as third new national security adviser in just 1a months. he'll replace the sacked general hr mcmaster next month. bolton, wh‘s a former us ambassador to the un, takes a hard line on iran, north korea and russia. there are growing fears of a trade war between the us and china after president trump announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs worth up to $60 billion on chinese goods. beijing says it's considering tariffs worth up to $3 billion on a range of products imported from the us. eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed with the british government that it was highly likely that russia was responsible for the nerve agent attack on a former spy. russia continues to deny any involvement in the attack on the former double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia. now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme.

it was a year to the day that five people died and dozens more were injured when an islamist extremist drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge and killed a police officer in the grounds of parliament. order, order. we shall now observe a 1—minute silence in respectful memory of those who died one year ago today. thank you, colleagues. mr speaker, one year ago today, violence and terror was visited

on the streets of westminster. five people were killed and more than 50 injured in a shocking attack on the heart of our democracy. the whole house all want tojoin me in remembering all the victims of that day and in particular those fatally injured. our thoughts are with their loved ones today. today we also remember and give thanks to those who kept us safe that day. those who told us to run away from the danger while they ran towards it. putting themselves at risk in order to keep us all safe. we will always them a great debt of gratitude. today is a moment for reflection and to remember those whose lives were so cruelly taken

away from them. we unite together in their memory to face down these despicable and cowardly acts. from the doorkeepers, the police and security services, the house staff, none of us in the chamber can't forget that day. those services will help us a member and give thanks for the lives of those who died, but also give thanks for those who keep us safe so that we can do our work for the good of the country. we will never forget that day but we went home at the end of that day as this house was made safe for us. some of the committee within parliament did not make that an it is those who are member today. —— remember today. the culture secretary spoke at the end of the minute's silence. his tribute was echoed by his labour opposite number. his tribute was echoed. i would like to associate myself and that of the labour party with the tribune that the secretary of state made, particularly

to the very brave keith palmer who gave his life protecting us any and five others who died in that terrible attack a year ago today. and the sports minister related a story about the police officer murdered on that day. keith palmer was an avid atlantic salmon and it was only right —— charlton fan and it was right that the club actually respected... his memory will always live on at the football club. today we stand together to remember the men and women who were injured. and later, a service of remembrance was held in westminster hall to mark the anniversary. you're watching thursday in parliament. coming up: the culture secretary tells mps there needs to be a new settlement with the big tech companies. this wild west free—for—all of the companies needs to come to an end and i think this is a turning company.

labour says the survivors of the grenfell tower fire have been failed. at the very beginning of this process had the secretary of state and private us to come to the house and told us that nine month on only 62 of those houses would have been permanently rehoused he would have been laughed out of this chamber. and content or not content? that is the question. i think the contents have it? i think the contents have it. but first, the owner of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has apologised for what he called a major breach of trust in the way his firm had handled the personal data of fifty million users in the united states. a british firm of political consultants, cambridge analytica has been accused of passing on the information to clients. cambridge analytica has denied any wrongdoing. the shadow culture minister said the cambridge analytica scandal showed there was a grave threat to keeping data safe. it is vital that we understand the net work of companies assisted

with this octopus. will the secretary of state committed now to auditing and making public all government contractors with the links to cambridge analytica, some of who i understand the foreign office is assembling for a secret weekend of summer in the countryside on saturday. there is already an investigation i was under led by the information commissioner, under way before this recent scandal became public. the government has made clear that there were contacts in the past with this group of companies struck in 2008 for instance and 2009 and 2014, but there is no ongoing arrangements between the government and cambridge analytica or the cambridge analytica a group. there are many individuals and intellectual property agreements between cambridge analytica and otherfirms and i hope you'll

reflect on his answer and come forward with a more wholesome approach. this episode has a build of the information commissioner simply does not have the power to conduct investigations properly. it is ludicrous that it has taken us so long to get a search warrant for cambridge analytica offices and also ludicrous that people do not face jail for that frustration. we'll be secretary of state now committed to bringing forward extra powers immediate protection bill, because if he doesn't we well. it is all very well his abrasive tone but the truth is the data protection bill currently before parliament is all about strengthening this enforcement and strengthening people's consent. the powers that we were left with, frankly, by the party opposite are the powers that are been used at the moment and i want those powers strengthened. if a following the evidence

