you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11:003m and these are the main stories this morning. queues, delays and even criminal gang activity at the uk border. that's what britain could face if it leaves the eu without a deal, according to a new report. theresa may will address tory mps concerned about her brexit plans in a 1922 committee meeting this afternoon. donald trump calls saudi arabia's response to the murder of journalist jamal hashoggi "the worst cover up ever". the bbc has seen new evidence that china is building a vast network of detention camps for muslims in its north—western region of xinjiang. passengers are being advised not to travel into london waterloo station this morning because of major signalling problems. a visit to a market in fiji by the duchess of sussex is cut short when large crowds cause security concerns. and a record—breaking $1.6 billion lottery

jackpot has been won in the united states. one winning ticket was sold in south carolina, and more could yet come forward to split the prize. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. there are warnings of queues, delays and criminal gang activity at the uk's borders if britain leaves the european union without a deal. a report from the government watchdog, the national audit office, says complicated new border controls may not be ready by the end of march. meanwhile, it's emerged the government will urge ferry and freight companies to plan alternative routes if a no—deal brexit blocks cross—channel traffic. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. this is how easily goods flow into and out of the country now.

and this is what might happen to the m20, according to the government and the national audit office, if we get a no—deal brexit next march. the government said if there is no deal, the border will be less than optimal. the priority at the uk's newly—enforced borders will be traffic flow and security. but what does less than optimal mean? the national audit office's latest report says there is a risk that 11 out of 12 critical systems needed to manage the border will not be up to scratch by the day we exit the eu on the 29th of march, and infrastructure to track goods coming in and out will not be built before then. if the government concentrates on traffic flow and security, and custom controls are not enforced, organised criminals may exploit weakness. the risks and patterns of movement through the border will not change on day one. over time, organised criminals could take advantage of any weaknesses in the regime that it perceives. that could mean it is easier

for goods to be smuggled into the country without paying the customs duty and it could be easier for people to be trafficked into the country. the government says it's recruiting around 600 border force officers, but the nao points out that in the last three years, border force staff numbers have been cut by 7%, and it says there is a risk that new recruits cannot be deployed before march. andy verity, bbc news. our correspondent richard lister is in doverfor us. it's with you giving us a sense of how busy dover is on a typical day. this is europe's busiest ferry port. as well as cars there are lorries going through. 2.6 million lorries are processed here every year. 2.2 million cars and motorbikes, 80,000 coaches, more than 11 million

people. so that is a huge turnover every day. this is of course one of 113 major entry points to the uk. altogether there are 257 entry points when you count the smaller airports and so on. so there is a huge infrastructure looking after the uk border and at the moment nobody who works in that infrastructure as a clear idea of what is going to happen on april the 1st when the uk is no longer a part of the european union. if there is no withdrawal agreement in place this report says it will be businesses and people that the lie on the smooth functioning of the border that will pay the price. what preparations are being made? the government says they have been working on the possibility of a no—deal brexit for the past two yea rs no—deal brexit for the past two years and that robust contingency measures are being put in place to ensure the border remains open but

as we heard in the report, even the government admits that if there is no deal, come the end of march next year then the situational the border will be sub optimal. a phrase which covers a multitude of sins and we don't really know it means. but clearly it's not going to be good. the reports are that the cabinet have been briefed that dover could be running at between 12 and 25% of its capacity for up to six months if there is no deal in place. clearly that will have a huge knock—on effect for the people sending these lorries of the dover to go onto the continent and for other firms that export throughout a variety of access points throughout the uk. joining me now in the studio is rebecca sheeran. she's from the national audit office, the government watchdog which gave those warnings about brexit border plans. how big a challenge as the

government face? preparing to deliver an effective board at the point of which we leave the eu whether that is with a deal or without a deal next march is a significant challenge. it requires a high level of cord needed action from a numberof high level of cord needed action from a number of government departments and agencies to be ready. we have seen there has been a significant effort by government and there has been that coordinated action thus far but there are risks to the border if we leave the european union without a deal in march next year. even if there is an agreement they will still be an enormous amount to do in terms of preparation to get a new regime in place. you mention risks, what are they? the government has said the border will be less than optimal if

we leave without a deal. it has not defined precisely what that means but it could mean for example that reduced compliance regime is operated for a time. it could mean there are additional burdens for businesses, if that mean there are some queues and disruptions at border passing points. government is looking to prioritise the flow of traffic and security over compliance in the short—term. it is taking a planning assumption immediately on day one no deal that the pattern of trade and risks at the border are not going to change immediately. we think that's a reasonable assumption in the short term. over time it's possible that organised criminals or others could look to exploit any gaps in the regime and government will need to rip that respond to those risks cookie. can you expand a bit on that? how could criminals exploit any gaps? if it becomes apparent to them the full set of

safety regulatory checks or compliance checks are not happening at all of the points of entry they could pick up on that pattern and change their behaviour is in order to avoid the normal checks. you are saying the government is making good progress in some areas but ijust wonder, your report makes a sober assessment of the preparations. what changes in your view would be ready in time? in terms of being ready for ano in time? in terms of being ready for a no deal except in march next year we highlight in our report there are 12 critical systems of the government is looking to get in place to operate a new border regime, 11 of those 12 are at risk. the assessment of not being ready to haveit the assessment of not being ready to have it — — the assessment of not being ready to

have it —— appropriate quality. the risks around the systems are compounded eye complex interdependencies between them. the syste m interdependencies between them. the system that page rc uses to customs declaration, the system defra uses to track animal produce. we also highlight in our report that is not enough time to put in place new infrastructure for new checks to happen at the border between now and march. we also talk about though work border forces is doing to recruit additional people for march next year. and the fact there are risks they might not be able to deploy all of those people by march. thank you so much for coming in. theresa may will attempt to reassure conservative mps who are critical of her brexit strategy. she will address a meeting of backbenchers this afternoon to try to convince them about her proposals to avoid a hard border with northern ireland, if no trade agreement is reached before britain leaves the eu.

but first, in just under an hour, she faces labour leaderjeremy corbyn across the despatch box for prime minister's questions. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. another potentially fraught day ahead for mrs may. it seems every day is a daunting day for mrs may. premises questions first and then the crucial meeting with the backbenchers. what kind of reception will she get? one man who might be able to give us an idea is the tory mp nigel evans. you have been to many of these meetings. talk us through how it might unfold for the prime minister. she is coming up to committee room 14 just above this year at 540 pm. this was an open

invitation to the prime minister and she has accepted. the room will be packed, full of members of parliament from the conservative party and also members from the house of lords. the prime minister will be invited after our initial business. the prime minister will then address the room and the chairman of the committee will take questions from the room. i think she will get a respectful audience. certainly a far cry from some of the language we heard used over the weekend in the newspapers. that will be deprived i'm sure by the people inside that room. people want to know some answers to some questions. by know some answers to some questions. by now the prime minister spoke for almost two hours at the dispatch box on monday and she has got premises questions at midday and brexit no doubt will be asked then. since that

time people have got a few more questions about this backstop, this limitation period and have an extension on it. and whether there will be an end date to it. for that majority of people, that is the question, why do we need extra time to discuss this northern ireland solution and secondly if there has to be for whatever reason, we need to be for whatever reason, we need to exactly when it's going to stop. as the attorney general himself has said, it's going to be like donkeys first circle of hell. so respectful audience. is there a sense that mrs may is fighting for her political survival here. i don't see it that way. only sirgraham survival here. i don't see it that way. only sir graham knows how many letters are in. for there to be a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister within the conservative party there has to be 48 letters received by the chairman. is there

any chance of that being reached? it's difficult because people have to work out what the next game plan is. yes you can have a vote of no—confidence and that would be relatively easy but would that be wounding the leader of the party because my own view is she would win that they should contest and that's a problem. you end up winning the prime minister. thank you very much. a crucial meeting and there will be tough questions and pressure for mrs may to give more detail but is there going to be a moment when her authorities dented? going to be a moment when her authorities dented ? maybe going to be a moment when her authorities dented? maybe not. we will have more on today's main stories on the bbc news channel but for now we say goodbye to who on bbc

two. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has said he would be ready to call a special brexit summit whenever negotiators made what he called "decisive progress" on a deal. speaking to the european parliament in strasbourg, he said a meeting pencilled in for the 17th of november was still on hold. i'm joined now by our correspondent, adam fleming, in strasbourg. tell us more about what donald tusk has been saying. any peas at the european parliament in strasbourg have been getting what they always get after a meeting of eu leaders in brussels which is a debrief from the chair of the brussels which is a debrief from the chairof the summit, brussels which is a debrief from the chair of the summit, donald tusk. what he told them today was some little what they told all of us in the media at the end of the summit last week. which was there was no decisive progress in the brexit talks, that their —— they would not

