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hello and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: it's been debated for half a century, now a decision‘s been made. creating tens of thousands of local jobs and apprenticeships, and boosting our economy forfuture generations by expanding heathrow airport. desperation and anger as mps debate the abortion laws in northern ireland. who, otherwise, if we had had the legislation which exists here and the rest of the united kingdom, would been discarded and put in a bin before they were ever born! and with train timetables derailing chris grayling, i ask an old cabinet hand how to survive a ministerial crisis. whatever goes wrong in your department, however much it's

at arm's length from you, you're not, in practice, responsible for it. you have to take responsibility. but first: after 50 years of umming and ahhing, at last, a breakthrough. on tuesday, the cabinet agreed that the controversial third runway at heathrow airport should go ahead. many don't like the idea — not least the foreign secretary, borisjohnson — on the grounds of noise and pollution. mps will be asked to vote on the decision within the next three weeks. so the transport secretary was at the despatch box to deliver the news. the time for action is now. heathrow is already full, and the evidence shows the remaining london airports won't be far behind. despite being the busiest two—runway airport in the world, heathrow‘s capacity constraints means it is falling behind its global competitors, impacting the uk's economy and global trading opportunities. the secretary of state now stands here today at the dispatch box

and expects this house to accept what he says about the most significant of infrastructure projects. i'm sorry, but the secretary of state has form. the only reason that he is at the dispatch box today is because the prime minister is too weak to sack him. one former transport secretary had been looking at the fine print. can he confirmed that there is a cost recovery claws and teeth grow in the event that the project is not pursued after this decision, does this mean that taxpayers have to pick up the bill that costs billions? others were worried about the environmental effect. this is not

compatible with meeting government targets and at the circumstances. from a scottish perspective, all the scottish airports except one support expansion at heathrow, the various scottish chambers of commerce or support expansion as well because they recognise the business benefits this could bring to scotland. can i congratulate the secretary of state on and last moving this issue on. does he agree with me that the delays caused by successive governments on this issue have lost the uka governments on this issue have lost the uk a lot of business? mizdow welcome the decision but can he reassure me there will be no further divisions in his cabinet? the airport subcommittee met earlier and reached his view, the cabinet was informed about that and i can say that the cabinet gave almost entirely universal support for it.

chris grayling claiming almost entirely universal support but support was something he was very much lacking the day before when he was again on his feet to answer questions caused by the chaos created by rail timetable changes. passengers on the northern and govia thameslink networks had faced repeated delays and cancellations. in the commons, the transport secretary began by apologising. passengers on these franchises are facing unsatisfactory levels of service. it is mine and my department's number one priority to make sure the industry restores reliability for passengers to an acceptable level as soon as possible. i will assure passengers that i share the frustration and i'm sorry this has taken place. no one will take responsibility for great britain's rail industry. but amid all the clamour, the recriminations and buckpassing, there is one person who is ultimately responsible, that is the right

honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transport. why, in his letter to mps and today, does he fail to take any responsibility for his department's role in the shambles enjoyed by passengers up and down the country? and frustration as well a conservative benches. people's private lives are being destroyed. this whole thing is a disaster and must be put right! timetables aside was that the wrong kind of commons performance? i have spoken to one former home secretary, foreign secretary and leader of the house jack straw, who knows about being a minister. i asked house jack straw, who knows about being a minister. iasked if house jack straw, who knows about being a minister. i asked if he felt any sympathy for the beleaguered chris grayling. on one level i do because he was on the rack. add

another level i was almost shouting at the tv to say, chris, you should have learned rule one about being a minister which was advice given to me bya minister which was advice given to me by a conservative minister patrick mayhew when we were in opposition. that is, whatever goes wrong in your department, however much it is at arms length from new york have to take responsibility for it. because the british people expect that one of their elected ministers should be held accountable to the department and if they try to say it wasn't me, governor, it was network rail all those other people, they just network rail all those other people, theyjust think this network rail all those other people, they just think this man network rail all those other people, theyjust think this man is washing his hands of these things. is it ha rd his hands of these things. is it hard because he had responsibility without control or power, is that a ha rd without control or power, is that a hard position to be in? yes, there are hard position to be in? yes, there a re lots of hard position to be in? yes, there are lots of government departments including the home office where you have and still have some of these agencies which are supposed to be

semi—autonomous and run themselves. the fact of the matter is, when things go wrong that piece of constitutional fiction goes out of the window. so for a example in my case, after a period where it looked as if not for me but for others that i could walk on water went on for 20 months and then everything went wrong. what treatment one thing that went wrong big—time was that no one could get a passport because the passport office had gone into a change programme with new computers, and the whole thing had just gummed up. it was not an agency, an issue to which i had paid attention, eve ryo ne to which i had paid attention, everyone said you don't have to worry about that, they just issue passports. and they were huge queues outside the passport office which inconveniently was just opposite the home office, massive queues and it started raining. ifi home office, massive queues and it started raining. if i had said i was not responsible i would have been done for. as it was and was a