from this investigation we need to further strengthen those powers, than i am willing to consider that. but what i am not willing to do is take a lecture from someone who left it... the secretary of state complains about the data protection legislation he inherited eight years ago when faced with one tenth of the users it has now. —— facebook. butjust last year when i asked him if he thought the collection and use of data by facebook was abusive he said it was not for his government to have a view but it was an interesting question. would he now agree that it was abusive and given that this happen under his watch while he agreed to bring forward a digital bill of rights as we are pressing forward? it is increasingly clear we need a new settlement with these of big tech companies.

there is no doubt that the data protection bill currently before this parliament takes us significantly forward. i've been worried for some time about these concerns and mazzari brought forward this bill. —— about is why we brought forward this bill. and the snp demanded the theresa may came to the commons to answer questions about the matter. the whole fallout from this and the connections to this government is getting murkier and murkier. scl in the past. can we have a full statement from the prime minister so we can gently probed her about the full scale of the government connections with cambridge analytica. this is not going to go away from this government. if you were watching this programme on wednesday, you'll have heard the foreign

secretary compare vladimir putin's use of the football world cup in russia this summer with hitler's 1936 olympic games. 0ne labour mp wanted reassurance from the sports minister. and what about the comparison with the nazi olympics? tracey crouch. there is wide spread concern around the house that the thief out world cup will be exploited by putin world cup will be exploited by putin as a propaganda coup. can she say what she is doing to minimise exploitation? it is very understandable that any house nation of a major sporting event of which the fifa world cup in russia is one, that people would like to announce the world cup with a fanfare, however we are working very closely with the football association to give them all the support they need in terms of security for the team, but also guidance to the fans so that they can go to and from the world cup safely.

and what about the comparison with the nazi olympics? i may not have put it in those terms. the housing secretary has admitted it's unlikely that all the former residents of grenfell tower will be rehoused by the first anniversary of the fire. the blaze at the block in west london killed 71 people lastjune. sajid javid was updating mps on the second report from an independent taskforce investigating the fire. mrjavid said that after a slow and confused initial response to the blaze from the authorities, the report showed some progress was being made in terms of resources available. the housing secretary said out of the 208 families who lost their homes, 128 had moved in to new accommodation. we've also seen a stronger focus on implementing new ways of working to drive much—needed cultural change across the council and in collaboration with external stakeholders, plus greater candour about the improvements that still need to be made. there are still 82 households in emergency accommodation, including 15 in serviced apartments, with 25 families and 39 children among them.

this is totally unacceptable. the suffering that these families have already endured is unimaginable. living for this long in hotels can only make the process of grieving and recovery even harder. as the task force has said, it's unlikely that all households will be permanently rehoused by the one—year anniversary of the fire. this is clearly not good enough. at the very beginning of this process, had the secretary of state and the prime minister come to the house and told us that nine months on, only 62 of those houses would have been permanently rehoused, he would have been laughed out of this chamber. and rightly laughed out of this chamber. the housing minister mutters, "it's their choice." if we offer people a decent choice, they will move into the permanent homes they want. he is right, just as the task force has published in their second

report, to question the speed of rehousing. he's absolutely right to question that. but it is, i think, appropriate to remind the house that right from the start, the intention, rightly, of the council and everyone involved is to treat every individual asjust that, as an individual. if the objective had been from day one just to get people out of hotels into homes and not listen to their needs, that clearly would have been wrong. what is being done to identify support from people in private sector buildings who are now finding themselves having to find the cost of replacing cladding on their building which they had no idea was going to be a problem when they moved in. first of all, in terms of action in scotland, the scottish government is also free to take action itself. it wants to help those leaseholders in any way. what we are continuing to do is work first with the builders

and the freeholders. i believe the leaseholders have no responsibility for what happened, and i want to see, where possible, the builders and freeholders take more responsibility. the mp whose constituency includes grenfell tower said the 300 properties available were not suitable. just this week, i've been contacted by two single parents made homeless by grenfell. one is self harming and is not getting any help. one has been facing temporary accommodation riddled with black mould, had been demanding that the council moved the family, and this was completely ignored until a volunteer put it up on twitter and it was picked up by the council via twitter. and she claimed the truth was being censored with regard to the figures for individuals and households. i think that's a very unhelpful comment, if i must say so, for the people that have been affected by this tragedy. she should be seeking to provide them with information and facts, and she should respect,