be planning for that special brexit seal the deal summit on the weekend of the 17th of november, although he still left the door open to that summit happening. and he gave a bit more clarity about the discussion they had about extending the transition period. he says it was theresa may that mention the concept when she met the leaders on wednesday night. they are not telling us any more about the concept of extending the transition period. presumably, the big sticking point remains the border with northern ireland. yes, that came up a few times in the debate. the meps said the things you would expect them to say. the leader of the

left—wing group said there should be a vote for the british public on the final deal. the european parliaments brexit coordinator was quibbling with the premises assessment the withdrawal agreement is 95% done and he said michel barnier had earlier said it was 90% done. then we got the senior tory mep who leads the tories political grouping on the centre—right who said it was up to the eu to start thinking about possible solutions to what previously seemed impossible and he said that moment on wednesday night when angela merkel and emanuel macron and if you other leaders went for a macron and if you other leaders went fora drink in macron and if you other leaders went for a drink in brussels and it proved there was a lack of urgency on the eu side about reaching a deal. then we had nigel farage who has still got a ringside seat in the european parliament and he said it

proved theresa may was enthralled and she was going to sign up to a deal that would be humiliating for britain and would see the uk sticking with eu rules for ever and ever. the headlines on bbc news: a new report warns that if britain leaves the eu without a deal there could be queues, delays and even criminal gang activity at the uk border. meanwhile, theresa may will address backbench tory mps concerned about her progress on a brexit deal later this afternoon. meanwhile, theresa may will address backbench tory mps concerned about her progress on a brexit deal later this afternoon. "the worst cover up ever" — that's what us president donald trump has called saudi arabia's response to the muder of journalist jamal hashoggi. in sport, cristiano ronaldo makes a winning return to old trafford, setting up the only goal of the game as juventus beat setting up the only goal of the game asjuventus beat manchester united 1-0. a asjuventus beat manchester united 1—0. a much better night for the blue half of manchester. city but

shaq daddy nest 3—0 to leave them top of the group. england one—day cricket captain says it's not a setback despite suffering their heaviest ever dispute. they lost to sri lanka by 219 runs in the final one—day match of the series. i will have more on all of those stories that 11:30am. the daily telegraph says a british businessman used what it calls "controversial" non—disclosure agreements to silence people accusing him of sexual harassment and racist abuse of staff. the paper also says he's taken out an injunction to stop them reporting more information. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, has been following the story and joins me now. why has the court granted this injunction because on the face of it he does look like gagging the press. exactly. he does look like gagging the press. exa ctly. o n he does look like gagging the press. exactly. on the face of it. we have

to look very carefully at the circumstances of the case and also exactly what the court of appeal said. just to remind people, nondisclosure agreements are just contracts and they are entered into by individuals and organisations and if they had entered into freely with independent legal advice the courts are going to be very loath to and ta ke are going to be very loath to and take them. in this case the court of appeal look that the circumstances of this case and concluded there was a real prospect that publication by the telegraph would cause immediate and substantial and possibly irreversible harm to all of the claimants. what the court of appeal said is that there is no evidence that any of the settlement agreements were procured by bullying, harassment or undue pressure by the claimants. each employee received independent legal advice before entering into the

agreement and each agreement contained provisions authorising disclosure and statically bodies for insta nce disclosure and statically bodies for instance the police and they didn't fall within the criticism of the women adequately select committee report which was a recent report which highlighted the concerns over the abuse of these agreements if they are used by powerful rich people to gag alleged victims of their sexual harassment then we see that as an area of massive concern. asi that as an area of massive concern. as i read this case, this is not a good example of that kind of abuse and the court of appeal makes that very clear. it's not saying that not a big problem here, it's saying in particular instance the worrying factors and indicators aren't there. is this the end of the matter? there could be an appeal in this case but

i think we will see a lot more of this type of case because this has some similarities with the super injunction and again this was the press saying that rich and powerful people were using these gagging orders to cover up their private lives. the allegation is there using these injunctions to effectively gagged the press in relation to their wrongdoing. the press will continue to drive on where they see that as a public interest and they will continue to fight these. the united states has announced that 21 saudi officials are to have their visas revoked, or be denied access to the us in future, over their suspected role in the murder of the journalist, jamal hashoggi three weeks ago in istanbul. turkey's president says that the killing was planned days in advance. saudi arabia blames the murder on rogue agents. for the first time, president trump has said that saudi crown prince

mohammed bin salman could have been involved in the operation to kill the dissidentjournalist. his comments, in an interview with the wall streetjournal, marks a possible shift from the president's view last week when he appeared to take saudi royal denials of involvement at face value. facing pressure to toughen his stance on saudi arabia, a key ally, president trump has now criticised the kingdom's handling of the killing. they had a very bad original concept. it was carried out poorly, and the cover—up was one of the worst in the history of cover—ups. it's very simple. bad deal, should never have been thought of. somebody really messed up. and they had the worst cover—up ever. mark lowen is in istanbul. how much will the turkish

authorities be bothered by these latest comments by president trump? i think there will be some reassurance and comfort taken in the fa ct reassurance and comfort taken in the fact that donald trump perhaps is changing his stance, although with this president one never knows if it isa this president one never knows if it is a change of policy orjust an off—the—cuff comment. but clearly the turkish president wanted to direct his speech yesterday when he revealed a bit more information about the circumstances of the murder when he pushed for answers from riyadh, you wanted to direct that the white house which was why the speech for the first time had simultaneous english translation. he knows the key to dislodging the crown prince from power lies with donald trump who is the grand prix is's storch ally. if president trump will were to cut the saudi crown

prince loose at least they would be more chance of getting rid of him who is a very strong rival of the turkish president. we had from the turkish president. we had from the turkish president. we had from the turkish president yesterday. he does not shy away from confrontation. he was pretty restrained yesterday. what is his plan? i was thinking back to the lack —— last couple of yea rs back to the lack —— last couple of years here and when you type in his name into google the list is endless. the eu, the un, israel, austria, netherlands, germany. compare that to the kind of language he used towards saudi arabia yesterday when he said i don't doubt the honesty of king salaman and they talked about saudi arabia as a friendly and brotherly country.

what's his game plan? i am told it is to show that is not turkey against saudi arabia, to maintain an important diplomatic relationship, to nudge the king towards taking action without targeting him directly. while still sanctioning this trip feed of details and links incriminating evidence of the last couple of weeks. it's a shrewd plan and at the moment it seems gradually to be paying off. a quick look at some of the day's other stories. more than 8,000 female council workers across glasgow are striking for a second day as part of a walkout over equal pay. the action has led to the closure of hundreds of schools. the council says it hopes to agree a settlement in the coming months. passengers are being advised not to travel into london waterloo station because of major signalling problems. all lines between woking and surbiton are affected with trains between salisbury and waterloo now starting and terminating at basingstoke. south western railway is advising passengers not to travel and to seek

alternative arrangements. the draw for the mega millions lottery in the us is about to take place, with a potential jackpot of $1.6 billion dollars, which is more than £1.2 billion pounds, the biggest pay out in history. no—one has won the lottery sincejuly and people have been flocking to buy tickets. two babies with spina bifida have had their spines treated by surgeons while still in the womb — the first operations of this kind in the uk. the operations — to repair a gap in the spine which doesn't form correctly during pregnancy — were carried out by 30 doctors

at university college hospital in london. our health correspondent, james gallagher, is here. never been done in the uk before, that seems extraordinary. teams have been trying to do this because 24 hours ago we were talking about spina bifida but what happens is that when the spine is forming in the baby in the womb it does not close up properly and part of the spinal—cord can pop—out. after a babyis spinal—cord can pop—out. after a baby is born you try and repair that in order to approve the chances later in life but all the evidence suggests the sooner you intervene the better the improvement in that child chances. what are the advantages of doing this? you get in even earlier while the spinal cord is still developing so you can correct what's gone wrong early and you can improve their lifelong

chances. it can affect brain development and spinal—cord development. are there any risks associated with this operation? there are because you are operating when the baby is still developing. this requires, you imagine a c section because this is how you are getting in on the first place. so there will be a risk to the child which you are attempting to manage as best you can and in the long run the aim is to minimise the risk even more through keyhole surgery. this isa more through keyhole surgery. this is a very precise operation and incredibly delicate but it's a balance of risks and benefits and the potential benefits are great for the potential benefits are great for the children involved. they are clearly thinking in cash ahead if they are thinking about doing it better through keyhole surgery. yes. the evidence has shown that the

earlier you intervene the better so i think this is the move we will see. there has to be consideration of the risks and benefits and alongside what we were discussing yesterday, that need to introduce folic acid to reduce the risk of spina bifida in the first place, we should see a significant difference in the coming years to treatment and prevention in the uk.” in the coming years to treatment and prevention in the uk. i look forward to talking to you tomorrow! that was very interesting. thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather. snow on the tops of the mountain is in northern parts of the uk by friday and the weekend. it will certainly be much colder. for today and tomorrow, the forecast is quite quiet. some sunshine at the moment. this is worcestershire currently. lovely blue skies. blue skies across

much of southern england and the soothing when. elsewhere across north—western scotland as a spot of drizzle and a bit more clout in northern ireland and north wales. temperatures today fairly similar to yesterday. about 13 to 16 degrees. tonight we will continue with cloud across northern and western areas and that will spill further south and that will spill further south and east. still some clear spells and east. still some clear spells and rain across western scotland. temperatures overnight getting down to five to 8 degrees. on thursday there will be more clout around compared to today. temperatures down little bit. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines — the national audit office is warning there could be queues, delays and criminal activity at the uk border if britain leaves the eu without a deal. theresa may will meet with the influential conservative 1922 committee of backbench mps later today to be questioned over her brexit plans.

