed. ifi operating without stuffing needed. if i may say so, you are making the same repeated excuses. the fact that in liverpool, there are 549 staffed against the benchmark of 466 staff. the report makes crystal clear this is not an issue of staffing, it is an issue of leadership. is itjust the government? who was responsible? i think there is a responsibility at multiple levels. eye except and have accepted again

that yes, we should have recognised and dealt with them earlier, and yes, there were responsibilities without any local level, after the organisation, including at my level. i am not talking that. one third of all the alcohol sold in england is consumed byjust 4% of the population. that figure emerged as ministers were urged to bring in a policy of minimum unit pricing in england in an effort to combat the effects of excessive drinking. from may this year, a minimum 50 pence—per—unit alcohol price is being introduced in scotland. the health committee heard calls for a similar scheme in england. my patients with cirrhosis, the average consumption is 120 litres, or units, a week. and that is the median. the mean is higher. it's 150. isa is a typical drinker will be drinking 16 litres of that

and paying £20 for it, of that and paying £20 for it, and it will grow up threefold. instead of paying £20 they would be paying maybe £70. the culture secretary has come under pressure from opposition mps to prohibit rupert murdoch's 11 billion pound bid to take full control of the broadcaster sky. the demands came after the competition and markets authority, the cma, said the takeover was not in the public interest as it would give the murdoch family trust too much influence over public opinion and the political agenda. but sky could end up owned by disney if mr murdoch's proposed sale of fox, which owns 39% of sky, goes ahead. the simple way to stop this from going ahead is to prohibit it. not to have some cognitive process. this is personal.

this is basically lefties who do not like murdoch. i will follow process, taking into consideration the final report once it is published, i will consider what it says. i will consider all the relevant evidence and information and then make a decision. a conservative called for people using cycle rickshaws, or pedicabs, to be protected from huge rip—off fares. he said because pedicabs weren't regulated there was no requirement for the estimated 1,400 drivers to have insurance, or for vehicle condition or driver quality to be assessed. an undercover film—maker with rickshaw drivers boasting about charging tourists £350 each, and others talking about charging to or £300 to go the half—mile from oxford circus to piccadilly circus. pedicabs brutally blocked streets, while objecting businesses. many played loud music, the drivers shout. clearly, not all, but after many occasions, there are enough to ruin the reputation of those simply trying to earn a living

in a reasonable conscientious way. there was fury in the commons after allegations of sexual harassment at a charity fundraising dinner. an undercover reporter from the financial times says she and other hostesses were groped and propositioned by guests at the presidents club gala, a men—only event. a businessman who helped organise the dinner, david meller, stepped down as a non executive board member for the department of education. there were allegations of inappropriate and lewd behaviour. it is extraordinary to me, mr speaker, in the 21st century, allegations of this kind are still emerging. women have the right to feel safe wherever they work. and allegations of this type of behaviour are completely unacceptable. what happened was women were bought as bait for men who were rich man, not a mile from where we stand, as if that is an acceptable behaviour. it is totally unacceptable. one of the prizes at that dinner, was plastic surgery to spice

up your wife. it is appalling that that continues. we all have our duty to make sure those dinners do not happen again. one of the comments you made, we do not know where the line should be. this event was billed as the most un—politically pc event of the year, so clearly, they do know where the line is, should be. they decided to go past. when we have reports of toilets being monitored and women who were lingering too long being called out and lead back to the ballroom. this is not sexism, this is slavery. organisers chose to make this event. to make it men—only. they chose to make them operate across the stage. to make them wear black skimpy outfits and specify the colour of their underwear.

they chose to ask them to drink before the event. does she agree all of the organisers, including the presidents club, and all of the private companies, should be investigated for breach of the law and breach of the charity. the right honourable lady is angry about this, and her reports... mr speaker, do i look like somebody who is not angry? several mps asked about the attendance at the event of the children's minister, nadhim zahawi. while she has been very loyal to her ministerial colleagues, who did not stay, for any long period of time, it is also reported that the same gentleman attended the presidents club on a previous occasion. i have no idea if that is true or not. that has been reported.

if that is the case, should that minister consider his position? i have no idea whether he attended event before, but i do know a senior group of people have attended it. i know that senior politicians from around the house have attended this event. let's hope, let's hope, that this debate today draws a line in the sand, demonstrates to honourable members to think twice about attending any event like this ever again. well, number 10 said that nadhim zahawi had ‘attended briefly and felt uncomfortable' and left. the mps himself later tweeted: i do unequivocally condemn this behaviour.

