has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation that had just been signed into law in florida. the nra says the law, which raises the legal age to buy guns, violates the second amendment — the right to bear arms. president trump has tweeted that a deal with north korea is, as he put it, very much in the making. earlier, his spokeswoman said a proposed meeting between the president and the north korean leader kim jong—un would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. the red cross hopes to get medical supplies into the area next week. so far, they haven't been allowed. now on bbc news, time to look back at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to

the week in parliament, where the government promises "robust" action following the poisoning of a former russian spy in the uk. the investigation is moving apace and this government will act without hesitation as the facts become clear. as the crown prince of saudi arabia arrives for a three—day visit, the prime minister hails the historic links between the two nations. butjeremy corbyn condemns the country's record on human rights and argues the uk shouldn't be selling arms there. it cannot be right that her government is colluding in what the united nations says is evidence of war crimes. we have a very tight arms export regime in this country and when there are allegations

of arms not being used within the law, then we expect that to be investigated. also on this programme: parliament marks international women's day but is it time for a statue to the 18th century author and activist mary wollstonecraft? and ever signed an online petition to parliament? we find out if they really make a difference. we have seen that some petitions to change —— we have seen that some petitions do change the government's mind. maybe not on day one, but as we go through. but first, the home secretary told mps that the poisoning of a russian double agent and his daughter in salisbury was a "brazen and reckless act". sergei skripal was living in the uk following a spy swap. he was found slumped on a bench in salisbury in wiltshire, along with his daughter yulia. the couple had been poisoned with a rare nerve agent. detective sergeant nick bailey from wiltshire police, who went to help them, was also taken to hospital. at prime minister's questions on wednesday, theresa may told

the commons she'd held a meeting of the national security council and the next day, the home secretary came to the commons to update mps. the use of a nerve agent on uk soil is a brazen and reckless act. this was attempted murder and the most cruel and public way. —— this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. the investigation is moving at pace. and this government will act without hesitation as the facts become clearer. as my right honourable friend the foreign secretary made clear on tuesday, we will respond in a robust and appropriate manner once we ascertain who was responsible. we, on this side of the house, are appalled that the idea that anyone might be poisoned on the streets of our towns and cities. we share with the government a determination that this case be brought to a speedy and just conclusion, and that similar incidents are prevented in the future. i have written to her to ask

that there could be a review of 14 other cases, and she will know there are many ways in which that could happen and precedents for doing so. can i also asked her, in terms of this immediate investigation, has she considered going to the un security council to ask for a statement calling on all nations to provide assistance, including willingness to extradite suspects should that be needed. she makes a suggestion regarding international activity and i can say to the right honourable lady that at some stage, we will be coming back to the house with our proposals but for now we are merely preparing and concentrating on the incident. isn't it time we got more realistic and russia and can the home secretary confirm whether that memorandum of understanding between uk and the russian nuclear power company that was so strongly

championed by the former prime minister mr cameron has formally ended. if it has been not ended, can she make it's ended so the previous love—in with russia that we saw a few years ago is completely finished. does the home secretary share my and my constituents' anger of the cruel nature of this crime, which could've so easily have resulted in considerably more collateral damage. will she assured that eventually the full force of the law will be brought down on the perpetrators? my honourable friend is exactly right. just because we want to approach this with a cool head in order to collect the evidence doesn't mean that we do not share the outrage that his constituents and he himself clearly feels about this. the home secretary, amber rudd. now let's take a look at some other news from westminster in brief. there was a call for misogyny to be treated as a hate crime. mps argued the definition should be extended to include the abuse of women if they are targeted simply because of their gender. misogyny is everywhere in our society.

absolutely everywhere. to the point where we often miss it because it's been so normalised by being continually unchallenged. she went on to detail, in very explicit language, some of the insults she'd received. now all of these insults have been put to me because i am a woman. we can kid ourselves that these are a few bad and ominous depot on twitter but it's not. this is everyday common language. i think we need to be careful about creating laws which would inadvertently conflict with the principles of equality. mps held theirfirst big debate on a bill to cap gas and electricity prices. the aim is to provide some protection to customers who don't shop around for the cheapest possible energy deals. those paying the default tariff are much more likely to be in reduced circumstances.

