you're watching bbc newsroom live, it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: a rape survivor in rotherham waves her anoynymity to call for action after she says herjailed abuser was told by a council he could apply for access to the son conceived through the assault. i want iwanta i want a change in the law to ensure that no children conceived through rain are allowed access. notjust for my case, but a national one. notjust for my case, but a national one. the financial impact of brexit, the government's official figures on how leaving the eu will affect the economy are published today. unsafe and understaffed, england's worst performing mental health trust is given weeks to improve by inspectors. problems for the police, a new report says there are significant legal and ethical challenges with the use of facial recognition technology. torrential rain causes travel chaos in sydney after months worth of rain fell in just a few hours.

good morning. it's wednesday the 28th of november, welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. a rape survivor has called for a change in the law after she says her abuser was invited by a council to seek custody of her son conceived through the abuse. sammy woodhouse, who has waived her right to anonymity, was groomed and sexually abused by arshid hussain who was jailed for 35 years for grooming dozens of young girls in rotherham. she says what the council have done is "outrageous" and claims other rapists are being consulted. she spoke to victoria derbyshire earlier. rotherham council gave the man that raped me and was convicted and sentenced to 35 years for what he did to me and other children, they have offered him

to apply for custody of my son. not only have they done that, they've done that without my permission. they didn't tell me. but even though i've proved that he is a danger to himself, to children around the country and to my son as well. and is it custody, or is it access to your son? no, they asked him to apply for custody so then he could make all the parental decisions. so how about woodwork as he's in prison for 35 years, he would decide where my son would live and make all the decisions and then my son would go and visit him in prison, which is just absolutely outrageous. and i'm not the only person that's going through this, there are women all over the country that have to share access with their children to the men that raped them. they have to see them, they are cross—examined by them, they have to ask their permission for things.

you know, i even tried to apply for a passport for my son to go on holiday and they got back in touch and said i needed to ask his permission. now, not only is this man, you know, he's not on the birth certificate, i was never married to him, but he is a danger to me and my son. mmm. and you have courageously spoken to our audience before on this programme, sammy, to explain that when you were a teenager, when you were 15, this man who you're referring to who's now in jail, arshid hussain, raped you. you became pregnant as a result. how could anyone think it appropriate to consult hussain about your son's care? well, i'd like to know the answer to that as well. and, you know, i'm still trying to find out answers. rotherham council are saying that, actually, they've worked within the law and they have to do that. the ministry ofjustice is saying, well, actually, no, you don't. legally, i have no idea

what my rights are, just like many women don't. there's no support for people like myself in dealing with these kind of situations. you know, everything isjust pretty much up in the air. nobody seems to know what the law is. and for me, whether this is something that the law says they have to do or not, it's wrong because of what has happened, what he's done to myself, what he's done to my son, to other people. we're constantly being re—victimised. the government says that existing court rules are clear that applicants in care proceedings should only ever notify people who have parental responsibility for the child. sarah champion is the labour mp for rotherham. she says it shouldn't be up to councils and social workers to try and interpret that guidance. my my frustration is that guidance is a simple thing, a minister, by the end

of today, could sign off new guidance that makes it crystal clear that any abuser who has ongoing risk toa that any abuser who has ongoing risk to a child doesn't have the right to comment on their future. they could do that today, they don't. they shoveit do that today, they don't. they shove it out to the council to interpret it, sit back and go, it's up interpret it, sit back and go, it's up to the councils. it shouldn't be about interpretation. our correspondentjon donnison is here with me now. has there been any more reaction from the council? broadly they said they can't disclose information relating to proceedings in a family court, we don't know what those court proceedings were about, that led to this alleged offer of access to arshid hussain being offered. rotherham council have also said, like all council, we must comply

with legal requirements, and that would include giving notice of proceedings to parents, with, or without, former parental responsibility. that suggests that they might have been in touch with arshid hussain while he was in prison. thank you very much. the government will today publish its economic analysis into the long—term effects of brexit. the analysis looks at various scenarios, including forecasts for the impact of no deal. it is thought it will show that mrs may's proposal will minimise the impact of leaving the eu on jobs, business and the economy — compared to the other options.... our assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster... so, norman, it's obviously significant, this information, being published. is it likely to have a big impact on the debate? not here, i wouldn't think. people are not here, i wouldn't think. people a re pretty not here, i wouldn't think. people are pretty much bolted down in position. perhaps theresa may will have an impact on public opinion,

what we are expecting analysis to show is that all the various brexit options going from leaving without a deal, to leaving on a canada style free trade arrangement, all a weight model, or something like theresa may's deal, it is said that theresa may's deal, it is said that theresa may's deal, it is said that theresa may's deal is the least detrimental to the economy. we heard from the chancellor this morning saying that in15 chancellor this morning saying that in 15 years‘ time we will only have a relatively small impact. in other words, the difference between being in and leaving an theresa may‘s terms could be comparatively negligible. however, isuspect terms could be comparatively negligible. however, i suspect much of the controversy will centre on mr hammond‘s assertion that the best thing for the economy would be to remain in the eu. listen to the chancellor. the only consideration was the economy, then the analysis shows, clearly, that remaining in the european union would be a better outcome for the

economy. but not by much. the prime minister's deal delivers an outcome thatis minister's deal delivers an outcome that is very close to the economic benefits of remaining in. whilst having all the political benefits of being out. clearly, people don't only look at the economy. they look at the political and constitutional benefits of exiting the european union, that's what drove the decision in the referendum in the first place. they will be a plethora of facts and figures flying around today, let‘s muddle over some of them with marcus fisher, a leading conservative brexiteers. the best option, economically, is to remain in the eu? correct? i don't think anyone will be surprised that philip hammond's desire is to remain in the eu. he is a remain. he's been pursuing a strategy within government to try to keep us in the

eu. is he right that staying in the eu would be the best option? that's one of the reasons the government is in the mess that its end. is he right? no, it would be cataclysmic for our politics, our trust in politics, if the eu leave vote was abundant now. let me put it to you, that‘s a slightly different answer, just in terms of economics, he concedes that politically we have to leave, he doesn‘t dispute that. but in terms of economics is he right to assert that staying in the eu would be better than any form of brexit? i don't accept that. when i looked up i don't accept that. when i looked up the costs in my briefings back in february, they had overestimated the cost of nontariff barriers by 15 times, they had overestimated the degree to which the impact of trade by over four times. these are things

that i will be picking through carefully later on. the treasury's work has been shown to not come to before, i would work has been shown to not come to before, iwould imagine work has been shown to not come to before, i would imagine that they may well be similar problems with what they bring out today. this isn‘t just what they bring out today. this isn‘tjust the treasury, it‘s also the work of the business department, brexit departments, and the treasury. this is a government view, and it chimes with what we‘ve heard from other organisations such as the national institute for social economic research, the institute for fiscal studies on the london school of economics. isn‘t it the case that when you don‘t like the fact you simply dismiss them as wrong? the work of experts who have been wrong before? just to take the end ie yes our report that you mentioned, what was interesting about bad is that the difference between their assessment of the prime minister's proposed deal, and the assessment of no deal, was a deal, and the assessment of no deal, wasa1.6% deal, and the assessment of no deal, was a 1.6% difference in gdp over 15

years. now, are the british people really going to put up with an argument that says that for the cost of 1.6% argument that says that for the cost of1.6% of argument that says that for the cost of 1.6% of gdp, even assuming that's true, that we should give up our democratic rights, and give our future to the eu with a permanent veto over how we arrange oui’ future to the eu with a permanent veto over how we arrange our trade, how we arrange our union, fishing, or these other things that we know are wrong with this withdrawal agreement? the government this morning were insisting that this is not project there. do you believe an? its project there .3. it's not the original version, they had another go at it a few months ago. this isjust leading up to persuade the mp5 to vote with the government, it's designed to instil there. that's why the government have arguably, will not been making adequate preparations for

alternatives. they want to put mps ina alternatives. they want to put mps in a difficult position. frankly, that's not a way to run a railroad. is your case that leaving on some sort of trade arrangement may be risky, they may be a short—term hit to the economy, but in the long term it will be better and a risk worth taking? in the long term having control of the way we set up conditions in our domestic economy is far more important than any other factor. so having autonomous control of our regulation, not giving that up of our regulation, not giving that up to the eu, that's of massive economic importance. thank you very much for your time. we will have all the facts and figures shortly, my collea g u es the facts and figures shortly, my colleagues are mulling them over in the treasury. we will be back for more analysis on that later. business correspondent has been speaking to business leaders and told us they aren‘t keen on no deal. they aren‘t particularly in favour

of theresa may‘s deal, but definitely not in favour of a no—deal brexit. we‘ve talked to a big chemicals company this morning, and he‘s come out strongly in favour of theresa may‘s deal which was quite surprising. his boss was a strong brexiteers. they have basically said, a no deal will be a disaster. this deal achieves most of what we want, and it‘s ok. they don‘t say, we want to go back to staying in the union, they support of theresa may has done. timing as well, we are expecting a treasury assessment late morning, then later on this afternoon, at 4:30pm, we get the bank of england‘s assessment of the bank of england‘s assessment of the impact of the various scenarios, and as well, we get the stress test from the bank of england on the big banks, they have a lot to say about brexit. and we get the stability report. they will be a wealth of stuff. we have full coverage of that throughout the day. more on today‘s main

stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. as part of her push to gain support for her brexit deal theresa may is in scotland today speaking to, amongst other, factory workers in glasgow. our scotland correspondent, james shaw, is in glasgow. so,james, so, james, she has a tough message to deliver their? that‘s right. essentially, she is, as we‘ve seen that‘s right. essentially, she is, as we‘ve seen since that‘s right. essentially, she is, as we‘ve seen since yesterday, pushing her message over the heads of politicians, over the heads of mps at westminster, trying to get to ordinary people. workers, employers. a factory somewhere near glasgow, her case will be that her deal offers security and certainty in the future, but also new opportunities for exporters, exporter is very

important in scotland, for businesses like whiskey, salmon and fisheries. one particular interesting development, i‘vejust been handed the text of a letter which theresa may has written to her 13 scottish mps, who are very worried about the future of the scottish fisheries industry, whether their access and control over uk waters might be bargained away. as pa rt waters might be bargained away. as part of some bigger free trade agreement. the text of her letter says, that if the eu does not agree to free trade deals, then eu boats will have no access to uk waters. that is the prime minister of being the anti—. this is seen as one of the anti—. this is seen as one of the totemic issue is as far as scotla nd the totemic issue is as far as scotland is concerned in these future eu negotiations. perhaps she is trying to provide reassurance to her own mps, some of whom may have

been tempted to vote against the deal which is coming forward in the next few days. is that likely to reassure the snp. they are saying that the fishing industry will be sold—out? the simple fact is that no deal has been made. there is no linkage at the moment in the agreement that we‘ve seen between the uk fishing products getting access, tariff free access, to europe, and eu boats getting into uk territorial waters. that is the concern, that it might happen somewhere further down the line. as far as the snp is concerned, they are worried about the fisheries, but the key thing is the fisheries, but the key thing is the economy, nicola sturgeon produce analysis from her own economic advisers yesterday, which suggested that they would be a £9 billion a year hit to the scottish economy by 2030, she said that no scottish government could vote for a deal that would make scotland border.

scotland, as a whole, voted remain, is there a sense that the visit will achieve very much? it's achieve very much? it‘s a good question. it‘s going to bea it‘s a good question. it‘s going to be a pretty short visit as far as we know, proudly not much access for members of the public, they will be very little access for the media. people are aware that she‘s here, it may make a key difference, perhaps, more to the constituencies she needs to talk to at the moment, that is her own mps, her own scottish mps, as opposed to making a big difference to how people in general about her deal. thank you, james. the headlines on bbc news. a new report says there are significant legal the government is to publish official figures on how leaving the eu will affect the economy today. the uk‘s worst performing mental health trust has been told by the care quality commission it has just weeks to make

improvements to safety. england‘s bowlers started their tests against uganda with a win. and ben stokes hopes he will avoid a lengthy ban for his exemplary behaviour since the incident outside a nightclub, he faces a disciplinary hearing for bringing the game into disrepute. i‘ll be back on all of those stories in around half an hour. —— at around half past. an independent report has found that there are "profound"

legal and ethical challenges for british police to overcome, the uk‘s worst performing mental health trust has been told by the care quality commission it has just weeks to make improvements to safety. understaffing and unsafe wards mean the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust has been placed in special measures by inspectors just some of the families failed by england‘s worst performing mental health trust. many taking their lives before getting the help they needed. 19—year—old nyall brown from norfolk died in may. a popular bmx—er, his family say they were denied crisis care and were told by staff to go private. he was speaking like a 1a—year—old. he could only feel the left side of his leg. there was a lot of stuff going on up there that wasn‘t right. he broke down in the shower that night and said, "why am i going crazy?" we said, "you are not going crazy, nyall." he couldn‘t hardly breathe, he couldn‘t hardly talk and we were sent home with him. the inspection report says people are self harming while waiting for care and the trust does not have a thread of safety running through it.

it says thousands are waiting with no help, wards are unsafe and have been more deaths after failing to learn from mistakes. when people are in their hour of need, often extremely vulnerable, they need confidence that their services are safe and of appropriate quality. from this publication, it suggests that it is time for the secretary of state to step in and take action. the trust said it is disappointed with the report‘s findings, but fully accepts them and is determined to get things right. nyall‘s father says he was told by staff they understand how he feels. he says that is impossible. nicki fox, bbc news. an independent report has found that there are "profound" legal and ethical challenges for british police to overcome, with the use of facial recognition technology. the software is used to identify suspects by comparing images on a police database with faces in crowds. the study, by the university of cardiff examined the technology‘s use over a ten—month period.

danny shaw, reports. using computers to recognise faces. artificial intelligence is now being used by police to identify suspects. but does it work? cardiff university examined the use of facial recognition by south wales police at last year‘s champions league final and at a series of other events, including rugby internationals and pop concerts. cameras scanned thousands of spectators, comparing their features to images on a police database. it was part of a trial project funded by the home office. at the start, the system accurately matched only 3% of faces it picked out. that increased to 46% when a new computer algorithm became available, leading researchers to conclude that the technology can certainly assist police in spotting suspects who otherwise wouldn‘t be found. in the course of the trial, they recognised on a number of occasions, that it could have other uses.

for example, there were uses of it to identify victims of crime as well, when they have been quite badly injured. there are uses of it to identify missing people, and also potentially we think there might be uses that could be put in place in terms of managing people with vulnerabilities such as alzheimer‘s, who have a tendency to go missing, in order to be able to locate them for safeguarding reasons. but researchers say facial recognition is not a silver bullet. the system struggled to work with large crowds and in poor light, while the face type of a small number of people triggered false positive results. danny shaw, bbc news. scientists in australia have started the biggest coral regeneration project ever undertaken on the great barrier reef. they‘ll collect millions of coral eggs and sperm, in a procedure that‘s been likened to ivf. the researchers said they plan

to grow coral larvae from the harvested eggs and return these to areas of the reef which have been badly damaged by climate—related coral bleaching. joining me now is dr steve simpson, marine biologist at the exeter university) he has been working on the great barrier reef since 2001. thank you for joining barrier reef since 2001. thank you forjoining us. before we talk about ivf for coral, give us a picture of the damage being done to the great barrier reef? how much coral has been destroyed? in the past five yea rs been destroyed? in the past five years there have been a series of events, two big cyclones and then two years of bleaching back—to—back which have cut the wreath. i got back this weekend from a trip, will it really is like diving in a graveyard now. the northern part of the great barrier reef has seen mortality up to about 80%, we want pristine, iconic coral reef

environments, reduced to seaweed covered rubble. —— we‘ve watched pristine iconic coral reef. hopefully, this ivf might make a difference. explain how it would work? corals have two parts, they grow gradually. they also have a sexual base, they produce eggs and sperm, which makes in the water, and they do this en masse, so on the great barrier reef, days after the full moon in november, yesterday, and so the team have been out collecting coral spawn which they can then rear ina coral spawn which they can then rear in a safe environment, these tiny microscopic laver will settle into plates, and get given a real head start in life before they are put out into areas that really, i‘ve have been completely destroyed, all the models suggest these will be the

reefs that could repopulate the neighbouring reefs. how much is overseeing that process improves the chances of boosting the coral from actually just seeing how chances of boosting the coral from actuallyjust seeing how nature ta kes actuallyjust seeing how nature takes its course? coral produce millions of eggs each year, they don‘t do that to produce millions of corals, the level of mortality in nature is almost 100%. almost every animal spores of the same time to ta ke animal spores of the same time to take advantage of the food in the water. they feed on the coral eggs. so taking them away from potential threats, egg predators, and filter feeders, it gives coral a real chance to get through the first few days of their life. at which point, when they are put onto the reef, they have a chance of growing. how long does it take to grow? last year was the first year when nothing bad happened on the great barrier reef,

and diving some of the reefs lizard island we were finding reefs the size of your fist, that sort of size, tennis ball size, up to dinner plate sized, they are starting to regrow. you would hope that within five years, the reef is starting to look much better, within 20 years, the reef looks great again. that assumes that we have 20 good years and there are worrying predictions about how temperature might affect the reefs again next year. thank you so the reefs again next year. thank you so much, it‘s really good to talk to you. it will be good to monitor the progress of what happens. thank you. a violent storm has swept through the australian city of sydney and surrounding areas, causing flash flooding, power cuts and transport delays. according to meteorologists, sydney had its average monthly rainfall within just two hours on wednesday. a 14—year—old boy died in a road accident on his way to school. authorities said at least 11 people had been rescued from vehicles trapped in floods. still in australia,

and thousands of people have been told to leave their homes as bushfires threaten properties in the state of queensland. a catastrophic fire warning has been issued for the first time in the state‘s history, as extreme weather hits several parts of the country. in all, a 138 bushfires are burning across queensland, as the state endures a heat wave combined with high winds. emergency services have described the conditions as a firestorm. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. we have some very strong winds affecting the uk is the rest of today. indeed, in parts of west wales we‘ve had a reported wind gust of 79 mph. winds are getting very with localised disruption. generally around 60 or 70 mph on the coast sandhills, getting stronger in time

for this afternoon and this evening‘s rush hour. we could see reductions in speed limits, and other impacts such as localised flooding and tree branches down an account of these winds. 15 degrees in london, and overnight tonight the strong winds head to the northern isles, up to 75 mph. the next area of low pressure could bring some strong winds, but the differences they will be more inland across parts of wales, the midlands and england. they could bring some large problems out and about on the roads. goodbye for now. hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. a rape survivor in rotherham has waved her anonymity to call for a law change amid claims a man who raped her has been invited to play a role in her son‘s life. the government will publish its assessment today of how the various options for brexit could affect the economy over the next 15 years.

