today at 5. .. a furious row erupts in parliament over whether or not the labour leader called the prime minister a "stupid woman". they are not impressed and neither is the country. jeremy corbyn denies using the phrase and claims he said "stupid people" in response to theresa may. i did not use the words "stupid woman" about the prime minister or anyone else and am completely opposed to the use of sexist or misogynist language in absolutely any form at all. we'll have the latest reaction, and discussing politics and sexism with the campaigner, caroline criado perez. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the government sets out its immigration policy for the uk after brexit. ministers say it will be skills that matter from now on we're absolutely not closing our doors. we are simply making sure that we have control over who comes through them.

labour mp fiona onasanya is found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice by lying to police to avoid a speeding charge. millions of customers who don't shop around are being charged much more than they should be, says the markets watchdog. #we # we built this city on sausage rolls. and later on we'll be talking to the man trying to take his tribute to sausage rolls all the way to the christmas number one. it's five o'clock. our main story...

a furious row has broken out over comments made byjeremy corbyn during prime minister's question time. the labour leader has vehemently denied calling theresa may a "stupid woman", he says he mouthed "stupid people" during an exchange about brexit. conservative mps are calling on mr corbyn to apologise. let's take a look at what happened and you can judge for yourself: i have got some advice for the right honourable gentleman. look behind you. they are not impressed and neither is the country. let's cross now to our political correspondent, iain watson, who joins us now from westminster. turmoil in less tha n less than a week until christmas and no harmony in westminster. before

prime minister's questions had finished at conservative back and it's —— backbencher called jeremy corbyn for saying she was a stupid woman. calls to investigate the incident. jeremy corbyn had disappeared during the course of the complaints for them he took them so seriously he got in the advice of professional lip speakers, people used to find out what people say and how they formed their words. he got hold of the teach from the house of commons but the words were not audible. at the end of the process, which took several hours with the matter of an immigration statements between, he came back and issued his verdict. this is whatjohn burke 0 had to say. i believe the allegation made by a number of honourable and right honourable members was based upon the visual evidence from parliament tv.

i also have to rely purely on visual evidence. i am not a lip reader, or indeed a lip speaker. nobody can be 100% certain, that includes professional lip readers. but i will naturally take — and would be expected to take — the word of any right honourable or honourable member. in the end the investigation was inconclusive. just to show how seriously the incident has been taken, labour seriously the incident has been ta ken, labour sources seriously the incident has been taken, labour sources said they consulted a forensic lip reader suggesting thatjeremy corbyn had indeed not said the offensive phrase, stupid woman, which he has self had said would have been misogynistic. jeremy corbyn

responded and made it clear he thought he had said in response to the prime minister. during prime minister's question time today, i referred to those who i believe are seeking to turn a debate about the national crisis facing our country into a pantomime as "stupid people." mr speaker, i did not use the words "stupid woman" about the prime minister or anyone else and am completely opposed to the use of sexist or misogynist language in absolutely any form at all. i am happy to place that on the record at your request this afternoon. thank you, mr speaker. thank you. so, jeremy corbyn saying he called conservative mps stupid people in general rather than theresa may stupid women in particular. she was joking that he had wanted to have a

no—confidence motion on her and it was on an burn off. all conservative mps were shouting effectively in pantomime style coheres behind you and he will and he will not. not in the best of humour is at the time that he insisted he did not use a sexist phrase. the reason is because the fire was notjust sexist phrase. the reason is because the fire was not just turned sexist phrase. the reason is because the fire was notjust turned on the opposition leader, on jeremy the fire was notjust turned on the opposition leader, onjeremy corbyn this afternoon but two conservative mps stood up and accused the speaker himself of previously calling them stupid women. he did not necessarily respond in the christmas spirit of goodwill to those accusations. extraordinary scenes indeed. many thanks. downing street has rejected a suggestion by the home secretary sajid javid that the government is dropping its commitment that net immigration — that's the number of new arrivals minus the number of people who emigrate — should be below 100,000 a year. in an interview with the bbc, mrjavid refused, seven times, to say whether he was committed to the target. this afternoon, the government

set out its immigration policy after brexit, saying it will be migrants' skills that count, not where they come from. people from eu countries will no longer have the automatic right to work in the uk after brexit, as our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani explains. it's the issue that lay at the heart of so many votes to leave the eu — immigration. now, after more than a year of delays, and with 100 days before brexit, the government is unveiling its radical reforms. and the proposals will affect almost every part of the british economy as ministers pledge to put skills before freedom of movement. two thirds of staff in this london coffee shop chain are from the eu. the owner says the highly competitive hospitality trade depends on staff from abroad — baristas from poland, cooks from italy and everywhere in between. it's really going to have a very bad effect on business, notjust mine but all hospitality businesses, all sorts of industries across the uk.