dangerous period but i had to say, i'm responsible for this mess, i will sort this out. i got umbrellas for the queues, and a special queue for the queues, and a special queue for women holding babes in arms and after some days and calmed down. why is it that some of these problems seem to stick to some ministers and others glide through and everyone puts a fort on what they are responsible for ravouvou member? it's about how they handle the house and don't appear to evade responsibility. it's also something to do with something intangible but real, whether they've got credit in the bank with colleagues, on both sides of the house. because if a minister appears to be very dismissive of a reasonable point from an opposition mp, that feeds back on the other way. so if you have a minister who is paying

attention, not gratuitously dismissive of people and in the corridors and the tea rooms picking up corridors and the tea rooms picking up problems and dealing with them in an informal way then they will have credit in the bank and the reverse is true. what are your top tips for being a minister? holistic responsibility. however remote in practice it is your responsibility because it is what people expect. secondly get yourself to house of commons straightaway. don't wait to be dragged there. when you are there give all you can in one go. thirdly pay attention to the concerns of backbenchers both in the house of commons, don't click them off unnecessary because they will bite back and you will quickly be a backbencher again. take that these concerns, get yourself to the tea room, feel the atmosphere around the place, and then when you are in trouble people will give you the

benefit of the doubt. if you don't get that, your career could dissolve in front of you. i saw that so many times. jack straw, thank you. now, this week, mps backed calls to decriminalise abortion in northern ireland. the debate came after abortion laws were relaxed in the irish republic. mps voted after hearing some very personal stories from within their own ranks. i was ill when i made the incredibly hard decision to have a termination. i was having seizures every day. i was not even able to control my own body, let alone care for a new life. so, mr speaker, are you seriously telling me that, in a civilised world, rape, incest or a foetus that is so deformed that it can never live, are not sufficient grounds for a woman to have the power to decide for herself that she should not make that decision? no, enough. but the dup opposed any change. 98% of all abortions carried out

in the uk are carried out on pregnancies that could continue to full term. they are not inconvenient, or fatal abnormality cases, all cases as a result of crisis pregnancies, they are unwanted pregnancies. we're people today in northern ireland who are rearing families, who are contributing to society, building their businesses, working in our factories, sitting in our schools, who otherwise, if we had had the legislation which exists here, would've been discarded and put in a bin before they were born! that vote in the commons wasn't binding and won't bring in a change. later in the week, the supreme court rejected a challenge to northern ireland's strict abortion laws. the court said human rights campaigners didn't have the legal standing to bring the case, even though it agreed the current law was incompatible with european human rights legislation. after the court's decision, the northern ireland secretary came under renewed pressure to step in. the secretary of state has the power

to direct the northern irish departments to take such action required on the international obligations. human rights are an international obligation. minister, i beg of you, don't make a victim go to court! name the date that the bill come to parliament and we can get on and this scandal. we cannotjust take back control, we can get it. it is the view of this government that the decisions about abortion and the laws that apply northern ireland should rightly and properly be decided by the people of northern ireland and their elected politicians. that is why i call on those elected politicians to come together, to form a government in stormont and deal with this issue. because i, like her, i want to ensure that where those victims, and personal stories we have all heard, those stories are dealt with. well, what does this all mean? i asked our northern ireland political correspondent, stephen walker. well, it's clear that theresa may

is getting advice from all sides. it also means that the issue of abortion remains high up on the political agenda. theresa may is getting advice from labour mps, liberal mps and people in her own party like maria miller and amber rudd who want abortion reform. however, she is also hearing from the dup, her political partners. they do not want abortion reform and do not want to see the 1967 abortion act in northern ireland. but the issue is complicated. while sinn fein would like to see some legislative change, there is no assembly, and it seems unlikely that the assembly will come back in the foreseeable future. that means all eyes are on westminster and the pressure remains on theresa may. she is hearing these voices and she knows the mood of the house, but she knows she has to keep the dup happy, and that explains why she is treading very carefully. stephen walker in belfast. now for a look at some of the other

news from westminster this week. mps backed a motion summoning a prominent leave campaigner in the referendum to appear before a commons committee inquiry into fake news. dominic cummings has repeatedly refused to speak to mps. so the chairman of the culture committee introduced a rarely—used motion in the house of commons to persuade him to come along. this was the first time since 1920 that a motion of this kind has been put before the house. it has not been done lightly, in some ways it is with regret, i wish we could have reached a successful conclusion to the invitation we issued to dominic cummings before now. while one witness was refusing to appear, another was on appearance number two. alexander nix, the former chief executive of cambridge analytica — the political consultancy at the heart of the row about facebook and privacy — suggested he was the victim of a conspiracy theory.