the uk‘s worst performing mental health trust is rated inadequate for a third time. inspectors say concerns from 2014 were yet to be addressed at the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust. a report says facial recognition technology can help police find suspects and solve crimes, but "profound" legal and ethical questions have to be answered before it could be used routinely. and there‘s been widespread travel chaos in sydney and nearby regions after a month‘s worth of rain fell in just a few hours. sport now, here‘sjohn watson. good morning. both manchester clubs are into the knockout stage of the champions league, but if ever there was a sense of the pressure felt at the top, jose mourinho‘s summed it up with his reaction to united‘s winning goal. smashing these water bottles to the floor

he said was down to relief, their last gasp winner sealing a spot in the last sixteen, while manchester city twice came from behind to qualify. david ornstein wraps up last night‘s action. playing at these so—called theatre of dreams has become something of a nightmare for manchester united this season. against young boys, a fine chance to recapture their old habit of winning, though marcus rashford quickly showcased united‘s more recent trend — failing to find the net. managerjose mourinho unimpressed. young boys began to grow in belief and would have taken the lead if david de gea hadn‘t intervened. that save proved all the more crucial when maroune fellaini struck in stoppage time to lift the gloom and to some interesting celebrations. in lyon, manchester city fell behind to a breathtaking goal by maxwel cornet. the visitors responded well, however. nothing was stopping this laporte effort from levelling the scores.

although cornet had looked to have got the decisive blow, city had other ideas. sergio aguero securing a point and their passage to the last 16. david ornstein, bbc news. tonight, both tottenham and liverpool have some work to do if they‘re to qualify. for spurs, it‘s very simple. beat inter milan or they‘re out of the competition, after failing to win any of their first three games. liverpool still have work to do. they‘ve got to beat paris saint germain, who have stars kulian mbappe and neymarfit to play in paris, and hope that red star don‘t beat napoli. arsenal‘s europa league match against vorskla poltuva has been moved more than 200 miles because of safety concerns. they were supposed to play at vorskla‘s home stadium in the ukranian city of poltuva tomorrow night. but martial law has been declared in some regions of the country, and uefa have decided it would be

safer for the match to be played in the capital kiev. england survived a fightback from uganda to win the first of their three match netball series. england had a nine goal lead at half time but they let uganda back into it, the scores were level in the final quarter. but england got themselves going again in liverpool and won by 50 points to 46. the next game is in two days time. england cricket coach trevor bayliss hopes ben stoke‘s exemplary conduct since an altercation outside a nightclub last year will help him avoid a lengthy ban. stokes who was cleared in court of affray faces a disciplinary hearing next month, alongside alex hames, for bringing he game into disrepute. bayliss could lose the player for their up coming tour of the west indies depending on the punishment handed out by the ecb. and there‘s a big fight for tyson fury this weekend. he challenges deontay wilder for the wbc heavyweight title

in los angeles this weekend. ahead of the fight they both took time out of their training schedule to meet the la county fire teams who‘ve been dealing with those horrendous wild fires. and fury took the opportunity to draw attention to another big problem in los angeles. there is a lot of homeless people on the streets here, more than i have ever seen ever in my life. i‘m in downtown la, but if you go five minutes down the road, there are thousands of homeless people. you think you might be in a third world country. it is a crisis situation, something needs to be done about it. i know it‘s just an outsider opinion, but it is a situation that is happening all over the world, in the uk here as well. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. martial law has come

into effect in parts of ukraine following a maritime clash with russia on sunday. the move, which is unprecedented in ukraine, gives military authorities the right to ban protests and strikes. the tension has prompted president trump to say he might pull out of a meeting with the russian president later this week. on tuesday, a court in crimea ordered the first 12 ukrainian sailors captured by russia on sunday to spend two months in detention. lebo diseko reports. captured at sea by russian forces and now sentenced in a crimean court. one of 12 ukrainian sailors ordered to be held untiljanuary. russia says they crossed into its waters illegally, but ukraine insists the incident happened in areas that are free to shipping. russian security services released film statements from three of the captured ukrainians which were widely shown on state tv. one said that he was

aware the actions of his navy were provocative. we cannot verify the circumstances of the interviews. kiev says the men were forced to lie under duress. this footage, also released by russia, apparently shows the incident which led to the crisis, the most serious escalation between the two countries in years. the kerch strait where this happened is the only way of accessing ukraine‘s key ports in the azov sea, which both russia and ukraine are meant to share. but since russia annexed crimea four years ago it‘s been able to block access in and out. on monday ukraine imposed martial law, saying it‘s the victim of a deliberate act of aggression. translation: i don't want anyone to think this is fun and games. ukraine is under threat of full—scale war with russia. the us is calling on european countries to fully enforce the sanctions on russia

over its annexation of crimea. it's a dangerous escalation on the part of russia's continued aggressive behaviour against ukraine. the united states continues to support ukraine's territorial integrity. the secretary is heading to nato, as many of you know, in the coming days. i would imagine that would be a big topic of conversation. america says russia violated international law and president trump now says he might cancel a meeting with president putin at the g20 later this week. mr trump says he doesn‘t like what is happening, but he hopes they will be able to straighten things out soon. lebo diseko, bbc news. the raf veteran, author and campaigner

harry leslie smith — who called himself the ‘world‘s oldest rebel‘ — has died at the age of 95. (00v) his son made the announcement on twitter this morning. mr leslie smith rose to prominence after giving an impassioned speech about his life and the nhs at the labour party conference in 2014. over the past week, thousands of well—wishers had sent their support after learning he was critically ill in hospital. kevin maguire — who‘s associate editor at the daily mirror — met harry leslie smith and joins us now from westminster. what impacts did he have? he was a guiding light. he was a thread going back to the 1930s and the great depression when there was no health service. he remembered what life was like then and how people like him build a better britain and a better world. he felt late in his life we we re world. he felt late in his life we were going backwards. poverty was returning, the health service was being run down and he hated the

abuse of refugees and he wanted to do something about it. he wanted to stand up and be counted and show a better world was possible. people warmed to him. he had a twitter account with more than 230,000 followers. did he change anything in terms of changing minds because of that great life experience he had?” think austerity in the last few yea rs think austerity in the last few years had no greater enemies than him because he was that thread all the way back to the 1920s and through the 1930s. he knew what it was like back then and he could make it relevant to today and today releva nce to it relevant to today and today relevance to what was then. he would electrify crowds. his book sold so many copies. he was such an engaging quy- many copies. he was such an engaging guy. i think of him in his wheelchair and he always smiled

because his politics were always optimistic. he was angry about the way society was going and people being destitute and insecurity at work and public services being run down. he channelled that anger into an optimism. he was remarkable. remarkable that the fire was burning into such old age. 95 when he died. absolutely. he became a public figure and participated in politics after the great financial collapse of 2008. he wanted to do something positive so he threw himself into his work. you often think of the bluff rail but he was frail in body but strong in spirit. he has been touring refugee camps in europe. he

was not going to stay at home and watch tv. he wanted to leave his mark on the world and make it a better place and they certainly did that. when did you meet him? i met him several times. at the labour party conference in 2014. he electrified that conference. he got a standing ovation on the nhs. i met him many times after that. i was writing about the 1926 general strike and i asked harry if he could remember it and he could remember it. he was a coal miner ‘s son. he remembered in 19 26: twitter could line on his father ‘s shoulders. we have lost some living history with his passing. as well as that moral light that has gone out. the world isa light that has gone out. the world is a slightly darker place with his passing. the treasury has just

published its economic analysis into the long—term effects of brexit. our assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. you will remember this morning the chancellor was saying this would have limited impact on the economy compared to staying in the eu. it's perfectly manageable and nothing to worry about. the treasury figures suggest that over 15 years the economy could be up to three point 996 economy could be up to three point 9% smaller and that would equate to a loss of around £100 billion in public finances. i would suggest thatis public finances. i would suggest that is quite a significant head, almost a 4% hit over the next four years. in terms of no deal, the

chancellor has already talked about the impact. the analysis suggests it would lead to a 9.3% hit to gdp. on the in between elements, staying in the in between elements, staying in the eua and so on we don't have confirmed figures on this but they are suggesting that if we went for the norway model we would only have a 1.4% drop in gdp. that is less than mrs may's deal. but that will have to be confirmed. in simple terms, if mrs may get this deal through the commons over 15 years of the economy will be smaller byjust under4% and

