that's financial times this evening. that's the reports of two parliamentary select committees on caribbean, that's big public procurement firm that's big public procurement firm that collapsed in such a mess back injanuary,. that collapsed in such a mess back in january,. many terrible stories that emerged from that to including one i saw today of a chap who was left with a £200,000 that in the middle of building a hospital in birmingham and had today off all his staff, really shocking but the other thing that emerged from a parliamentary report is that they are suggesting that the big four accountancy firms and this is a quote from the report of a cosy club incapable of providing the degree of independent challenge needed. there's too much interconnected and to suggest that the consultancy and all their auditing practises. they used to be called walls that were between these two departments and it seems that they are being too merged closely now and i know that have been famously with enron a few years ago in the us and they the cleverest quys ago in the us and they the cleverest guysin ago in the us and they the cleverest guys in the room. but i think that

these four companies run so much of this business that there is a danger that the people who are auditing the same companies they are consulting might well be influence. that is certainly a danger. it's quite striking even the organisations themselves say bill michaels who is themselves say bill michaels who is the chairman were an oligopoly if i could say it. from harry putter. basically, to few of them setting the rules for themselves and they think that they are going to be forced to break up and it looks like corillean will make that happen. what is your view on this? breaux i think we have a competitive legislation, competition is always aired in the political world and i do think that the end of the day, these are people who were supposed to be qualified, know what they are

doing, they're dealing with a lot of money but also a hospital has to be built and has been laid people off and this is the top and and we need to make sure the bottom and is looked after and it's happening too much so we can't have that any more. it's in some ways linked this business of the railway franchises and on the front we have got a lovely picture of the l and express train, with steam coming out of them and it is ten o'clock the 1930s and the name is coming back but the story is that it's a third time in i2 story is that it's a third time in 12 years having to say this is not being run well pablo i think in any otherjob being run well pablo i think in any other job they would being run well pablo i think in any otherjob they would be sacked. that be honest about this, i am really passionate about this, i travel around andl passionate about this, i travel around and i have to agree in a sense that this should be an inquiry because he is the mayor of greater manchester. i used to travel on those and this is more of a

215t—century because i've been on the train where the water is coming in and people are going for interviews and jobs and there's no luggage area and the cancellation and they are shoving you in to get you in and actually people are paying for this and that should not be right, it feels like the old days. for me i always think it's an embarrassment. we talked about the northern powerhouse would actually this is making us look as if we are in gods. used to think there was a divide. i see it with transport. i travel around the uk and wales and it's crazy. it seems more seamless from london than it does elsewhere at. the prices are insane. i'm going to manchester on monday, i but measuring today. £85 and is the cheapest i could get on an advance ticket. that's extortion i think and

having said that, these companies have already lost £200 million. i know that the different line the east coast but they seem not to know how to run the breweries let alone a railway and i'm not in favour generally a renationalization but i think corbyn's call for that is ringing in my years at something that must be considered because the private sector has failed miserably in this and as you say, so many people every day you hear misery stories, strikes, delays, no air—conditioning, not enough eating, too much heating, overcrowding. are we misty eyed about the days of british rail? i'm young but i can remember driving on british rail as a kid. it was not brilliant. the sandwiches were terrible. but, it was certainly something that i agree that we may be misty eyed about it but it seemed to be a more punctual

service and more affordable. the prices have gone through the roof and many people and we are trying to get people off the roads for environmental reasons. many people have been priced out of the rails because it's too expensive. we have got potholes now that we can't drive on, it's ludicrous and at the end of the date they go the same way for eight years and there are different prices and there is no accountability. why did they do that? get rid of stuff so we are not bleary—eyed about it. but i don't think they are digital. this is the cosy way. we are aiming for the digital railway. what does that mean? to the ones that ran on steel. the bizarre thing be admitted is that it's cheaper to buy a ticket from group one to manchester than the one directly from london to manchester. they admitted that the ticketing system is so byzantine that motivational real people don't know how it works and people feel bamboozled and ripped off and that's

not good. added to the public sector and a public service and it's not really good. let's move on to the telegraph. how do you feel about this taliban? i wasn't in the house of lords today. what do we get? are we bringing on poster manic stress? i tell you i can't cope any more i wa nt i tell you i can't cope any more i want to do something different.” really respect you for doing it.” think you're doing your duty as a member of the house of lords, you hold the government to account, you test and question all their legislation and those in the house of commons who criticise you i think oui’ of commons who criticise you i think our bang out of order because you do a greatjob for democracy. our bang out of order because you do a great job for democracy. is a bit ofa a great job for democracy. is a bit of a paradox because you get the people who often defend the house of lords when the house of lords said something bad, they'll say you are

