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it is time for westminster in the review. though welcome to a hot and sultry westminster where the temperature has been rising inside the chamber and out. coming up on this programme, covenant and opposition mps harangue ministers as the government grapples with the uk's expert from the eu. a strong, independent, self—governing britain but is generally open to the world. —— genuinely. not the permanent limbo of checkers. theresa may says she has a plan for a principle yet practical brexit. but there is u nrest practical brexit. but there is unrest in the commons and the laws. —— lords. unrest in the commons and the laws.

-- lords. the eyes have it. also on this programme, ministers promised an end to what is called the hostile environment to immigrants in the wa ke environment to immigrants in the wake of the windrush scandal. and as the government promises more money for england's nhs, the opposition asks, who is paying? her figures are so asks, who is paying? her figures are so dodgy they belong on the side of the bus. we have consistently put extra money into the national health service. but first, the uk is set to leave the eu in march 2019 but the government has some crucial legislation to get through before then. first and foremost, the bill putting eu law into uk legislation to stop a legal black hole opening up to stop a legal black hole opening up of the brexit and giving ministers the option to change those laws once we have left. but the seemingly simple aim of the eu withdrawal bill led to a parliamentary battle that went on for nine months. the bill passed

through the commons before easter with just one inflicted through the commons before easter withjust one inflicted on it. at under the mps on the vote on the final deal struck with brussels. but when it got to the laws, he's took scissors to the bill, in flipping defeat after defeat, after defeat, on the legislation. —— inflicting. coming back to the commons, concessions and compromises were reached. there was still one big sticking point. having secured a vote on the final deal, there was a call for parliament have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what to do if we left the eq without any deal at all. the mp leading the battle explained why it was flawed —— left the eu. the mp leading the battle explained why it was flawed -- left the eu. we can't have a situation in which there is no mechanism with dealing with no deal. the minister intervened several times to try to offer a compromise until the speaker had had enough. this isn't a private conversation with another member. i

wa nt conversation with another member. i want the whole house to hear what the honourable gentleman wants to blurt out, preferably briefly. dominika grebe disappeared from the chamberfor yet dominika grebe disappeared from the chamber for yet another meeting with ministers. after some frantic negotiations, the rebels thought they had an acceptable, eyes. but when they saw the small print after the vote, they won't hope —— happy. they went back to the conservative lords and appear to put up demanding the parliament have greater say. and a conservative brexiteer. that wasn't all they wanted to do. could he say whether it remained his position that he wishes at all costs to destroy brexit and that in fact could he say on a point of clarification whether he wishes to destroy brexit, that is not a very parliamentary gesture. it was argued it is bigger than party politics.

jelena business the —— this is the high court of parliament! and when it came to the vote, he is insisted on the parliament having a stake, sending the bill to the commons again. hume frantic negotiations and oui’ again. hume frantic negotiations and our last government compromise that mps would have meaningful vote in the speaker ruled in favour of one. the concession was put to a final tight vote. pregnant and —— mps were summoned and one mp was wheeled through, covered in a blanket and holding a sick bowl. the government won, just. the nos have it. it is

being turned into law at the end of june. how bruising battle has this all been and how is anyone supposed to keep up with the incident out of brexit? questions i put to bbc political correspondentjonathan break. —— jonathan blake. political correspondentjonathan break. —— jonathan blakelj political correspondentjonathan break. -- jonathan blake. ithink people watching and listening and reading and trying to understand what is going on could be forgiven for being a bit confused and we have seen the government's position change, still, we hear that ministers disagree within the cabinet on whether that is the right way forward. and what about theresa may's style of government? have had —— that may's style of government? have had -- that it may's style of government? have had —— that it had an impact? may's style of government? have had -- that it had an impact? it means it can be difficult to get a handle on where it ends up. she hasn't set out a vision and sticks to it, she is much more collegiate, day by day sort of leader whose position involves over time and we have seen that throughout the process of brexit up until this point and of course the white paper that has been

