which is 8 miles away. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, coming up, real anger on the conservative benches of the government's fishing deal. the foreign secretary likened vladimir putin and the world cup to hitler and the 1936 olympics. the comparison of 1936 is certainly right and i think it is a prospect. content or not content, that is the question. i think the contents have it.

i think the contents habit. —— have it. but first, the week began with ministers hailing an historic step forward, the uk and eu largely agreed the overall shape of their relationship during the changeover period following brexit. but by tuesday they must‘ve felt like they had been stopped —— slapped in the face with a wet fish. they were up in arms that the uk will not regain control of its uk waters. the mps who represented them demanded answers. the mood in fishing communities today is one of palpable anger. this is not what they were promised. and the basic question the secretary of state has to answer today is this, if they can let us down like this over the deal for a transitional period,

how do we know whether they will not do it again when it comes to the final deal? the first think i will happily acknowledge his or his disappointment in fishing communities, i know as someone whose father was a fish merchant and whose grandparents went to sea to fish, i do know how fishing communities feel that the situation at the moment, i shed. to ensure the secretary knew how they felt, they travelled down the thames river so... one of the politicians was to be the conservative jacob rees—mogg but he has he neglected to get permission from transport for london to board the vessel? the former ukip leader nigel farage did make it onto the river, it all went to show just how angry the fishing committee was and many on the conservative benches sure that anger. i'm sure the secretary of state will understand that there is no way

i can sell this to deal in the desert additional period as anything like a success to fishing communities and murray, scotland or the uk. but several conservatives were not convinced that the government would not use that control to allow eu fishing in eu waters once each transition period was over. does the right honourable member agree that we await debts to our fishing beauties? and that we must not guarantee to the eu at the end of this application period any level of access in favour of a longer term trade deal? but while many conservative mps were disappointed with the government's deal, they still reserved some anger for the snp. does he share the concern that i have and the scottish fishermen confederation that they would keep us in the .doc that would sell scotland's‘s fishermen out? the snp were livid. they also tell me why over the years the snp has proposed changes to bring greater control over fishing policies

that have been rejected, does he agree with me that because it is a big industry in scotland and important to the scottish government but means nothing for westminster? surely it is a question of what importance he put on something as to whether we got it. therefore i ask my right honourable friend what did we get in return? the big prize is an implementation period that allows us of the country that allows us to prepare for the benefits that it will bring. but they warned michael gove against taking fishermen for granted. it was reported to the government she flipped today or yesterday rather told his backbenchers it is not like the fishermen are going to go to labour. it betrays a certain attitude and the secretary of state should not become complacent, he should not take it for granted in the future that they will be voting tory either.

before the onslaught from fisherfolk and potential problem had come to light. that was customs checks. a university study claimed thatjust two extra minutes of checks on vehicles could lead to 29 mile long tailbacks on the roads around dover. the transport secretary had insisted there be no checks at the border at all, and he's ranked as france's. given that the government is committed to leaving the customs union but that all free—trade agreements involve some checks at borders, how exactly can this be squared with no checks on all? we will not created a hard border in dover that requires us to stop every lorry. can he give a single example that does not rely on a customs union agreement or on customs enforcement at its border? we have concluded subject to the european council meeting shortly an implementation period for these particular arrangements which will of course give us

additional and valuable time to provide certainty to businesses, but also to make sure we have all the arrangements in place for successful customs arrangements going forward. to and from european union and takes these massive great lloris on average two minutes to date through committees averaged 20 minutes to get through. it is not a great customs check whatsoever that can prevent dover and kent from becoming a car park. this is so been a desire of the party opposite for dover and had to be turned into a car parked can only be avoided but only by investment. i should urge to make the appropriate investment to make that vision a reality as soon as possible. and on monday theresa may will give a statement to the commons on a deal

for the transition period. now the lords have had a testing week, they had been scrutinising the eu withdrawal bill and to get through it all that meant some long days. one morning they started a four hours early at the ungodly hour of 11 o'clock and there is some very late finishes. so far they have done nine as of ii days a detailed examination. i asked the bbc‘s poetry correspondent how to having getting on. they're than going to the detail and they have been dancing around a whole load of very completed issues within the bill, but they have not put anything to a vote. so this a dress rehearsal for the next phase of debates, when it comes to what is called the report stage of debate which will happen after easter, that is when they get onto actual voting, identifying issues and probably making changes the government really will like. —— won't like. they're gearing up for that moment. that is the eu withdrawal bill and then it comes back to the commons but even when that one has passed it is not the end