i will never attend a men only function ever. now, what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? here's duncan smith with our countdown. all smiles between the us and uk at davos. she says his shoulder to shoulder. either way, it sounds like donald trump putt plan to the uk is back on. meanwhile, in a chamber far far away. i am sure is a film we have all watched, be careful not to choke on your aspirations. does he agree that the views of membership of the industry, not excuses. luke here, vader is not my hero. the point he makes is a good one. they protest a speech by the us vice

president mike pence. he said the embassy will move tojerusalem by the end of next year. awkward exchanges in the upper house, as two conservative peers go to speak. lord tebbit wednesday. lord tebbit wins the day. and no, no, no. westminster counsellors reject the plans for this margaret thatcher statue in parliament square. they say her lord's robes don't reflect her times as pm, and they worry about vandalism. david davis has made his first commons committee appearance of the year, coming before the mps who are trying to keep tabs on brexit. there was much discussion

of the proposed transition phase, the period immediately following our withdrawal in march next year. a conservative eurosceptic, jacob rees—mogg, raised the issue of the ecj, the european court ofjustice. the uk is subject to the european court ofjustice, to its new rules relating to the single market. and is paying into the european budget. are we not vassal state? no, we are not. not unless we are one today. we have a representative on the court ofjustice. as i said earlier, my colleagues, i take the view that the transition is a little different. if that were going to be the case, in perpetuity, my answer would probably be yes, but the answer for sure time is no. isn't this very serious? allowing continued court

ofjustice jurisdiction, it is hard to think of any president in the world where an independent nation has taken the judgements of a foreign court as its superior law without having anyjudge on that? you are right. you are talking about something which we are currently negotiating. we have not decided how we are going to manage those elements. 0r indeed the agencies and so on. in your earlier answers, you said we would accept the european court ofjustice. what do you mean by accepting jurisdiction? exactly that. so we are a vassal state for the two—year period? i did not say that at all. we are transitioning from one state to another. from one state to another. you can call it what you like, but i do not think vassal state. and that's it from us for now, but dojoin keith macdougall on bbc parliament on monday night at 11 for a full round up of the day

at westminster, as the lords gear up to begin theirfirst big debate on the eu withdrawal bill on tuesday. but for now, from me, goodbye. hello again, good morning. yesterday, we had some rain for a time, then we saw the cloud thinning. but we're going to see the cloud thickening up again, and more rain returning across northern parts of the uk on that weather front. that area of low pressure to the north, though, for a while has been bringing some very windy weather across northern scotland, the winds easing by the morning, and we'll have mild air all the way from southern parts of the mid—atlantic heading our way. this is tropical, maritime air, and it means a lot of cloud. now, across scotland, there'll also be some rain. it won't be as windy by the morning

across northern scotland. there'll be some showers here, but rain across central southern scotland, and quite a soggy start probably across northern ireland. and some rain and drizzle over the hills of northern england, where it will be quite gusty in the wind. generally dry elsewhere across england and wales, mild and cloudy, but still very misty and murky over the hills of wales, and perhaps in the south—west, just for a while. for most of us, it will be a cloudy day, that rain still there for central southern scotland. improving conditions, though, for northern ireland. still a bit dreary over the hills of england and wales. on the whole, it will be cloudy and breezy, some gusty winds around. widely, temperatures about 12 degrees, even in the cloud. get some sunshine to the east of high ground, those temperatures could be even higher. a bit chillier across the far north of scotland north of that weather front there, which is bringing the rain, actually, across scotland. and the weather front takes the rain southwards overnight, and starts to arrive into england and wales on monday. and behind it, we start draw down some colder air, the really mild air getting squeezed away into the near continent. so some changes on the way by monday.

this rain could be a little heavy at times, moving southwards across england and wales. in the afternoon, it is more across southern england, and that's where we'll have the highest temperatures. eventually, we'll get some sunshine in wales and the midlands. sunnier skies further north, in that slightly colder air. the showers in scotland could be wintry over the higher ground, but there's colder air to come later on in the week. chilly start, though, for tuesday, and maybe some frost around here and there. but some sunshine early, before things tend to cloud over, and it's going downhill right at the end of the day, as we start to see some rain coming into the south—west, at the same time some rain heading into the north—west, as well. and so temperatures are little lower, 6—8 degrees fairly typically. those two weather systems bringing the rain sweep through overnight, then we draw our air all the way from the north and north—west, and that means it will be turning colder. it is also turning very showery, i think, on wednesday. there'll be some strong winds around, as well, and particularly for the northern half of the uk, those showers will be of a wintry flavour. it feels colder with the stronger winds. goodbye.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and ben thompson. police hunt a man thought to have fled the scene of a horrific crash in west london that killed three teenage boys. the three victims have been named locally as josh kennedy, harry rice and george wilkinson. a 28—year—old man has been arrested. good morning, it's sunday the 28th of january. also this morning: paris is on flood alert as water levels continue to rise along the river seine. 16 and 17—year—olds in wales could get the right to vote in local elections as part of new plans to keep them interested in politics. and in sport, england are aiming to finish their one—day series with australia in style.