i can only see it's going to have a really bad and detrimental effect. you do not get the applications from english—born people that you would need to survive in this business. you need to have a pool of people coming in to be able to fill those places and continue to grow this industry. the home secretary, sajid javid, says from 2021 onwards, eu workers will be treated the same as those from the rest of the world. the future system is about making sure immigration works in the best interests of the uk. we're absolutely not closing our doors. we are simply making sure that we have control over who comes through them. eu workers have started to dry up since the referendum in 2016, but the number of people arriving from the rest of the world has increased. today's white paper does not mention the prime minister's target to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. after hours of uncertainty, the prime minister confirmed

that the commitment still stands. as the home secretary will not answer a rather straightforward question — yes or no — is it the prime minister's intention that her government will still reduce immigration to the tens of thousands? yes. there will be no cap for skilled workers on sectors like construction, which has helped to drive up immigration. farmers will get a deal for crop pickers, and there will be no limit on those skilled workers who come for up to a year. nhs leaders warn the minimum salary test yet to be agreed could harm public services. "high skilled" in the nhs does not necessarily mean salaries over £30,000, so we have junior doctors, we have nurses, we have midwives, we have paramedics, who have starting salaries under £30,000. so our concern is whether we continue to have the supply of staff that we need. but brexit supporters say the economic concerns can be met, and the public want change. it will be great to see

that we have control of our immigration policy again. that was one of the main things that people wanted from the leave vote in the referendum. these proposals represent the most fundamental shift to the uk immigration system for more than a0 years. but so many questions remain unanswered. whatjobs will we value most? how much are we prepared to pay to get the right people? and what is politically acceptable? dominic casciani, bbc news. the issue of immigration was a key issue at the 2016 referendum. so what are people in parts of uk where there was a large vote to leave the eu making of these proposals? 0ur correspondent sarah ransome is in torquay for us now. hello. we have come in from the

seafront because the showers are pulsing through the bay. this area was an area that voted around 68% of those who actually put their cross on the ballot box who voted to leave the eu. this is an area that relies very heavily on tourism to prop up the local economy. part of that is the local economy. part of that is the hospitality industry, where hundreds of people work within that sector. with me here it is beke. you are the financial controller for the richardson hotel group. four large hotels in that group. talk to me about the concerns you have if some of these immigration policies come in. about 2096 of our workers are from the eu. bearing in mind we have a {5.5 million payroll across the four hotels, that is a significant number. and we do find recruitment hard, especially in certain areas like chefs. there is definitely a

skills shortage. last summer we were using lots and lots of agency workers because we could not fill posts and european workers are excellent and happy to come over and work. i was talking to a lot of people today, some of whom said to me that a lot of people should go back to where they came from because there should bejobs, britishjobs, for people. what we do say if you had jobs billing those roles? people apply but quite often we do not get local applicants, senior roles as well. we recruit from all over the country. we have a group general manager from turkey. 0ur head chef is from france. a lot of people from eastern europe. we just cannot get uk workers so, why not? in terms of the way this is shaping up, how the government is trying to find a solution to what has been and was a hot topicjarring solution to what has been and was a hot topic jarring the solution to what has been and was a hot topicjarring the referendum debate in terms of immigration, do

you have any thoughts bearing in mind you rely so heavily on eu workers? i can understand people's issues with people coming over and taking britishjobs. issues with people coming over and taking british jobs. if issues with people coming over and taking britishjobs. if somebody has already been offered a job then i don't see any reason why they cannot come into the country. the £30,000 limit is scary. certainly listening to the home secretary this morning, he was saying there could be allowa nces he was saying there could be allowances for nhs workers that he did not mention tourism. and we do have a lot of low paid workers who are not necessarily low skilled. thank you very much indeed. a major topic of debate here in the bay. i'm sure that debate will be held a lot in westminster in the coming months. many thanks. a labour mp has been found guilty of perverting the course ofjustice following a trial at the old bailey. fiona 0nasanya lied to the police

to avoid a speeding charge. a labour spokesman said she had been suspended from the party and should resign as an mp. 0ur correspondent sophie long is live at the old bailey. a guilty verdict, what were the scenes in court this afternoon? well, fiona 0nasanya sat quietly at the back of court when the guilty verdict was delivered. when she was elected member of parliament for peterborough credlin like it could be the beginning of a promising political career. she was caught on a speed camera doing 41 mars an hour ina30 a speed camera doing 41 mars an hour in a 30 zone for that she said she had been overwhelmed by her work as an mp. —— miles an hour. she had assumed she had been at westminster at the time of her offence and the notice of intention to prosecute in her mother's house to fill—in. authorities were told a russian man had been at the wheel that night but