forward , course the white paper that has been forward, the deal the government wa nts to forward, the deal the government wants to get, is effectively a wish list and that position is going to have to evolve through the negotiations as both the uk government and the eu make concessions. jonathan blake. we will be hearing more from him later in the programme. it might be hard to believe that the last three months hasn't been all about brexit. the government found itself on the back foot over a scandal that had been building for years, the treatment of the windrush generation. it affected thousands of people who are invited to come to the uk before them —— between the 1940s and 70s on ships like the hm windrush to help them rebuild post—war britain. their landing cars were later destroyed and when immigration rules were tightened earlier this decade, they found they didn't have the paperwork to prove their legal right to be in the uk and access benefits and healthcare. as the row rumbled on, amber rudd told mps there were no targets for removing illegal immigrants but it later found

targets for removing illegal immigrants but it laterfound out that these did exist. the integration arm of the home office have been using local targets for interna performance management. these were not published targets against which performance was assessed but if they were used inappropriately then i am clear that this would have to change. this home secretary is presiding over the department out of control marked by cruelty and chaos. will she stop shielding the prime minister? will she do the honourable thing and resign? we now understand that people have been removed because of targets and she is edged in no. i say with all conscience, is she really the right person to lead this office of state? and it turned out she wasn't. amber rudd resigned over theissue she wasn't. amber rudd resigned over the issue and was replaced a few days later by sajid javid who promised and change in immigration policy. thank you very much indeed... a few weeks later, members

of the windrush generation halt —— told of their nightmare of being detained. they asked me my name, they i said my name and they said they i said my name and they said they were arresting me. i said ——i asked who they were and they said immigration. they said you are not staying here, they were going to ta ke staying here, they were going to take me to detention. i said, could i make take me to detention. i said, could imakea take me to detention. i said, could i make a phone call? they said no. the mps asked what would have happened if he hadn't had family outside detention?” happened if he hadn't had family outside detention? i would have given upa outside detention? i would have given up a long time. it was too hard, too hard. and what would have happened if you hadn't had natalie there? marching out of the home office and telling them what was going on? given that i would be in jamaica all along. i didn't know anybody over there. it was like, are

they sending me to die, or? give thanks to having daughter like i have, if it weren't for her, i wouldn't be here. theresa may announced in june at wouldn't be here. theresa may announced injune at england's nhs was to get an extra £20 per year by 2021. -- £20 billion. was to get an extra £20 per year by 2021. —— £20 billion. they said that some of it would be from the brexit evidence. there was a famous claim that after brexit, money from brussels could be used to finance the health service. jeremy corbyn pressed theresa may for more details. they could be no brexit dividend before 2022, economic growth is the slowest since 2009, so which taxes are going up? the prime minister quoted an unnamed labour mp. he said we will use that funds returned from brussels after brexit to invest in our public services. it was him, the right honourable gentleman, the leader of the

opposition! her figures are so dodgy they belong on the side of a bus. until this government can be straight with people where the money is coming from, why should anyone, anyone, anywhere, trust them on the nhs? for the 70 years of the nhs, 443 of these years, it has been under the stewardship of a conservative government. we have, despite taking difficult and unnecessary decisions on public spending on 2010 —— necessary, as a result of the deficit left by the last labour government, we have consistently put extra money into the national health service. theresa may. staying with prime minister's questions, there was a moment of high drama in mid—june. the scottish and westminster governments were at odds over the eu withdrawal deal and what it might mean for devolution. the scottish national party reckons

that the westminster government was launching a power grab to try to hold onto power that were coming back to the uk from brussels. it is spilt over into westminster full to a series of commons votes on brexit meant that vote on crucial issues turning power from meant that vote on crucial issues turning powerfrom brussels to meant that vote on crucial issues turning power from brussels to the scottish parliament was cut short after just 18 minutes. at scottish parliament was cut short afterjust 18 minutes. at prime minister's questions the next day, the snp's westminster minister will be cowed. the people of scotland will not be disrespected by this parliament will stop mr speaker, under the circumstances, given... parliament will stop mr speaker, underthe circumstances, given... i have got no option but to ask that this house now sits in private. call for the house to sit in private isa call for the house to sit in private is a way to disrupt business and to register a protest. it means that the public and the press galleries have to be completely cleared. it requires a vote and after some

confusion, the speaker ruled that vote could be taken at the end of the session, not immediately in the middle of pmq ‘s as they wanted. mr blackford objected noisily and john bercow wasn't having it. resume your seat! resume your seat. mr blackford continued to object. in light of the persistent and repeated refusal of the right honourable gentleman to resume his seat when so instructed, i order the right honourable gentleman to withdraw a immediately from the house for order for the remainder of this day's sitting. ian blackford stiffened his shoulders, turned, and marched towards the exit. a moment later, all the other snp colleagues followed him. the tories had jeered as they walked past. later at what appeared to be a prearranged press conference, he