the economy will be smaller byjust under 4% and that will have an impact on tax revenue, public services, growth and so on. in the immediate term i would suggest it has an impact on mrs may's ability to sell the deal because the core narrative has been that her deal is a compromise that will protect jobs and business and the economy. the government analysis which is just that protection will still mean what looks like a fairly sizeable hit to the economy over 15 years. there is a lot of room for error because it's a lot of room for error because it's a long—term projection but based on this analysis the economy will be smaller by 4%. philip hammond himself said this morning that if the only consideration was the economy it‘s best that we remain in the eu. 0f economy it‘s best that we remain in the eu. of course that‘s not taking into the politics. where do you

expect this to go? some brexit here's another said the analysis is project their mark three. they simply dismiss the analysis. they claim that the treasury has failed to take into account that impact of possible tariffs if we may —— move toa possible tariffs if we may —— move to a free trade agreement vastly exaggerated. they also argue that the government is not taking advantage of all the potential economic benefits of brexit, of cutting free from all of the social markets and revelations and directives of the eu. so why is six suspect in terms of the argument here actually these figures are

probably not going to make a difference because people are hunkered down. the question is how far it and pixel damages in any way mrs may's corp which the electorate, namely my deal is the best deal on offer and will safeguard jobs and business. given that we now know it could lead to a loss in gdp ofjust under4% over15 could lead to a loss in gdp ofjust under 4% over 15 years. could lead to a loss in gdp ofjust under 496 over 15 years. on these figures, the norway option would be economically better. what has the government said about the norway option? mrs may's compromise position they say is the best for the economy. i am cautious about the figures because i've only read it andl figures because i've only read it and i have not seen it elsewhere. if that option would result in a 1.4% loss in gdp that is considerably below the theresa may option and

would put rocket boosters another growing momentum here in westminster of those pressing for a norway option whereby we would basically remain in the customs union. but of course the political downside is we would have to accept freedom of movement, we would continue paying mini -- movement, we would continue paying mini —— money into the eu. so politically it's extremely difficult although economic lead it would seem at the moment to be the best option. sol at the moment to be the best option. so i would think if mrs may '5 deal is voted down it would provide huge momentum across both sides of the commons to rally potentially behind the norway option, albeit you will never the norway option, albeit you will never get on board leave campaigners because they would view it as betrayal of the referendum. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: government forecasts show the uk‘s current eu withdrawal plans

could cut gdp by up to 3.9% over 15 yea rs a rape survivor in rotherham has waved her anonymity to call for a law change amid claims a man who raped her has been invited to play a role in her son‘s life. the uk‘s worst performing mental health trust has been told by the care quality commission it has just weeks to make improvements to safety. i‘m susannah streeter. in the business news: mild inflation has returned after shop prices rose for only the third time in five years in november. higher global cereal prices have pushed up on the prices of several foods included in the shop price index. but it appears many high street retailers continue to keep clothing prices lower partly in order to compete with the online stores the price of a call to directory inquiries will be capped at £3.65 for 90 seconds. phone industry regulator ofcom said it is responding to a "steep" rise in prices.

the most popular service, 118118, charges £11.23 for a 90 second call, the regulator said. more than a million people a year still use the service. her majesty‘s revenue and customs says the number of reported scams is up 20% over the year, with criminals trying to get your personal financial data via promises of tax refunds or threats of investigation. the department is getting a staggering 85,000 reports a month. the hmrcs head of cyber security said talking the problem is a bit of a cat—and—mouse game. shop prices are almost unchanged from last christmas which is good news for consumers but difficult conditions are continuing for struggling retailers, figures out this morning show. overall prices were 0.1% higher in november compared with a year ago, with falls in the price of clothes and electrical goods according to the british retail consortium. food inflation accelerated to 1.6% this month from 1.3% in october, partly due to higher global cereal prices pushing up on the prices of several products.

katie baron, head of retail at stylus media group, joins us now. good news for consumers but it‘s tough for retailers. margins are being squeezed because retailers in the face of so much uncertainty with wrecks it are trying to maintain a sense of equilibrium. they are trained to make sure they are cultivating this longer—term relationship. we've heard about these economic forecasts that have just come out. they say that actually the uk could be poorer by between 60 and £100 billion with a no deal scenario costing the uk nearly £200 billion. what are your

forecasts for retail in the event of ano forecasts for retail in the event of a no deal scenario because already this uncertainty is affecting how wealthy people feel? we're going to see two things. retailers are talking about stockpiling. particularly food retailers stockpiling frozen foods. there is a huge demand for warehouse space at the moment. for the immediate future stockpiling is something going to be looking at. as from a consumer perspective we will see people inching into austerity mode. we‘ve already seen a little bit of this on black friday. people are still spending but the amount of transactions went up but actually people were spending less. it‘s more about the small purchases and less

investment size purchases. that general sense of caution. do you think you will continue to see that in the run—up to christmas? people are drifting away from bricks and mortar stores to online to find bargains. it will be a combination. there is a myth in the retail world that people are either bricks and mortar or online shoppers. statistics show it something like 7796 statistics show it something like 77% of people now actually work across both those channels. lots of people start their journey across both those channels. lots of people start theirjourney online but by in physical source. people are going to be hanging on until us close to christmas as possible to get the best prices they can. people will still be spending but we will definitely see a bargain hunter mentality. new zealand has become the latest country to block a proposal to use telecoms equipment

made by china‘s huawei because of national security concerns. spark new zealand wanted to use huawei equipment in its 5g mobile network. however, a nz government security agency said the deal would bring significant risks to national security. hmrc says the number of reported scams is up 20% over the year. the restaurant group will go ahead with its £550m deal to buy wagamama despite a backlash from several major investors. the firm, which owns chains including frankie & benny and garfunkel‘s, said about 60% of shareholders voted for the tie—up. big—name shareholders had opposed the deal over concerns about price and debt levels for the restaurant group. thomas cook‘s share price remains under pressure following a shock profits warning yesterday which it blamed on the summer heatwave in the uk.

in contrast, however, the british sun helped on the beach‘s financials, sending the holiday group‘s shares to the top of the ftse 250 risers. let‘s check in with the financial markets and other travel and airline firms are also lower shares in the ftse100‘s tui, are also down almost 2%. but easjyet is the biggest faller in the ftse 100, down 2.6%, the restaurant group — which owns frankie and benny‘s and garfunkels has seen its share price slide it comes after shareholders voted in favour of a plan to buy the wagamama chain for £559m. the pound gained some momentum against the dollar today and is now trading up slightly. the big news coming out today about the economic forecasts. we will get the economic forecasts. we will get the bank of england forecasts for a brexit scenario this afternoon. we will be at prime ministers questions at midday. theresa may is heading off to scotland later. this world went two weeks as she tries to sell this deal against the backdrop of the new economic forecasts.

concrete is the second most used substance on earth. a key ingredient in road—building, repairing cracks can cause long delays. so what if you could build concrete that could fix itself? when there is a crack in concrete, this crack is going to open the matrix and then open the capsule as well. livia is helping to design tiny capsules the size of sand grains that will sit inside the concrete. any crack will split them open, releasing a healing agent that fixes the crack. so they come along off the tube, they are collected in the solution and here this white material is where you can see thousands of micro—capsules being produced and collected in the solution. under the microscope, they look like little eggs. and here is one that has opened up inside some concrete.

so effectively you are trying to make a little egg with a hard shell and an agent inside that will fix the concrete. i mean, what is the hardest part of that? you are making it on such a tiny scale. good question. the hardest bit is about controlling the flow rate so i can precisely control the size of this tiny shell that i am doing, this tiny egg that i am doing, and also control the shell thickness. the cambridge team is working on other self—healing systems, too. so this is inside the concrete, agent always pumping through, and the minute a crack goes through the concrete it will find one of these plastic tubes. the tube breaks, healing agent comes out and it just seals the crack. and you can see only one of them breaks, which means you can use all the other of them for any other type of damage that happens over the life of the concrete structure. so you have dragged me here to look

at a wall, haven‘t you? yep. a special wall, self— healing concrete. if i smash it hard, it will heal itself? yes, it will, yes, in two weeks' time. very important because we spent a huge amount of money on maintaining infrastructure, roads, bridges, tunnels, embankments, and it is very costly and there is a huge amount of disruption associated with it. so these materials basically have the ability to heal their own cracks. they sense damage and they repair themselves without the need for external intervention. just making the cement for concrete produces 8% of the world‘s man—made co2. if it can heal itself, you can save money, the environment and cut some trafficjams. richard wescott, bbc news, cambridge. we are expecting prime ministers at

midday. it's it‘s going to be a busy session. after that she will be heading off to scotland. we will have full coverage coming up but right now let‘s catch up with the weather. strong winds affecting the western side of the country. the strongest wind gusts so far are 79 mph. there may well be speed restrictions on some bridges today. transport disruption as possible. it could bring a few tree branches down. the

winner is getting stronger in northern ireland over the next few hours before targeting scotland‘s just—in—time for this evening‘s rush hour. some heavy rain could bring some localised flooding. the strongest winds moving into the northern isles of scotland overnight and guests could reach 75 mph. it‘s going to be a rotten rush—hour across scotland this afternoon and this evening. further southwards show is coming in across western england and the. those winds will stay gusty for the rest of the day. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live — these are today‘s main stories: government forecasts show the uk‘s current eu withdrawal plans could cut gdp by up to 3.9% over 15 years. ano

a no deal departure could lead to a 996 a no deal departure could lead to a 9% cut. a no deal departure could lead to a 9% cut. a rape survivor in rotherham has waved her anonymity to call for a law change amid claims a man who raped her has been invited to play a role in her son‘s life. i want iwanta i want a change in law to ensure that no rapist can access children conceived through their abuse. i wa nt conceived through their abuse. i want a full investigation notjust into my case, but nationally. i want a full investigation notjust into my case, but nationally. unsafe and understaffed, england‘s worst performing mental health trust is given weeks to improve by inspectors. the high—tech challenge facing police a report says there are significant legal and ethical issues with the use of facial recognition technology. torrential rain causes travel chaos in sydney after a month‘s worth of rain falls in just a few hours. good morning.