80% of households with an income of less than £18,000, did not switch supplier in the last three years. i welcome the government's foray into a policy which are previously denounced as marxist. but it remains the case that as a result of this government inaction, millions of households have been left to scrape through this winter facing a choice between cold homes or astronomical bills. if the average saving between the cheapest tariff for the big six and a standard tariff is £300 per annum, then somebody else apart from me can do the math to assess that the sums that we sought to recover from this company... the big thaw following the big freeze led to thousands of homes being left without water as engineers battled to deal with leaks and burst pipes. some areas were without supplies for several days, relying on emergency stocks of bottled water. there is absolutely no excuse for water companies making huge profits not being able to provide

the resilience that would have protected businesses and indeed residents around the country. thames water made pre—tax profits of £638 million last year. there is simply no excuse for not having robust emergency plans in place. thames water are very much under the spotlight. i'm angry with them too. this is a recurring pattern. they recognise there's been a change of ownership and leadership. i'm determined that thames water customers receive a far better service than they have today. ministers have been urged to introduce a licensing regime for air weapons. in the lords, peers heard that there had been thousands of attacks on pets involving air guns in the last five years. the cats protection charity recorded 164 attacks on cats and kittens with an air gun last year while they received nearly 900 calls to their cruelty hotline to report

in air weapon attacks on animals making 4.5 thousand attacks in the last five years. is it not time to licence these weapons to ensure they are possessed only for legitimate purposes by responsible owners and not by those who would truly inflict pain and suffering and often death and defenceless domestic animals? the government does take animal welfare seriously. my lords, anyone who shoots a domestic cat is liable to be charged and prosecuted under the animal welfare act 2006 with causing unnecessary suffering. we are increasingly the maximum penalty for this offence from six months imprisonment and—or an unlimited fine to five years imprisonment and—or an unlimited fine. does the fake fur bobble on your winter hat contain real fur? the environment committee has been gathering evidence after a spate of cases where garments trimmed with fake fur contained the real thing. samples sent to a laboratory were found to contain a variety of different animal furs, which were often cheaper than synthetic fibres.

to the naked eye and to the feel, you wouldn't necessarily tell the difference, would you? no, absolutely. people use a lot of completely unreliable queues, in —— including price. if it's bright pink then you know there is no bright pink animals. we've come a long way from the 1930s. when wild animals were used in circuses with lion tamer is as the star attraction. even in the 1960s, elephants were performing gravity defying tricks to the amazement of children crowded into the big top. now one mp wants a total ban on wild animals in circuses. according to the department of the environment there are currently 18 wild animals licensed for travelling shows in england, including six reindeer, three camels, three zebra, three raccoons, one fox, eight mccaw and a

see—through. raccoons, one fox, eight mccaw and a see-through. is it right i question that we allow wild animals to travel around the country from temporary enclosures to circus tent and back toa enclosures to circus tent and back to a lorry for a journey onto the next town? what sort of life is that for animals such as the present camels? without space to forage and interact with other animals of their own kind, in the way that they would naturally? these wild animals are not truly said to be wild. now to the weak‘s ll; zsr: 22: 7—12; :: lugs: the commons she's confident britain can reach an agreement with the european union. she said she wants trade across borders which is as frictionless as possible, and that while the uk will leave the single market, and thejurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, some regulations will remain in step with the eu. a short time later, the chancellor appeared in front of a committee

to answer questions. in a lively session, he was asked whether the uk there's no with respect. will there be an opportunity to suspend article 50 the event that there isn't time to have a meaningful vote? i don't think a meaningful vote is overruling the referendum. and after a request from the committee chair

for the government to tell the eu it can't dictate terms, david davis gave his top tips on how to negotiate. at the beginning of this process, i said to the house one of the debates that they would be astonished how to play i was going to be in the next two years. i take the view that when public aggression in negotiations generally doesn't work very well. it creates an attitude on the other side and i avoid it. what anyone else does is up to them. we've give me different advise? >> would you give me different advice? now, to prime ministers questions were theresa may defended the uk's relationship with saudi arabia the start of a three—day visit by the crown prince. his schedule included talks

with theresa may and once with the queen. the crown prince is credited with kickstarting economic and social reforms in the kingdom such as the lifting of the ban on women driving. but protesters have object to the country's human rights record and its involvement in the war in yemen. despite much talk of reform, there has been a sharp increase in the arrest and detention of dissidents, torture of prisoners is common, human rights defenders routinely sentenced to lengthy prison terms, unfair trials and executions are widespread, as amnesty international confirms. as she makes her arms sales pitch, while she also call on the crown prince to halt the shocking abuse of human rights in saudi arabia? i look forward to welcoming crown prince muhamed can someone from saudi arabia to this well, labour backbenchers from

sentry positions are shutting shame, cani sentry positions are shutting shame, can ijust sentry positions are shutting shame, can i just say sentry positions are shutting shame, can ijust say to those backbenchers at the link that we have with saudi arabia is historic, it is an important one, and it has saved, it has saved the lives of potentially hundreds of people in this country. jeremy corbyn rift on from saudi arabia's human rights record of its involvement in the war in yemen to its backing attempts to restore the country's president. germany has suspended arms sales to saudi arabia, but british arms sales have sharply increased and british military advisers are directing the war.