and their football coach — who are trapped in a series of caves in thailand — has resumed. they've been trapped for more than two weeks. four others were brought to safety on sunday and are now in hospital. david davis — the government minister responsible for negotiating britain's withdrawal from the european union — has resigned. his junior minister has also quit the government. it's a major blow to prime minister theresa may, who has onlyjust secured cabinet approval for a new negotiating position. the british prime minister, theresa may, has said she is "appalled" and "shocked" by the death of dawn sturgess — one of two people infected last week with the nerve agent — novichok. ms sturgess had been admitted to hospital after being exposed to an unknown source of the chemical. now on bbc news: the week in parliament. hello there and welcome

to the week in parliament. as labour piles the pressure on the cabinet minister over her interpretation of a critical report. has she read this report so badly, this brings into question her competence and her judgment. the home secretary calls on russia to explain the latest nerve agent poisoning of two people in amesbury in wiltshire. it is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets. or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison. also on this programme... how much do you know about what your children get up to online? and if all this sunny weather has got you thinking about your holiday read, we have been finding out what is top of the mps‘ book list. the most borrowed book is something called how parliament works, by the ex—clerk of the house, roger walters.

but first, labour has called for the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, to resign after she inadvertently misled mps over a report into universal credit. the head of the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, wrote to the minister during the week, complaining that she had made incorrect comments about its conclusions on the government's flagship welfare benefit. in the commons, esther mcvey came to the dispatch box to apologise. i mistakenly said that the nag had asked for the roll—out of universal credit to continue at a faster rate and to be speeded up. in fact, the nag did not say that, mr speaker, and i want to apologise to you and the house for inadvertently misleading you. but labour kept up the pressure after asking an urgent question the next day and accusing the minister of either incompetence or rule breaking. the secretary of state should be ashamed that she has been forced

to come to this house again. yesterday, the auditor general took the extraordinary step of writing an open letter to her, pointing out that she had misrepresented the national audit office report on numerous occasions. if she read this report so badly, this brings into question her competence and her judgment. if she did read the report and chose to misrepresent its findings, she has clearly broken the ministerial code. either way, she should resign! the report had said there was no practical alternative but to continue with universal credit and also, there had been a regrettable slowing down, so my interpretation of that was incorrect, which is why i came to the house yesterday and apologised for my words. if you complain to me that i am being too slow, am i unreasonable in assuming that you want me to go faster? this is an absolutely shameful state of affairs. mr speaker, we can all accept an honest error, but the auditor general points out in his letter that a number

of the statements the secretary of state has made all without evidence, are not correct and are not proven. if people know me, they will always say about me, i am open and i am straight and i will say it as it is. esther mcvey. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said that the novichok nerve agent that poisoned two people in amesbury in wiltshire is the same as that used in the attack on sergei and yulia skripal in march. the couple had been found unwell at their home on saturday and were taken to salisbury district hospital, where the skripals had also been treated. the home secretary said he understood local people would be feeling very anxious. let me reassure you, that public safety is of paramount importance. public health england's latest assessment is that based on the number of casualties affected, there is no significant risk to the wider public. their advice is informed by scientists and the police as the facts evolve. he said the main line of enquiry

was that this case was linked to the poisoning of the skripals in march, an attack ministers blamed on the russian government. it is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison. we will continue with our investigations as a matter of urgency and i will keep the house and the public updated on any significant developments. the home secretary will appreciate how alarmed the public, particularly the people of wiltshire, must be at this second incident. involving the nerve agent, novichok. in four months. and this incident has occurred long after local people have been assured that there has been a thorough clean—up of the area. we understood that numerous areas across salisbury had been decontaminated at great expense and with great thoroughness and it is still not clear whether this is a wholly separate incident or the fallout from the original incident, but with effects being felt months apart. is he in a position to tell us

whether or not it is possible to identify whether the novichok in this instance is from the same batch as was used in the skripal case or will that not be possible? he asked specifically about the batch, we cannot attribute this to the same batch at this point and scientists will be looking into that. i have also been told that may not even be possible. the labour mp who chairs the home affairs committee pressed the home secretary to say more about the nerve agent. whether how it degrades or deteriorates or how easy it is to detect, as he will be aware, there is already conflicting information and potentially misinformation being circulated on this. like all nerve agents, it will deteriorate over time, but my understanding is that in the case of this type of nerve

agent, that sometimes can be months and months and therefore, scientifically, it is perfectly possible that this is the exact same nerve agent that was used, from the same batch, it could well be the exact same nerve agent that was used in march, because it would not have had enough time to deteriorate in any meaningful way. the westminster week had begun with theresa may updating mps on her trip to the latest eu summit. she said it had been agreed that the pace of negotiations on our future relationship with the eu needed to be intensified. starting with the cabinet heading for a crunch meeting at her country retreat of chequers, to thrash out the way forward, the splits in her party remained clearly on show. at prime minister's questions, a prominent brexiteer urged mrs may to take a tough line. it is our personal position a settled negotiating position of her majesty's government that after we leave the eu, we will have full and unfettered control of migration into this country, full and unfettered control of our ability to make new trade deals with the rest of the world