it‘s wednesday, november 28th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. we go straight to norman smith as we wait for prime minister‘s questions to begin. i thought it had begun, but it hasn‘t. norman, the news gets harder and harder, really. but it hasn‘t. norman, the news gets harderand harder, really. oh, it has begun, there she is. during the second world war, suitable time in government and public service she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed, this morning i have meetings with ministerial collea g u es i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and i will have further such meetings later today. rosie cooper. i am sure the whole house would want to be associated with the prime minister‘s remarks. the misery inflicted on my constituents by northern rail

continues unabated. long waits with full trains that don‘t arrive on time, whole day cancellations and the cancellation of last trains leaving people standard. there can be no more excuses. this latest fiasco began in may, with communications issues, , timetabling and communications issues. prime minister, isn‘t it time to get communications right, and bring an end to the northern franchise? cani end to the northern franchise? can i say to the honourable lady, first of all, we are clear as the government that the performance in the north and disruption caused to passengers was unacceptable, following the changes that took place in may. i think it‘s clear, it‘s clear that we saw a combination of delayed network rail infrastructure works, and reduced time to plan a modified timetable, which saw that it was finalised too late. we know passengers are currently not getting the service

they deserve. there are more services in northern rail now than they were compared to earlier this year. much more does need to be done, what we are doing is working alongside transport for the north, northern trans pennine express an network rail in improving services. 0f network rail in improving services. of course, we have asked richard george to review the rail network, to make recommendations and improved reliability. where operations are at fault, we will take action. no one can question me prime minister‘s work ethic and determination to reach a deal with the eu, a deal that many people thought was unachievable, but despite her best endeavours there are considerable concerns that many people have that has left us with an uncomfortable choice. i share those concerns. as the prime minister heads to scotland, can i ask what guarantee she can give to those who

have concerns about the future of the fishing industry under this deal, and our precious union? cani deal, and our precious union? can i say to my honourable friend that he is absolutely right to raise theissue that he is absolutely right to raise the issue of the fishing industry. and of our precious union. i am a committed unionist, as he is, and indeed, all my colleagues on the conservative benches. our ideal in relation to fisheries, means that we will become an independent coastal state, we will be able to negotiate access to our waters, and we will ensure ravishing twinges get a fairer share of our waters. we will be determining that issue of access to our waters, and we firmly reject a leak of access to our waters and access to markets. i also have to say that we are very clear, as i made clear in my statement on monday, that we will not be traded

off fisheries against anything else in this future relationship. and, indeed, the support for the deal, i‘m confident about my honourable friend will have seen support for the dealer recognised by the scottish fishing federation. jeremy corbyn. thank you, mr speaker. i echo the prime minister‘s words about baroness trumptington, we thank her for services to this country throughout her life, we remember her as a great code breaker and demonstrative member of the house of lords with physical symbols! also, who whipped on have i got news for you. i also want to page a bid to my friend, harry leslie smith who passed away this morning. he served in the war and was an irrepressible campaigner for the rights of refugees, the welfare state, and the national health service. he was passionate about the principle of health care for all, as a human right. we thank harry for

his work. on sunday, the foreign secretary said of their brexit deal, it mitigates most of the negative impacts. can the pilot tell us which of the negative impact it does not mitigate? cani mitigate? can i first of all, i‘m sure that the whole house will wish to pass on condolences to the family and friends of harry leslie smith. what we see behind the analysis that we have published today, and indeed, the chancellor recognised this morning, is that our dealers the best deal available for jobs morning, is that our dealers the best deal available forjobs and the economy, allowing us to an early referendum and realise the opportunities of brexit. this analysis does not show that we will be poorer in the future than we are today... what it doesn‘t! be poorer in the future than we are today... what it doesn't! order! it shows we will be better off with this deal. what would make this

poorer, and have an impact on our economy, would be the policies of the right honourable gentleman, more borrowing, higher taxes, fewer jobs. the biggest risk... the biggest risk to our economy is the right honourable gentleman and his shadow chancellor. mr speaker, on the same day that that statement was made, the prime minister said, this is the best possible deal. it‘s the only possible deal. it‘s the only possible deal. i mean to say, it‘s not hard to be the best deal if it is the only deal. by definition, therefore, mr speaker, by definition it‘s also the worst deal! mr speaker, the government economic service forecast published today are actually meaningless, because there is no actual deal to model. just a 26 page wish list. the chancellor said that her deal will make people

worse off. does the prime minister agreed, he doesn‘t appear to be here this morning to be consulted? asi this morning to be consulted? as i have just this morning to be consulted? as i havejust set this morning to be consulted? as i have just set out to the right honourable gentleman, what the analysis shows, it shows that this deal we have negotiated is the best deal we have negotiated is the best dealfor deal we have negotiated is the best deal for our jobs, deal we have negotiated is the best dealfor ourjobs, economy, which delivers on the results of the referendum for the british people. i believe that we should be delivering on the results of the referendum. he talks about the political declaration, he called it a wish list, what he is describing is a political declaration agreed between the uk and eu, that sets out an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership across trade, economic cooperation, law enforcement and criminal justice, cooperation, law enforcement and criminaljustice, foreign cooperation, law enforcement and criminal justice, foreign policy, security and defence, and wider areas of cooperation. what does labour have two after? six bullet

points. my weekend shopping list is longer than that! mr speaker, after eight years of making our economy we go through austerity their botched brexit threatens more of the same. professor alston said in his damning un report into uk poverty, and i quote, in my meetings with the government, it was clear to me that the impact of brexit on people in poverty is an afterthought. in her checkis poverty is an afterthought. in her check is planned that the prime minister promised frictionless trade with europe after brexit. their future partnership guarantees no such thing. does the prime minister understand why mps are queueing up not to ba cco understand why mps are queueing up not tobacco plant? —— not to back

her plan. farmers in wales are backing the plan, fishermen in scotland, employee is in northern ireland, and when mps come to look at this vote, they will need to look at the importance of us delivering an brexit, and ensure that we deliver brexit, and ensure that we deliver brexit in a way that protects jobs. on that subject he referenced what had happened to the economy over the last eight years, a number of young people not in education employment or training is at record low, borrowing is that the low was liable for 13 years, more people are in work than ever before, the fastest regular wage growth for nearly a decade, and today, we‘ve seen the number of children living in workless households at a record low. the proportion of workers households are also at a record low. that‘s good balanced management of the economy by the conservatives.

mr speaker, it‘s good balanced management of the economy, then why did professor alston say there are 14 million people in the country living in poverty? when she claims support for her deal, last week, more than 200 chief executives and entrepreneurs described her brexit deal as the worst of all worlds. order! order! mr morris, calm yourself. take some sort of soothing medication if that is what is required. above all, calm yourself. jeremy corbyn. mr speaker, a private e—mailfrom the jeremy corbyn. mr speaker, a private e—mail from the cbi says that the deal, no need to give credit to negotiators, because it‘s not a good deal. all the prime minister can commit to is that we will be working for frictionless trade. she‘s gone

from guaranteeing fictional trade, to offering friction and less trade. —— frictional trade to offering friction and less trade. after these botched negotiations the country has no faith in the next stage of even more complex negotiations being concluded injust more complex negotiations being concluded in just two years. so what does the prime minister think is preferable? extending the transition with further payments to the eu? or falling into the backstop with no expert? as the right honourable gentleman knows, there is an exit from the backstop, there is an alternative, but we don‘t want the backstop evoked in the first place. neither, neither does the government of the republic of ireland, and neither does the european union. he is referring, again, to this issue of the political declaration of the nature of the political declaration,

he will know that the european union cannot agree or sign legal text on a trained arrangement with a country thatis trained arrangement with a country that is a member of the european union. they cannot do that until we have left the european union. let me just say this to him, the december joint reporters 16 pages long and less tha n joint reporters 16 pages long and less than a year between 599 of legal text, the political declaration is 26 pages long, we can‘t turn that into legal text within the two years it is available. —— we can change that. at every stage people have said we couldn‘t do what we have done. they said we wouldn‘t get the implementation period, we did. they said we wouldn‘t get a withdrawal agreement, we did. it takes hard work to work in the national interest, that is what this government has. jeremy corbyn. mr speaker, that explains why the business secretary doesn‘t have much faith in this either. he is discussing a transition period to be extended to

