bob woodward, offers a damning assessment of the trump presidency. it includes ordering the us defence department to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. the president said the quotes were made up frauds and a con on the public. the white house says they are fabricated stories from this run, disgruntled staff. —— disgruntled staff. president trump's latest nominee for the us supreme court, brett kava naugh, has stressed his belief in impartiality, at a chaotic confirmation hearing before a senate committee. responding to perceptions that he will make the supreme court substantially more conservative, he said it should never be viewed as a partisan institution. the strongest typhoon to hitjapan in a quarter of a century has claimed the lives of several people and injured more than 150. strong winds have battered western parts of the country, and more than a million people have been told to leave their homes. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello and welcome to

tuesday in parliament, as mps and peers return to westminster after the summer recess. coming up on this programme: he's backed business with a row over brexit. where the government plans with uk future relationship with europe is attacked as a chequers fudge. it's obvious, mr speaker, that something is going to have to give. we are confident that as we walk through these proposals, they provide an enduring solution to the challenges we face in the uk. a minister delivers a damning verdict on conditions in birminghamjail. shocking in terms of the levels of violence, shocking in terms of the response to this levels of violence. shocking in terms of the drugs, shocking in terms of basic decency. and as a warning that antibiotic resistance could lead to the end of modern medicine.

we will be given the choice of having an expensive treatment that is likely to cure you but you'll get an infection, it might be resistant, it's likely to be resistant and you'll probably die of it. but first, mps and peers have been away from westminster for the summer but you could be forgiven for feeling that there's a chance they've never been away. mps in the afternoon catching up on development since the prime minister delivered her chequers plan, setting up what kind of relationship the uk would have the eu after brexit. it sparked two cabinet resignations, that of david davis and borisjohnson, who didn't sign up to her ideas. it was over to the new brexit secretary to steer the plans.

he updated mps on the talks. just as we have presented our proposals in a spirit of compromise, so, too, they have proved challenging in some respects for some in the eu. but our friends across europe are engaging seriously with our proposals on the substance. as my right honourable friend the prime minister set out, we are committed to delivering on the vision in the white paper and delivering a future relationship that will see the united kingdom leave the single market and the customs union. but labour said the government was in a fix. the second part of the fix is the chequers fudge, cobbled together nearly two years later. it satisfies no one and is being attacked from all quarters. it's obvious, mr speaker, that something's going to have to give. the only question, it's the question being asked up and down the country, is what is going to give. he attacked them for not coming out with the deal. all this talk of no deal is not kidding anyone. being told that we

only need to stockpile medicines for six weeks. there are no plans yet to deploy the army to maintain food supplies has not reassured anyone. there are obviously huge gaps in his no deal strategy. dominic raab defended what the government had been doing over the summer. making progress towards a deal that is within our sights. as for the honourable gentleman, well, last week he said that labour's position is that a second referendum is on the table, i have to say that it is rare that i agree with the shadow trade secretary, who said that a second referendum would be damaging to the foundations of this country, but i think, in democratic terms, he is right about that. i am afraid that that shows how frankly useless the labour party would be, if it were ever in charge of government, in terms of standing up for the united kingdom in these negotiations. nothing could be calibrated to weaken the uk?s negotiating position more than dangling the prospect of a second referendum,

which would only invite the very worst terms. i'm assuming the positive and constructive feedback that he's received over the last few weeks doesn't include the plethora of former ministers, former secretary of states, the prime minister's first choice for his job, enthusiastically tweeting away with the hash tag chopchequers. i would suggest that, before the secretary of state starts to criticise labour on its lack of unity on brexit, it might help, although maybe he will not want to do this if he cast a look behind him. what a tory brexit shambles. chequers is as dead as a dodo?the secretary of state knows that, and so does everyone else in the house. it has been rejected by the tory right and by the european union. the fact is that there are people in this house and in the european union, and in the irish republic, using the issue of the irish border, and, more despicably, the irish peace process and the political

process to either fork brexit or to mould it in their own ways. michel barnier made it very clear yesterday in brussels to the select committee when we met him that the government proposal for a facilitated customs arrangement, and a common rule book, is not accessible. none of us who we re is not accessible. none of us who were present listening to mr barnier yesterday could be in any doubt that he understands perfectly what is involved in the chequers arrangements, and he rejects without any qualification the facilitated customs arrangements and also the common rule book. and so why doesn't my right honourable friend accept is get out clause and truck checkers now? he's right the commission and michel barnier have raised concerns about some aspects of the economic partnership, equally we've had positive feedback from member states and we're confident that as we work