"the worst cover up in history". that's how american president donald trump has described saudi arabia's response to the murder of jamal khashoggi. the bbc has seen new evidence that china is building a vast network of detention camps where hundreds of thousands of muslims are being held without trial in its western region of xinjiang. a major signalling problem means train passengers are being advised to avoid waterloo station. and meghan markle has had to cut her trip to a fijian market short after security concerns were raised, apparently because too many people showed up to see her. sport now. cristiano ronaldo played for manchester united for six years, so it was natural that he'd be given a really warm welcome on his return to old trafford

for a champions league match. he didn't score but did have a hand in the only goal which sealed victory forjuventus, his cross setting up paulo dybala. united travel to italy for the return fixture in two weeks' time. it isa it is a team that has everything. they have talent, everywhere. of course, cristiano, the talent they have in attack but the quality all over the pitch. manchester city pep guardiola said his side played the best football of his time in charge as they beat shakhtar donetsk 3—0. bernardo silva added the gloss on the performance, coming on as a substitute to score. his manager had said before the game that his side were not ready to win the champions league. todayis

today is the time to be happy, so happy, the way we played. after burnley, travel here and played the way we played with this personality. it is incredible result, three away, so it is amazing. after two defeats, tottenham take on the dutch champions psv eindhoven tonight. while liverpool are in a slightly better position, second in their group, with three points, they're at home to the serbian champions red star belgrade. red star belgrade are back in the main draw of the champions league for the first time in 26 years, they do have experience of winning the trophy, though, in 1991, when it was still called the european cup. whoever they line up, they are a top tea m whoever they line up, they are a top team in serbia and that makes, it brings them in with confidence. they are used to win football games. that is how it is and we have to make

sure they cannot come in that mode. england's one—day cricket captain owen morgan said slipping to their heaviest defeat in their final game against sri lanka was not a set—back. morgan himself was among the players he rested, to give others a chance before next year's world cup. they lost by 219 runs but still won the series 3—1. we haven't played a full game on the whole tour which is disappointing. but for 50 overs today, we will put under serious pressure didn't have a lot of answers some of the time. it gives us a real opportunity to go back and look at everything from our preparation, right down, breakdown to the end result which was our skill as to why we didn't execute it. the defending champion caroline wozniacki is back in contention for the multi—million pound prize at the wta finals in singapore. after losing her opening round—robin match, she beat petra kvitova for the first time in four years. it went to three sets. the rugby football union say they're prepared to consider appointing a premiership coach with no international experience, to succeed

eddiejones as england boss. jones is set to leave in 2021 but he could quit next year, if england underperform at the world cup in the autumn. the search for his replacement has already begun and director of professional rugby nigel melville says they are looking at all the options, overseas and in the premiership, which may mean going for someone who's yet to coach at international level. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. sirjeremy huw williams has announced in a personal statement he is standing down. he is the cabinet secretary. he is head of the civil servant. he has been unwell and wa nts to servant. he has been unwell and wants to concentrate on his recovery from ill—health. he served as cabinet secretary since 2012 and he

has been head of the civil service is 2014. sirjeremy heywood is standing down as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service to concentrate on his recovery from ill health. well, we all think we know about the lives of spies following tv hits bodyguard and killing eve, but what is it really like to be a spy? radio 5 live have been speaking to spies from the uk's three main intelligence agencies about their work. nihal artha naya ke asked one of the intelligence officers about the sometimes intrusive application process that they have to go through which can include up to nine months of vetting. it is an odd process, the first time round because you are used to being, you have normal conversations with people and then the vetting officer turns up and you have to talk about your personal life in great detail. great detail? great detail, and

other factors. they really do put you at ease and make that easier. now, it is a regular check. when i do it now it isn't a big thing at all, you get through it. well let's speak to nihal now. nihal, how far into your personal life do they go in these applications? yes, they did. one of the things thatjohn, of course not his real name, said to me was that when he joined the service which was about 15 years ago as a gay man, he found a lot of the questioning to be very intrusive indeed. he said it has changed a lot since then. but you have to remember they are not as betting you, the vetting family as well. they are all around, notjust you bet your life. you have to be prepared for that. as was pointed out, that takes months. it is truly awful. we are devastated

when something like that happens. you get the real awful sinking feeling. quickly, you turn that around. is that a sense of failure? we wouldn't be human if you didn't think, what else could we have done here? that is totally normal. as i said, you turn it around, we have been trained to deal with these things and channel your energy into seeing what else you can do, how you can support your colleagues, progress investigations. it is a tough time when that happens. over the last few years we've seen a number of terror attacks in the uk, this must be, i presume, particularly challenging for these people. do they talked you that? as you have just heard, i asked them very specifically about what the atmosphere is like after an attack

like the arena attack that happened here in manchester. it is fascinating. you heard a trip there, the full interview goes out on five live from 1pm. it is interesting to hear their emotional response. there is of course a critical response the security agencies have to be engaged in to make sure they catch these terrible people before they commit another crime. but also, does the impact it has on them emotionally, how they feel as though they have left people down. you heard the word, anger, frustration and use there. they have the channel those energies into doing the very, very important work they do. you said one o'clock, thanks for coming on to give us a preview. really grateful. hurricane willa has made landfall

on mexico's pacific coast, with maximum winds of nearly two—hundred kilometres an hour. forecasters have described the storm as "potentially catastrophic" and have warned of the risk of flash floods and landslides. here's willa as it hit the coastline just a few hours ago. our north america correspondent, peter bowes reports. giant waves crash onto the shores of some of mexico's best—known tourist destinations. willa is one of the most dangerous storms to hit the country in recent years. popular resorts like puerto vallarta and mazatlan lie in the hurricane's path. the army's been brought in to help keep people safe, but local officials fear the worst, telling residents not to venture out. many visitors have been evacuated from their hotels to shelters. we didn't even know it was going to be a hurricane, we thought it was just going to be a storm. and when we checked in, they said it looks like it's going to be a three to five category hurricane.

so we were just like, wow, it was kind of freaking us out. willa is weakening now, but the worst could still be to come. the authorities expect the storm surge will bring extensive flooding and instruction over a vast area. peter bowes, bbc news. let's return to westminster where prime minister's questions will begin at midday. it comes before theresa may addresses a meeting of backbenchers this afternoon to try to convince them about her brexit proposals. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. before we get on prime minister's questions, just a word about that news, the announcement that sir jeremy heywood is standing down.- was come if you like, the top civil servant in whitehall, the cabinet secretary. he has been receiving treatment for cancer so he has been

out of front line politics for a number of months. he has decided to stand down. that will remove some one of experience and standing in whitehall because he's been cabinet secretary since david cameron was prime minister in 2012, so he managed that whole delicate business of keeping the coalition between the conservatives and liberal democrats together. he also instrumental in trying to help that brexit deal to trying to help that brexit deal to try to avoid another referendum, to get the eu to give ground on freedom of movement, not, ultimately, successful. he will be a big loss in that sense, he has vast experience. standing infor that sense, he has vast experience. standing in for him... it comes at a time when the top civil servants have attracted increasing criticism from politicians, for the perception

they are too antagonistic or hesitant or pessimistic about brexit. we have seen some of the vicious criticisms of ollie robbins, the prime minister ‘s chief negotiator, by brexiteers to rasputin because they believe he is deliberately trying to keep britain close to the eu. he needs at a time when you could say there is an increased need for civil servants of stature and authority to stand up for the civil service at a time of criticism from politicians. norman, briefly, because we will be back to talk to you, another fraught day ahead for theresa may with pmq ‘s and this meeting ahead of the 1922 committee. not so much as it's moments when her head is on the block but a moment when she will be pressed again about those critical details about the backstop deal she is trying to reach. we saw earlier