said his party would use parliamentary procedures to best effect to protest against what he said was the devolution being whipped up as powers are being repatriated from brussels. still, if the snp were angry, things were not exactly sweetness and light within the cabinet. theresa may was under pressure to come up with a plan for oui’ pressure to come up with a plan for our future relationship with the eu. an eu summit at the end ofjune agreed the pace of the brexit talks needed to be accelerated and intensified. after that came familiar weekend reports of bitter infighting over brexit among conservative cabinet members and the news that the prime minister was to oppose a new option on the subject ofa oppose a new option on the subject of a future uk customs arrangement with the eu. a plan that was unveiled to her covenant at a crunch meeting at her country retreat of checkers. it proposed a common rulebooks of goods to avoid a hard border in northern ireland and the uk collecting eu tariffs, taxes on imports, eight uk borders on the

eu's behalf. after a day's debate, the cabinet agreed the blueprint and mrs may agreed the collective responsibility within the covenant had returned. two days later the brexit secretary david davis resigned, and foreign secretary borisjohnson quit resigned, and foreign secretary boris johnson quit the following day, both unable to sign up to the prime minister's compromise. personal statement, mr boris johnson. in his resignation statement, borisjohnson said theresa may's land amounted to brexit in name only. it is not too late to save brexit. we have time in these negotiations. we have changed tack once and we can change again. a strong, independent, self—governing written that is genuinely open to the world, not the miserable permanent limbo of chequers, not the democratic disaster of ongoing

harmonisation with no way out and no say for the uk. boris johnson. but despite the resignations and the disagreements, part of the chequers agreement were turned into the customs bill on uk — eu cross—border trade after brexit. but brexiteer mps didn't like that, and put down amendments to the bill, which the government later accepted. but that upset the remainers, who thought those amendments undermines the chequers deal. it led to some feisty and highly personal exchanges later. it was margaret thatcher that championed free trade as a proud conservative. and i am a tory. i believe in business. i believe in capitalism. i believe in enterprise. i knew margaret thatcher. i worked for margaret thatcher. my honourable friend ain't no margaret thatcher. pathetic! pathetic! is that the best you can do? can i say to my right

honourable friend but i don't pretend to be able to walk in margaret thatcher's boots. if we do not deliver frictionless trade, either by a customs union or indeed by some magical third way that the prime minister things she can deliver on, and good luck to her on that, if we do not do that, thousands of jobs that, if we do not do that, thousands ofjobs will go. that, if we do not do that, thousands of jobs will go. the former brexit secretary made his first speech since his resignation. the risks and costs of having a customs border are less than is being claimed. and what we are giving up tojoin a being claimed. and what we are giving up to join a customs being claimed. and what we are giving up tojoin a customs union is much more than is imagined. the european union is a slow and not very effective negotiator of free trade. yet we keep hearing about their negotiating power. actually, their negotiating power. actually, the fact that they represent 28 different countries means they come up different countries means they come up with sub optimal outcomes all the time. this idea that somehow or other every good that comes into the

eu via northern ireland and then through the republic will have to be stopped, it doesn't even match with common day practice. and of course when it comes to collecting taxes. 13,000 lorries per year across the border, carrying drink to other parts of the united kingdom. there is duty to be collected on it. not one of them stopped, because the duty is collected. we are two years on and no real progress has been made tory rivalries, leadership ambitions and factionalism is making this country a laughing stock and they should be ashamed. the uk government will not support things that have input followed by anybody who supports remained. the labour frontbench will not support anything that has been put forward by the conservative remainers. the dup don't support anything except what they are told to buy the uk government on the basis they are being paid to do so fulsome mr speaker, it is a complete shambles.

ki rsty speaker, it is a complete shambles. kirsty blackman. that was just the start. the next day mps debated the trade bill, where pro—eu conservatives put down amendments demanding that the uk stay in a customs union with the eu if the brexit talks failed to come up with an alternative by january 2019. the move was defeated by a whisker. the ayes to the right, 301. the noes to the left, 307. but there was no sigh of relief for ministers. the government was defeated over moves to keep the freefall of medicines between the eu and uk. much of the brexit are greg van avermaet has been about how far the uk will be free to do trade deals with other countries once we have left the european union. —— brexit argument has been. the eu government is keen to capitalise on our relationship with the united states so the prime minister invited the president to the uk after the nato talks injuly.