of brexit legislation, there are many more bills to come? it is barely the beginning because there are several other bills to come. once the eu withdrawal bill is finally through and that may take quite a while for the two houses to agree on its final form, but he started getting a lot of secondary legislation, orders and regulation and so forth. then you have an immigration bill, the fishermen said bill and the trade bill and other bills. an awful lot of action will have to be in may probably after the local elections are out of the way. may will be the cruellest month. the government will be under pressure all the time, of late sittings. the government isn't confident and the really big one is the potential for the trade bill to be amended so the government is to try to negotiate and keep britain in a kind

of customs union with the eu. they may are may not be forced to have that attached to be bill, it all depends on the commons arithmetic but is a possibility. it may account for the fact that the bill hasn't been put forward until now. we have got one year to go before it has all got to be done and we were supposed to have a meaningful that october. with the summer recess there are not many weeks off to go this through. they are certainly glad to give it a go, they have to have quite a lot as a very detailed legislation in place, having a two year transition period it does give a little bit of leeway. some things have to be absolutely through and ready by brexit day, others maybe you can phase in a bit later on. the uncertainty that the government has over its ability to get things through the commons is delaying things and at some stage there will have to be a rush to hammer things through, perhaps more quickly than many mps are with. this week marked the first anniversary of the day 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. colleagues we shall now observe a one minute silence in respectful memory of those who died one year ago today. 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 it down these despicable and cowardly acts. from the doorkeepers, the police and security services, the house staff and including the honourable member for aylesbury, none of us in the chamber can forget that day. remembering the westminster attack. and now let's have a look at the other news from parliament in brief. heartfelt appeals from mps for a cystic fibrosis drug to be made available

on the nhs in england. more than 10,000 people have the condition, or can be —— and the drug can slow down the decline of the lungs. an snp mps has her granddaughter has a condition, she said it was heartbreaking washing her go through physiotherapy. her parents were told they must not comfort her as she gets used to it. she cried, i cried, her grandfather who is here today cried as well. but she is getting used to it. cf sufferers and their families are amazing people and i discount myself from that. they care about each other and the proof of this is here today. over 100,000 signatures and so many members taking part in this debate. nurses, midwives, paramedics, cleaners, and porters will be among those seething that's not receiving a pay rise of at least six and a half percent over the next three years.

the whole house will want to pay tribute to the hard work of nhs staff up and down the country during one of the most difficult winters in living memory, and today's agreement on a new pay deal reflects public appreciation forjust how much they have done and continue to do. however, it is much more than that. the agreement which nhs trade unions have recommended to their members today is a something for something deal which brings in profound changes in productivity in exchange for significant rises in pay. fixed odds betting terminals have been branded a modern—day scourge by the bishop of st albans. currently, terminals allow users to that up to £1000 every 20 seconds on electronic casino games like roulette and blackjack. this week, the gambling regulator committed cutting the maximum stake

on the machine to £30 or less. the bishop criticised the recommendation. he said the machines... create misery and deepen poverty. unemployed people are more likely to play these games than any other group. citizens advice has shown for every adult, six to ten others are adversely affected. the children and families of addicts are simply bewildered by the gambling commission's suggestion that a stake 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? there were calls from across the commons for the restoration of power—sharing at stormont. mps were debating a bill to give

authority for day—to—day spending in the absence of a devolved government. power—sharing collapsed more than a year ago. all of this places northern ireland's diligent public servant in a difficult position. they are making increasingly autonomous decisions about services without having a political master to serve or a political backstop to watch their back if there is a crisis in any of the services they are providing, and i think we can all see that that is not a situation which to place civil servants in and it is not a situation that can continue ad infinitum. of course we want devolution and of course efforts must continue to ensure there is devolution in northern ireland, but in the meantime, there are communities and people suffering as a result of a lack of decision—making and as he has rightly said anna in the meantime, we must ensure that decisions are made for the good of everyone. —— and in the meantime. one topic in the lords this week was rubbish, literally. a conservative former minister