in the week that any news on both sides of the house but theresa may could look at extending the so—called transition period. i'd expect that pmq ‘s and then definitely again at the meeting of tory backbenchers, theresa may will face forensic questioning about the sort of backstop deal she is prepared to considered. thank you. the bbc has seen new evidence that china is building a vast network of detention camps for muslims in its north—western region of xinjiang. there are claims that as many as a million muslims from the uighur community are being held indefinitely. the chinese government denies the allegations and says people are willingly attending "vocational schools" which combat "terrorism and religious extremism." an official visit by the duchess of sussex to a market in fiji has been cut short because of security concerns caused by large crowds. our royal correspondentjonny dymond sent this update from fiji. she is one of the most famous faces

in the world. at at the university of the south pacific, the couple watched a dance about climate change. and then, for the first time ina long change. and then, for the first time in a long time, it was heard turn to speak. she spoke about the right to education and its particular importance to young women. when girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create incredible futures, not only for themselves but all of those around them. while progress has been made in many areas across the commonwealth, there is a lwa ys across the commonwealth, there is always going to offer more opportunities to the next generation of young adults and specifically to young women. from staff and students alike, enthusiasm for meghan markle and her

message. having her come and do that, it is amazing because we were able to tell ourgirls, that, it is amazing because we were able to tell our girls, if she can come and talk, if she can come and inspire, if she can do all this work, you can too. she was lovely. she was concerned about issues we had raised. she words, honestly, given feedback, encouraging us in our work and given feedback, encouraging us in ourworkandl given feedback, encouraging us in our work and i was so touched and blessed to have that opportunity. without harry, but surrounded by adoring crowds, she went to the market to visit a project for women's empowerment. it is very rare on these tips for meghan to do a trip for herself. it is a message about the way women and girls are treated. she was supposed to last 50 minutes there but she made a hurried

trip around the stalls, paller said far more people had turned down than they had expected and there were concerns about security. that was a rather brief trip and people were very disappointed they didn't get much time to spend with the duchess. they are having the afternoon off in fiji, they will hop to another part of the island tomorrow morning and then they will go on to tonga. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. a new report warns that if britain leaves the eu without a deal there could be queues, delays and even criminal gang activity at the uk border. meanwhile, theresa may will address backbench tory mps concerned about her progress on a brexit deal later this afternoon . "the worst cover up ever" — that's what us president donald trump has called saudi arabia's response to the muder of journalist jamal kashoggi. i'm vishala sri—pathma

in the business news. barclays bank have posted a surge in profits as the lender's investment banking and retail divisions picked up speed despite uncertainty over brexit. the bank had a bumpy first half of the year, which saw barclays' profits hit by litigation costs and settlements. mortgage lending fell in september compared to last year. that's according to trade body uk finance. it said gross mortgage lending across the residential market was £21.5 billion,na1.2% fall, while the number of mortgages approved by the main high street banks in september was 9.1% lower, while approvals for house purchase were 10.1% lower. outstanding credit card borrowing has grown by 5.7% in the last year. there was £10 billion of credit card spending in september, which was 3.4% higher than september 2017. meanwhile personal borrowing through loans and overdrafts grew

by 2.3% in the year to september, the trade body said. good morning, welcome to the business news today. various financial results from banks this morning. profits at barclays surged between july and september as the lender's investment banking and retail divisions picked up speed. and metro bank has reported pre—tax profits of £39.2 million — triple the numbers achieved in the same period the previous year. philip augar, an independent banking anaylst joins me now these back ‘s profits are impressive. how did they manage to do it? all part of the business selling well. it is too hard to

leach into one quarter's results. but things are moving into the way the chief executive of wanted. it is an important quarter because ba rclays has an important quarter because barclays has his active investor and ed branson is challenging the strategy. these figures will be some comfort to the chief executive. lot of people are saying this is interesting because brexit uncertainty, people are worried about backing things, are these two things related? i think it is too early to say. this is just one quarter, remember. much the power came from the investment bank, from trading conditions. that is much to do with brexit. those questions are still out there but i wouldn't say it is the prime issue facing ba rclays. it is the prime issue facing barclays. let's move on to metro bank. they have grown their customer base considerably, that boosted income as well. they manage to do that digitally. what challenges does

a bank like metro face in the next sort of year or so? the issue for metro bank and the other challengers comes from the established players like barclays, lloyds, hsbc, rbs, they are there with the powerful customer position. what metro bank at trying to do is give a very different offer. they have, they call their branches stores, they feel smart, they have a good online offer. but the key thing they have to do is win the market share and they are trying hard in the mortgage market which is very competitive. we got other banking results due out in the next week so will be talking to about that. thank you. and in other news — more than 16,000 customers have deserted the tsb in the wake of an it meltdown earlier this year. as many as 1.9 million people were left unable to access their own money in april, after the bank tried to introduce a new computer system. the crisis resulted in the resignation of the bank's boss and an enquiry by the regulator. the financial conduct authority is still considering whether to fine

the bank, after it wasjudged to have misled parliamentover the issue. now if you're worried about your credit rating, paying your rent on time will help you improve it. credit reference agency experian said it was now taking account of the payment habits of 1.2 million tenants.the vast majority of those, some 79%, stand to improve their credit scores and so get better access to bank accounts, loans and mortgages. until now, most renters have not been able to prove that they are likely to meet their monthly mortgage payments. last year, nearly 150,000 people signed a petition demanding better recognition of tenants who pay their rent on time. that was then discussed in parliament resulting the treasury minister stephen barclay concluding that timely payments should be taken into consideration. and this may not come as a surprise to some — the good weather we've been having in europe has boosted beer sales at heineken. net profits climbed

to 1.6 million euros which will be some good news for the brewer who issued a profit warning injuly. the ftse 100 has opened up this morning, however the pound has fallen against the dollar this morning. while sterling gained tuesday on optimism that the european union is preparing to offer a solution for the irish border issue with regards to brexit, the prospect of a leadership threat to the prime minister appears to be on the radar for investors, and that is possibly why we've seen a drop this morning. that's all the business news. authorities in rome are investigating the collapse of an escalator at a metro station, which injured at least 20 people. it's thought most of those involved were russian football fans. witnesses say some of the supporters were singing and jumping up and down before the escalator broke. lebo diseko has more. they should have been watching their

teams play football. instead, they found themselves in what has been described as a scene like something from the apocalypse. most of the injured were russian fans. they were in town to watch their team's uefa champions league match on tuesday night. repubblica station in the room was packed with people on their way to the game. this video shows the escalator they were on as is suddenly speeds up. travellers on the opposite side try to catch people as they felt. the escalator then comes to an abrupt stop with what looks like a dozen of people crushed at the bottom. firefighters worked for about an hour to try and free people who were trapped between the metal plates of the steps. at least seven was seriously injured, one fan had to have his foot amputated.

translation: the scene we found was people piled up the scene we found was people piled up at the bottom of the escalator. people, one on top of the each other looking for help. two investigations have been launched, won by rome as the public prosecutor and the other by the company in charge of the city ‘s public transport system. the task now, says rome's maicon is to try to understand how this could have happened. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. a mock german world war ii fighter plane complete with luftwaffe markings — has crashlanded onto a highway in los angeles. the pilot did escape safely. the plane was owned by a group of world war two pilots — and ended up pretty much destroyed. police in blackpool have launched a manhunt for this alleged thief who bares a striking resemblance to the actor

david schwimmer, who played ross in the ‘90s sitcom friends. the force shared a cctv image of the man, who's accused of stealing a crate of beer. and the shattered slate quarries of north west wales are to be nominated for world heritage status where they would join the likes of stonehenge, the great barrier reef and the city of venice. now it's time for a look at the weather. it is going to get colder by the end of the week but over the next couple of the week but over the next couple of days there's not going to be a great deal of change in the weather. we've got a fair amount of cloud in northern and western areas. but for some others, some sunshine. we can see the satellite imagery, where you've got the sunshine, south wales increasingly sunny here. all this cloud out was the north of the west. that is producing drizzle across the

west of scotland. otherwise, it is a dry day. there will be some sunshine across eastern scotland, increasing across eastern scotland, increasing across mid wales and for the midlands this afternoon. temperatures getting to about 13-16d. as temperatures getting to about 13—16d. as we go through this evening, they will be more cloud spilling in from the northwest again. that will edge italy further south and east but there will be clearer skies here and there. the lame pepping up across the west of scotland. temperatures overnight getting down to single figures. on thursday, the pressure pattern is fairly similarto thursday, the pressure pattern is fairly similar to what we have, high pressure just about theirs. this weather front wheels that introduce more rain across western scotland. that will turn heavy into the afternoon. a bit more clouds around on thursday compared to today. the favoured place for the best of the sunshine will be in the eastern part of england. turning to the for many

