against the wikileaks founderjulian assange. mr assange was first charged last month over his alleged role in publishing hundreds of thousands of american military documents nine years ago. mr assange is already fighting extradition proceedings in london. the indian prime minister narendra modi has led his party to a resounding victory in the general election. mr modi's hindu—nationalist bjp and its allies are poised to get more than 340 seats in parliament. addressing supporters, mr modi said it was a big victory for democracy. president trump has reacted angrily to the release from federal prison ofjohn walker lindh, the so—called american taliban, saying it was deeply troubling and wrong. mr trump told reporters he had asked if the release could be stopped but was told nothing could be done. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament.

hello again, and welcome to thursday in parliament. as the government delays its flagship brexit bill, mps seek answers. doesn't he agree that the people of the united kingdom deserve an urgent statement from what remains of the government, to tell them exactly what the hell is going on in this place? a conservative has his suspicions. there is some speculation, sir, how remote, that the prime minister might resign tomorrow. also in this programme: as cruel ill—treatment is uncovered in a care home for vulnerable adults, there's a plea to the government. go and properly investigate every single inpatient centre to make sure that the minister herself can look us all in the eye and say,

"i know where the places are safe, and where they are not". all that to come, and more. but first: publication of the prime minister's "bold new brexit deal" has been delayed. on wednesday, theresa may told mps the withdrawal agreement bill — needed to put her deal into law — would be published on friday. but amid growing speculation over her future, it won't now appear until early next month. downing street says the prime minister's listening to the concerns of her colleagues. on wednesday night, andrea leadsom resigned as leader of the commons because she could not bring herself to announce the bill at her usual thursday morning business statement to mp5. she objected to the compromises on offer, including a vote on whether to hold another brexit referendum. but in the end, the bill wasn't announced after all when her stand—in — a government whip — set out the business for the first week ofjune. friday, 7june, the house

will not be sitting. mr speaker, we will update the house on the publication and introduction of the withdrawal agreement bill on our return from the whitsun recess. mps had expected to hold their first debate on the bill on friday, 7june. we are in brexit paralysis, in the words of the government minister. the government has had three years, five major speeches, and red lines which never changed, which has brought us to this position. yesterday, the prime minister told the house that the second reading of the withdrawal agreement bill would be in the week commencing 3 june — we now hear it's not. so within less than 24 hours, the prime minister has broken her word. this is yet another broken promise by the prime minister on brexit. could the honourable gentleman confirm why the bill is not coming forward for its second reading as promised? and when is it likely to do so? and doesn't he agree with me that the prime minister's become part of the problem? even her own cabinet ministers

know that she must go. the prime minister has yet again put her own political survival ahead of the national interest. it is clear that the prime minister does not command a majority for her approach to brexit, and she has failed to accept this political reality. theresa may's promise to publish the bill on friday lasted 2a hours. now when it comes to the withdrawal act bill, we do plan to publish the withdrawal act bill in the week commencing 3june. we hoped to hold a second reading on friday, 7june. at the moment, we've not secured agreement to this in the usual channels. of course, we will update the house when we return from recess. "the usual channels" is parliamentaryjargon for "agreeing the timetable with other parties". there weren't many signs of a cross—party consensus emerging. we have a prime minister hanging on by her fingertips, burying them numberten with a government collapsing around her ears as we speak.

and just what on earth is the so—called business for next week? know we were promised the withdrawal agreement bill the tuesday and wednesday that we return. now unless it's been renamed the world animals and circuses bill, which is always quite likely, i'm afraid i'm not seeing this anywhere on this order paper. we are hoping to publish the withdrawal act bill in the week commencing 3june. and during discussions with the usual channels, we will see when that comes forward. but at the moment, we've not secured agreement through those usual channels. of course, we will update the house when we return from recess. but he's able to feed into those usual channels, i know, and i'm sure he'll use his influence to do so. and the honourable gentleman — what i would say also to him, of course, is that he jumps in and starts to condemn the withdrawal act bill before he's even read it. and i think he should just wait until it's published, and he can take the opportunity to read through it, then he can form his own opinion instead

ofjumping the gun and deciding he's going to oppose it. there is some speculation, sir, how remote, that the prime minister might resign tomorrow. and what mechanism is there, or could we have a statement on what mechanism there is to recall the house? because surely it should be up to the house, whoever the house is recalled during the recess, not up to the government? so could we have a statement on that? well, thank you, mr speaker. and the honourable gentleman will be aware that any decision to recall the house is a decision which is set out that everybody understands — there are currently no plans to recall the house at any point in the future. so, nothing to see here, and mps can safely depart westminster and enjoy their whitsun break. an snp mp saw things differently. soon the dwindling rights of the conservative party membership