thought it would be a good idea to add litter picking to the national curriculum and he was not mincing his words. the shocking and disgusting proliferation of litter in our towns and countryside frankly shames this nation and lost my proposal might be meet with some opposition and some would understand concerns about safety and indeed some teachers may not like it much, if it were enacted that all children spend a couple of hours clearing litter, i believe it might have a gradual effect on attitudes and not only that, but that it might in the long—term have positive educational impact. one labour peer did not think much of that idea. given the high rate of illiteracy in many of our primary schools and the low rate of numeracy amongst 11—year—olds which really affects their subsequent education, does the minister not agree with me it would be far better to concentrate on the essentials of a good education and not expose our children to unnecessary danger doing foolish things

that are not really part of the curriculum? uk's relationship with moscow has been under the spotlight since the poisoning of the former russian legend and his daughter in full brick earlier this month. a complicating factor is that russia is hosting the world cup this summer. borisjohnson was asked about the tournament when he appeared before the foreign affairs committee. one labour mp was not relishing the idea of the russians playing host. putin will use it the way that hitler used the 1936 olympics. the idea of vladimir putin handing over the winner of the world cup... i think the comparison with 1936 is certainly right. i think it is an emetic prospect, frankly, to think of putin glorying in this sporting event. did he think the england fans

would be safe, and indeed should they and the england team go at all? on balance, it would be wrong to punish them or the team who worked on this for a long time, incredibly hard, given up their lives to it. i think it would be a pity for them. but your point about the safety of fans is well made and well taken. this is of crucial importance to us. borisjohnson was also asked about the salisbury attack itself. why do you think putin, russia, felt able to undertake such a brazen, despicable, and illegal attack on british soil? it was a sign that president putin, or the russian state, wanted to give to potential defectors in their own agencies that this is what happens to you if you decide that you support a country with a different set of values, such as our own,

you can expect to be assassinated. what are your plans in terms of communication in light of what has happened? things are going to be very difficult politically. of course they will be, for a while to come. but that does not mean that all contact must be stopped. borisjohnson said he did not want another cold war. i grew up genuinely worrying that the world, our country, was going to be evaporated in a thermonuclear strike. i don't think we face that kind of existential threat, but it is a threat nonetheless. the foreign secretary. now, prime minister's question time is supposed to be one of the highlights of the week. but on wednesday, mps were very slow to take their places on the green benches and some even left before the end, and they weren't the only ones struggling to remain engaged. a little boy in the visitors‘ gallery to democracy inaction fell —— a little boy in the visitors‘ gallery watching democracy in action fell asleep on his father's lap.

in the chamber below, there was more than a hint that local elections were on the horizon. does the prime minister believe the collapse of northamptonshire council is the result of conservative incompetence at a local level, or if it is conservative incompetence at a national level? obviously, there has been the report into northamptonshire county council but let's just look at what we see across the board in councils. yes, yes, yes. if you look at what is happening in councils up and down this country, there is one message for everybody, and that is that conservative councils cost you less. jeremy corbyn said the government had prioritised tax cuts for the super—rich and big businesses over funding to councils. with the noise level now threatening to wake the little boy, theresa may hit back. and we all know labour would mean for council taxpayers. because just this week, the shadow communities secretary... backed.

0h, he says! 0h! could that be because he does not want people to know what he is supporting? because he has supported a plan to stop local tax, have taxpayers having the right to stop tax hikes. he is supporting a plan to introduced a land value tax, a tax on your home and your garden, and he wants to introduce a new hotel tax. we all know what would happen under labour. happen under labour — more taxes and ordinary working people would pay the price. does it tell you everything you need to know? that it demands households and businesses pay more to get less? very rarely is an election held with a number of people voting any number of candidates are more

or less the same, but it is not unusual when it comes to electing a hereditary peer to the house of lords. most left the house of lords under reform under tony blair in 1999. 90 of them were elected to stay on. candidates must be on a special register. there are currently 198 names are on that list and 197 are men. labour's not hereditary lord has long attempted to scrap elections. he ran out of time debating on friday but could return on another day, and has already vowed to fight on. i have no intention of giving up because i've no doubt of the overwhelming case in favour of the proposal that i am making and i am in no doubt whatsoever that sooner or later, these ridiculous by—elections will cease. it is always tough for a private members bill and if i don't succeed this time, i am quite sure someone else will or i will again, one way or another.