and, above all, full and unfettered control of the way we regulate our own businesses. we will need, after we leave the european union, we will be operating our own independent trade policy, parliament will be determining our laws and we will bring an end to free movement. the mps westminster leader turned to a draft report of an investigation into the official brexit campaign and vote leave, which concludes it broke spending limits. vote leave's former chief executive matthew elliott had submitted a 500 page dossier to the electoral commission, rebutting the claims. this morning we have learned that vote leave is expected to be found guilty of breaking electoral law. does the prime minister agree that we need absolute transparency in elections and that people must be held accountable? i am not going to comment on, i am sure other members will understand, i am not going to comment

on what appears to be a leaked report, which the government has not seen. the electoral commission in relation to the vote leave matter has said that will consider representations it has received and will publish a thorough and detailed closing report in order to provide a balanced account and we will of course consider that report when the government receives it and we will also consider any recommendations arising from it when it is released. now, let us take a look at some other news in brief. child welfare organisations told mps that some children were being groomed by internet live streaming services and they called for a more robust system of age verification. i have seen it myself. for bbc and channel 4 news reports. i did them a few years ago. you would almost have, like predatory adults, live grooming children. you would see children just sitting there, innocently in their bedrooms, talking about their day, very innocuous content and then you would start to see, almost like a pack mentality, adults coming on, saying, can you lift up your top? text messaging, can you lift up your top? and then you see this child, responding, in real—time, saying, what do you mean can i lift

up my top? and then a whole other series of messages going back to that child, asking them to do things on camera. labour says passengers will in effect be paying their own compensation for weeks of rail delays and cancellations on some northern rail services and on govia thameslink. it runs from the north of london through to the south. the transport minister explained who would pay any compensation. the rail industry, as honourable members, right honourable members will be aware, is partly in public control through network rail and partly run by private operators. each will pay their fair share. rachel maskell. astonishing. network rail paying compensation means that this is coming from taxpayers, the public. so, in effect, passengers will be funding their own compensation for delays and cancelled trains, for missing exams, for being sacked from theirjobs or for lost business revenue. passengers are paying their own compensation. with the annual pride

weekend on the horizon, the government launched an action plan to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. it includes plans to introduce a national lgbt health adviser, improve the response to hate crime and promote diversity in educational institutions. the strategy has been produced in response to a survey of more than 100,000 members of the lgbt community. for me, one of the saddest statistics was that two thirds of respondents felt unable to hold their partner's hand in public. the government's action plan is a welcome first step. although i would like to have seen more action, the action it does contain, is welcome. 70% of people responding still felt that they could not be open about their sexuality or their relationship, because they were worried about a negative reaction. i know how that feels, i have been part of that 70% in the past,

so can i simply welcome the action plan and say that i think this matters, because people can only really be at their best, when they can be themselves. if lgbt people are frightened of holding hands in public because of the likely reaction, then we have still got a lot of work to do. tough legislation to ban the sale of ivory items with only a few narrowly defined exemptions has passed through the commons. the bill aims to help bring an end to elephant poaching. around 20,000 elephants per year are being slaughtered for their ivory and wildlife campaigners believe reducing global demand for their tusks is an important part of ending the killing. during the passage of the bill in the commons, ministers announced they would consult on extending the scope to protect other ivory bearing species, such as hippos and walruses, as well as sperm whales and killer whales. the bill now goes to be debated in the house of lords. the environment committee has been looking into whether or not the law on dangerous dogs is working.

it is claimed that the number of attacks is on the rise. the committee has heard from, among others, postal workers and farmers about the impact of aggressive or out—of—control dogs. the dangerous dogs act bans four types of dog including pitbulls. you have still got 80% of the bites out there and fatalities that are not created by pit bulls, so i do not see how you come here before us and say the dangerous dogs act is working well. here we are, talking, when i have a list of men, women and children, killed, killed, by this breed, disproportionately and here we are, i would not want to go out and see the families that have been killed by any dog and say that the legislation was not important. the environment secretary set out how the uk would take back control of our seas as he presented government plans for the future of the british fishing industry after brexit. at the moment, quotas

