responsibility for those jihad issue came from europe. hundreds of passengers happy late round because they cannot use and jobs are at risk as flybmi collapses. theresa may writes to every conservative mp urging them to put aside their personal differences over brexit and come together in the national interest. these workers could see their take—home pay fall with the amount they have to pay into their pension pot increasing. those are your headlines, but now it is time tojoin those are your headlines, but now it is time to join david for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, the programme that scrapes the mould off the political jam at westminster and beyond. deja vu all over again as theresa may loses another brexit vote. the ayes to the right, 258.

the noes to the left, 303. for the first time, the government admits a link between its flagship welfare reform — universal credit — and hardship. and the main issue that led to an increase in food bank use could have been the fact that people had difficulty accessing their money early enough. and mps prepare to get the builders in. you are dealing with asbestos, wiring next to planning next to sewage next to mains water. you know, i mean it's unbelievable. in the words of one cabinet minister, it was a hiccup and not a disaster. theresa may's tenth commons defeat as prime minister followed a familiar pattern. a statement where she appealed for mps to hold their nerve and give her more time, only to find herself accused of blackmail and lying before losing another brexit vote. now stop me if you've heard this one before.

a brexit negotiator walks into a bar. he — olly robbins — is overheard suggesting the prime minister's plan is to offer mps an 11th hour choice between a version of her deal and a delayed departure from the eu. does that mean the prime minister's ruled out leaving without a deal? mps tried to find out. notwithstanding russell's barroom chatter, will the prime minister rule out a delay of brexit beyond march 29 and will she also rule out a future customs union arrangement which would prevent us doing those who global trade deals which the bank of england governor says is a potential golden age? i'm grateful he has asked me that question rather than relying what someone else overheard ina bar. it is very clear the government's position is the same.

we triggered article 50, in fact this house 32 triggered it, that had a two—year timeline, that ends on the 29th of march, we want to leave with a deal, and that is what we are working towards. but if she is working to leave next month, how will she get the legislation through parliament in time? just when you thought you'd heard every acronym going, up pops crag, the constitutional reform and governance act, a law that suggests any withdrawal agreement would have to be laid before parliament for 21 days before being voted on. there are just 26 sitting days before we're due to leave. time is very short. can the prime minister explain to the house how we are going to comply with the provisions of the constitutional reform and governance act section 20, if there is a deal? how we are going to implement the withdrawal agreement implementation bill and still leave on the 29th of march?

theresa may said mps wouldn't necessarily need 21 days to study an agreement they'd already voted on. well we'll follow the normal procedure where we can, where there is insufficient time remaining following the meaningful vote, we will, with parliament concerned, ensure that we can ratify on time to guarantee our exit in an orderly way. opposition parties say her strategy is obvious. it appears the prime minister has just one real tactic, to run down the clock, hoping members of this house are blackmailed into supporting a deeply flawed deal. this, mr speaker, is an irresponsible act. she is playing for time and playing with people'sjobs, our economic security and the future of our industries. the question is simple, have you done an economic assessment of the impact of your deal in the uk economy?

a simple yes or no. prime minister, you are asking this house to vote on your deal and you can't even be honest about the economic impacts. he talked about the economic analysis, we did publish an economic analysis of the proposals the government put forward. that's not true! the snp leader's shout of "it's not true" was followed by a less audible one of "liar". he may have inadvertently led the house in this matter. no, no. the government... what was that? i hope the word liar wasn't used but order, order, order! if that word, liar, was used without equivocation or qualification, that word,

must be withdrawn at once. and amid uproar, ian blackford did withdraw the l—word. by the time mps got to thursday's debate, there was a palpable sense of ennui among some old hands. another week with another meaningful vote emerging and all will be clear, and every time we do that, it is an appalling shambles. mps were being asked to rubber stamp two votes from january. one called for the backstop to avoid customs checks on the irish border to be replaced by "alternative arrangements", the other rejected the idea of leaving without a deal. many tory brexiteers hate the backstop but would leave without a deal. the brexit secretary was given the job of squaring that circle. he has set out why he is observing

what the house has said in terms of alternative arrangements, why he isn't he enacting the government rolling out no deal? the short answer to that is the house has had two different things, it has passed legislation that has said by a big majority on article 50 which many members on both sides of the house voted for, it passed legislation to say that we are leaving on the 29th of march, it put that date on the face of the bill by a large margin, the house voted to give the people the decision through a referendum through a large margin and the legislation takes precedence over that motion. that explanation infuriated opponents of a no—deal brexit. the government can't simplyjust pick and choose which votes it wants to support.