through these proposals, they provide an in during solution to the challenges we face and the eu face —— enduring. that's what we're pursuing. the minister for prisons in england, rory stewart, has ruled out setting up an independent commission to look into the running of birmingham prison. last month, the chief inspector of prisons, peter clarke, called it the worst he'd ever been to. inspectors found blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. sleeping staff, cockroaches and an overpowering smell of drugs. in august, ministers announced the government was taking over the prison from gas, bringing in extra staff and cutting inmate numbers. rory stewart told mps the situation in birmingham was shocking. the situation in hmp birmingham was simply unacceptable. shocking in terms of the levels of violence, it was shocking in terms of the response to those levels of violence. shocking in terms of the drugs. shocking in terms of basic

these and seek. the conclusion that we reluctantly reached in the week before the inspector published his urgent notification was that gas would not be able on their own to turn around the significant problems of birmingham —— basic decency. therefore the decision was made to ta ke therefore the decision was made to take the unprecedented step of the government stepping in and taking over control. that means in effect, mr speaker, three things. firstly, we have brought in a highly experienced governor from the we have brought in a highly experienced governorfrom the public sector, mr paul newton, who has taken over as the governor of the prison. secondly, we have reduced by 300 prisoners the number of prisoners in birmingham prison, which has allowed us to take key cells out of activation and allows us cells out of activation and allows us to renovate the cells. and there will be an additional 32 highly experienced public sector prison staff in order to support the team on the ground. it's clear from the

damning report into hmp birmingham, as well as the failings in the probation system, that the costly experiment of privatisation in our justice system should be ended. costs aside, one of the great failings of privatisation is that we in this house struggle to hold these megacorporations, like gas, to account. the cloak of commercial confidentiality is used when it's all too late to make them need rescuing by the state. why did his government decide hmp birmingham would not be permanently returned to the public sector? will the minister commit to an independent commission today to look at the merits of doing so today to look at the merits of doing so before handing it back to gas? the question of an independent commission, respectfully i argue we understand ari well what happened at birmingham prison without the need foran birmingham prison without the need for an additional independent report. prisoners at leisure to consume and trade spice would

benefit from penal servitude with ha rd benefit from penal servitude with hard labour. will he bring it back? no. a month ago, mr speaker, my constituent was beaten within an inch of his life at hmp birmingham. not once, but twice. not in a dark corner, but in the full glare of a video that was then posted on social media. the chaos that gas presided over at media. the chaos that gas presided overat hmp birmingham media. the chaos that gas presided over at hmp birmingham is dark, dangerous and violent. i have to say to the minister, it is very hard to square to the minister, it is very hard to square a to the minister, it is very hard to square a future where this prison is returned to gas with the level of investment and staffing which is neededin investment and staffing which is needed in order to endure birmingham isa needed in order to endure birmingham is a prison that is safe. the minister has rightly decided to solve the shocking problems at hmp birmingham by reducing its prison population and reducing staff numbers. cani population and reducing staff numbers. can i congratulate him on

this radical policy and the huge brainpower that must have gone into this ingenious solution. when will the rest of britain's prices prisons benefit from more staff and increased overcrowding? mr speaker, the rebuke is taken. it's of course absolutely true that as with any institution, it's easier to run it with more staff and fewer people, but the answer in practice is this isa but the answer in practice is this is a remedy we take to stabilise a prison that reached the situation birmingham's reached. 0nce prison that reached the situation birmingham's reached. once the prison is stabilised and functioning well, it's possible to run it with a full population. we've seen that at thamesside and old course, we've seen thamesside and old course, we've seen that being done at a busy challenged local prisonlike hmp hole at the moment but with birmingham it is necessary to take these steps and the honourable member said it doesn't take a huge brain to work out what that is needed to be done.

jeremy hunt's first session was dominated by myanmar. he said he didn't want to go to the country after a un report accused the military of genocide and possible war crimes. he spelt out the disturbing findings made by the un team. this report said that in rakhine state and catch in—state, as well as another, there were gang raping, assaults of children, villages were raised and in northern rakhine, there was mass extermination and deportations. this is the kind of issue where countries that believe in civilised countries have to make a stand. a year ago we began hearing first—hand a stand. a year ago we began hearing first— hand accounts of a stand. a year ago we began hearing first—hand accounts of the horrors in rakhine state. i travelled there asa in rakhine state. i travelled there as a doctor to the region and i'm still haunted by meeting mothers who had to choose between rescuing their children from fires or running with the ones still alive. and yet, the military has now focused its attention on the kachin in myanmar.