0n the eve of being greeted by theresa may, the sun printed an interview with donald trump where he said that staying close to the eu would make such a uk— us trade deal very unlikely. just for good measure he added that he would like to meet up he added that he would like to meet up with the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and added that he would make a good prime minister. well, those comments caused outrage, as did the fact that the president was coming to the uk at all. with tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets across the uk to object to the president's policies on migration and his attitude to women. while his visit had much of the formality and should edition of a state visit, it was described as a working trip. —— tradition. there was dinner with the prime minister and a group of business leaders before a trip to windsor for a meeting with the queen and tea inside windsor castle. but not everybody thought that is a great success. trump looks more co mforta ble great success. trump looks more comfortable straddling the world stage next to putin then he did

beside the prime minister. how can she justify sabotaging our secure economic relationship with our friends in the eu, and curry favour with the man who prides himself on shredding the rules based order?|j shredding the rules based order?” will say to the honourable lady that is not a question that can be answered for the precise reason that the basis of the question is entirely wrong. a frantic few months for the government that has weaved its way through crunch votes, crisis, division and opposition. with a few unwelcome intervention is thrown in. i asked jonathan blake if it was possible to predict where we would be on exit day in march next year. although that state is everybody‘s diary for the 29th of march, 2019, when the uk is scheduled to leave, under the rules of article 50, which are very slim, that could be extended. the date could be put back, the transition agreement which we are expecting to last just agreement which we are expecting to lastjust under agreement which we are expecting to last just under two years agreement which we are expecting to lastjust under two years could also be extended. still it is very

difficult to predict, he will be in power, even. there might well be a general election between now and when the uk is scheduled to leave the european union. donald trump made a rather pointed intervention, not just about how made a rather pointed intervention, notjust about how he thought brexit should be done, but also who should be doing it. is that a storm in a tea cu p be doing it. is that a storm in a teacup was it something more serious? there is no doubt president trump's comments, the prospects of a trade deal between the uk and the us, were all but dead in the water, but was an absolute bombshell and caught a lot of people at westminster offguard. people in government were horrified he would come here and say that in such clear terms. the prime minister was quick to dismiss it, we are told, from what the president said in a news conference. don't worry, mr president, it is only the press. but those words caused real concern, and there was much relief, i think, when there was much relief, i think, when the president walked back his position considerably when the complexities of brexiteer be made clear. he also said boris johnson

would make a good prime minister. how did that go down? yes, to be standing next to the prime minister and saying that in his opinion, borisjohnson, who and saying that in his opinion, boris johnson, who had and saying that in his opinion, borisjohnson, who had recently resigned as foreign secretary after making life pretty tricky for theresa may is prime minister, and let's not forget he was a challenger to her, to the conservative leadership, alongside her, there is no doubt that the president standing there and same borisjohnson would bea there and same borisjohnson would be a good prime minister in his eyes was an uncomfortable moment for theresa may. and i think that is understating things slightly. donald trump left the uk and went on to meet president putin in helsinki, later announcing a plan for the russian president to visit the white housein russian president to visit the white house in the autumn. but the uk's relations with russia remained frosty after two people were poisoned in wiltshire with the same nerve agents used on the former site —— former spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia skripal in march. dawn stu rgess daughter yulia skripal in march. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley picked up a small bottle thought to have been discarded by those behind the attack on the skripals. uk

government continue to point the finger at russia for the poisonings. dawn stu rgess finger at russia for the poisonings. dawn sturgess later died and sajid javid said this was no murder investigation. with this incident we must be led by the evidence, and frankly it is hard to see there is no other plausible expiration. mps finally gave the go—ahead to plans to expand london's heathrow airport. the new runway will increase the annual capacity of the airport, europe's is used, from 85 million passengers to 130 million. —— europe's busiest. construction is unlikely to be finished before 2026. all five of london's main airports will be full by the mid—20 30s. heathrow is full today. what is actually happening, madam deputy speaker, is that we are seeing business leave the united kingdom and go to airports like frank that, amsterdam, paris, which have made additional capacity provision. this proposal for a third runway at heathrow was first published in 2002. hong kong published theirs in 2011. theirs will be built within