of england. turning to the for many of us tomorrow. temperatures down a couple of degrees. then it gets even called as we go into friday. look at the blue. it is taking over the uk and you can see where the air is coming from, right from the arctic. the real chilly, cold feel during friday. there will be lots of sunshine. with that sunshine they will be a few showers which could turn wintry over high ground of scotland, pennines and north wales. those are the temperatures on the thermometer. 7—11 that they will be a strong northerly wind right across the uk. factor in the wind, it is going to feel more like about 2 degrees in aberdeen, eight celsius in london. a big change in how the weather feels. that cold weather will last into the weekend. they will last into the weekend. they will be plenty of sunshine and those temperatures still about 8—10

celsius. you're watching bbc newsroom live. these are today's main stories. queues, delays and even criminal gang activity at the uk border. that's what britain faces if it leaves the eu without a deal, a government watchdog says. theresa may will face her tory critics this afternoon as she addresses a meeting of the backbench1922 committee amid concerns over her leadership. first though she is going to be at prime minsiters's question —— and in a moment we'll be going there live "the worst cover up ever". donald trump criticises saudi arabia's response to the murder ofjournalist jamal hashoggi. large crowds at a market in fiji cut short a visit by the duchess of sussex due

to security concerns. and a record—breaking $1.6 billion lotteryjackpot has been won in the united states. one winning ticket was sold in south carolina, and more could yet come forward to split the prize. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. let's go straight to the house of commons for prime minister's questions. norman smith is at westminster for us. we're waiting for the prime minister and she has another potentially fraught day ahead. another difficult day starting in a

few moments with prime ministers questions. we will get a sense of the barometer of opinion on her backbenchers following the latest details emerging about the backstop deal she could agree. brexit is a decent bet, that will be watching me of in chooses to go on. he did that last week. i am wondering whether he will go on the disappearance of the saudi journalist because jeremy corbyn has raised a few time in the past the situation in yemen and saudi arabia over the sale of arms to saudi arabia and it's an issue he has taken up in a way many other politicians have not and it's been interesting in the wake of the apparent murder, labour have been demanding the government takes a much more proactive response because at the moment had is the prime minister expressing deep concern and jeremy hunt calling fancies but not

much more. so i wonder if that might be whatjeremy corbyn goes on. alternatively he could tee up some of the big prebudget questions. that across to the commons now because it's showtime. it has been announced this morning that sirjeremy hayward is standing down as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service to concentrate on his recovery from ill health. jeremy has been an exemplary public servant over more than three decades. serving with the highest distinction in the finest traditions of the civil service. as he steps down he can look back at the contribution to public life feel in our country can match. i am personally very grateful to him for the support he has given me as prime minister since my first day in the ten. iam minister since my first day in the ten. i am sure the whole house will join me in offering our very best wishes to jeremy and join me in offering our very best wishes tojeremy and his family.

this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. two teenage brothers from my constituency have lived in glasgow ‘s since the end stores five years old. they are now nationalise glaswegians but live in co nsta nt nationalise glaswegians but live in constant fear of deportation to a country where they fled in fear of their lives. their friends country where they fled in fear of their lives. theirfriends rally to their lives. theirfriends rally to their cause by launching a petition that has been signed by over 90,000 people. it was presented by the home office. however this action has been met with callous indifference. when the leader of the opposition meet the leader of the opposition meet the children in august he was appalled by the lack of compassion showed by the home office towards these boys who have been kept in limbo for years. though the prime minister review this case and meet with these boys to witness what life is like that the sharp end of this governments hostile environment?

every case in relation to people's rights to stay in the uk is not that extremely carefully and i will ensure that the home office looks again at this case. if music be the food of love we could do with a lot of musicjust now. in that regard will my right honourable friend join me in welcoming sir michael parkinson who opened the united kingdom's first jazz centre in southend on saturday, inspired by digby fairweather displaying wonderful jazz memorabilia and digby fairweather displaying wonderfuljazz memorabilia and music and is that not yet another reason why southend should be declared... cani why southend should be declared... can i say to my honourable friend i have been known to move to a bit of music myself on occasions. can i

thank him for highlighting this excellent new centre. i am extremely pleased that the centre was opened bya pleased that the centre was opened by a constituent ‘s michael parkinson. culture is one of the key strands of the governments great ribbon campaign which promotes arts across the whole of the uk to global audiences and we like to see unsupportive events around the country showcasing the excellent range of performing arts we have and i would like tojoin my range of performing arts we have and i would like to join my honourable friend in welcoming this newjazz centre. i joined friend in welcoming this newjazz centre. ijoined the prime minister in thanking the former head of the civil service for his public service and wish him well in his recovery. i really hope he gets through this very difficult condition he's in at the present time. the prime minister

says austerities over, the conservative leader of walsall council says austerities alive and kicking. who is right? after a decade of working with austerities people need to know their hard work has paid off and because of their sacrifice is there a better days ahead. we will be setting out our approach in the spending review next year. it means debt going down and support the public services going up. unlike labour, we will continue to live within our means and we want go back to square one. this process has not been convincing to the conservative leader of walsall council who says never ever believe what you hear from council who says never ever believe what you hearfrom central government. posterity is not over.

her mps seem to have lost confidence in herand so her mps seem to have lost confidence in her and so have councillors. the far—away and derby the conservative council says financial outlook is extremely challenging with government austerity measures confirmed as continuing. well the prime minister try and clear up these gloomy tories in derby and confirm that next week the budget will cancel the 1.3 billion capital and local government next year? we are making 1.3 billion more money available in these next two years to councils and i am pleased to say that council taxes down in real terms. but if he wants to make state m e nts terms. but if he wants to make statements about what should be in the budget perhaps we ought to look

at his past predictions. he said that our plans would mean a million people losing theirjobs. what have we seen? 3.3 million more people in work. he said our plans would mean big levels of youth unemployment at youth unemployment is at a record high -- youth unemployment is at a record high —— low. so he will find out what's in the budget next week but one thing we know for certain is that labour will still make a mess of the economy. the prime minister did not get around to mentioning the record numbers of people on zero—hours contracts. the record levels of in work poverty meaning people in work have two access a food bank and wages lower in real terms than they were eight years

ago. the government has cut 49% from local governments since 2010. staffordshi re local governments since 2010. staffordshire police have lost 500 officers. on sunday the chief co nsta ble officers. on sunday the chief constable said sorry to his police collea g u es constable said sorry to his police colleagues and their families that they had to cancel rest days just to maintain the service. he apologised to his officers. will the prime minister apologised to the police as well? he talks about the police and what is available for the police. what we saw at the last election was a labour party saying 300 million more pounds should be made available to the police and what we have done is made £460 million available to the police. can i also say to the right honourable gentleman, they wa nt to right honourable gentleman, they want to talk about figures i have a blog here edited by that shadow

chancellor and in an article by an economic adviser to the labour party he says about their manifesto that numbers did not add up. that this was a welcome feature and largely irrelevant. it may be relevant to the right honourable gentleman and the right honourable gentleman and the shadow chancellor but it's not irreleva nt to the shadow chancellor but it's not irrelevant to the people whose taxes go up, whose jobs irrelevant to the people whose taxes go up, whosejobs are irrelevant to the people whose taxes go up, whose jobs are lost and with children have to pay labour's death. only one party costed the manifesto in the last general election and it was at the tory party. the role she says, about police, the reality is there are 21,000 less police

officers than they were eight years ago. she should listen to the chief co nsta ble of ago. she should listen to the chief constable of the west midlands who says criminals are taking advantage of these cuts and i quote, we are struggling to deliver a service to the public. i think the criminals are well aware of how stretched we are. two weeks ago the prime minister told the house that people on universal credit will be protected. the very next day the secretary of state for work and pensions said some people will be worse off on universal credit. which statement is true? i made clear to the house that those people who are moved through the migration process onto universal credit have —— will have the protection. let me just telling what happens and the universal credit. 200,000...