further inquiries revealed he had actually been in russia at the time visiting his family. the prosecution argued that fiona 0nasanya colluded with her brother and told a succession of lies to police over a number of months to avoid prosecution. her campaign manager gave evidence against her saying she had been at his house left alone by car that evening. the jury did not accept the version of events and found her guilty of perverting the course of justice. found her guilty of perverting the course ofjustice. consequences could be severe on her political career. they will depend somewhat on sentencing. if she is jailed for a year or she will automatically lose her seat and a by—election will be called. if it is less than a year recall petition could be issued. if she is not jailed recall petition could be issued. if she is notjailed she could decide to stay as mp. the labour party has already issued a statement saying her behaviour falls well short of that of a politician and have urged

her to resign. the headlines on bbc news... labour leaderjeremy corbyn denies calling therasa may a "stupid woman" during prime minister's questions. the government sets out its immigration policy for the uk after brexit. ministers say it will be skills that matter from now on. labour mp fiona 0nasanya is found guilty of lying to police to avoid a speeding charge. in sport, jose mourinho breaks his silence after his sacking by manchester united. he says he is hoping for a normal life until he decides to return to football. this man is the interim manager at manchester united. he is says the clu b manchester united. he is says the club is in my heart and it is brilliant to be coming back to this role. 0lympic brilliant to be coming back to this role. olympic champion adam p&g has dared the summing governing body to

ban him. the inaugural international swimming league was due to take place this month but was cancelled after the authority threatens to prevent those racing at the world championships next year. millions of loyal customers who stay with a company for years are being exploited by them, according to the competition watchdog. the competition and markets authority found "stealth price rises" for services such as insurance, broadband, and mobile phones are costing the average person nearly £900 a year. it's demanded an end to practices which it says are leaving people feeling let down and ripped off. here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. the loyalty penalty can grind off your hard earned cash without you noticing. nick near doncaster found he was paying more than £1000 a year more than he needed to for house insurance. we were paying £1929.82 a year. loyal for 21 yea rs,

the cost had tripled. shopping around got him a policy for less than £500. i think it's despicable. it's an easy way for them to make more money so they will constantly put the price up, year after year after year, and they assume that if people aren't making complaints and not chasing it up then it's a safe bet for them. nick's provider, santander, says the price went up because of claims he made. two strawberry, now a pound! two blueberry, now £1.50! but at doncaster market nearby, explanations from big companies get short shrift. well, i think it's a disgrace, actually. because i think loyal customers should get treated better. it's outrageous, it should be the other way around. what would happen to you if you charged your loyal customers more than someone who just came in for the first time? i wouldn't last two minutes. i'd be bankrupt. the competition watchdog is targeting insurance,

mobiles when they keep charging for a phone even though you've paid for it, broadband, which might need a price cap, poor savings rates and mortgage deals, and contracts for antivirus software which roll over at higher prices. we can imagine that, following this report, some companies will change their behaviours in the next few weeks and months. separately, if we believe there is a breach of consumer law, we can take companies to court and a judge would order this company to change their behaviour. it is an issue which infuriates people because it seems unfair, it seems underhand that prices should be allowed to creep up without you knowing and it happens because big businesses are allowed to charge their long—standing customers more. what we want to see follow is legal action, if necessary, if firms are continuing to exploit people for their loyalty, targeted price caps, as the cma have raised today, if that is what is needed to protect the most vulnerable. i think it's a strong start

but there is a lot more to do. seedless satsumas! insurers say they are already changing their ways but today's message is that people should not have to be constantly in fear that companies will take advantage of them. simon gompertz, bbc news, in doncaster. the rate of inflation fell slightly last month, to 2.3%. cheaper petrol and video games were behind the fall. inflation is now at its lowest level since march last year. an independent study has found that millions of people could lose out, if the uk becomes a cash—free society. the research, commissioned by the cash machine network link says many people — including those in debt and those living in rural areas — still depend on cash. it says they could be disadvantaged by further moves towards card payments.