the determination to deal with this will continue because this is part of our constitution. it is a shameful part of our constitution because it is so ridiculous. try and explain to anyone from any other country in the world. so victory is inevitable, but it may take longer than i would like. lord g rocott. time for a wider look at the world of politics. here is our countdown. five. lib dem msp scott is putting shetland on the map properly. thinking outside the box, he is calling on public bodies to move shetland to its relocation on the maps. —— to move shetland to its real location on the maps. the scottish government agrees, maps should be accurate. four. from the dazzling lights of hollywood, sex and the city star cynthia nixon is hoping to sprinkle

some star dust on the political world as she launches her bid to run for new york governor. i am cynthia nixon. i love new york. three. labour mp steven dowd confesses his love for peter pan as a child. but his dreams were dashed in the commons. it doesn't exist and yet the minister, i am sorry to disappoint but the minister seems to think that you can wish a happy thought and fly out the window. two. there was an tear gas at the kosovo parliament to disrupt a vote on a controversial border bill. one. fancy a pie for supper? excitement at westminster as a new bakery opens at the tube station. other supplies are available. finally, we turn to the thorniest issue of the week — passports. news reached parliament

that the all—new blue passport was to be produced not in gateshead where they are 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 the house to a halt. she is being asked to agree to the increase of renewing a passport. if it is true, i must say, it must be a great embarrassment for her majesty's government. he got short shrift from the minister. this is not the opportunity to stand up and ask random questions. a conservative joined the battle. we are being asked to approve the regulations, i am entitled to ask a question about it. he got the same answer and another lord had another go. i think the minister must answer it. i know the noble lord thinks i must answer it but his courtesy in this house that if someone has an issue to raise at committee,

they should raise of that committee. as far as she was concerned, that was the end of the matter except it was not. peers still had to vote on the original issue. that was just a formality, surely. the question is that this motion be agreed to. the contrary not content? i think the content ‘s habit. —— i think the contents have it. not content! the chief whip had a word and eventually, the rebels backed down and the regulation on passport fees was approved. as to where british passports will be manufactured, i think it is safe to say we will be hearing a lot more about that. that is all from me. do not forget there is a round—up of the day in parliament every night at 11:00 on bbc parliament. but for now, for me, mandy baker, goodbye. compare to last weekend which was

bitterly cold with a lot of snow this weekend is looking much better, more sunshine around and also it will feel milder. we have this feature running to the south of the uk which is an intense storm being named by the spanish net services storm hugo, it will bring some cloudy weather, outbreaks of rain to england and wales. as we went through the overnight into saturday morning. the scotland and northern ireland it will be generally dry with clear skies. turning chilly with clear skies. turning chilly with a touch of frost but underneath the cloud blanket of wales, with the outbreaks of friend, it will be less cold, 5— seven celsius to start. it will be quite a mixture for the weekend, more cloud around the bricks of rain and the sunshine will be on sunday, around the seasonal average. this is the picture to

start saturday then, rather grey leaden skies for england and wales with little brightness, beyond that a touch of light rain or drizzle through central southern areas. for scotla nd through central southern areas. for scotland and northern ireland bright and sunny after the cold start. if few showers across western scotland and temperatures around 9— 11. as we head through saturday night, the cloud blanket will continue to move southwards and eastwards at the low pressure of pushes closer to spain. the skies turn clearer for many areas during the end of the night. you will see temperatures falling away even the northern and western parts of england with a touch of frost but not the call to the south—east, who will start off with cloud in the south—east sunday morning but elsewhere chilly but bright, lots of sunshine and it eventually reaches east anglia, the south—west into the afternoons were better that for most of us, a few showers in scotland wintry at the high ground but with more sunshine

around a slight winds a touch warmer, 12— 13. monday starts off cold but lots of sunshine around. the next weather system pushes in, bring the outbreaks of rent and northern ireland, western parts of britain with increasing wind but it stays dry across the eastern side of the country, typical average temperatures this time of year 10— 12. then things are set to turn cold as we had it gone in to the weak and the run—up to easter, it looks like we could see a little bit of sleet and snow in places this they tuned to the broadcast —— sg'stegr tlfligli ilir’ iiéérfnge—slell” l. l . welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the french president describes a police officer who swapped himself for a hostage during a supermarket siege as a ‘hero'. british officials search the london headquarters of the firm at the centre of the privacy row

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