telling what happens and the universal credit. 200,000. .. 200,000 more people into work. 700,000 people getting the extra money they are entitled to and 1 million disabled households get more money per month. we are not replicating the old system because the old system didn't work. this is a system that helps people into work and make sure workplace. i think the prime minister is out of touch with the reality of what universal credit is about. £50 per week worse off, weeks waiting for the first payment when they move onto universal credit, people going into debt, people losing their homes, people stressed out beyond belief because they can't make ends meet at having to access a food bank just to feed their

children. that is the reality of universal credit. eight years of tory austerity means there are 40,000 minutes vacancies in the nhs. the numbers of students applying from this training has fallen by over 16,000 since the cat in the newest bursary. the prime minister told us austerity is over. will the government take the necessary step next week and the budget of restoring the nurse bursaries so that those who want to become nurses can realise their ambitions? he mentioned in universal credit the weight that people have in order to get theirfirst weight that people have in order to get their first payment. we announced in the budget last year we we re announced in the budget last year we were reducing the period of time people had to wait for the first payment and what did the right honourable gentleman to? they voted against that change. then he talks

about we should be doing more for the nhs. can i remind him, it is this government that has announced that going to be putting £394 million a week more into the nhs. at the last election labour said that with 2.2% more money into the nhs each year it would be the envy of the world. i can tell the house were not adding 2.2% in, we are not putting 3% in, we're putting an extra 3.4% in. with a long—term plan that will deliver for people up and down this country. applications for nurse training dropped by 12% in september. that's the reality of taking away the nurse bursary. this

government is not in strict with the public. they promised an end to austerity, they cant even for their own councillors, they promised the nhs an extra 20 billion but we don't know where it's coming from. gp numbers falling. and nurse numbers falling also. they promised universal credit would protect everyone. the work and set —— work and pensions secretary said people will be worse. the prime minister claims she is ending so will she confirm that in next week ‘s budget there will be more police on our streets, more nurses in our hospitals and elderly people in desperate need of care will not go ignored and forgotten by her government. what have we seen under

this government? more money available to the police, more money for the nhs, more money for social care, more money going to local authorities and our schools and at the end of this parliament we will be spending £500 million more in real terms on people of working age and children. let's actually look at what we now know about what the labour party ‘s alternative is. we now see as reported by a respected academic that by their own admission labour's plans would cost 1000 billion pounds. that is the equivalent of £35,000 for every household in this country. we know that would mean higher debt, higher taxes, fewer jobs. labour taking

that would mean higher debt, higher taxes, fewerjobs. labour taking us back to square one. belmont and better especial stools educate sen children in my constituency but in the last decade they have contended with an explosion in pupil complexity. does the prime minister agree that we need a careful examination about what lies behind these seismic changes so that in years to come we can deliver the best possible outcomes for all our children? can deliver the best possible outcomes for all our children7m can deliver the best possible outcomes for all our children? it is a very important issue. it is vital that we have for these children the right combination of education, health and care provision that is going to provide them and ensure they have the support and then to theirfull they have the support and then to their full potential. they have the support and then to theirfull potential. our they have the support and then to their full potential. our reforms to special educational needs and

disability systems are key to this but the point my honourable friend made about research and the increasing complexity is an important one. we are committed to building up that rich body of evidence on the identification and outcomes and educational experiences and the department is also scoping new work that would help again to leeds to our understanding of these issues so we can make sure these children get the right support. the kidnapping and killing of the respected saudi journalist has shocked the world. a killing that has all the hallmarks of being a premeditated murder. angela merkel has announced her government will no longer approve new armed sales

exports to the saudi kingdom. that is mod leadership. the uk government must take decisive action. words of condemnation will not do. well the prime minister finally commit to ending the sale of arms to saudi arabia? it might be helpful for the houseif arabia? it might be helpful for the house if i take this opportunity to update the house on this issue. as i said on monday we condemn the killing of the journalist in the strongest possible terms. after his disappearance we made clear that saudi arabia must cooperate with turkey and conduct a full investigation. the claim that has been made that he died in the fight does not amount to a credible explanation so they does remain a need to establish what has happened. the foreign secretary and our ambassador has been making our position clear. i expect to speak to

the king later today. i can update the king later today. i can update the house that no minister or official is attempting that attending the investment conference in saudi arabia and the home secretary is taking action against all suspects to prevent them entering the uk. if these individuals currently have visas they will be revoked today. i'm afraid the prime minister said nothing about arms sales. condemnation would do. the saudi arabian regime is responsible for multiple human rights violations. critics faced death by crude —— crucifixion. women imprisoned for campaigning for human rights. the brutal bombardment of yemen pushing that country to the brink of famine. now the state—sponsored murder of thisjournalist. what more evidence of criminality does the prime minister made before she fully commits to ending the sales of arms

to the brutal regime in saudi arabia? we are concerned about the humanitarian issues in yemen and we are the third largest humanitarian doughnut yemen and our support has provided significant support to millions of men, women and children. imight remind millions of men, women and children. i might remind him that we do support the saudi led coalition military intervention in yemen. that was recognised by the un security council and it came at the request of the legitimate president. in relation to defence exports, the procedures we follow are among the strictest in the world. they were introduced in the year 2000 by the late robin cook. they were updated in 2014 by the conservative led coalition government to reflect our obligations under the treaty. a

license will not be issued to saudi arabia or any other destination if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the licensing criteria. injuly any provision of the licensing criteria. in july 2017 a any provision of the licensing criteria. injuly 2017 a high court ruled that our sales to saudi arabia we re ruled that our sales to saudi arabia were compliant with those revelations. of course we keep things under review. richard graham. last week the shadow chancellor visited gloucester saying my constituency had suffered from austerities but in fact labour's high unemployment has been slashed. investment and apprenticeships are up. a new centre for the homeless established. two nhs trusts and a new gloucester transport funded by the government opens tomorrow. does my right honourable friend agree that although we must do more all of what we have achieved so far would

be severely damaged if the opposite leadership at the chance to impose on us again economic and trips a and constituents better off on benefit than in work. he is right. if you accept the record of this government. my congratulations to him on the wiki has done with the charity having a voice in gloucester. he is absolutely right. employment at a near—record high, youth unemployment at a record low. that is the benefit of the conservative government taking a balanced approach to our economy and the one thing we do know is that the labour party would undo all of that and leave our economy in a mess once again. can i give the premise to some relief from brexit and ask her about dogs. last week defra select

committee said the dangerous dogs act was not fit for purpose with hundreds of pit bull type dogs confiscated yearly and destroyed with no impact on them this. will the prime minister asked the defra secretary to act urgently on the committee '5 recommendations and not ta ke committee '5 recommendations and not take the approach of the lord's minister who said that even good—tempered dog had to be put down as collateral damage. my dog was rescued from the streets and to think of her being destroyed because her face didn't fit in court is chilling. can i say to the honourable gentleman that i have not looked at the detail of the select committee report but i can assure him that the secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs is himself the keen dog

owner as is the chancellor of the exchequer. we might not make much whiskey but we do enjoy tricking it as scotch whisky is the jewel in the crown of our sector. the industry continues to make more positive investment in our communities. the least we can do and there is to extend that freeze for another year. cani extend that freeze for another year. can i thank the honourable friend for the lobby he has put in. i am sure the chancellor has heard what he said. everybody will have to wait until the budget is delivered to find out what is in it. the honourable gentleman —— gentleman planned a robust campaign on scotch whisky last year and we took the sta nce whisky last year and we took the stance in relation to the duty

because we recognise the importance of scotch whisky to the uk. it was a record—breaking year in 2017 and in the first half of 2018 scotch whisky exports increased further to nearly £2 billion. how does denying or disrupting visas for african trade commissioners, artists and celtic connections enhance her vision of a global britain? does she understand the visa crisis and perceived travel ban only serves to prove that the hostel environment lives on and that brexit is a small isolation retreat from the world stage. the reality is far different from the situation he has pointed out. there is no travel ban and we remain open to business and people from around the world. we will continue to do so under the new immigration system. women who have got concerns about

proposals to change the gender recognition act which would allow self—definition of gender have had their meeting venues cancelled, been subject to intimidation and even been dragged into court as a result of private prosecutions. the prime ministers agree to a short meeting with the victim of sexual violence who believes these plans will needlessly but more were in danger? he has raised what is a very important subject. it is right that we are making these proposals in relation to gender reform but this isa relation to gender reform but this is a sensitive issue and we do have to make sure that as any changes are made we are taking into account the potential impact it could have relation to women and i am very sorry to hear of the experience of

the individual that he mentioned in his question. in the run—up to the consultation during the consultation officials to meet with over 90 different groups including lgb key groups, women's groups, and domestic abuse charities, but this is an important issue. can i suggest to my right honourable friend that i will ask a ministerfrom right honourable friend that i will ask a minister from the government minister equality officer meet with him to hear directly that experience. it seems that our laws allow rich and powerful men to do what they want as long as they can pay to keep it quiet. does the prime minister support the court of appeal ‘s decision to back nondisclosure agreements which have been used to silence women who have been sexually harassed and others who have been racially abused ? harassed and others who have been racially abused? she will understand i can't comment on a particular case

there is currently before the courts. what i will say is that sexual harassment in the workplace is against the law and such behaviour should not be tolerated. an employer that allows that harassment of women is sending a message about how welcome they are on about their value in the workplace. just as we would accept any behaviour that causes people to feel humiliated in the workplace there must be consequences for failing to abide by the law. it is clear some employers are using these nondisclosure issues unethically. if you pay a mortgage those moorgate