will elect a prime minister with no public mandate to lead a government without a majority to try and force a policy that is way, way past its sell— by date. with house business now in suspended animation, doesn't he agree that the people of the united kingdom deserve an urgent statement from what remains of the government to tell them exactly what the hell is going on in this place? he is of course completely within his rights to make any party political point that he wants to make. but as a house of commons, we need to work together to find a solution to deliver on the brexit challenge that we face. and i would expect him to approach that in a mature and cooperative way if we are going to assist our constituents. mark spencer, enjoying his fleeting moment in the spotlight. within an hourorso, he had retreated to the silent darkness of the whips' office, as downing street announced that the treasury minister, mel stride, would replace andrea leadsom. now, the government has said it won't tolerate having vulnerable

people out of sight and out of mind. ministers were responding to undercover filming by the bbc‘s panorama programme which showed staff ill—treating patients at whorlton hall in county durham, a privately—run nhs—funded unit. a liberal democrat former health minister described what the investigation had uncovered. people with learning disabilities and autism mocked, intimidated, taunted, and provoked. care workers admitting to deliberately hurting patients. behaviour appropriately described as "psychological torture". individuals responsible must be held to account, but so must the provider that allowed this dreadful culture to persist. he said it was time for fundamental change. the system continues to sanction a model of care that is outdated and wrong. if people are contained at institutions a long way away from home, awful things will happen behind closed doors. will the secretary of state now take

personal responsibility to close down institutions providing the wrong model of care? why does the cqc continue to register new institutions offering inappropriate institutional care? do they need new powers? and what lessons must be learned from the fact that the cqc rated this place as "good"? is this another case of whistle—blowers not being listened to? we won't tolerate having people out of sight and out of mind. where someone with a learning disability or an autistic person has to be an inpatient out of area, they will now be visited every six weeks if they are a child, and every eight weeks if they are an adult on—site. the host clinical commission will be given new responsibilities to oversee and monitor the quality of care provided in their areas. so it's notjust a case of an issue for the regulator, but also a case of an issue for those who are actually commissioning this care. what was revealed on panorama last night was truly horrific. this was public service broadcasting at its best, but it should not have taken the bbc

to uncover this. the cqc got this totally wrong! whatever the failings of the cqc, ultimate responsibility must lie with those who own and manage these homes and make money out of it. if it has to take an undercover investigator to highlight what whistle—blowers are not getting the message through, why are we not, the government, taking immediate action to actually go and properly investigate every single inpatient centre to make sure that the minister herself can look us all in the eye and say, "i know where the places are safe and where they are not". children with autism and learning disabilities are still being pinned to face down on the floor, tied to beds, or locked up in seclusion rooms. the government promised five years ago to publish guidance to prevent this kind of abuse, but they still haven't done it. we desperately need a date after whorlton hall. when will the government

publish this guidance? so, mr speaker, there was a report that the secretary of state commissioned on exactly this segregation and restrictive practise — it was published on tuesday, and we've accepted all the recommendations and are working very hard on it. there will be guidance, but i think more broadly, it's actually more important than that because what we have to notice is that, if you watched that tv programme last night, there was training and guidance on the sort of restrictive practises that were going to be implemented, and it was ignored, and it was recorded incorrectly. so i think this is a much bigger issue than the one he's highlighted. labour house pledged £350 million extra per year to ensure that people can move from these institutions and be supported in the community instead. will the minister match that commitment? though people do have to go to an inpatient setting, they should be as close to home as possible for the shortest possible time, and with a very clear

route out with a very clear plan for their future. and in order to help deliver this, we have committed {4.5 billion to community funding as part of the nhs's long—term plan, and i would expect to see a good proportion of that money spent on investing in these sorts of community settings. what protection is in place for those who come forward to shine a light on allegations related to such grave care? and what would her message be to people who have concerns? mr speaker, i'm really grateful to my honourable friend for raising this, because actually, it is the whistle—blowers here who have really brought these concerns to everyone's attention. it's only deeply regrettable that whistle—blowers brought this to people's attention before, and it was investigated,

and still wasn't solved — this abuse wasn't rooted out and stopped. i think we do need more protection for whistle— blowers — certainly we've accepted some of the cqc recommendations on encouraging whistle— blowers to come forward more. but we are always looking at more ways we can offer that encouragement and protection to encourage them to do so. caroline dinenage. you're watching thursday in parliament with me, david cornock. still to come — can online gaming be good for you? the labour peer and former cabinet minister, lord hain, has revealed to the lords what someone he described as a "victim" of the business tycoon, sir philip green, had told him. you may remember that last october, lord hain became the first to name sir philip as the subject of inappropriate conduct allegations. sir philip had blocked the daily telegraph from naming him. lord hain‘s action in the lords led to a row about what parliamentarians could, and should, say. he told peers his motive was to stand up for ordinary employees against a very powerful and wealthy boss.