an inquest into the death of a russian whistle—blower in surrey six years ago has concluded that he died of natural causes. alexander perepilichnyy, a wealthy businessman, had been handing over sensitive documents allegedly implicating russian officials in moscow in a huge fraud and money laundering operation. activists said they believed he had been murdered by russian hit—men, another victim of a growing list. the police and his widow insisted he'd died of natural causes. 0ur correspondent richard galpin reports. 44—year—old alexander perepilichnyy was apparently in good health when he collapsed and died near his mansion in surrey. he was completely cold. his body was found on the dark winters day was that he'd been jogging- so police assumed he'd had a heart attack and others who had met him said it should have been treated immediately as suspicious. the kids here in london he had been handing over sensitive documents

to a british investment company car allegedly revealing how the company's branches in moscow had been seized and then used to carry out a $200 million tax fraud. in this bar in mayfair, mr perepilichnyy apparently gave the company vital evidence showing how those involved in the fraud had siphoned the money out of russia. he knew allegedly because he had helped them do it that had now turned against them was that these are copies ofjust some of the documents which alexander perepilichnyy handed over, allegedly showing how corrupt russian officials and criminals in moscow laundered millions of dollars through swiss bank accounts. the company, hermitage capital, says his evidence led to some of the officials bank accounts being frozen, making him a target for revenge. perepilichnyy had found out that his name was on a hit list. the chechen hit man had documents in his house that were discovered by the moscow police which showed information about perepilichnyy‘s movements, locations and other

things here in the uk. while the inquest heard there was no evidence for this, in washington it emerged perepilichnyy‘s name was on a list compiled by us intelligence agencies of people believed to have been murdered in britain by russian hit man. although the us government later denied this. so, the lab here... with no signs of a violent attack found on mr perepilichnyy‘s body, toxicology experts here at kew gardens have searched for traces of poison. but their tests yielded nothing to visitors —— nothing definitive. the inquest heard though how most of perepilichnyy‘s stomach contents had been thrown away after the first postmortem, making testing more difficult. police also lost all the data on a laptop found in perepilichnyy‘s house. the data apparently including a transaction of $500 million. to build beautiful things as part of my life.

just before he died, mr perepilichnyy spent several days in paris with this fashion designer who he was having an affair with. she told the inquest he had seemed very stressed and was drinking a lot but had not mentioned any concerns about his safety. when mr perepilichnyy‘s widow tatiana spoke at being quest, —— the inquest, herface hidden, she denied her husband had faced any threats and was adamant he had not been murdered, a view shared by surrey police. the inquest‘s conclusion that mr perepilichnyy died of natural causes will bring at least some relief to his widow but not everyone will accept this verdict. there may now be cause for a public enquiry. richard galpin, bbc news. we heard yesterday that the prime minister and her cabinet discussed "ramping—up" preparations for a no—deal brexit. today the european commission has published details of the measures it will take. let's speak to our brussels

reporter, adam fleming. what are they saying? we have 14 new d raft what are they saying? we have 14 new draft eu laws to help with a hard brexit, the uk leaving in march next year with no divorce deal in place. they have covered a few areas. with citizens' rights they have said would do what you can so that british citizens who live in an eu country now can carry on living and working there even if there is no deal. financial services, the usa and we'll recognise some of the financial services regulations to allow some very narrow financial services to continue as they do now. quite a lot of stuff on transport. bare—bones aviation quite a lot of stuff on transport. ba re—bones aviation stopgap quite a lot of stuff on transport. bare—bones aviation stopgap solution where british airlines will still be able to fly in and out and over the

uber they will not be able to operate flights between airports in the eu and british truckers will still be a will to bring goods into the eu for up to nine months after that they will have to apply for very scarce international permits. the eu says this is the minimum we are prepared to do, it is about protecting the interests of the eu rather than helping the uk. it is designed to send the message the deal on the table is better than this and you should take it, westminster. that is the message. so, what could the impact of a no—deal have on travelling to the eu? with me is simon calder, the travel editor of the independent. thank you for coming in. what impact could all of this have on british passengers? a very direct impact on tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of people who have booked specific flights between the uk and the eu. chris grayling, the

transport secretary, are very keen brexiteer, has been maintaining all along that things will continue as normal or as now in aviation and it seems he is right because the eu has said we will continue to allow flights between the uk and the eu but not one single flight extra in 2019 than we had in 2018. that means with airlines such as british airways, ryanair, with airlines such as british airways, rya nair, easyjet, with airlines such as british airways, ryanair, easyjet, jet2, the flights they sold, they will be told they are not allowed to. british airways put a flight on cell today from london city to split with new flights to france can spain, portable, italy and greece. those flights will not be able to go ahead. when people are booking how will they know if it is an old flight will they know if it is an old flight or a new flight? absolutely.

