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tv   The Week in Parliament  BBC News  October 15, 2018 2:30am-3:02am BST

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in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. of jamal khashoggi. britain, france and germany demand answers. will and should co—operate. going round in circles. but finds no way forward on key issues. in bavaria's state elections — her coalition‘s in question. no more fish in the country's consulate in the sea. istanbul. needs a helping hand. with the utmost seriousness. a hard border in ireland.
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and make progress just days ahead of a crucial meeting of eu leaders. in istanbul earlier this month. losses in bavaria's state elections. early results put the csu at a low not seen since the 1950s. their losses come as the green but riyadh denies allegations that he was murdered. party celebrate a surge in support. herfragile coalition. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. our look back at the last few days here at westminster. of her party conference promises. conservative con?
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employment is up, and labour's agenda would cost the country dear. to square one! hear, hear! idea through parliament? to either a deal or a no—deal brexit are also considerable. and are we running out of places to hear live music? of them that are dying. to hold their annual autumn party conferences.
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theresa may's dancing and appeals for unity in her party? pledges — the promise of an end to austerity. workers, teachers, police and councils. eight years of painful austerity. poverty is up. homelessness and deaths on our street is up. living standards down. public services slashed. and a million elderly are not getting the care they need. for big corporations and the super—rich. hear, hear!
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she is ending austerity. big conservative con? hear, hear! wage as well. under this government. hear, hear! credit. and he talks about cuts! people in this country. what about the {18. household incomes under this government? hear, hear!
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million households will see as a result of our energy price cut? fuel duty that has made a real difference to people's lives? but we know what would really hurt working people. labour's plans would cost £1 trillion. 1,000 billion pounds of people's money! to square one. hear, hear! former cabinet minister did. of pro—european conservative and labourmps.
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now party are a minority in this parliament. in the formidable task that lies ahead ? theresa may said she was working on as good agreement for the uk. across this whole house will put the national interest first. hear, hear! that we leave. were away from westminster.
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been going on. that ambition and pragmatism. to be all right. one of the big sticking points remains northern ireland. there was not negotiable and the dup said its red lines were still clear. in terms of customs or single market as we leave the european union. we've been clear about that from day one. to be debated in the commons — the agriculture bill.
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or owned, but it's not going to happen overnight. that this bill provides. home—grown food in a post—brexit world. country from food poverty at a time when thousands rely on food banks. some mps thought the bill a little premature. no—one even knows where the uk's borders will be. perhaps in the middle of the irish sea! to farmers and other food producers.
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the natural world. a former lib dem leader said direct payment to farmers should continue. of farmers — especially hill farmers — would then go under. farmers or those in less fatal areas. for many, it is a 7—year notice to quit the landscape altogether. organisation, or wto, rules. it could decimate the lamb industry overnight. with 14%, 15% tariffs, and we export 90% of our lamb. that its support in westminster could not be taken for granted.
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as peers debated the impact of brexit on the peace process. to be set up. in the relationship between ireland and the uk. that is now being threatened. but it's being threatened by brussels and dublin. but a dup peer said for peace were overstated. their destructive campaign. lord browne. of course, for some, the whole idea of brexit is unpalatable. to the possibility of a second
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vote. dogs and their owners marched on parliament recently. vets from the eu. scheduled for october 20th. making it happen is not simple. points that could spark a vote. the government put before them. of the negotiations.
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is not a deal. for the deal conditional on a referendum. point as well. of referendum getting through? well, this remains unclear. it's unclear whether the deal will get through parliament. it's unclear whether a referendum will get through parliament.
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by the people, then they will allow it to go through. a majority for either a deal orfor a no—deal situation. about the house of lords. in the house of lords? one. are about the future relationship in terms of customs union and so on. so mps get to vote on that deal. and they can either support it or reject it or possibly amend it. at that point, peers cannot really intervene. they get to debate it, but they cannot vote it down. a bill to implement the deal. and then the lords. requirement, but peers would write that into the bill.
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time. and that would be a much later trigger. a referendum to happen, if it was the lords that did it. going to parliament. absolutely, yes. there has to be a referendum bill to facilitate them to do that. and that would be not an uncontroversial bill. and that it would have to pass through its stages in the lords. put to people.
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that kind of thing. whether the question perhaps could be clearer. and that process takes place alongside the passage of the bill. so it is quite hard to rush those processes. you cannot condense them. in three days. they will certainly take a matter of weeks. parliamentary hurdles? to either a deal or a no—deal brexit are also considerable. is in a very difficult position. a referendum emerges from that process as a way out.
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of this situation. want to be in. professor meg russell. let's go back to prime minister's questions. the appointment of england's first minister for preventing suicide. facing benefits tests had tried to take their own lives. of the policy's shortcomings. work capability assessment?
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of the assessments. benefit, universal credit. being introduced. in what he termed "a summer of discontent". margaret thatcher's time on downing street. for those affected. to condemn the change. cannot be underestimated.
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back into work. when they're moved on to universal credit. advance payments he can receive. two weeks ago. he've even exhausted his food bank vouchers. the dwp has told him he has to wait seven weeks for any kind of payment.
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on constituents on all sides of the house? absolutely. to the commons on monday afternoon. now, let's take a look at some other news in brief. labelling, and quickly. while on a flight to france. it contained sesame, which she was allergic to. from this government? state. ‘the beatles‘. in the united states. mr speaker, you know
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what i think really happened? without telling the house. seek death penalty assurances. cleared its first hurdle in the house of lords. for agency services. of six weeks‘ rent.
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82 million, i would look at it in that context. records system for youngsters who've had minor brushes with the law. warnings or minor convictions. should face prosecution and punishment. they made in childhood. a big part in our cultural life, but for how much longer? traditionally home to live music, are dying.
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is having an impact on young and emerging artists, in particular? critically, yes. unquote business. and there's a lot of them that are dying.
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about having that platform. but the channels in which you do have changed drastically. that they think they know you better than you know yourself. curated by robots. what they're talking about.
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about their licensing terms. are not willing to take that risk. on because we will lose our licence. committee. world of politics.
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of the universal declaration of human rights. democrats, but donald trump can still rely on kanye. i love this guy. i love this guy right here. let me give this guy a hug. at three, did theresa may start a dance craze? here's european commission president, jean—claude juncker. at two — then again, maybe not. scotland's first minister declines to follow suit. i can barely walk in these heels. dancing was never an option. and at one, shoes polished, cravat straightened, then oops! the sergeant and his arms. julia butler.
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and peers work. but it's also falling down. refurbishment takes place. the leader of the commons told the committee a law to make. was long overdue. to protect everybody on the estate. but mps don't need to start packing just yet. the work isn't due to start until the mid 2020s. and that's it from me for now.
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more tough questions about universal credit. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. the heaviest rain this week is likely to be on monday. week is likely to be on monday. everything will move north towards lincolnshire. lincolnshire. sunshine and warmth in the south—east. south—east. after a chilly start, temperatures of 13 or 1a in the afternoon. of 13 or 1a in the afternoon. how that rain continues to peter
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out. left with a fair bit of cloud. everything moving northwards. could be a bit misty and murky as well. be a bit misty and murky as well. still quite mild across england and wales. wales. and northern ireland, where there will be more cloud. will be more cloud. missed and fog lifting as the breeze picks up. lifting as the breeze picks up. skies should brighten. this rain coming in from the north—west. coming in from the north—west. shouldn't amount to much. quite windy and north—west scotland. windy and north—west scotland. south—east and it could actually be quite warm. —— ahead of that.
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