patients help you build up your credit history. if you pay a rent every month, it doesn't which isn't fair. but we can fix this for 15 million renters and the credit worthiness assessments bill is something that could help give affordable credit for all of us to be able to get on the bladder. will the prime minister take the opportunity of the budget next week to look at whether the government can give support for this cross— party can give support for this cross—party supported bill that has already passed through the lords and amended. and like to thank my right honourable friend for raising this issue. as she will be aware, i can't say what will be in the budget that she will have noticed the chancellor will have heard the point she has made. unlike my honourable friend, my constituency does depend on the scots whiskey industry which it is why aids suffering... we could see a

ha rd why aids suffering... we could see a hard border in the republic of ireland and disconnected parts of the country which voted overwhelmingly for domain. is the prime minister ready to accept her pa rty‘s prime minister ready to accept her party's narrow—minded prime minister ready to accept her pa rty‘s narrow—minded nationalism poses as a threat to the united kingdom and brexiteer belligerence could break up britain. cani could break up britain. can i say, we are working at the national interest and we are working for a good deal with the european union with that will ensure we will trade across all industries that are important to this country, such as the scotch with the. —— eu. we were given a good dealfor the the scotch with the. —— eu. we were given a good deal for the whole of the united kingdom once we're outside the european union. can the

prime minister use her good offices to help adjust vehicle excise duty rates which are having the perverse effect of people hanging onto their older, more polluting diesel cars and causing job losses from falling sales in car industry. i thank my honourable friend for raising this issue. i think that is a butcher ‘s death that she was making. —— that is a budget bid. this is an important issue because we have seen demand for new diesel ca rs we have seen demand for new diesel cars for by 17% in 2017. that decline is in line with other major european car market. the fell in germany by 13%. it is because of the health impact of nitrogen oxide that we see these changing patterns. we wa nt to we see these changing patterns. we want to ensure that manufacturers come forward with cleaner cars as soon as possible.

thank you. west yorkshire police is nine and a few officers than it did eight years ago. the result of 45% rise environment crimes this year. the association of police and crime commissioner '5 have warned the government's's pension shortfall will cost £165 million and leave 4000 fewer officers on our streets. in west yorkshire alone, this means another 400 officers lost. does the prime minister agree with me this is a national scandal and the police should be fighting crime and not fighting for funding. cani fighting for funding. can i say to the honourable lady, we have seen an increase in, she referenced issue in an sexual abuse crimes and crimes of that sorts, we have seen an increase in the number of crimes being reported. that is partly because we haven't an atmosphere where people are ready to come forward and report abuse

crimes. she refers to the issue of pensions, this is an issue that has been known for some years. mrjacob rees mogg. thank you. there have been reports today that the government is willing today that the government is willing to agree the european court of justice would be the final arbiter in most cases arising from brexit. as this would be inconsistent with the prime minister's commitments, will she deny it. cani will she deny it. can i say to the honourable gentleman, i haven't seen those particular report. if they are as he has suggested, then they are wrong, we have been clear in the work we have been doing about insuring in the future the european court of justice does that have jurisdiction in the uk. this week does not have inequality

report on sexual harassment in public places, the two child policy and women bearing the bent of cuts, how is the prime minister going to address this? cani address this? can i say, the position is not as she has set out in her question. we do see women with great opportunities today. we seek more women in the workplace and we seek, crucially, through the work we have been doing, for example, on the gender pay gap, we are seeing action being taken in relation to that and that's pay gap has been coming down. cani that's pay gap has been coming down. can i also say to her, i absolutely ta ke can i also say to her, i absolutely take seriously this issue of sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. it is very important that anybody in any workplace is able to be treated and feel they are being treated with respect and dignity and

action is taken to ensure that we eradicate sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. does the prime minister agree that when veterans have been investigated by both military and authorities whether they should never be... i'd like to thank the prime minister for heran like to thank the prime minister for her an engagement on this issue but does she agree with me what has happened to numerous northern ireland veterans is against natural justice, it is damaging to recruitment and it is contrary to the military conduct. we do owe a vast debt of gratitude to the heroism and bravery of the soldiers and police officers who upheld the rule of law and were themselves accountable to it. something that will always set them apart from and above the terrorists who during the troubles in northern ireland were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of members of the

security forces. the current system in northern ireland is flawed, it isn't working, it isn't working for soldiers, police officers, victims. that victims group includes many soldiers and police officers as well. while the number of terrorist murders are under investigation, i'm clear that and the current mechanisms for investigating the past there is a disproportionate focus on former members of the armed forces and the police. we are committed to ensuring all outstanding debts in northern ireland should be investigated in a way that is fair, balanced and proportionate. i know the prime minister has said she doesn't know what is next week's budget, can i ask you if she would agree with me that tax relief for private schools is not a good use of public money and will she just have

a little word with the chancellor sitting next to her. cani sitting next to her. can i say, what i said about the budget was i was on when to tell the house today, you have to wait until monday. thank you. my right honourable friend will remember visiting the defence national rehabilitation centre which sits between the constituency of loughborough. she knows it relies on the nhs to be able to work with and benefit from the rehabilitation of those brave armed forces she hasjust the rehabilitation of those brave armed forces she has just spoken about. what it needs is for people to come together from national governments, nhs to get the final decision made so we have this world —class decision made so we have this world—class facility to benefit people in need of rehabilitation. i am not going to be going there but i can see repairs to injured legs are something that are important.

first of, i'm sure the whole house will want tojoin first of, i'm sure the whole house will want to join in first of, i'm sure the whole house will want tojoin in paying tribute to the courage and dedication of our armed forces. and for the vast majority that experience of serving has been positive. we dc those members of our armed forces who sadly suffer injuries which are life changing. the ability, the rehabilitation capacity and capability that has been built up and that is now being put forward in the new defence national rehabilitation centre is very important. it was incredible to meet people who had been through that rehabilitation and see the massive change is made to their lives. this could be a huge benefit to the nhs as well. i thank my right honourable friend for highlighting this issue. the question of national health service patients being able to use it is one that is an important aspect, it is in everybody‘s aim to be able that can happen. the

secretary of state for health is reviewing the proposal for nhs patients to benefit from this legacy of expertise in the new centre. the vince cable. does the prime minister not accept the very sensible objectives of universal credit to simplify benefits and improve incentives were undermined by the 2015 budget of her friend, the former chancellor, who slashed the former chancellor, who slashed the work allowance. that, together with administrative rigidity is causing hardship for families. will she listen to the charities and fellow backbenchers who are urging her to pause the roll—out until these deficiencies are remedied? he rightly makes the point that what the universal credit system does is introduce a system which is simpler, a single benefits, single claim, rather than six claims that people might have been making. it is the

benefits that encourages and works with people into the workplace and it isa with people into the workplace and it is a benefit that as they earn more they keep more. this is a benefit that is good for people as we see from the extra numbers in work on receipt of universal credit. as we see from the fact that for people who go on to universal credit, the evidence is they are able they go on to learn more. encouraging people into work, make sure thejob pays, that encouraging people into work, make sure the job pays, that is the benefit of universal credit. i have seen house them young people with life—threatening conditions and theirfamilies with life—threatening conditions and their families can struggle to receive the care they need particularly respite care. i'd like to draw my right honourable friend attention to the report for children who need palliative care. can i add my right honourable friend to take a personal interest in this reporter we can work together to ensure our

most vulnerable children and families get the support they need. cani families get the support they need. can i say, this is an important issue. with her particular experience she is well aware of it ina experience she is well aware of it in a sense of many others will not be. i'd like to thank her first of for the work she undertakes as the co—chair of the committee. i'm sure the thought of the whole house will be with those parents who find themselves in this situation. we have made a commitment to everyone at the end of life including children, setting out the actions. woodland and the variation of end of life care. this covers the whole range of aspects including practical and emotional support because that is an important aspect of good end of life care. that is set out in our end of life commitment, our ambitions framework. it can be beautiful for some commissioners to develop suitable care models for

some. that it can be difficult. and the prime minister assure the hundreds of my constituents who have been trapped in their homes by spiralling ground rents the government's's commitments to crack down on unfair nestle practices will be fulfilled, and the government will restrict some ground rents to zero as promised by the former housing minister less than a year ago. cani ago. can i say to the honourable gentleman, we are following up on our commitments in that area. the whole house welcomed the commitment of another 20 billion for the nhs. the prime ministeragree it is vital the nhs produces a plan to use this money wisely, to strengthen front—line care and include gp services for my constituents. she is absolutely right. this is the

biggest cash boost the nhs will receive in its history. it is important that this is used carefully a nd important that this is used carefully and properly to ensure ca re carefully and properly to ensure care for patients is being improved. that is one of the principles we have set out in the 10—year plan the nhs is working on and i'm sure the nhs is working on and i'm sure the nhs are we working that looking carefully at gp services. i'm sure the whole house will want to send their best wishes to the honourable memberfor coventry their best wishes to the honourable member for coventry north west who is recovering from a recent operation. in his absence, and with his blessing, we will proceed with a third reading of his organ donation built this coming friday. it is a bill that will save lives and give hope to many. the prime minister previously has been supportive as has the leader of the opposition, so cani has the leader of the opposition, so can i ask today to reconfirm her support for this important built on friday. cani friday.