there will not be any more flights between the uk end each member state. by the way they stress, if for instance spain portable say they have a huge demand let's negotiate with britain, they say you cannot do that. it is a bit of a nailbiter that. it is a bit of a nailbiter that this is entirely in the event of no deal that if it were to happen then you would find all the people who had worked on those flights and all the extra added demand because the number of people expected to travel next year is 5% or 6% higher, they would try for the existing seats and that would push fares up. not a particularly good summer 0utlook. not a particularly good summer outlook. we must stress this is about us crashing out without a deal. what about regulations into the european union? we kind of know what will happen regardless of whether there is a deal or not. we will be third country khachanov.

much more significantly the government is warning from the 30th of march onwards you have to have six months validity left on your passport or you might not be allowed in that might mean you could be allowed onto the flight from gatwick, manchester or whatever. that is the crucial thing at the moment. that will happen regardless of whether there is a deal or no deal as far as we know. thanks as always. in the west we have plenty of showers around. quite heavy during the day. starting to push away more widely in the south of scotland and northern england. 0n the south coast they have been continuing throughout. 0ne they have been continuing throughout. one or two spots will stay dry foot if you manage to stay

dry for stay dry foot if you manage to stay dryforany stay dry foot if you manage to stay dry for any length of time, a chilly night and the chance of frost here and there with temperatures down into local single figures. a chilly start to tomorrow. a few showers possible first think of the signs are the south will see fewer showers during the day with sunshine developing. in scotland and northern ireland, more likely to see showers continue on and off throughout. some of them are heavy and country with a bit of a breeze. temperatures similarto bit of a breeze. temperatures similar to today, around six to 11 celsius. 0n similar to today, around six to 11 celsius. on friday more in the way of rain to take us into the start of the day. that could linger but saturday sunshine and showers yet again ina saturday sunshine and showers yet again in a fairly mild weekend in store. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines: labour leaderjeremy corbyn denies calling therasa may a "stupid woman" during prime minister's questions.

i did not use the words "stupid woman" about the prime minister or anyone else, and am completely opposed to the use of sexist and misogynist language in absolutely any form at all. the government sets out its immigration policy for the uk after brexit. ministers say it will be skills that matter from now on. labour mp fiona 0nasanya is found guilty of lying to police to avoid a speeding charge. and what's your favourite christmas film? will be finding out what is britain's most popular festive film shortly. time for the sport now, and with the full round—up, here's sarah. jose mourinho says he will not discuss his departure

from manchester united out of the "deepest respect" for his former colleagues. mourinho was sacked yesterday after two and a half years in charge at old trafford following the club's worst league start for 28 years. united sit 19 points behind leaders liverpool in the premier league table in sixth place. today he said the following in a statement: 0le gunnar solskjaer was confirmed as united's interim manager until the end of the season earlier today. andy swiss has been assessing the norwegian's appointment. as a player, he was no stranger to rescuing united...

solskjaer takes it, oh, he has scored! the super sub has done it again! 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s goals made him an old trafford legend. he scored the winner in the 1999 champions league final but now he is back with a very different challenge, as caretaker manager. in a statement, solskjaer said... while the club's vice—chairman, ed woodward said... that is a hint, perhaps, of what was lacking under jose mourinho who was sacked yesterday after weeks of turmoil. and fans i spoke to this morning welcomed the norwegian's appointment. absolutely delighted. i think he's going to bring the feel—good factor back to the club. we've had negative football for so long. and we need an uplift. we've had moyes, we've had van gaal and we've had mourinho. we need the time to make sure

that we get the right appointment for our next permanent manager and i think 0le, for the next six months, will do. there were even congratulations from norway's prime minister, erna solberg. great day for norwegian football, she tweeted. but not everyone is so happy. solskjaer has only managed once in the premier league, at cardiff. that ended in relegation and the sack, which some believe hardly bodes well. to be appointing an interim manager now is a shambles. let's get it right. five wins from 30 at cardiff? listen, he might have scored the winning goal in the champions league final but is this really where manchester united are at? this morning it was training as usualfor the united players. among those arriving, paul pogba, who had become disillusioned under mourinho. solskjaer will have to re—energise him and the rest of the squad as united hope the return of this club hero can start bringing back the glory days. andy swiss, bbc news. olympic champion adam peaty

has dared swimming's governing body to ban him, after he backed plans for a new competition next year. the inaugural international swimming league was due to take place in italy this month. but it was cancelled after fina threatened to prevent those who raced from competing in next year's world championships. over 30 of the world's best swimmers met in london today to back plans to launch the isl next august and establish a swimmer‘s union which is independent from fina. two former wales captains have been named as assistants to the incoming head coach wayne pivac. stephen jones and jonathan humphreys willjoin the set up when pivac takes over from warren gatland after next yea r‘s world cup. former fly—halfjones won 104 caps for his country. he said he was looking forward to what he hoped would be an exciting period in welsh rugby. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those

stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thanks, sarah. let's get more on the row over claims thatjeremy corbyn called the prime minister "a stupid woman" during prime minister's questions. the labour leader has refuted the allegations, saying he said "stupid people" instead. the writer and feminist campaigner caroline criado perez is in central london for us. extraordinary scenes in the commons today, a great deal of heat and angen today, a great deal of heat and anger, what did you make of it?|j find it frustrating that we are wasting yet more time on something that isn't especially surprising. we have seen jeremy that isn't especially surprising. we have seenjeremy corbyn reacting in this way to a woman who is talking

robust leaked to him, he clearly said stupid woman but i want to be talking about why he isn't talking about how women are going to be disproportionately affected by brexit and we don't have time for parliament to spend a day arguing about who has lip read correctly. do you think the fact that it was a throwaway sideways remark makes a difference? in what way? in that he has been targeted unfairly, some might say. no, he has not been targeted unfairly, this is clearly the reaction of a man who doesn't like women talking to him in this way, he doesn't like being humiliated by women and that is an issue, but i don't think it's something we should be spending time talking about now. is this what the

country really cares about and once oui’ country really cares about and once our parliament to be focusing on 100 days before we crashed out of the eu with no deal? i would argue the country would like jeremy corbyn to do something positive to prevent us having to crash out, not have medicines and all the negative things that will go for women, there will be a huge impact on women and i think more women care about that. what he did is not ok but i don't think it is something we can afford to indulge in discussion of. what's interesting for those of us watching it is that although it started with whether he said stupid woman or stupid people, then other mp5, conservative female mps got up and accused the speaker of having treated them in the same way, which suggested something more endemic.

treated them in the same way, which suggested something more endemicm is endemic and i was pleased that they stood up and said that and i was proud of them, i guess, for standing upfor was proud of them, i guess, for standing up for themselves and it is a problem in parliaments across the world. it's not something that is getting better, we often think it will get better, if we wait it out men will get less sexist, but studies show that the more women there are in parliament, the more aggressively their male colleagues behaved towards them, the theory being that they feel threatened if there are more than a handful of token woman, so which is endemic and i'm not saying this isn't a problem 01’ i'm not saying this isn't a problem or that it's ok that the leader of the opposition speaks about our prime minister or any woman in that way, he clearly has a problem with women talking to him robustly but

what we need to do is call for a no—confidence vote in the government and call for a people's vote rather than worrying about whether he called theresa may a stupid woman or whether, as he claims, he said stupid people. he says what he says and we have to accept that. your frustration without the debate has been diverted comes over clearly but i'm interested in what you said, that meant‘s antagonism or sexism goes up the more women there are, so that goes against the theory that having a critical mass of female presence will dilute sexism. having a critical mass of female presence will dilute sexismm works both ways. the more women there are, the more funding goes on education or social care, the more

time is spent debating things that impact on women and they talk about women's issues more than men do, so it's important to have women in the chamber but you have to get to equality before we stop having these issues, to a point where, people talk about 30% as a magic number but it will only be the magic number when women are as common as men and at that point there will be no point seeing them as a threat or unusual, which is why this happens that male mps which is why this happens that male m ps rea ct which is why this happens that male mps react in this threatened way, because it's clearly about feeling threatened, their sense of power being threatened by having too many women there, so the only way to cure thatis women there, so the only way to cure that is to get more women but the sad fact is the more women we get up toa sad fact is the more women we get up to a certain point, that's how the men will react but we have to push

through it. caroline criado-perez, we have to leave it there. thank you. with six days to go before christmas, the nation has voted for its favourite christmas film, and the winner is the 1946 classic it's a wonderful life. over 7000 people took part in the radio times survey. here's a flavour of the top five. this is my house. i have to defend it. you did it! congratulations! world's best cup of coffee. great job, everybody. # holy infant so tender and mild. # sleep in heavenly peace... ho ho ho!