to deny everything that has been said or written about you and then when you are caught going on the record saying something your first response is, that's all lies. you can understand that is a frustrating position for us to be in, to have to listen. not as frustrating a position as it is for me. the culture secretary gave the green light for two corporations — 21st century fox and comcast — to bid for the entertainment firm sky. but matt hancock attached conditions to the bid from fox, which is owned by rupert murdoch. one is that fox must offload sky news. i will seek undertakings to ensure that sky news remains a viable over the long—term and independent saw that it can pursue politicians without or favour. the government's decision to sell 7.7% of its stake in the mainly taxpayer—owned royal bank of scotland drew strong criticism from opposition peers.

the sale price is significantly lower than the amount the treasury paid for its stake a decade ago. the minister said the sale would raise £2.5 billion. the transaction represents value for money for the taxpayer. rbs is smaller, simpler and safer than the organisation and the government was forced to recapitalise in 2008 and its sale price reflects that reality. why sell now, crystallising a loss that rises to an excess of £3 billion when financing costs are included, when there is no pressure and when the government claims to be positive about both rbs and the community? mps debated how best to respond to a controversial decision by donald trump to impose import tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminium from the european union, canada and mexico. one mp wanted to hit the president where it hurt. he likes golf. let's have golf tariffs on golf owners in scotland.

let us bring them in immediately and stand up for our steel community instead of this rubbish that we can do nothing about it. fight him. i've said this before, but it's been a bumpy week on the brexit front. david davis was apparently on the point of resignation over theresa may's proposed plan b or backstop if the negotiations don't produce a deal. then there were the comments made by borisjohnson that the brexit talks strategy lacked guts. and looming very large on the parliamentary horizon is the return of the key brexit legislation — the eu withdrawal bill — to the house of commons. looking ahead at prime minister's questions, the labour leader focused on the government's strategy while theresa may focused on labour's. jeremy corbyn kicked off with a question about the government's detailed plans for the uk's future relationship with the eu — the white paper. last month, mr speaker, the brexit secretary promised, and i quote, a detailed and

ambitious and precise white paper on the government's negotiating position. will it be published in advance of the eu withdrawal debate next week? yes, my right honourable friend the brexit secretary and i agree that we want to publish a white paper that goes beyond the speeches... that goes beyond the speeches and the papers that have been given and published so far. theresa may had a question of her own. perhaps the right honourable gentleman would like to take the opportunity of doing what he refused to do two or three weeks ago in this chamber which is to stand up and rule out a second referendum. it is not the opposition that are conducting that negotiations. but very sadly, mr speaker, it is not the government either. then came a question which elicited one of the shortest answers ever uttered by theresa may. so can the prime minister confirm that it remains her plan to leave the european union in march

2019 and complete the transition by december 2020? yes. and then we were onto the summing up. when it comes to brexit this government has delivered more delays and more cancellations than northern rail. labour voted for a referendum. they voted to trigger article 50. and since then they have tried to frustrate the brexit process at every stage. the snp leader didn't seem impressed by either of his counterparts. the opposition is playing games. the question he should have asked today is, will the prime minister stop her charade and vote for the lords' amendments next week for membership of the eea and the customs union, protecting jobs and prosperity? theresa may declined to give a direct answer to that one. now, the chief executive of the tsb, paul pester, has already offered

numerous apologies to customers for the problems caused by the it meltdown at the bank. and on wednesday he said sorry again. the tsb moved the records of its five million customers to a new computer system in april. the changeover meant some people couldn't access their accounts online and others were targeted by fraudsters. one customer logged on to find he was £1.2 million overdrawn. in his second appearance before the treasury committee in five weeks, mr pester faced some blunt questioning. do you think that the tsb deserves its new nickname of the truly shambolic bank? the migration, the subsequent fraud attack, the fact that even when we sent letters to customers we have managed to put more letters in a single envelope, all collectively has created a terrible time for our tsb customers. and i apologise unreservedly for that. one mp raised the question of compensation for a constituent who couldn't access her account before her

wedding. it messed around her wedding. it put a lot of stress on her, emotional distress. i raised it with you last time. i just wonder what you thought was appropriate. i can't give you an answer to that today. you said, to quote you, the amount would be calculated based on stress and emotional distress. and i hope that is how it has been done because i am aware that she has received compensation but i haven't got in my head what the amount is. £100. the tsb bosses. now, take a look at this sketch. it shows women listening in to debates in the old house of commons through a ventilator attic space in about 1821 because they were excluded from the public gallery. the sketch is part of a forthcoming exhibition in parliament to commemorate 100 years since the first women gained the vote.