that is fundamentally wrong and anti—democratic. it is totally the wrong way to handle such an important issue for this country. two motions carried that night, both of which i supported. i would like to hear from the right honourable gentleman that he gives equal respect to the opinions expressed by that house, or if he fails to do that, it is contemptuous of this house. well, firstly, i absolutely respect votes of this house. tonight, members need to give the government time to make good on this work. as a house, we need to hold our nerve. to deliver a deal that addresses the twin risks of no deal and note brexit. —— no deal or no brexit.

mr speaker, the secretary of state ended by saying we have to hold our nerve. he was all over the place this morning, all over the place on all of the important issues. order! when the key vote came, 66 conservative mps abstained. the ayes to the right, 258. the noes to the letter, 303. a government defeat by 45 votes. the vote shows there is no majority for the prime minister. yet again, her government has been defeated. that government cannot keep on ignoring parliament or ploughing on towards the 29th of march without a coherent plan. mr speaker, this is a significant defeat for the government. at the end of that day, the prime minister should be here to accept her responsibilities on the back of this government defeat. where is she?

well, theresa may certainly wasn't in the chamber to hear the result, which downing street said made leaving the eu without a deal more likely. the vote isn't binding on the government but may well make it harder to get concessions out of the eu. the prime minister's promised to give mps another chance to shape the next steps on february the 27th. but brexit isn't the only issue where she has problems with her own side. this is what happened when a proposed new law with cross—party support faced its first commons hurdle. female genital mutliation bill. object. objection taken. under parliamentary rules that

single word "object" effectively stopped the fgm bill in its tracks. the objection came from the conservative sir christopher chope, who also won notoriety for opposing a bill to outlaw upskirting, one that has just become law after the government intervened. and ministers plan to do the same with the fgm bill. but how will the government overcome this recurring spanner? i know we were very disappointed with this bill being blocked. i am delighted to tell the house that i have tabled a motion to be demoted in a second reading committee in order that it can make progress. but how will the government overcome this recurring spanner in the legislative works? peter walker is a political correspondent for the guardian, the snp mp alison thewliss sits on the procedure committee, which looks at these things. won't voters be slightly puzzled how a single mp using one word can block the law? it is a pretty arcane bit of procedure but the house is famous for these kinds of things,

i suppose, and there are slightly different rules for private members bills. it is usually unfair when there has been a debate had and there is broad agreement that the bill should be supported that one single member can object, and this is the first time that this has happened. christopher cho's point is that these new laws are not getting any scrutiny and therefore they shouldn't be approved at this stage without some sort of debate. that is the point he always makes and he always disagrees that he doesn't disagree with the bill he blocks but the way it works is that the second reading isjust basically read out and that is it, and he thinks they should be scrutiny for a private members bill at that point. others would say there is plenty of opportunity further down aloud. this is a reasonably technical one, changing the system as to which kind of court can deal with this. the argument is perhaps less good that in different bills. but if it were a government law, a government bill, there would be

a debate at this stage. yes, that is true, and parliament is full of these arcane rules. people like christopher chope are able to use, or exploit, better than most. alison, you are on the procedure committee, what is the answer? we're not sure what the answer is. for my point of view, the balance of power is not right here, that one mp can object. we are going to look to see if there is a better way of getting around this because it can't be this one mp that continues to object. although paradoxically, peter, it looks as though there is one idea that you want to get into law,

the best thing is to get christopherjobe to object to it. yes, he objected to the up—skirting bill, he objected to the women's assembly at parliament and now with this, and in all cases, the government steps in and finds the time. so, yes, there is this idea that if there is a private members bill and you want it to get through, you get christopher chope to stand up and shout. isn't the case that any government will be reluctant to give mps more opportunities to scrutinise? we have seen this week that theresa may is ready to fast track the withdrawal agreement when that happens. i think that scrutiny is a good thing and more opportunities for members to bring more private members bills is good as well. we've seen the smoking bill, that came from a private members bill, as well, and i don't we've seen the smoking bill, that

came from a private members bill, and other legislation has come from that source as well, and i don't think the procedures in place in the uk parliament necessarily allow for that to happen in such a good way. literally, you get a private members bill by having your name drawn out of a draw, like the football! so, i think we need to look at a better process so that good ideas are allowed to make progress and can't be shutdown by one person shouting no. peter, will things change, or are we stuck forever in this merry—go—round of christopher chope objecting to a bill and then ministers will say, ok, we will take it up ourselves, and there will be a lot of outrage but nothing really changing? he himself is not showing any signs of wanting to back down, even though a number of his local councillors in dorset wrote a letter very much distancing themselves from the things he is doing so he is not particularly popular in his local area over this. in terms of getting it