can the secretary of state please tell me how many more minority groups in myanmar will be persecuted for the uk government holds aung san suu kyi and the military to account. well, she should rest assured that we absolutely believe that everyone responsible for these atrocities must be held to account. i hope to meet aung san suu kyi. i think i probably expressed the disappointment felt on all sides of this house that she's not taken the stand that many of us who have admired herfor stand that many of us who have admired her for many stand that many of us who have admired herfor many years had hoped that she might —— express. the key issue here is whether she chooses to go down the path of burmese nationalism, or whether she recognises that high standards of treatment are entitled to all citizens of the country. the united nations panel of experts report is very, very powerful and damning of the burmese military and the burmese regime more generally. can i urge the new foreign secretary to take a

lead at the united nations, built the coalition so we can refer burma to the international criminal court? jeremy hunt said the government was committed to insuring those responsible face justice. i welcome the fact the secretary of state has shown such strong concern over last week's un report over the actions of the myanmar military against the rohingya and i hear he will be visiting at the earliest opportunity to seek answers, but i'm not sure what he means by that. the evidence is damning and conclusions are obvious, so what questions does he believe still need to be asked?|j think he believe still need to be asked?” think it's important to visit to meet the military, aung san suu kyi to see for myself the situation on the ground. but actually there are things we can only do in concert with other countries, and one of thoseissuesis with other countries, and one of those issues is the question of icc referral on which can only come if there's a consensus on the security council. there's a huge amount of work for britain to do individually, as we're doing with aids support, but also other countries. you're watching tuesday in

parliament me, alicia mccarthy. now, the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has said he's willing to stay on in the job if he willing to stay on in the job if he will help the government smooth the brexit transition process. mr carney was due to step down from the roll injune, was due to step down from the roll in june, 2019. was due to step down from the roll injune, 2019. the chair of the treasury committee been doing a little digging. so i did a quick google searchjust now, and the headlines are "mark carney under pressure to extend stay and bank of england," "treasury in talks for keeping mark carney back in england", "uk government wants to keep mark carney at the bank of england," "treasury plays down reports of mark carney being asked to stay on." "treasury in talks to retain mark carney beyond 2019", "carney expected to leave bank of england and 2019, who will replace mark carney?" governor, you will have seen the headlines and appreciate that the uncertainty is both of great interest,

but does cause uncertainty. i would like you to let us know what your intentions are as to remaining in yourjob. 0k. if nothing else, that shows the limits of social media, but let me say i fully recognise that during this critical period, it's important that everyone does everything they can to help with the transition to exiting the european union. and that's everyone from business people to parliamentarians, to public servants, including central bankers. and according to — even though i have already agreed to extend my time to support a smooth brexit, i am willing to do whatever else i can in order to provide a smooth brexit and an effective transition at the bank of england, and i would emphasise the second point as well to make sure that transition process is done in an effective and orderly manner. the bank of england governor, mark carney. the windrush scandal has damaged the uk's reputation,

according to labour's shadow home secretary diane abbott. she asked an urgent question after reports that three people had died before they could return to the uk. she said that was something that ought to shame ministers. ministers might have thought that they'd drawn a line under the windrush scandal, but it continues to throw up new horrors. this summer i was in the caribbean, and i would say to this house, ministers should not underestimate the concern the windrush issue has caused throughout the commonwealth. we're preparing to leave the eu, but at a time when we should be strengthening our trading links with commonwealth partners in africa, the caribbean and aouth asia, are ministers aware of how much damage the windrush scandal has caused? —— south asia. now, mr speaker, we have learnt that there are three citizens

who have died injamaica after having been wrongfully deported from this country. this is something that ought to shame ministers. diane abbott complained that 16a people have been identified as having been potentially wrongly to detained or deported, but the home secretary sajid javid had apologised to only 18 members of the windrush generation. the immigration minister caroline noakes defended the government's handling of the affair and highlighted theresa may's trade mission to africa last week. i was delighted to hear the right honourable lady make reference to the importance of reaching out to different parts of the world in a post—brexit scenario. she will be aware, as i am, of the work the prime minister has done in africa over the past few weeks. and i agree with here that it's important that we foster relations right around the globe, which is why we have been extremely proactive in working with our high commissioners across the caribbean to make sure that the 164 people identified so far as part of our review are proactively contacted, so that we can make sure,

as i said earlier, we put right the wrongs that have been done to the windrush generation. both the former home secretary and the current home secretary have been clear in their apologies to the windrush generation, and they have been sincere and heartfelt. the government says it will increase britain's funding to a united nationas agency for palestinian refugees, following trump's withdrawal of support. the uk will increase its contributions by an extra £7 million. in the lords committee, former lib dem leader lord campbell attacked the decision. doesn't the minister understand that this decision is both mean—spirted and tactically inept? mean—spirited because of the nature of the work done by unrwa, and tactically inept because nothing is more likely to stiffen the resolve of the palestinian people than decisions of this kind. i think it isjust worth