# it's in the singing of a street corner choir. # it's going home and getting warm by the fire. # it's true wherever you find love, it feels like christmas... you see, george, you really had a wonderful life. don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away? clarence? yes, george? where's mary? hgppy happy moments. radio times commissioning editor kasia delgado is with me now. what makes a good christmas film and why did tier 2 win? i think it's a wonderful life is so popular because you have this great adversity, you have a man who doesn't think his

life has any meaning, because of his journey through the spare, but then it turns out his life is worth living and a lot of us can relate to that at christmas, it can be difficult so there is a lovely message. this film came out in 1946. why does an olderfilm this film came out in 1946. why does an older film topped the list? this film came out in 1946. why does an older film topped the list7m has a lot to do with nostalgia and if you grow up watching that film, you will love watching it with your pa rents you will love watching it with your parents and grandparents. christmas can bea parents and grandparents. christmas can be a time forfamily so parents and grandparents. christmas can be a time for family so it's a lovely thing to watch with people who enjoyed it when they were younger. what are the ingredients of a christmas film? you need snow, especially here where there is so little snow, lots of humans coming together and saving the day, if you look at the list, you have elf, he

has a terrible time and then finds the meaning of family, facing tough times but then the result lovely, sometimes cheesy but overall warm message. and do we want to watch the same films over and over? we are in the habit, in this country we do, it's lovely to watch a new christmas film sometimes but it's hard to get into the festive spirit, we have quite intense lives and if you watch a film you watched when you were younger, it can take you into that festive moment. and did the right film win? i think it did win but i ama film win? i think it did win but i am a big fan of the muppet christmas carol so i'm pleased that that is also there in the top five. controversial. thank you. the headlines on bbc news: labour leaderjeremy

corbyn denies calling theresa may a "stupid woman" during prime minister's questions. the government sets out its immigration policy for the uk after brexit. ministers say it will be skills that matter from now on. labour mp fiona 0nasanya is found guilty of lying to police to avoid a speeding charge. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the tech entrepreneur elon musk has been showing off the first tunnel built by his company to try to solve the congestion problem in los angeles. mr musk says commuters will one day use automated cars to cross the city in a series of tunnels, travelling at very high speeds. 0ur correspondent, peter bowes, has peered inside. a new way to get around.

a tunnel that transports cars and passengers at speeds of up to 150 mph. the one—mile stretch snakes its way under a city street to the south of los angeles. shrouded in secrecy up until now, this is elon musk‘s pet project. built by the billionaire entrepreneur's construction outfit, known as the boring company, the goal is to solve the problem of chronic traffic congestion. wouldn't it be incredible if you could travel around la, new york, dc, chicago, paris, london, anywhere, at 150 mph? it would be phenomenal. i mean, traffic is soul—destroying. it's like acid on the soul. it's horrible! it must go away! this is the start of the tunnel. it's a very narrow tunnel, just wide enough for a family car — in this case, a modified tesla model x. to get through this tunnel it has what they call alignment wheels

on the front that keep it on track as it's heading through this stretch of tunnel which is just over a mile long. eventually, there could be hundreds of miles connecting neighbourhoods in this sprawling city. it could ease the pain of millions on their daily commute. as long as it doesn't have any detrimental effect on the environment, i think that would be a good idea because we have had a lot of issues with traffic. i mean, personally, coming from san diego, i have a lot of issues coming here with all the traffic. so, if it works, i'm all for it. there are other alternatives. there is high—speed rail. i used to live injapan and i think that... that's also worth exploring. the unveiling of this futuristic tunnel is being closely watched by transport industry analysts. but is it realistic? elon musk has this amazing ability to put on a great show and make a project look like it is the shiny, glossy, finished thing. but, in reality, what he has unveiled is a concrete tunnel.

it could be a sewer. it is painted nicely in white. he's got an awful long way to go from translating that into a citywide transportation network. elon musk says he hopes a network of tunnels will be running in los angeles by the time the city hosts the olympic games in 2028. while some observers are sceptical, this may be the dawning of a new era in fast, environmentally friendly transport. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. it's 175 years today since charles dickens introduced the world to his vision of christmas, in a christmas carol. to mark the occasion, our arts correspondent, david sillito, got the chance to get his hands on a precious first edition on display in central london. i'm handling this very gently. this is a little bit of literary history here. this is a first edition of a christmas carol. and it came out today, exactly 175 years ago.

well, i'm joined now by the great, great, great granddaughter of the author, charles dickens, lucinda hawksley. what sort of response was there when it went on sale in the shops? an immediate response. 6,000 copies were printed on the 19th of december. they had all sold out by christmas eve. it was a fairly expensive book as well, wasn't it? it was. dickens wanted it to be a thing of beauty, and it cost five shillings, which was a decent amount of money. so rich people were buying this. the message of the book? well, this is what dickens wanted. rich people, he wanted them to read the book and realise they were all a bit like ebenezer scrooge. this was dickens' desperate attempt to get the issue of child poverty into all the houses in britain. this also comes at a moment when you're standing by something that's quite a discovery, isn't it? this is known as the dickens lost portrait. this is what dickens looked like at the age of 31, when he wrote a christmas carol. it's a miniature by the scottish artist margaret gillies, recently discovered in south africa.