can ijoin the honourable gentleman in wishing the honourable memberfor coventry north west the best. and to say we continue to support this bill. it is important and it will save lives. may i join bill. it is important and it will save lives. may ijoin my right honourable friend ‘s praise and best wishes to the retiring cabinet secretary, sirjeremy heywood. he not only served many governments, he also appeared in front of many select committees like my own and was as popular amongst members of parliament as amongst his colleagues. he will be missed. cani colleagues. he will be missed. can i thank my honourable friend for the comments he has made. he is right, sirjeremy heywood has been an exemplary civil servant his public service is second to none. i'm sure he enjoyed the opportunity

to appear before my friend's committee. i imagine it was the height of his enjoyment! who could possibly have thought otherwise? we are grateful for the prime minister. given the £1.2 million worth of cuts per year since 2014th of children's services in my constituency, there's the prime minister believe we have adequate resources for sen dn peter barrett? — — adequate resources for sen dn peter barrett? —— less en be in peter barrett? spending has increased by over1 billion since 2010. it is not about money. it is about how council of excellent services and we need to ensure everybody is delivering according to best practice and that is why we are improving social care training, we're councils and not

delivering the standards we a accept, we will intervene. order. we will come to the honourable gentleman. coverage of the commons continues on bbc parliament. in the meantime, let's cross back to westminster and our political editor norman smith. he has been watching pmq ‘s with us. jeremy corbyn decided to talk, focus on austerity. a prebudget list of questions by jeremy corbyn asking for more cash for universal credit, bring back the nurses personally, for police funding, for social care, mike sends is we didn't get far with that. we did get clarity in other areas. one, theresa may opened the door to a

rethink over the issue of the treatment of veterans in northern ireland. there has been a letter sentin ireland. there has been a letter sent in by more than 100 tory mps calling for a rethink of the investigation of the allegations of historic mistreatment, killings, etc are people in northern ireland during the troubles. theresa may said this seemed to be disproportionate focus on the military, on the veterans which was not satisfying military families and victims. i got the sense she was open to having another look at that. also on the case of jamal khashoggi, the saudi journalist, apparently murdered, it is alleged in the saudi embassy in istanbul, more tough language and a bit more in terms of measures saying she will be speaking to the crown prince later today. she regarded the current explanations as not credible, no visas would be

issues for any of those thought to be responsible for the alleged murder and no ministers will be going to the investment conference in saudi arabia. a series of measures that and tougher language. none goes far enough to meet the demands of the likes ofjeremy corbyn and the snp leader. they demanded that water be a halt arms sales to saudi arabia. theresa may seem to suggest that was not necessary , seem to suggest that was not necessary, britain has some of the toughest and tightest rules on arms exports and at present there was no reason to think the expos to saudi arabia in any way contravened those rules. norman, many thanks. the bbc has seen new evidence that china is building a vast network of detention camps for muslims in its north—western region of xinjiang. there are claims that as many as a million muslims from the uighur community are being held indefinitely. the chinese government denies the allegations and says people are willingly attending "vocational

schools" which combat "terrorism and religious extremism." two members of staff accused of running an unregistered school have been convicted at westminster magistrates' court, the first prosecution of its kind in england and wales. headteacher beatrix bernhardt and director nacerdine talbi were convicted of running the al—istiqamah learning centre in west london. the centre claimed it provided tuition to home—schooled children, but ofsted inspectors proved this was not the case. calls to the national gambling helpline have increased by almost a third over the last five years, according to figures seen by bbc yorkshire. nearly 30,000 calls were made by gamblers to the helpline in the last year according to gam—care, the charity that runs it. the government says it's taking decisive action to ensure the most vulnerable people in society are protected from gambling—related harm.

ali fortescue reports. sporty, funny and a loved son. alan lockhart took his own life because of a gambling addiction when he was 40 years old. i was just horrified, because i could not see what the attraction was, that it was so great that it could have this effect on my son. but sadly, alan's story is not unique. nearly 30,000 calls were made to the national gambling helpline last year, that's a 30% increase on five years ago. the proliferation of advertising and the concern that we have with the harm caused by the fixed—odds betting terminals, for example, whether this reflects an increase in problem gambling per se, i do not think it would be a great surprise to those of us who work in the area. for matt, it all started with card games when he was just 13 years old. he did not realise then that his addiction would end in a prison sentence. i ended up taking money from work.

i had exhausted all lines of credit and it just carries on and on because an addictive gamblercannot win, they willjust lose money. i thought about suicide daily because i was in such a hole, ijust could not get out. it does notjust affect a gambler, it is not the numbers of gamblers that matter, it is the number of families that matter, the number of people in those families, they are the victims. unlike matt, alan lockhart was never able to start again. but his family hopes that his story, however short, will mean fewer lives lost. ali fortescue, bbc news. an official visit by the duchess of sussex to a market in fiji has been cut short because of security concerns caused by large crowds. our royal correspondentjonny dymond sent this update from fiji. she is one of the most famous faces in the world.

but since she married, we have heard almost nothing from her. until today. at the university of the south pacific, the couple watched a dance about climate change. and then, for the first time in a long time, it was meghan's turn to speak. she spoke about the right to education and its particular importance to young women. when girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create incredible futures not only for themselves but for all of those around them. and while progress has been made in many areas across the commonwealth, there's always scope to offer more opportunities to the next generation of young adults and specifically to young women. from staff and students alike, enthusiasm for meghan and her message. having her come and do that, it's amazing because we were able to tell our girls, look, if she can come and talk, if she can come and inspire,

if she can do all these words, you can too. she was lovely. and she was concerned with the issues that we have raised. she was honestly giving feedback and encouraging us in our work. and i was so touched and best to have that opportunity. without harry, but surrounded by adoring crowds, meghan went to the market in suva to visit a project for women's empowerment. it's very rare on these trips for meghan to do an event by herself. this is the second one today. and each time the message has been about changing the way that women and girls are treated. it was a very brief visit and there were a fair few disappointed fans. the authorities didn't expect the numbers that turned out and security became a concern. but here in fiji, meghan has started to define her role.

jonny dymond, bbc news, suva. a record—breaking $1.6 billiob lotteryjackpot has been won in the united states. the draw for the mega millions lottery has a potentialjackpot of $1.6 billion dollars, which is more than £1.2 billion pounds, the biggest pay out in history. it's just been confirmed that a winning ticket was sold in south carolina. more winners could yet come forward to split the jackpot. now it's time for a look at the weather. they settled autumn weather most of those have been having will change to an early taste of winter by the end of the week. here is a view from north yorkshire earlier today. it is not a blustery out there, not as

windy as it has been. gusts of 15 hours an hour in the northern isles. in northern scotland, some still patchy rain, cloud in the north areas. southern and eastern parts of the uk seeing some sunny spells and temperatures as high of 17 celsius. todayis temperatures as high of 17 celsius. today is pleasant if you're underneath blue sky. the overall weather pattern is not changing through the night into much of tomorrow. this westerly flow coming in with plenty of cloud came into western areas, patchy rain or drizzle. lose temperatures across southern part boat no frost to worry about. into tomorrow, still the same idea, cloud coming in from the west, some sunny spells in the east would it will be turning wachter in north—west scotland on through the day. this is a weather front through friday, it will move southwards. there won't be a huge amount of rain, that is not a significant

concern. what is the bigger story is what follows the weather front from arctic air. the air turning blue on the graphic, the wind picking up from the north. image called the north. image called a feel on friday, many others seeing some drivers are showers around in northern scotland before falling us know on the hills. double figures with the further south you are. the show was coming in particularly intercoastal parts, rain and sleet, snow on the hills, hail is possible, thunderstorms. strong northerly wind will make it colder than these temperatures suggest. already much colder than it has been. it will feel mid single figures across much of the uk. that is a significant change coming for the weekend. it will feel very different, we have established that, they will be some sunshine around. showers, some of the wintry mix particularly on the

hills of northern britain. overnight, a touch of frost. a warning that the uk border may not be ready to cope with a no—deal brexit — and criminal gangs could take advantage. the nao says companies could experience problems with it systems, staffing levels and increased paperwork. if there's a border that goes up between us and the rest of europe, then there are already not enough trained staff. i was hearing from a big supply chain operator, and they're telling me, they need 600 additional trained staff. we'll be live in the port of dover. also on the programme. america says it's revoking the visas of 21 saudi officials who they say were involved in the murder ofjamal khashoggi. the difficult journey of thousands of central american migrants heading north — president trump says the us is facing a national emergency.