are assigned to each country, with limits on species. uk fishing groups are pressing to keep more than 80% of the domestic patch. 0ne brexiteer was delighted. this is a great brexit opportunity to restore ourfishing grounds and to rebuild ourfishing industry. and isn't it the case that we have a huge opportunity here to make sure that much more of the fish is landed by our boats, in order to make sure that our traditional fish and chips is once again fish from our fishing grounds, properly looked after by a national policy. my right honourable friend is absolutely right. he made... he made a passionate and also a coherent case during the eu referendum for many of the benefits that would accrue to britain as a result of leaving. but i should also say, that my friend outside this house, the leader of the scottish conservatives made the point, and she had a slightly different position during the eu referendum, that when it comes to fish, certainly in the conservative party, we are all brexiteers now. bus services in england

were at the top ofjeremy corbyn‘s agenda at prime minister's questions. he said that passenger numbers were falling and services were being cut. under this government, fares have risen three times faster than people's pay. bus users are often people who are on low incomes, whose wages are lower than they were ten years ago, in real terms and have suffered a benefits freeze. and this government, under their stewardship, has cut 500 bus routes every year, leaving many people more isolated, lonely and damaging our local communities. does the prime minister believe that bus services are a public responsibility, orjust something you leave to the market? it is important that we consider the situation of people who are on lower incomes. that is why this government introduced the national living wage and has increased the national living wage. that is why it is this government that has taken four million people out of paying income tax altogether.

that is helping people on low incomes in this country. theresa may. now, it can hardly have escaped your notice that the 5th ofjuly marked the 70th anniversary of the creation of the nhs. peers were in celebratory mood. will the ministerjoin with me in paying tribute to those parliamentarians over 70 years ago, who time and time again, traipsed through the lobbies to bring about the national health service, in spite of them all being labour? well, they say success has many parents, and i think we should pay tribute to the liberal mp, william beveridge, to the conservative health minister, henry welling, and to the labour health secretary, nye bevan in theirfounding of the nhs. it is important to point out that over 70 years, the conservative party has been in power for 43 of those and the nhs has thrived under our leadership.

but a conservatives said priorities within the nhs needed to be looked at. the nhs in england is to get an extra £20 billion each year by 2023, but a former labour health secretary said money would not be enough. it is not right that dandruff shampoo should be on prescription. it is not right that we should be looking at funding treatment of gaming machine addiction. can we have a real look at the priorities? what did the noble lord, the minister, make of the poll that showed that 66% of british people said they would be prepared to pay more for provisions of the national health service and what is his view about a hypothecated tax in order to meet those needs? well, i am sure the chancellor would have taken that to you on board and he will reveal his decisions in the budget. while we are looking for savings in the national health service, perhaps my noble friend could explain to me why it is

that the national health service does not reclaim crutches, zimmer frames, moon boots, except, wheelchairs even are found in the attics of deceased former patients. it seems to me that there must be quite a reserve in your lordship‘s attic! well, i could not possibly comment on the latter! my noble friend makes an important point. it is of course right to be judicious with the use of these kind of products, however, it is sometimes the case that they are damaged in use and they are not always reliable, which is one of the reasons that they cannot be always be and reused. the nhs in england is to get an extra £20 billion each year by 2023. but a former labour health secretary said money would not be enough. can i say to him that it will require massive organisation, massive organisation, radical restructuring and innovation of technology on a massive scale? that will not be achieved

by one party on its own. why, therefore, does the government constantly refuse the recommendations of some noble lords and committees in this house to establish a cross—party consensus on this and take party politics out of this to the maximum extent? he is quite right about the big challenges that we face. i think it is better to look at them as opportunities. he is also right that reform has to go hand—in—hand with extra money. we've promised the extra money, we now need to see that reform and every part of the health service to the department, the nhs and others, need to drive that through. lord 0'shaughnessy. now, the conservative mp, sir christopher chope, came in for some pretty stinging criticism last month, when he shouted, "object," to the upskirting bill. his shout at the end of the day's debating in the commons in effect ended the bill's chances of making further progress. the legislation had been put forward by a backbench mp and the government has since picked up the idea and is putting forward

its own voyeurism bill. on friday, sir christopher explained why he had made that now famous shout. how can it be made clear to the government, our colleagues and the wider public, including social media, that an objection to a bill going through on the nod is not a commentary on the merits of the contents of the bill, but a demand for proper scrutiny? is there any way in which we can ensure that there is an opportunity for the reasons for objections to be able to be articulated? if the government supports a private members‘ bill, is it not the proper course to convert the private members‘ bill and the government bills as is indeed done with the voyeurism bill? this because said that under the existing private members‘ bill procedure there was no scope for an mp to explain why they were objecting to a bill. there was, of course, great controversy three weeks ago and the honourable gentleman has to fend for himself in the public domain in seeking