it hasn't been seen in this country since 1844. we are trying to raise money now to bring it home to the dickens museum in london. people can donate via the dickens museum website, and the dickens lost portrait could come home. thank you very much indeed. well, there it is. 175 years on, a memory of what has become, well, christmas tradition. that's david sillitoe. a youtube blogger from hemel hempstead is battling the pop star ariana grande for the christmas number one. mark hoyle, otherwise known as ladbaby, is currently second in the charts — just a thousand sales off the top spot. his single, we built this city on sausage rolls, is raising money for the trussell trust, who run food banks across the country. before we speak to mark, let's have a listen. # if you've never had one # and don't recognise the taste # it's a cylindrical bit of pork wrapped in a puff pastry case # beige, baked, and golden

# holier than grace # grab it whilst it's piping hot and # shove it in your face! # they're party—sized to foot—long # listen to your belly groan # don't you remember? # we built this city on sausage rolls... mark hoyle, otherwise known as ladbaby, is here with me. even you were holding your head in your hands a bit watching yourself. what inspired you to make this song? somebody tweeted me about it six months ago, they said i should do

it, then i downloaded the song and played it to my little boy and he went wild dancing to it and i thought i would give it a go. and it's your family we see there. yes, that's my long—suffering wife and my boys. did you have any idea it would become this popular?” boys. did you have any idea it would become this popular? i don't think anybody thought it would be as big as it has been, we are so close to a number one. and you're doing it for a good cause, the trussell trust, tell us why you chose them. we went down to a single parent and couple of years ago when we had our first son and we struggled to make ends meet and we know the people go through, my wife's mum volunteers at a food bank for the trussell trust so a food bank for the trussell trust so it was important for us to give

back to those people, especially at christmas, so if people aren't looking to donate at christmas, this could not only help a good cause but get me to number one. how much are you hoping to raise? the idea for this was to make the top 40, the fa ct we this was to make the top 40, the fact we are going for number one is above and beyond what i hoped so anything is fantastic. and that competition is extraordinary, ariana grande. who? we laughed about this, she was tweaking, who is this guy? we are at in the uk, if sausage rolls cannot beat a pop what can? and are you worried that you have ruined starship's classic for people? i think i've improved it! maybe not with our lyrics. thank

you, mark, ladbaby, and we will not be able to get that out of our heads. let's get the weather. a better end to the day in eastern parts compared to yesterday, here's how we finished the day, overlooking the firth of forth and you can see a lovely sunset, bit of high cloud but the real cloud has been across western areas to end the day, some heavy showers now in parts of dumfries & galloway, north—west england, in eastern parts you go into the night dry but you may not stay that way throughout, those showers could go across the country but in any clearer skies tonight, we could see a touch of frost tomorrow

morning. a cool start to thursday, bit of sunshine but also the chance ofa bit of sunshine but also the chance of a shower anywhere first thing, showers become fewer in number during the day, some parts of north—east england and scotland could get away dry but showers across northern ireland and north wales will be frequent, but elsewhere the showers only push through quite sharply on any breeze. temperatures similar to today and as we go into the evening, showers for a time but then more persistent rain edgesin a time but then more persistent rain edges in across parts of south—west england and south wales and this weather system could bring out a wet and windy spell, the heaviest rain still lingering across east anglia and the south east, that clears out of the way but the trail of a weather front across england and parts of northern ireland will

continue to feed in patchy rain and drizzle, cooler conditions to the north, mild but sunny for many for south and by the end of the afternoon some thundery showers could work in. the charts for the weekend are fairly messy, lots of weather fronts, some weekend are fairly messy, lots of weatherfronts, some rain will come and go, if you are christmas shopping saturday has the better chance of dry spells, a bit wetter on sunday that temperatures above the levels they should be for the time of year, but a bit of a festive feeling to the start of next week, milderair feeling to the start of next week, milder air shifts out of the way and we could see something a little cooler into the weekend. the news at 6pm is next. the biggest shake—up for 40 years, says the government, as it reveals its post—brexit immigration plans. people will be allowed to come and work in the uk based on their skills —

rather than where they're from. we are absolutely not closing our doors. we are simply making sure that we have control over who comes through them. also tonight — angry scenes in parliament as the labour leader jeremy corbyn appears to mouth "stupid woman" at the prime minister. they're not interested and neither is the country. it's an allegation he later denied in the commons. as the government hints that the roll—out of universal credit could be delayed again, a special report on the impact of welfare reforms in the north—east of england. i didn't stop working because i'm lazy.