to explain why i'm revealing for the first time in public exactly what one of sir philip green's victims told me whilst pleading with me to name him under parliamentary privilege, i quote, "he was touching and repeatedly slapping women staff's bottoms, grabbing thighs and touching legs. hundreds of grievance cases were raised with hr. the company lawyer who interviewed me then lied. sir philip then screamed and then shouted at staff, ‘go to psychologists!‘ victims went to an employment tribunal but were told it would not get anywhere, so i settled with an nda. some were worn down with spiralling legal costs costing them a fortune. he broke some in the end. it was horrible. he's still doing exactly the same thing. it is rife, it happened all the time, i saw him grab the breasts of others, this has gone on for a long time." sir philip has previously "categorically and wholly"

denied the claims. responding to lord hain‘s latest claims, he said, "how sad somebody who already has proven they're prepared to abuse the system wants to continue to behave in this manner." lord hain was speaking during a debate called by a former supreme courtjustice. my central concern is about the house's loss of reputation if it's members breach the rule of law. of course i recognise the fundamental importance of other members' right to speak freely in parliament. parliamentary privilege is enshrined in article nine of the bill of rights, it is of foundational significance in our constitution and i'm certainly not proposing any legislative change to its scope. but i cannot accept that parliamentary privilege must always prevail over all competing interests. the government said parliamentary

privilege, which gives mps and peers immunity from prosecution for what they say in parliament, was essential. but... let us be clear. the protection of absolute privilege belongs to the houses of parliament, not to its individual members. this protection does not mean that members are above the law nor does it mean that they can ignore the law. and indeed, parliamentarians have a duty to exercise the privilege of the house in a responsible manner which reflects the public interest. lord keen. now, there's been cross—party condemnation of european football's governing body over next week's europa league final between arsenal and chelsea. the match is to be played in the capital of azerbaijan — baku. but arsenal's midfielder, henrikh mkhitaryan won't be there as he has pulled out

of the match over concerns for his safety. he is from armenia and there are long—standing political tensions between the two countries. uefa has said it received assurances over his safety, but that was not good enough according to senior mps. uefa's inclusion and diversity policy says the following. "everyone has the right to enjoy football no matter who you are, where you are from, or how you play." but next week, henrikh mkhitaryan will miss the match of a lifetime because he's from armenia and arsenal fans with armenian names have been denied visas to travel to baku. this is a scandal, it's a deeply ugly side to the beautiful game, and if i were secretary of state, i would make it clear to uefa that it's completely unacceptable. so, will the minister demand that uefa ensures that countries that force players to choose between their sport and their safety and discriminate against travelling fans will never be allowed to host future events?

mr speaker, the honourable gentleman is right. if football is to be for everyone and we all believe that it should be, then that should apply to football in our own country and it should apply to football where we want our fans to be able to travel. and so it is important that we engage with uefa as we have been to make sure we make the message very clear that those places where footballers should travel to should be welcoming to those to support football. and politics should have nothing whatsoever to do with it. there is, as he says, a related challenge which is whether or not british fans who are of armenian descent are able to have a visa to travel to azerbaijan. that is something that my colleagues in the foreign office are also picking up because it is important that all those who want to travel to support their team should be able to do so. if they can't, then football is not achieving what it should. quite right.

tom watson. a woeful ticket allocation will mean that the vast majority of fans will not be travelling to this match and indeed the champions league final. because uefa have favoured corporates over fans. will the minister condemn uefa with me today? on this day when the house is divided over europe, can we unite to condemn uefa for their disgraceful treatment of football fans? there are not enough tickets available for fans either on saturday or indeed next week in azerbaijan, he is right about that. and i think we can agree that it's important that as many people who are passionate about their teams have the chance to see them succeed and compete on the european stage as much as they can on the national stage. and we do believe it's important to say to uefa that is a message we all support and i'm grateful to him for raising it so that we can communicate that message with clarity.

it is important that we spread the benefits of these major european competitions around europe. i don't believe it's right that these competitions should only be held in a small subset of european countries. there are huge economic and sporting benefits to be derived from them and countries should have access to those benefits but only if they are prepared to make access available to those who are passionate football supporters. next month, uefa will start the process of recruiting 12,000 volunteers from host countries including scotland and england for euro 2020 next year. they will be expected to give a huge time commitment and work for free in complex roles that involve huge responsibility including anti—doping. isn't this just exploitation dressed up as opportunity and with the secretary of state raise this with uefa directly? i feel we have a number of conversations with uefa and i'm happy tojoin that to the list. i think as we come towards the commonwealth games in birmingham in 2022 ten years

on from london 2012, where people derived incredible experiences from volunteering, we should support this. however, if there are challenges in terms of recruiting people due to their responsibilities, we must look at that, too. the sports minister, mims davies. more from her in a moment. now, we hear a lot about youngsters spending time playing online games, and worries, not least from their parents — i declare an interest — that it could be bad for their health. but in the lords, peers suggested that computer games could actually have benefits. existing research has shown some positive impacts of gaming such as cognitive emotional motivation and social benefits that has also shown that for a small number of young people, their gaming can become harmful. there is some increasing good evidence that this could help children in a variety of ways, particularly with mental health problems. yet, there is little research being done and the minister did not really give a great deal of list of what is happening with that.