she should respect that there is an independent task force. the housing secretary also said he was confident the public inquiry would provide answers. some victims of crime are waiting days to be seen by police officers after calling 999. that was the finding of a report by the inspectorate of constabulary released on thursday. in the lords, a former deputy assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police quoted from the report. 25% of forces are, and i quote, "all too often overwhelmed by the demand they face, not meeting the one hour standard for responding to 999 calls that require an immediate response, with one force taking an average 01:14 hours to respond to such calls." although these calls are not where life is immediately in danger, they include domestic assaults, for example, where the partner has left the scene but could return at any moment, a category of call that has increased by 88% over the past year. lord paddick blamed government funding. labour agreed. the crisis in police response time is made in downing street

and the home office putting people's safety at risk. does the noble lady not accept that the government have, in real terms, cut the funding to police? when she responds, i'm sure she will have in mind the comments of the uk statistics authority chair, sir david norgrove, who criticised the government and the home office for incorrectly leaving the public to assume the government increased police funding. the home office minister insisted funding for police forces in england and wales had increased. no one in need of urgent help should have their emergency call unanswered. whilst answering 999 calls is an operational matter for the police, we have maintained protection for police spending so that forces have the resources that they need to carry out their important work. it is for the police to determine how best to allocate their resources and manage their communications with the public. she went on to say that extra money had been allocated to tackle domestic violence. but that it was also for police forces to work on freeing up officers for front line duties.

fixed odds betting terminals have been branded a "modern day scourge" by the bishop of st albans. currently the terminals allow users to bet up to £100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino games like roulette and blackjack. this week, the gambling regulator recommended cutting the maximum stake on the machines to £30 or less. speaking in the lords, the bishop criticised the recommendation. unemployed people are more likely to play these games than any other group. citizens advice has shown for every addict, six to ten other adults are directly adversely affected. the children and families of addicts are simply bewildered at the gambling commission's suggestion that a stake of up to £30 might be acceptable. will the noble baroness assure the house that the needs of the vulnerable will be placed above either concerns about tax revenue or the gambling lobby, and that a £2 stake is the only answer?

the minister said the government was looking at all options to reform the machines, known as fobts. addiction to gambling has far—reaching distressing outcomes, as we all know, and we've made clear that fobt stakes will be cut. we are taking into account all relevant responses, and evidence will come, and we'll come to a decision soon. other peers also called on the government to go further than the regulator's recommendations. i'm extremely disappointed at the response of the gambling commission, who seem to have responded more to the needs of the gambling industry than the needs of our communities. the fact is, these machines are roulette tables in every high street where some can place £50 stake every second or so, generating huge amount of debts. you know, in times past, we had strict controls and regulations on casinos. now it's all over.

is it not the case that if you're on the national minimum wage, earning £7,50 an hour, in a 40—hour week, you can generate £300? i am under the impression that at £30 stake on these, you could bet that entire sum in underfour minutes. fixed odds betting is encouraging a culture of something for nothing. that it is an odious practice, that it serves no social utility and that we would be better off... i'm even sceptical about a £2 limit. it would be better off were it to be abolished as a practice in great britain. but a conservative pointed out the economic benefits of betting shops. could ijust urge the government to consider the role of betting shops in market towns such as thirsk, ripon,

malton, where particularly on race days, they increase a lot of trade to the economy and provide manyjobs locally in rural areas? to that, the minister said everyone wanted a health gambling industry, but it shouldn't be at the cost of the most vulnerable. the government has told mps its economic strategy is succeeding. as amy winehouse sang, "we are now getting back to black." and we're seeing positive news across the board, so positive that even the chancellor is tiggerish. although there are still some eeyores on the benches opposite. but labour said the government's bluster and bravado were fooling no one. and whatever the positive spin the chancellor and the chief secretary want to put on it, this conservative government has missed every deficit target they have ever set. and as for being an eeyore