living on borrowed time. we've been living on borrowed time. we've been living on borrowed time. we've been living on borrowed time for a hundred years now but you should know your place. golf boris johnson in the past have praised the house of lords when it goes with them, when it goes against them as it did last week and tonight indeed they say it's outmoded and they should watch out because we're going to reform them. that is pure one eyed politics to me. and then they are not recognising the greatjob that you do. we are there to one o'clock in the morning, we are blighted and there is an excellent people in there is an excellent people in there who do what they are told to do in there who do what they are told to doina there who do what they are told to do in a sense that they support their party. they have got their own opinions and they go to the chief with it but we have been there hours upon hours and i have to say at committee stage we are doing second reading speech is but the realise they are not the government but they do have to hold the government to account. in the will get its way, this is the point, unless something unexpected happened happens in the

house of commons. yes, i think one of the possible benefits of this is that you are making the government think actually, maybe a customs union is not out of the question and indeed this is what this story today is suggesting that the brexiteers such as gold and johnson and david davis have been persuaded perhaps by the influence of the lords and also influence of the eu that is probably to be possible to work the irish question without some form of customs partnership. and i think that the lords pressure and the co nsta nt that the lords pressure and the constant questioning have had an effect and my hats off to you. thank you. front page of the times. plan to arm rural police. this must interest you a lot because you have a website earlier that you are

driving around to meet every police and crime commission around the country. it is sad to see that headline but i think we have to be realistic in london we see them all the time, we use the jese them at airports but i think it's better to be repaired because in manchester, everywhere, it's very sad and mailed me woi’i’y everywhere, it's very sad and mailed me worry about this is actually the police officers with the firearms if they are criticised to make their owi'i they are criticised to make their own decision, they're not easy decisions to make that they do have free briefing and everything and they are human beings at the end of they are human beings at the end of the day so we have to protect and devin especially is so vast. i know what it's like. what is not delayed. a practical question is, police forces admit they find it hard enough to find enough officers to train because of the stress on it

are they going to be able to do this? that's a very good question because less than 10% of the police service is trained in the use of arms and you are right, some people are reluctant because they know there's massive pressure however, i think they do an incredible job. i mean in the urban areas, that's why this is a very good idea, never more than ten minutes away and indeed into london bridge last year, the terrorist was shocked within a two—minute of starting their action. that is incredible and it doesn't bear thinking about what might have happened if they'd even lasted two minutes longer and that's what they are fearful of in the rural areas. it is taking armed officers and i we re it is taking armed officers and i were to get their goodness knows what carnage could be caused. yes and what headlines he would see in the papers than. it's a nice picture of megan markel and the grandchildren who will be part of the wedding. on the front of the

metro. however, let's move on to flee on from that —— swiftly on from that. the front of the metro, megan and mum. mum at least has arrived. dad, we still don't know about that. james, i'm identical in thinking this might be the great pr story of the week when thomas markle saturday comes up the week when thomas markle saturday comes up at the church on saturday and everyone goes, brilliant piece of pr planning. it would be superb however i think this is a mistake and the pilot doesn't really have control of this and unfortunately the rifts within herfamily control of this and unfortunately the rifts within her family have meant that the palace has not really had meant that the palace has not really ha d co nta ct meant that the palace has not really had contact with those members of

herfamily, some had contact with those members of her family, some of who are coming over to represent various networks but the pilot love to have control. here is one they don't have control of, the front page of the daily mirror, brother thomas markle junior, who is giving his verdict on the wedding his sister is going to be the perfect modern he says.” the wedding his sister is going to be the perfect modern he says. i do feel sorry for megan because she can't come out and say like the normal family stress of weddings, i'm not sitting next to her and normal family stress of weddings, i'm not sitting next to herand i'm not doing all this you know who invited them? and the poor girl no matter what she is human, it's her wedding day, she wants to feel special and digest everything is being ina special and digest everything is being in a bowl that she can't have any say whatsoever. adhesive have to be interviewed by piers morgan.” will say that she is a hollywood star and is used to dealing with the price. nothing prepares you for the storm that hits when you're a member of the royal family. you can storm that hits when you're a member

of the royalfamily. you can be storm that hits when you're a member of the royal family. you can be the biggest bar in hollywood and that's still nothing compared to what she's going to experience when she becomes a royal and going to experience when she becomes a royaland in going to experience when she becomes a royal and in that respect i really feel sorry for her because everything she does, every hair she has is going to be examined and that the nightmare. are you watching on the nightmare. are you watching on the day? no, i'm watching the rugby match instead. if my wife is watching, this is still to be negotiated. i'm going to the pub then. be there watching, waving, my itiuiti then. be there watching, waving, my mum is arroyo if she will be watching. that's nice. -- my mum is a royalist. thank you very much. it's good to have you here. i'm sure you'll be back. thank you both very much. that's it for the papers tonight. tomorrow they are leading with another customs union story. don't

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