changed, brexit uses up all the parliamentary bandwidth, so i think for now it is a slight impasse, the government does not have time to change procedures and christopher chope is saying he will carry on doing this so i'm not sure where we will end up. i knew we'd end up with brexit in the end. thank you both. universal credit is the government's flagship welfare reform. it merges six benefits paid to people of working age and critics have said it's increased hardship. but for years, ministers have denied a link between its roll out and the increasing use of food banks. but at question time on monday, the new work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, signalled a change of tune. it is absolutely clear there were challenges within the initial roll—out of universal credit and the main issue that led to an increase in food bank use could have been the fact that people had difficulty accessing their money early enough. we've made changes to accessing universal credit so that people can have advances, so there is a legacy run on after two weeks of housing benefit and we believe that'll help with food and security.

a conservative mp raised amber rudd's remarks with the prime minister. i'd like to thank the secretary of state for work and pensions for acknowledging there's been a link between accessing universal credit and food bank usage but it isn't the case that there has been a link. there is a link. will the prime minister please urgently review the five week rate and the benefit freeze? both must go because the unpalatable truth is that our welfare safety net is no longer holding up those most vulnerable in society. it is tangling around their feet and dragging them under the water. shortly after i became prime in a stowed, we cut the rate so people could keep more of the money they've earned. we scrapped the seven—day waiting. we've introduced the two—week overlap in relation to those in receipt of housing benefit. and, of course, we've also ensured that 100% of the full monthly payment is available to people at the start for those for whom that is necessary. so, we have been taking steps and we will continue to look at universal credit, but universal credit is a system

that encourages people into work and makes sure work pays. time now for a quick look at some of the other news from around westminster. mps debated a petition calling for teenagers to be allowed to go to school later because waking up early leaves them too tired. it's the most popular petition on parliament's instagram account. an education minister said schools in england could already choose their own start times but said the government wouldn't be changing the rules. at present, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that allowing teenagers to start school at turning across the board would necessarily be beneficial. a timely start to the school day in secondary school helps to prepare pupils for the world of work after they leave school. in the lords, another education minister warned pupils planning on taking part in friday's one—day "strike" to protest against climate change that they should go

to school instead. they have 15 weeks of holidays and half terms to demonstrate without incurring disruption and extra workload to teachers. an average primary school lesson cost £1600, is secondary school lesson £1900. this is where they should be. there are cross—party tributes to gordon banks, the world cup winning goalkeeper who died at the age of 81. he was praised for his life on and off the pitch. he was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, 73 caps for england, including playing in every single game during the victorious 1966 world cup campaign which i remember with joy. from being part of that team to i think something else people remember, the astonishing pele save in 1970, he was regarded as one of the world's greatest goalkeepers.

he also did a lot of great community work in his local area as well. memories of banks of england. the welsh assembly has published plans to allow votes at 16 in its next elections. james williams reports for us from cardiff bay. as has often been the case with devolution, wales is set to follow in scotland's footsteps by legislating to lower the voting age to 16 for the next election to this place in 2021. the speaker, alanjones, has sent information packs to schools, and she is planning to work with welsh government ministers on political education. the bill that was presented earlier this week would also see the name of this place changed from welsh assembly to senedd,

which means parliament in welsh. it would also be known as the welsh parliament. that is the plan although the name change is proving a tad controversial. now, if these changes are to be implemented, then there needs to be a two thirds majority in this place. it's also worth noting what this bill doesn't include. it doesn't include a change to the electoral system and it doesn't include a change to the number of assembly members. those more politically sensitive issues could be legislated for in a future bill but they would need cross—party consensus. james williams reporting. so what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? here's carol hall with our countdown... at five, prisons minister rory stewart told the today programme he will not be sidetracked from his pledge to resign if targets to reduce drugs and violence in prisons are not met. we are trying to focus on prisons, i'm not resigning over everything else as well. mp chris ruane took an opportunity during prime ministers questions to espouse the benefits of mindfulness although he hasn't always been so knowledgeable on the subject. according to the speaker.