rather than a tigger, peter dowd reminded mps of aa milne's stories. tigger, if everyone has read it and will look at it, was the person who, yes, bounced all over the place but created, but created, but created inventions that always went wrong. and that's what's going to happen here as well. a liberal democrat used the example of his constituency to illustrate what he said were more profound problems. there are structural issues with constituencies like mine where you have the long—term rundown of dounreay, which is a nuclear site, and how do we secure replacement employment for that? and of course, the depressed price of oil speaks for itself when i see the number of drill platforms parked up in the firth. so i don't want to appear an eeyore. i try to look at myself as a tigger more than an eeyore, but there are some deeper problems that cross the divide of colour of government, the sort of things we need to tackle. an snp mp said people felt the control they had

over their own lives had declined. they are tiny cogs in a huge machine that doesn't recognise them, doesn't recognise what they have to contribute, doesn't recognise the skills that they have and the things that they could contribute. but instead, it has become a system that punishes them everyday. alison thewliss said people felt the economy did not work in any way for them. finally, we turn to the thorniest issue of the day: passports. news reached parliament that the all—new, post—brexit blue passport was to be produced not in gateshead, where they're currently manufactured, but in france! there was outrage on both the green and red benches. but it was in the lords that the issue threatened to bring business to a halt. peers were being asked to agree an order increasing the cost of renewing a passport. a labour peer took the opportunity to raise the matter of french—made passports. because if it is true, i must say it would be a great embarrassment for her majesty's government. he got short shrift from the minister. the question the lord asked has

nothing to do with the order. this is an opportunity to raise it. this is not the opportunity for noble lords to ask random questions. a conservative former cabinet minister tried to circumvent her objection. what would the fees be if the passports were printed in the united kingdom, and not in france, where passports are... i will repeat the answer i gave to the noble lord. but lord forysth was not sitting down. i respect the chief whip, but i am intending to ask a question about it. lady williams repeated that this

was not the place for questions about where passports were to be produced. but that didn't stop lord foulkes. for once, i actually agree with the noble lord forsyth. the government of france insist that french passports are produced only in france for reasons of security. now, if we are sadly going to have to leave the european union, and i hope we are not, and if we are going to have these iconic blue passports... the last one i had was more black than blue, to be honest. they ought to be produced in britain, in gateshead, or somewhere else. why is that not the case? i think the minister must answer this. i know the noble lord thinks i must answer this, but it is courtesy in this house that if somebody has an issue

to raise, they should raise it at committee. i expect both noble lords will try to secure a debate on this very matter. and as far as she was concerned, that was the end of the matter. except it wasn't. peers had to vote on the original issue, passport renewal costs. the issue, passport renewal costs. question is that this agreed the question is that this motion be agreed to as many are of the opinion, say content. to the contrary, not content. i think the contents have it. not content! well, the chief whip had a word and eventually the rebels backed down and the regulation of passport fees was approved. as to where british passports will be manufactured, i think it's safe to say we'll be hearing more about that. and that's all we've got time for. join me at the same time tomorrow for a round up of the whole

week in parliament. but for now from me, mandy baker, goodbye. hello there. wet and breezy weather will continue to spread from west to east across the uk overnight. by friday morning it should eventually start to clear from the eastern areas, heavy rain from northern ireland scotland becoming confined to the far north of scotland and the northern isles and sky brightening up northern isles and sky brightening up elsewhere with sunny spells, a few showers in northern ireland and wetter weather in the south—west. temperature wise, 9—11, on the cool side, especially further north. on friday night it looks like that feature will bring rain and breezy weather to the southern half, but

further north it will be clearer and colder, a touch of frost in places but less cold for england and wales because of the cloud cover. a mixed bag on the weekend, sunny spells, a few showers, fairly mild where you have more of the sunshine and sunday will be the better day of the true for most of us. sabadell central and southern areas will be rather great with outbreaks of rain, the best of the brightness further north but a few wintry showers over high ground. there's your temperatures, between nine and 11 degrees. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: john bolton's set to become the next us national security adviser. but what will the hardliner bring to the white house? fears of a trade war as president trump hits china with sweeping tariffs. beijing vows to fight to the end. eu leaders agree with britain that russia was likely to be behind the nerve agent attack, saying there was no plausible alternative explanation. and the art of protest: the images

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