five years. if we are to remain internationally competitive, does my right honourable friend not agree we should get on and build it? right honourable friend not agree we should get on and build it7m right honourable friend not agree we should get on and build it? if you are asking me to come up with the most backward looking, ill thought through, poorly muscled out, badly articulated, wing and a prayer, bad value for money, most polluting airport plan i could find, this would be at. 4000 homes will go. 8000 to 10,000 people forcibly removed from their community. the biggest forcible removal of human beings since the scottish highland clea ra nces. beings since the scottish highland clearances. a church, a temple, community centres, open spaces, even at hospice is now threatened. tackling in the commons isjust at hospice is now threatened. tackling in the commons is just one of those things that ministers have to learn to cope with. —— heckling. but updating mps on the battle against the run except group, the defence secretary, gavin williamson, discovered a new tech leak. heckling

himself using his own mobile phone. i've found something on the web for surie and aquatic forces... i've found something on the web for surie and aquatic forces. .. what a very rum business that is.” surie and aquatic forces. .. what a very rum business that is. i do apologise for that. it is very rare that you are heckled by your own mobile phone, so if i may proceed, mr speaker, without the help and support of siri. that's it from us for now. we will be back with our daily roundups in september without the help and support of sirree. in the help and support of sirree. in the meantime they will be hard at work you to restore and renew the palace of westminster. many voters will be looking at the government and wondering if theresa may can do the same. but now, from me, alistair mccarthy, and an under reconstruction big ben, goodbye. good morning. not only was yesterday our first day below 25 degrees

sincejune 23, it was also for some an especially wet one, flooding in northern ireland as we saw a month's worth of rainfall in just three hours. bringing about the change has been been a shift in the position of the jetstream. instead of being to the north of us, it's taken a dive southwards across the atlantic and pushed towards the south, circulating an area of low pressure around the uk and dragging in cool air off the north atlantic. it has two discrete centres, one to the north—west of scotland, very strong winds, and one to the south of england. again, some strong winds to come. accompanied by a spell of steady rain, not the intensity we saw on saturday. the big story will be the strength of the wind. 40, 50 mph gusts around southern and western coasts and hills, persistent rain to go with it. little bit drier in eastern areas of england first thing. the rain is spreading north and east quite smartly through the morning. maybe just clipping the east of northern ireland and into southern scotland first light but much of northern ireland, a good part of scotland, a dry and bright start with some sunshine, although in the hebrides, some of the strongest of winds. 50—60mph gusts in the morning with outbreaks of rain. but getting better here, compared to the rest of scotland where it will turn cloudier and wetter through the day, especially through central and eastern parts.

northern ireland, just one or two showers clipping the east, many will have a much better day than saturday. england and wales, the cloud and persistent rain of the morning will ease back to sunshine and showers for the afternoon. some of those on the heavy side, but also, note the temperatures. it will be the first day in a while where we have seen temperatures lower than the average for this time of year quite widely. into sunday night, lots of dry weather, clear skies but a few showers to southern and western areas later. still have a south—westerly wind. while we dropped down into single figures in rural parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, further south, temperatures will be in the mid—teens. we start the new working week not on a cold note but with low pressure still circulating to the north—west. still pushing weather fronts our way. these are not as potent as sunday's. a fairly fragmented area of cloud and rain spilling northwards and eastwards. still breezy but not as windy as on sunday and a bit more sunshine between the afternoon showers. the showers heaviest and most frequent the further north you are. temperatures still in the teens here but getting back into the mid—20s for some towards the south and the east as they will be again on tuesday.

always a bit cooler and breezier further north you are on tuesday with a few showers still in the forecast. but after a fresher and showery weekend and start to next week, things do warm up later on. summer is not done yet. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with ben thompson and babita sharma. 0ur headlines today: geraint thomas is set to become the third briton and first welshman to win the tour de france today. he came through the last competitive stage yesterday. it'll be champagne on the streets of paris today, where victory awaits him. five people have died in wildfires in california and nearly 40,000 people have left their homes. a state of emergency has been declared in three more counties overnight. tough times for travellers as stormy

weather led to cancelled flights and disruption on the roads, and there's more forecast for today. good morning. yes, another windy day