the gentleman is both did it make a beneficiary of mindfulness himself. he is a common phlegmatic fellow, which wasn't was the case in the past. at three, the prime minister revealed in cabinet she will happily scrape mould from the top ofjam and eat what is underneath to avoid waste. the revelation that we were reminded of during the brexit debate. it is jam tomorrow if you scrape the mould off the top. shame that wasn't on the side of the bus. at two, what is in a name, juliette said of romeo? if you're the brexit secretary, you ought to be able to remember the name of european commissioner jean—claude juncker. it is to build on the engagement the prime minister had withjean—claude... keeping with the romantic theme, pete wishart of the snp used valentine's day as an

opportunity to express some passionately held views. labour is red, tories are blue, the message from scotland is we are staying in the eu! carol hall. tourists coming to westminster these days sometimes feel a little underwhelmed. the iconic elizabeth tower which contains big ben is shrouded in scaffolding and protective plastic as major restoration work is carried out. but that project is barely the beginning of the restoration work that is needed to be carried out on the palace of westminster, a unesco world heritage site. mps and peers have agreed to move out by 2025 in order to allow the work to go ahead in the quickest

and most cost—effective way. even so, it will be many years before it's completed, and a while before it even begins in earnest. the leader of the house of commons andrea leadsom reassured a committee of mps and peers meeting in a rather gloomy room that they needn't worry about their safety in the meantime. the challenge that the project will have is the unknowns... it was described to me once by the no longer the strategic estates programme director, but a very, very highly qualified engineer who said to me, you wouldn't go down into the basement and start swinging around a hammer because you don't know what you might do! it was giving that as an example of how incredibly important to the planning is, and by the actual planning for the work you want to do will take years to achieve because you're dealing with asbestos, you've got wiring next to plumbing, next to sewage, next to mains water. it's unbelievable what's down in the basement. some committee members were concerned the cost would go up if the work included a car park and the ministry of defence in whitehall. let's be clear so that we don't mislead anybody. we all know there's been a bunkerunderthere. we've known there's one in gloucestershire as well. i used to say when i was

home secretary the last case on god's earth i want to be, let alone take my family, would be the bunker under the mod! i mean, it isn't safe! so it's got to be get rid of. and come into the real world. without compromising, you know, the details of security, and, by the way, lord blunkett, when this was all made clear to me, there was no sense i'd be able to take my family down the bunker at all! two former ministers letting the cat out of the bag about what really lies beneath the ministry of defence. thank you for watching the week in parliament. as you may know, half—term has been cancelled for mps and peers so do join keith macdougall on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening for a round—up of the day at westminster. but from me, david cornock, bye for now.

we have seen temperatures as high as 15 celsius today. the rain that has been trying to come in from the west hasn't mum —— muggy hasn't amounted to much. this weakening band is taking into cloud rather than rain. we are heading into cool air and more showers. most of those being kept at bay for the time being. there is a band of cloud moving through the midlands, and lincolnshire, and through to the south—east of england with sunshine behind it to end the day. temperatures lower than northern ireland, higher for eastern parts temperatures lower than northern ireland, higherfor eastern parts of england, 13, 1a, may be 15 degrees.

the weather front producing the cloud get stuck across the south—east of england and east anglia. showers come in as we are close to this system of low pressure, temperature is around 6 degrees. some showers coming into england and wales, and lots of showers for northern ireland and western scotland, and coming into northern cumbria, as well. for south—east england and east anglia, we could be stuck with a band of cloud and drizzle, especially in the afternoon. in the west, temperatures back down to 9 degrees with those heavy showers and rain and thunder. elsewhere, around 11 degrees. still mild but not as mild. the rain comes away from the south—east tomorrow evening. the area of low pressure ta kes evening. the area of low pressure takes the cloud away, as well, then we await the arrival of the next weather system. the weather calmed down, tuesday morning a chilly start, some areas of frost. some sunshine, hazy, turning cloudy through the day, quickly, as well, and we have rain coming into northern ireland late in the day and

for western scotland. temperatures between nine and 11 degrees again. this weather system will affect the northern half of the uk into wednesday. they could be heavy rain for a time over the western hills of scotland, and the cumbria fells, things dry off the northern ireland, then things head towards scandinavia. patchy rain for northern england and northern wales. further south, think stay dry and temperatures rise a little. some rain arriving, but it will be mainly across the northern half of the uk. things get milder late in the week. this weather system will be kept out west of our shores. huge pressure over europe which is building towards the uk. we are left with a similar weather pattern to the one we have had for the past week. high pressure keeping things dry, warm by day, chilly at night. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines: the family of shemima begum — the british teenager who ran away to syria to join the islamic state group — say she has

given birth to a boy. president trump warns the us will have to release hundreds of islamic state fighters unless the uk and other allies can take reponsibility for those jihadists who came from europe. hundreds of passengers are left with plane tickets they can't use, and hundreds ofjobs are at risk as flybmi collapses. theresa may writes to every conservative mp, urging them to put aside their personal differences over brexit and come together in the national interest. millions of workers could see their take—home pay fall in six weeks' time when the amount they have to pay into their pension pot increases. and in half an hour here on bbc news, click takes a look at how the future of data storage might be within us all — in our dna.