and dozens of historic sites have been officially re—listed online to recognise their role as targets during the militant suffragette campaign. claire gould reports. what links these postboxes in london, this old school in birmingham, and westminster abbey? they are all now listed officially as sites of suffragette sabotage. we are not actually changing the listing in any way about how the building will be used but it is a way of adding this important layer, this important part of the story, to flesh out and bring to life this important aspect of our nation's history. postboxes were firebombed and empty buildings attacked in the militant campaign for votes for women. we don't, obviously, condone sabotaging the public realm today, but we need to remember that this was a time when women were not enfranchised, they couldn't use the power of the vote, like we can today to effect change. this was really brave, strident but brave activity to try

to bring to attention this important cause they were fighting for. suffragettes bombed this coronation chair in westminster abbey in 1914. they also disrupted services by staging prayer protests. this birmingham school escaped lightly. campaigners who broke in merely left a message. they decided not to inflict the damage that they had started off intending to do, and left a message in chalk on the chalkboard to say that we find this building very charming indeed and we have decided not to inflict damage here. claire gould reporting there. now what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? julia butler is our guide. at five, move out of the way, minister. a gymnast celebrates being in downing street. at four, oops, dutch pm mark rutte spills coffee on his way into parliament and needs expert help to wield the mop. at three, the german

parliament tries out its own version of pmqs, complete with applause. at two, happy 99th birthday to lord carrington, former foreign secretary, who first took his seat in the lords in 19115. and at one, it's rhondda rips it up, premiering this week, welsh national opera's tribute to women's rights pioneer lady rhondda. they sing. julia butler. finally, in the dying stages of prime minister's questions, the conservative mp chris davies seemed to be concerned about whether mps will overturn the changes made to the eu withdrawal bill by peers. the biggest challenge between the commons and the lords

takes place next week. yes, i am referring to the lords versus commons pigeon race. there hasn't been a pigeon race of this nature for 90 years. but soon it will take its place in the parliamentary calendar alongside the dog of the year contest, the pancake race and the commons versus house of lords tug—of—war. even if it doesn't inspire you it inspired this line from theresa may. am happy to sponsor a pigeon and i would encourage every member of the house to do so as well. i'll add that to my list of things i never thought i'd hear a prime minister say. well, that's all we've got time for.

don't forget there's a round up of each day in parliament every night at 11 o'clock on bbc parliament. but for now from me, mandy baker, goodbye. good afternoon i hope you are enjoying the sunshine, there's a lot of it, showers few compared to yesterday, if you haven't got blue skies and sunshine like in kent you are seeing sunshine and warmth as well as temperatures respond. it stays driver most of the rest of the day, there could still be a risk and thundery showers but unfortunately it does mean that the pollen count is high right across the country with the only exception being the far north and east. we have a few scattered showers across eastern scotla nd scattered showers across eastern scotland and eastern england as we go through the last stages of the afternoon we could pick up thundery downpours into the south—west as well but temperatures are likely to peak at 2a degrees, 7a fahrenheit very nice. as we go through the evenings showers will fade that we could run the risk of a few continuing into the south—west.

elsewhere it is a quiet night, we will see affirmative clouds developing, it could be misty in places but we will do it again tomorrow. a similarfeel places but we will do it again tomorrow. a similar feel first thing if you are up early, between nine and 1a degrees, a great start in eastern england but sunshine coming through quickly to the west, eventually it will nibble at the cloud and will see a promising day for pretty much all of us. cloud lingering on the coastline, temperatures will be pegged back and like the last days we could pick up some sharp showers, favourite spots across the pennines and down into the north midlands. 2a degrees again into the mid—70s if we are feel through tuesday because ofa we are feel through tuesday because of a northerly breeze, that will drive more cloud generally across the country and it will make it feel

that little bit fresher. again the risk of eyes elated showers, the noticeable difference will be the feel, between 15 and 20 degrees, but the more significant change arrives late on wednesday as this area of low pressure shows its hand and we'll see whether conditions wishing in from the atlantic a bit more towards the end of the week. so some wet weather up to 30 millimetres of rain falling from this system, windy with that, gale force gusts as well, and that will make the weather a little more than unsettled towards the end of the week. we start off warm and dry but wet and windy later in the week which is good news for gardeners. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser in singapore. the world awaits the summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong—un about denuclearisation. president trump touched down in singapore on airforce one ahead of the summit on tuesday. mr kim is welcomed by the singapore prime minister — it's only his third trip abroad since becoming north korea's leader. as preparations gather pace

here in singapore for the summit we'll bring you the latest. the other main headlines on bbc news: the g7 summit ends in disarray over trade tariffs — president trump lashes out at the canadian prime minister calling him dishonest and weak.