2022, apparently. parliament voted, mr speaker, parliament voted for the government to publish its legal advice in fall, the government today says it will ignore the sovereign will of parliament. in 27 pig—macro 2007, the prime minister wrote to the then prime minister saying, the legal advice for the iraq war should have been published in fall two cabinets and mps. so why doesn‘t the prime minister practice what she preached? 0f preached? of course, there is legitimate desire in parliament to understand the legal implications of the deal. we have been clear that we will make available a full statement, laying out the government‘s position on the withdrawal agreement. and the attorney general is willing to assist parliament by making an oral

statement and answering questions for members. but as regards publication of the full legal advice, the advise any client receives from their lawyer is privileged, that is the same for government as it is any member of the public. the chancellor said, what we aren‘t going to do with publisher or legal advice from the attorney general. the prime minister herself wanted legal advice in the past, mps need to see that advice, warts and all, so they can make an informed decision. the prime minister insists that her government will be able to negotiate every aspect of the uk‘s trade relationship with europe in the space of two years, we have had to once a half years as the referendum, so far, 20 of her own ministers have resigned. this is the most shambolic government in living memory. and she is now asking parliament to vote on the basis of a

26 page wish list, without even seeing the full legal advice. it‘s now clear that parliament will not whack this plan. so isn‘t it time to accept that reality, and make way foran accept that reality, and make way for an alternative plan that can work for the whole country. let me say to the right honourable gentleman, i take no lectures from the right honourable gentleman who has seen 100 resignations from his cabinet. but i also say this, today, we saw what really lies behind labour‘s approach, last night the shadow chancellor told an audience in london he wanted to seize upon a second referendum, and wrote remain. so now we have it. they want to cause chaos, frustrate brexit, overturn the will of the people. that‘s what their betrayal of the many by the few. john lambert. mr

speaker, small business saturday ta kes pla ce speaker, small business saturday takes place this week, it‘s a great campaign which encourages all to support local shops and businesses. in scotland there are over 340,000 small businesses, sporting 1.2 millionjobs. will the prime minister join millionjobs. will the prime ministerjoin me to congratulate the federation of small businesses, and all the small businesses will take part, particularly lisney grieve, a butcher and archie combs, who is a gentleman outfitter. cani gentleman outfitter. can i thank my honourable friend for raising what i think we should all except across this house is an excellent campaign. i look forward to when i am in his neck of the woods visiting the excellentjobs he has just quoted. it‘s woods visiting the excellentjobs he hasjust quoted. it‘s important woods visiting the excellentjobs he has just quoted. it‘s important that we have small businesses, that‘s why we have small businesses, that‘s why we are taking over 655,000 small

businesses out of paying any businesses out of paying any business rate at all. we want to change the system so that rates fall at the low level of inflation, saving with over 5 billion to businesses every year over the next five years. we have provided 900 million to cut eligible small retailers bills by one third for two yea rs. retailers bills by one third for two years. i congratulate lindsay, the florist and archie, and i look forward to visiting them. i am sure that many members of this house will recognise the importance of small businesses on small business saturday, and championing the important contribution they make to the economy. ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker, can i wish eve ryo ne thank you, mr speaker, can i wish everyone in the house a happy saint and ‘s day when it comes on friday. mr speaker, today the chancellor said, that the prime minister‘s brexit deal will leave the economy is slightly smaller and, into economic terms they would be a loss.

this has been confirmed by the government‘s own analysis that real wages were for. does the prime minister agree that haiti relief people poorer on the status quo? —— that heard deal will leave people poorer than the status quo? the analysis shows, no. no, what the analysis does not show that we will be poorer vampy status quo, what it shows... or! it doesn‘t! what are the analysis shows is that this is a strong economy which will continue to grow, and the model which delivers best on delivering for the vote of the british people, and our jobs and economy is the model the government has put forward, the deal the government is proposing. ido the government is proposing. i do wonder if the prime minister has read her own analysis, and any

scenario, leaving the single market and customs union, we will be poorer. the prime minister wants to ta ke poorer. the prime minister wants to take us back to the days of margaret thatcher. and the belief that unemployment is a price worth paying. that‘s the reality. no government, mr speaker, should choose to weaken its economy and make citizens poorer. that‘s what the prime minister is doing. mr speaker, the prime minister will travel to scotland today, people in scotla nd travel to scotland today, people in scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain. we voted for our rights to be respected. order! the right honourable gentleman is entitled to be heard. and he will be heard, as every other memberof and he will be heard, as every other member of this house will be heard. it's a simple point, please die jested. ian blackford. the prime minister will travel to

scotla nd the prime minister will travel to scotland today, people in scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain. we voted overwhelmingly to remain. we voted for our rights to be respected, and we are not prepared to give up those rights. the prime minister must explain to the people of scotland, while heard deal will rob them of their rights as eu citizens. cani citizens. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, he started with comments about unemployment and the government‘s approach to employment. we see 3.8 million jobs created since the conservatives came to power. dob are forecast confirms a further 800,000 morejobs. power. dob are forecast confirms a further800,000 morejobs. it power. dob are forecast confirms a further 800,000 morejobs. it the employment rate is a record high, employment rate is a record high, employment is at a record high and unemployment is almost half since 2010. he talks about what the people in scotland voted for, they voted to stay in the uk, and they voted for 13 conservative mps. anne—marie trevelyan.

it's anne—marie trevelyan. it‘s a fact with any divorce proceedings that the parties cannot reach a fair agreement, then they go toa reach a fair agreement, then they go to a judge to ask for a decision. mr speaker, in the case of a divorce between the uk and eu this parliament must be thatjudge. does the panellists agree with me that once this parliament has rejected the eu proposals which don‘t team is free to decide our future the uk will be better off spending the money set aside rave or 18 global brexit? —— to prepare for a clean, global brexit. order! the honourable lady's question was heard, and i want to hear the prime minister's reply. the prime minister is entitled to have that reply properly heard. prime minister. thank you, mr speaker. backing this brexit deal means we control our own borders, ending free movement once and for

all. we have a dallat is good for our economy, we will no longer send subs of money to the european union. we will be able to strike deals around the world. we will take back control of our laws and have a good security partnership. if we reject this deal we go back to square one with damaging uncertainty that would threatenjobs, with damaging uncertainty that would threaten jobs, threaten with damaging uncertainty that would threatenjobs, threaten investment and the economy, and lead to more division. there is less time to focus on the issues that our constituents wish us to focus on. i think the choice is backing a deal in the national interest, to build a future, or going back to square one if it is rejected. tracey braeburn. thank you, mr speaker. matthew, mike constituent, is one of those brave people who waved their anonymity around abuse they have suffered pans of a member of the church of england. the prime minister will be aware of the harrowing evidence coming out of the

independent enquiry into child sexual abuse, which could have been prevented if a law, a mandatory reporting law had been in place. international evidence shows mandatory reporting doubles the number of children placed into safety when introduced. with the prime minister commit to protect children, and introduce mandatory reporting across all institutions, including the church of england? cani including the church of england? can i first of all, first of all, say how sorry i am to hear of the case of matthew, and the abuse he suffered. what we have seen coming out of this independent enquiry is too much abuse that was allowed to carry on for too long, and too many people suffered as a result. they didn‘tjust suffer as people suffered as a result. they didn‘t just suffer as the people suffered as a result. they didn‘tjust suffer as the booze was taking place, that suffering remains with them to this day. i think we should all recognise that. she looks

at mandatory reporting, and we looked at this very carefully when i was home secretary. there is mixed evidence as to the impact that mandatory reporting has. there is some evidence, that in some cases it can lead to the genuine cases not been given the resources that they require, but i say to the honourable lady, i don‘t want her bn any doubt about the seriousness in with which our youngest government to take this issue. we are doing our best to repair, i won‘t claim we can fully repair, i won‘t claim we can fully repair, but we are doing our best by giving some sense ofjustice to people who suffered at the hands of too many institutions, including institutions of the state, for too long. mr speaker, many of my constituents are worried about crime, the chancellor in his budget speech acknowledged by policing is under pressure. with decisions on the funding settlement imminent can i urge the prime minister to make sure we get more police on the beat in

barnet and beyond ? cani barnet and beyond ? can i say to my right honourable friend, i recognise her concerns, and i‘d like to reassure her that obviously, we have been projecting police funding since 2015. we have further increased funding through the council tax precept, and this year there is an additional £460 million available to the police. i recognise that the issue she has raised, and we continue to ensure that police have the resources they need to cut crime and keep communities safe. there is also a role for chief constable rand police and crime commission is as operational leaders and local representatives, to decide how best to deploy resources to respond to individual crimes and priorities. thank you, mr speaker. i know that the premise is visiting scotland today and there is already great dancing in the streets. but like

most scots, i have been horrified by the arrogant, shambolic, and nonintrusive way in which the government have gone about brexit negotiations over to torturous yea rs. negotiations over to torturous years. what lessons have been learned so we can‘t have faster negotiations when we decided to dissolve the art of union? —— to dissolve the art of union? —— to dissolve the art of union? —— to dissolve the act of union. he will be well aware of the vote that took place in 2040 and the desire of the scottish people to remain in the uk. we have been working with the devolved administrations, indeed, my right honourable friend the chancellor of the duchy of lancashire has been having regular meetings with the devolved administrations. we have ensured that the voice of the devolved administrations has been herded negotiations. mr speaker, the small businesses of market towns play a vital role in