putting it on the record that the us has actually distributed $60 million so far this year, that $60 million would make it the fifth largest donor this year. it shows that the us currently pays 30% of the budget. it clearly, to be sustainable, there needs to be a much broader base. perhaps the minister noticed that during the recess, the foreign secretary made a speech in washington in which he was reported to say that we agree with the united states on 95% of foreign policy issues. will he say on which side of 95 or five this particular decision falls? lord bates didn't answer that directly, but said britain

would never walk by on the other side where people were in urgent need. he said britain never walked by. england's chief medical officer has warned increasing resistance to antibiotics could lead to a lot of suffering and the end of modern medicine. to increase public awareness of the problem, she recommended including on death certificates that an individual died of an infection that couldn't be treated with antibiotics. in this country, we have people dying of resistant infections or those who don't die but double their time in hospital and they have that morbidity and suffering, and it costs the nhs, at this time, at least £180 million every year. to cope with the level of resistant infections we already have. she suggested one way to raise public awareness. and one of the problems at the moment is, people — families often don't know their relative's bereavement was due to infection and are barely told that the infection was resistant to treatment, because it looks as if the nhs

is failing and we kind of shy away from telling that last bit of it. meanwhile, death certificates don't really collect the data, i would really love death certificates to collect when people die of infection, with infection, and if resistance has been involved, because that would really wake people up to the deaths as they happen. what i also meant was, in what way will patients — so what kind of operations will no longer be possible? so we'll lose modern medicine,. so when i had a caesarean section, i had antibiotics to ensure i didn't have infection. we cover major surgery with antibiotics, people with cancer are prone to infection and cancer treatments reduce your amenity immensely. we will be given the choice of having an expensive treatment that's likely to cure you, but you'll get an infection, it might be resistant,

it's likely to be resistant and you will probably die of it, so your bucket list or try that. meanwhile, all transplants will be out of the window because they're all prone to infections, many of them have to stay on long—term antibiotics. so there will be a lot of suffering, and modern medicine will be lost. she conducted a review of antibiotic resistant for david cameron's government. under the cameron government, some people may know, i was a minister in the treasury, i would say it was a top five policy priority. i 'm not aware of it being publicly mentioned in any international forum by any of our leading cabinet ministers, never mind the pm, since. so it sank right down. yes. and obviously because i hear from plenty of other people who don't understand why. he said greater emphasis should now

be placed on diagnosing illnesses. in view of the additional health funding many announced, or implied or has it been annnounced? yes. it would seem to me an absolutely perfect time to try to devote a lot of that on diagnostics. one or two of the comments about that. if i'm pushed, as i often am, as to what is the single most important intervention that i think will make a huge difference, it would be diagnostics, because as an economist and financier, i think about it in terms of supply and demand, and we can get all the new drugs that we need to get hopefully, although it's not looking as though that's round the corner, althouygh that will only work for a while till they become resistant. what you need to do is permanently reduce the demand, particularly the inappropriate demand.

how concerned are you at the state of the market for developing new antimicrobials and if you are concerned, what action should be taken? how many hours have we got? i, i've got... it doesn't function, and it's getting worse. somebody who i respect said to me about a month ago that if they were a betting person, they think there may be no major pharmaceutical company left seriously attempting to produce antibiotics within two years. a bill that aims to eliminate spurious claims for whiplash injuries following road accidents have got initial approval from mps. the bill, that has already cleared the house of lords, sets fixed amounts of compensation

for whiplash claims and makes changes to compensation claims for injuries. he said it supports the insurance industry. the bill will make important changes to our personal injury compensation system, which it aims to make fairer, more certain and more sustainable for claimants, defendants, the taxpayer and motorists. it builds on our wider reforms to cut the cost of civiljustice claims and strengthen the regulation of claims management companies. but labour said it couldn't support the bill in its current form and would be putting down a number of amendments at the later stages of debate. that's it from me for now. do join me at the same time tomorrow for another round—up of the day here at westminster, including highlights from prime minister's questions. for now, from me, goodbye. hello.

there is a weak weather front lurking across east anglia and a weather front to the north—west as well. the dry enough picture over the next few roles, apart from showers in northern scotland. cooler airfor showers in northern scotland. cooler air for scotland and northern ireland but it is here where there will be the best of any morning sunshine. sunshine is not going to last, they will cloud over and a weather front is going to be moving in. rain that will come to northern ireland and northern scotland. occasional bright and sunny spells, temperatures higher teams the low 20s. whether will be increasingly u nsettled, 20s. whether will be increasingly unsettled, cooling breezy with rain at times. the best of the weather on thursday probably across scotland and parts of northern england too.

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