to defend his decision. in procedural terms, i must emphasise, in procedural terms, no impropriety took place. john bercow. the library of the house of commons, frequently cited by mps in debate, is marking its bicentenary this year, with some tours open to the public. georgina patterson went to take a look for us. the general election of 2017 — results and analysis. this is an incredibly popular briefing, both internally and in parliament, and online. the main thing the library does is make sure that mps have the information that they need, so largely we are a research library and we answer 30,000 inquiries each yearfrom mps and we publish a lot of work, 900 briefings on our website, which anybody can read. i presume it is not the kind of library where you can borrow a novel? what have you got here on the shelves? well, the main things we have got

are political books that are going to be relevant to the work of mps. the most borrowed book is something called how parliament works by the ex—clerk of the house robert rogers and rhodri walters. so how has the library changed over the last 200 years? back in 1818, the speaker at the time appointed the first librarian, who basically set up a space in the first place and organised the first catalogue. it has changed a lot since then. this library itself has been here since the mid—19th century, built after the great fire of 183a. the research service itself was set up in 1916 after the war. that is the main way it has changed really, so we‘re not reallyjust a reference library, we are a research library. and we are busier than ever. where d‘you see the library going in the next 200 years, what do you think you will be doing? so, that is an awfully long time away and it is hard to make a prediction that far out. but i am sure that mps will continue to want information from a trusted broker, that is the really important thing about the library,

we are impartial, we are independent and we are trusted by all sides, so that they know we are trusted source. frank field recently said — he is one of our best customers — that he always wants to know more than the person he is asking a question of, and that is where the library comes in. penny young from the house of commons library. for more information about icarus, check the argument website. what has been happening in the wider world of politics? here it isjulie butler with our countdown. at five, defence minister penny mordaunt showed off her sign language skills in the house of commons first. inclusion for some countries most vulnerable. at four, the earl of devon emerged victorious in this cross peers by—election this week. she was one of 19 candidates competing for the seat. at three, is this an order? defence secretary gavin williamson found he could not get a word in edgeways as his own phone piped up with an intervention.

i do apologise, it is very rare to be heckled by your own mobile phone! at two, dressed to match the legislation, labour mp showed her affection for the animals. at one, as promised, the flag of st george flew high over downing street as england took on colombia, but theresa may was too nervous to watch england‘s penalty shoot out on tuesday night. julia butler with our countdown. now, hansard, the official record of what is said in the commons and the lords has launched an expanded archive website which covers parliamentary debates dating back to 1803. this is one of the many weird and wonderful rooms in parliament, this is wonderful because it has 200 years of records of parliamentary debates. in the foreground here you are looking at the 1800s, but these volumes stretch

all the way to the 1980s, right through the war years and beyond. the other volumes are much bigger than this and are kept in another room but here we are looking at the big version of what is on the new website. if you search for churchill, it is really interesting, because you can see that work over the period of many years and that includes the first world war, second world war and you can see all of the references to churchill. all the times that winston churchill spoke, such a nice thing to do. and some great historic speeches, they are even easier to find online. my favourite one is cliched, but it is the rallying cry in june 19110 churchill, the fight them on the beaches speech. it is fantastic that you can see that in the same website that you can look at what happened yesterday. this website is at one stage on a journey, it is not perfect at the moment but it is better than it was. one of the future aspirations is linking video with text. these days, parliament publishes

an awful lot of live video, everyday there are hours and hours of live video that go out and it is kind of a no—brainer to say that every link the transcripts with that video, it will make it much more searchable for people and much more easy to use. jack warner. that is it from me for now butjoin kristiina cooper on monday night at 11 for another round—up of the day in parliament. from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. most of the country has been basking ina most of the country has been basking in a glorious weekend with cloud across parts of northern scotland, that cloud will filter further south

over monday so cloudy conditions for parts of scotland, northern ireland, eastern and northern parts of england as well. further towards the south and west it is still hot though 30 degrees or so in london. 16 degrees in newcastle with the cloud coming off the north sea and a change in wind direction. northerly wind will introduce cool and fresher conditions moving through monday night into the early hours of tuesday, more widely across the country. you can be exposed to the breeze off the north sea and there will be a touch cooler than it has been. not quite as warm and humid overnight for sleeping the temperatures in the south still in the mid teens. that breeze through the mid teens. that breeze through the english channel and across east anglia on tuesday through the day. looking dry with spells of sunshine. a little more cloud than we have seen recently and a touch cooler, 17- 20 seen recently and a touch cooler, 17— 20 through the day. this is bbc news.

i‘m sophie long, live outside the caves where it looks like rescue teams have resumed their operation to bring the remaining boys to safety. four out, nine more to go. divers are hoping this will be the last part of the cave rescue. they‘re racing to complete their mission before the forecast of heavy rain brings more flooding underground. i‘m nkem ifejika in london. also in the programme: here in the uk, the brexit minister david davis sensationally quits the government. and a british woman who‘d been exposed to the nerve agent novichok — has died. prime minister theresa may says she‘s appalled and shocked.