our economy. on the cusp of small business saturday, can she assure me that she will, and if necessary, intervened to assure that the rules governing rural cash machines are safeguarded, and that the actual needs of rural communities are recognised. therefore, underpinning vitaljobs and businesses in rural communities. cani communities. can i thank my honourable friend for recognising the importance of small businesses, particularly, as he says, in rural communities. we recognise that widespread, free access to cash remains important for many consumers throughout the uk. link, which is the uk‘s cash machine network is committed to the payment systems regulator, and ensures that uk payment systems work in the interests of their users. i can assure my honourable friend that the regulator is closely monitoring the situation, and holding a link to

account for its commitment to maintain that broad geographic spread of atms across the uk. david linden. thank you very much, mr speaker. watching your premature baby in an incubator, hooked up to oxton with assistance to breathe is incredibly difficult. i can say that because both of my children went through that. with statutory maternity leave, the law doesn‘t work for parents of premature babies. we spend weeks on intensive ca re babies. we spend weeks on intensive care units and want to take a paternity leave more than 26 days, willie prime minister agreed to meet with me and the campaign charity bliss, to give support to parents of premature babies? i thank the honourable gentleman for raising this issue. it is busy very close to his heart, and an issue of concern to members across this house. i understand that the department for business energy and industrial strategy is undertaking a review of provisions for parents

premature babies as part of their responsibility for parental leave legislation. also, they have experienced multiple births aren‘t working with charities representing pa rents of working with charities representing parents of premature babies, babies who require neonatal care, to understand the pressures and issues those parents have to face when their child is born prematurely or sect. they expect to be in a position to share key findings in the new year. i will ensure that the releva nt the new year. i will ensure that the relevant minister from the department meets with him and the charity to hear that experience first—hand. last week a debate took place and this house believes the united kingdom is less than united. i was pa rt of kingdom is less than united. i was part of the team proposing the motion and we completely defeated it. -- motion and we completely defeated it. —— opposing. with my right honourable friend agree with those young people that the agreement this house is being asked to vote on

actually threatens our union, was worked out by largely unelected people and has a distinct remain flavour. my honourable friend might not be surprised if i say i don‘t quite share his analysis of the deal we have put forward. this is a deal that does deliver on brexit. this is important. but it does so in a way that does protect our united kingdom. that was an issue that i have set out in this house and its runi have set out in this house and its run i was keen to ensure was dealt with in this deal. it protects jobs but it‘s a deal that delivers on people‘s votes to make sure we leave the european union and we do so in a way that delivers no free movement, new jurisdiction way that delivers no free movement, newjurisdiction of way that delivers no free movement, new jurisdiction of the way that delivers no free movement, newjurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, not sending the

vast annual summit of the european union. but can i thank my honourable friend for engaging with those young people in dedham and debating this matter with them. it‘s important to get young people interested in politics. the chancellor has broadcast to the nation that brexit will make the uk poorer. the prime minister‘s last—minute concession in europe cost of gibraltar‘s future. and the long—term trade arrangements are unknown. article 50 can be revoked. isn‘t it time for a people‘s vote with an option to remain? first of all, i have already quoted what the chancellor said. her reference to the chief minister of gibraltar, goes contrary to what the chief minister of gibraltar has said about the way in which the uk has

stood by gibraltar and we will continue to stand by gibraltar. she will have heard me say before that i believe in terms of second referendum it‘s important we deliver on the vote of the british people. i would also ask her to consider this. it would not be possible to hold a referendum before march the 29th of next year. that would mean having to extend article 15, delaying brexit or leaving with no deal. i believe the best option for this country is to ensure that we deliver on the brexit wrote, that we leave the eu next march, that we don‘t do lay that point and we leave with a good deal that will protect jobs that point and we leave with a good deal that will protectjobs across the country. it she concerned about religious persecution in the holy land and will she welcomed the visit of the patriarch ofjerusalem? land and will she welcomed the visit of the patriarch of jerusalem? of course he will know that this

weekend marks the start of advent which is a time of expectation and hope for christians and today is read wednesday, the day when landmark buildings including these houses of parliament will turn the scarlet as an act of solidarity with persecuted christians. i certainly would like to welcome the patriarch ofjerusalem and i know some israelis can face additional challenges who can face discrimination. we certainly encourage the israeli government to do all it can to oppose the values of equality for all. can i give my right honourable friend the assurance i will continue to work with governments and the international community to support the rights of minorities including christians. in the next ten days they will hopefully be debate on the government‘s proposals on brexit and

various alternative options including a people‘s vote. but there is no reason why the public should be alarmed by continuing discussion of the chaotic no deal because it‘s entirely within the power of this house and the government to stop it. so will she reassure the public that under no circumstances this will happen. the right honourable gentleman will now that we will on december 11 be looking at the deal the government has negotiated with the government has negotiated with the eu. i believe that is a clear choice. hacking that deal with —— will provide people with certainty. failure to back that deal i believe would lead to chaos and uncertainty for people that the future. the clear message i give around the country is that people don‘t want that uncertainty. this country

exports vast amounts of plastic to developing countries. could we incentivise recycling in this country and seek to ban is exporting our rubbish to other countries where it often ends up in the ocean or in landfill? she recognises the action the government has taken in relation to plastic. i was pleased yesterday to plastic. i was pleased yesterday to see yesterday a that 29 years ago started turning —— taking plastic and turning it into product that people could use. things like darden seats and tables. this was an innovative initiative 29 years ago and it‘s the right thing to do today. the prime minister is currently travelling the country seeking public support for her brexit deal that she says will

secure brexit deal that she says will secure industry and jobs. will she visit the shipyard in birkenhead where workers have been forced into industrial action fighting the threat of casualisation. to see hundreds ofjobs threat of casualisation. to see hundreds of jobs in threat of casualisation. to see hundreds ofjobs in merseyside at a company that has won £620 million of government raf contracts. what faith can people have in the future she offers if she will not act to save skilled secure jobs in our own defence industry? i realise what a worrying time this must be. the government does not have a role in the directional management of the company but officials are in touch with the company. i hope they can be a dialogue between all sides to work together to come to a solution that is in the best interests of all involved. it's been widely reported

that fearing a backlash here in the uk the prime minister personally intervened to stop the government offering sanctuary to as mere bv, who faces a very serious threat to her life. can the prime minister ta ke her life. can the prime minister take this opportunity to put the re cord take this opportunity to put the record straight and commit to doing everything this country can to offering saturated that mother? first of all, he should not believe everything you read in the papers. what —— the government‘s position is clear. the prime concern we must haveis clear. the prime concern we must have is the safety and security of her and her family. we have is the safety and security of her and herfamily. we want to have is the safety and security of her and her family. we want to see a swift resolution of the situation and this —— that is a primary function in the court in pakistan

and the prime minister has publicly supported the supreme court and promised to uphold the rule of law while providing continued protection. we could approach this in two ways. we could save we want to go out there and say something so we show the uk is doing that. all we can say what is right for the. we are working with other countries to make sure that our prime aim which is the safety and security of her and her family, are is the safety and security of her and herfamily, are what is provided for so we are working with others in the international community and with the international community and with the pakistani government on that. this morning in the westminster hall debate, the minister finally admitted that in relation to funding, tyne & wear has had a more

challenging settlement than other fire authorities, who will the prime minister right this wrong? fire authorities, who will the prime minister right this wrong7fi fire authorities, who will the prime minister right this wrong? it sounds to me as if she has raised concerns in relation to this matter with the debate in westminster hall. we have been looking at the issue of fire authorities and what we have seen over time is sometimes plans attempting to be put forward on which money has been spent much of not with the fire authorities it is important that we make sure the level of protection they provide and the level of support they provide is there and obviously she has had a response from the minister this morning. the prime minister will be aware that in recent weeks and unprecedented number of migrants have crossed the english channel in small and seaworthy craft. does she

agree with me it's very important that britain and france work together to find the people traffickers behind this, put a stop to them, bring them tojustice and ensure we to them, bring them tojustice and ensure we invest to them, bring them tojustice and ensure we invest more to them, bring them tojustice and ensure we invest more in our border security? it earlier in the year in our discussions with the french government we agreed we could set up a coordination centre which would enable the french and uk governments to work together on these sorts of issues. the home secretary has ensured that coordination centre has now been stood up in the last few days. the liquidated... will the prime minister do the right

thing and step in and compensate the customers for the for the money stolen from them. i am not aware of the details of the case and i will write to him in response. it's of great concern to my constituent carol lord, a staunch brexiteers, other name has ended up on a database of the remaining campaign group. she received in an solicitor e—mail seemingly from the right honourable member from tottenham asking her to stop brexit. carol is asking her to stop brexit. carol is a smart lady knows our best years lie outside the eu to can the premise minister take this opportunity to ask them to remove carol from any data bases

opportunity to ask them to remove carol from any databases they are associated with. everybody needs to ta ke associated with. everybody needs to take care in relation to names they have on data bases take care in relation to names they have on databases but the core point of what she was saying was to reveal the view that a number of people have on the labour benches that they should be trying to stop brexit. we should be trying to stop brexit. we should be trying to stop brexit. we should be delivering brexit for the british people. outside the european union there is a bright future ahead for this country. our best days lie ahead of us. my constituent's brother has been missing for over two years. brother has been missing for over two yea rs. yesterday brother has been missing for over two years. yesterday i met with their and the father of claudia lawrence looks best frustration that the act is met yet to be limited.

it's the act is met yet to be limited. it‘s unlikely to take effect until july 2019. can the prime minister assure me they will be no further delays in the measures of the act being fully implement it.” delays in the measures of the act being fully implement it. i will ensure the minister responsible will be in touch with him in relation to the application and enactment of those provisions. the lords european committee stated on the basis of the legal opinions we have considered we conclude that as a matter of eu law article 50 allows the uk to leave the eu without being liable for any outstanding financial obligations. the prime minister told me on premises questions to which to go com pletely premises questions to which to go completely the opposite. who is right, the prime minister or the european committee? the committee of

the house of lords that he has quoted did indeed make that remark. there is a different opinion on this and it‘s that there are legal obligations for this country when we leave the european union in terms of financial payments to the european union. i believe this is a country that upholds its legal obligations. i don't think i've heard any minister ever say their governments plans would make our country poorer as her chancellor did this morning. is that what the prime minister came into politics for? what the chancellor made clear this morning is that the deal that delivers best

flower jobs is that the deal that delivers best flowerjobs and economy, that continues to see our economy growing, this is not a case of the deal—making is poorer than we are today, our economy will continue to grow and that is what‘s clear from the analysis and from the chancellor. order. prime minister‘s questions going back again and again to that economic analysis, the predictions of what shape the economy might be in post brexit. the analysis saying that under theresa may‘s deal the economy will be around £100 billion worse off over the next 15 years. and under no—deal brexit it would be about double that. theresa may repeatedly said this country won‘t be poorer. she is drawing a

different comparison and it was causing a lot of frustration and annoyance amongst the mps who are questioning them. this is me was choosing her words very carefully. every form of brexit including the former brexit will leave us worse off in15 former brexit will leave us worse off in 15 years‘ time than if we remain in the eu. she was saying we won‘t the poorer than we are today. that means now. there will still be economic growth but what she was not doing was comparing the sort of growth we might have and her deal with the sort of growth you can expect if we stayed inside the european union. she did not want to go into that cause they are the figures seem pretty clear from the analysis that under her deal we will be between 2.5 and 3.9% worse off.

that somewhere between 60 to £100 billion worse off. the calculation in downing street is this. that people will think that is a hit to the economy but is that a price worth paying to deliver on the referendum and secure freedom of movement. in other words, we will be slightly worse off than if we had stayed in the eu but we gained politically the advantages of leaving the eu. that is a calculation we don‘t know, they don‘t know the answer to. clearly thatis don‘t know the answer to. clearly that is the argument which downing street are dangling. john mcdonnell is asking an urgent question so we are going back to the house of commons. today the government

published the analysis of the economic and fiscal effects of leaving the european union. honouring the commitment made to this house. it is important to recognise the analysis is not an economic forecast for the uk economy. it only considers potential economic impacts specific to european union except. it does not prejudge or future policy and wider economic developers. the analysis sets out how different scenarios affect the gdp and the sectors and regions of the economy against today's arrangements with the eu. for different scenarios have been considered. he scenario based upon the july white paper, a no deal scenario, an the july white paper, a no deal scenario, an average the july white paper, a no deal scenario, an average fda scenario and an eea type scenario. given the spectrum of different outcomes and ahead of the detailed negotiations on the legal text of the deal, the analysis builds in sensitivity with

effectively the white paper on one end and a hypothetical fta at the other. turning now to the outcome of the analysis, the analysis shows the outcomes for the proposed future uk eu relationship would deliver significantly higher economic output around seven percentage points higher than the no deal scenario. the analysis shows that no deal scenario would result in low economic activity in all sector groups of the economy compared to the white paper scenario. the analysis also shows that in the no deal scenario all nations and regions of the uk would have lower economic activity in the long run could lead to the white paper scenario with northern ireland, wales and scotland all being subject toa wales and scotland all being subject to a significant economic impact. what the government has published

today shows the deal on the table is the best deal. it honours the referendum and realises the opportunities of brexit. it is a deal that takes back control of our borders and our laws are now many and let me be very clear to the house, and to those who say the economic benefits of staying in the eu means we should overturn the result of the referendum, to do so would open up the country to even further division and turbulent. it would undermine the trust placed by the british people in our democracy. so what this house in our country face today is the opportunity presented by the deal. a deal that honours the result of the referendum and safeguards our economic future. 0r and safeguards our economic future. orthe and safeguards our economic future. or the alternative, the risk of no deal or indeed of no brexit. order. somebody said something about dishonest. i am

somebody said something about dishonest. iam not somebody said something about dishonest. i am not quite sure who i heard but it must not be repeated. this is a disagreement between honourable members and colleagues must remember that. the chancellor promises would have an economic analysis of the ackerman brexit. the least we can expect is that the chancellor would be here to present an oral statement with the information. we are now in the ludicrous position of seeing and analysis produced today on the economic application of brexit which is in fact largely an assessment of the chequers proposals abandoned months ago. what the analysis produced and shows us is in no deal scenario with no net migration comes to pass something the government has recklessly if incredibly been threatening, we could see a gdp of

us 11% lower than compared to today‘s arrangements. under the hard brexit some backbenchers opposite have been promoting, it would be 7% smaller. only a chancellor whojokes about extras the schools would talk about extras the schools would talk about this effect being a little smaller. can the minister confirm that no deal is not an option the government will allow to happen. does the minister agree the one thing this document shows is the deal on the table is even worse than the abandoned chequers deal. as the government then any analysis whatsoever of the proposed backstop arrangements are these going to be published in advance of the vote in a few days‘ time. what fiscal assumptions is the department making about extending the transition period. and to be frank, if this

government is not prepared to put jobs and the economy first in their brexit negotiations is knit time they just stepped aside brexit negotiations is knit time theyjust stepped aside and allowed labour to negotiate that deal?” will deal with the first point. the chancellor is accountable to this house and he will be appearing before the treasury select committee on wednesday to give full account of the arrangements were discussing today and the prime minister herself will be appearing before the a 's on committee. the right honourable gentleman raised the issue of the chequers deal and the fact that analysis is being based around that, thatis analysis is being based around that, that is entirely appropriate given the fact he suggested a spectrum of possible outcomes which is wide not only do we analyse the chequers proposal but we also have sensitivity analysis around that

proposal as well. he raises the issue of a no deal scenario. it is the labour party that is pushing us more in the direction of a potential no deal scenario. they are deciding to object to the deal further political reasons. that deal is firstly good for safeguarding the economic future of our country and it also delivers on the 2016 referendum giving us control of our borders and our money and our laws and making sure we protect the integrity of the united kingdom. that is something this government is totally committed to achieving. would my honourable friend accept it is not possible to leave a free—trade area with wealthy customers and introduce tariff

barriers, custom delays, revelatory divergences and delays at borders without. .. divergences and delays at borders without... the fallout continues in the commons over those forecasts on what the economy could look like after brexit. the figures on the size of the economy 100 billion pounds smaller potentially than without brexit. so there are continuing conversations happening in the house of commons. full coverage of that on bbc news. in a few minutes it‘s time for the 1pm news but right now it‘s time for the weather. it's it‘s wet and windy out there. the difference between today and yesterday is the fact it‘s much milder and that milder air arrived on this band of rain overnight so it‘s not called. —— cold. a deep

area of low pressure will give us severe gales in the north and west. out in the atlantic is tomorrow‘s troublemaker. another developing area of low pressure which could become even more nasty than today. that is in quick succession to the rain we have seen today and yesterday. tenacity conditions out there for now if you are heading out onto the roads. lots of surface water and the winds will be disruptive across the north and west. g u ests disruptive across the north and west. guests of 70 mph. it‘s very strong and gusty. overnight the band of rain will blow through but already towards morning we have more rain rushing back in on that next developing area of low pressure so it‘s a mild night. pretty miserable

as we start of thursday morning because we do have nastier the other low— pressure across because we do have nastier the other low—pressure across parts of the uk. still some uncertainty about the detail but we could have guests of around 40 to 50 mph. we could see guests across parts of inman and wales as high as 6070 mph. all that rain in similarareas wales as high as 6070 mph. all that rain in similar areas to today so scotla nd rain in similar areas to today so scotland and northern ireland. once it blows away we have lots of showers waiting in the wings but they should be brighter spells in between. 13 or 14 is above average for the time of year. low—pressure continues to drive the weather as we go into friday. a brisk winds bringing in showers. on friday we will be looking for the next area of low pressure. fewer showers generally on friday but not quite as mild as it has been. still not too

bad given the time of year. it‘s the weekend we will see some rain on both saturday and sunday. the government predicts the uk economy will take a huge hit worth billions of pounds after leaving the european union. a range of projections for different brexit scenarios,

predicts the economy will shrink in every case — compared to staying in the eu. but the prime minister insists her plan is a good option. our deal is the best deal available forjobs and our economy, that allows us to honour the referendum, and realise the opportunities of brexit. this analysis does not show that we'll be poorer in the future than we are today. the government economic service forecasts published today are actually meaningless because there‘s no actual deal to model, just a 26—page wish list. our how could the government‘s forecasts affect mrs may‘s attempts to sell her brexit deal to the public?