so, i'm wondering whether maybe she could try to give more information about the scale of it and see whether we could try to persuade the internet companies to get more involved to use theirfunding to start producing games which are of goodness and benefit the children rather than, in fact, the ones which are negative. he is absolutely right that gaming can have positive effects and there are some areas where the uk government is funding research into this. nhs england is funding work to develop and test how immersive gaming technology can be used to increase therapy adherence and children's anxiety and this is in partnership with industry. will my noble friend not agree with me though that this is something we should deal with extremely carefully? i am aware of a number of cases in which children have become obsessed with gaming. it is something where their parents have, in desperation, been in touch with their representatives and with their medical advisers

to try and deal with the effect of the psychosis that results in the obsession with gaming among quite a lot of young people. can she therefore make sure that however she looks at the positive effects here in certain cases, she also fully recognises the dangers of an open approach to this? i thank my noble friend for his question. hundreds and millions of people do play video games globally. for the majority, it is a positive recreational activity. he is right however that there is some evidence of a moderate correlation between gaming, depression, and anxiety symptoms in young adults and evidence that exposure to violent gaming can impact on sleep and mood. but it is dependent on the nature and the duration of gaming. would the government carefully consider encouraging nhs innovation to invest with other perhaps independent companies to develop games to promote healthy lifestyles in children?

in particular, a game that would attract children who are prone to obesity associated with mental health problems and get them engaged in health promotion programmes and associated healthy activities? there was some interesting evidence that emerged from the ar game pokemon go, which did encourage many young people to go out walking and exploring, for example. and we do have some programmes which are investing in promoting exactly that kind of innovation. lady blackwood. politicians are by their very nature competitive beasts. and at question time, a series of mps were keen to burnish their theatrical credentials, or at least those of their children. all prompted originally by concerns over the potential impact of brexit on the arts. my daughter is a poet and playwright. my son is an actor and scriptwriter. and they've thought they were being brought up as citizens of europe. they are deeply worried

about the future in terms of artists coming here and their ability to tour across in europe. the reality is that our uk theatre and performing arts community is an excellent example of how we work collaboratively throughout the country and around the world, and that's going to continue even after brexit. a short exchange that prompted a roll—call of thespian links. can i recommend to the minister the rsc production of as you like it, which my brother is appearing in, in stratford—upon—avon? i am sure that the honourable gentlemen's brother is a magnificent performer but i hope he will forgive me if i add that my daughterjemima will be performing in as you like it at her primary school in a matter of days and it is of key priority for me to observe her at work. my very best wishes to jemima and all the family members, honourable family members, with their thespian endeavours including my daughter saoirse who has just successfully auditioned to play nancy in the school

production of oliver twist. mr speaker, for what it's worth, i recently appeared in panto as sir lancelot in the north lansing resident association version of robin hood. oh, yes, i did... all speaking. i'm very pleased that i can mention my daughterjemima is now a barnacle in her next production... she is going to be really unhappy about that! laughter. she'll stick at it! it's the way she tells them. thank you for watching thursday in parliament. i do hope you canjoin me on friday night at 11pm on bbc parliament for the week in parliament, with all the highlights from another extraordinary week here at westminster. bye for now.

hello there. we saw a top temperature of 25 degrees at heathrow, in london, on thursday. there was a lot of sunshine around. it felt warm for many places and that's led to a fairly mild night across some southern areas. temperatures no lower 11 or 12 degrees in the london area to start friday. but a big cooler in some of the rural spots. now, the pressure chart for friday shows this feature which will bring thicker cloud, maybe a few showers to more western parts of the country through the day, but we're starting off with plenty of sunshine. more cloud across parts of scotland and that cloud will tend to extend a little bit further southwards. like i mentioned, that feature bringing in a few showers to parts of western england and wales. hit—and—miss showers really. many places staying dry. the best of the sunshine and the warmth again across the south—east quadrant — 22 or 23 degrees. around the mid—teens celsius further north. this is of the area of low pressure which is going to be

the game—changer through the bank holiday weekend. introducing cloud, the breeze and the lower temperatures. so we will start off with a bit of sunshine around for the bank holiday weekend. then it goes downhill really through saturday night into sunday. and it will be cooler for all for bank holiday monday, with a scattering of showers. the picture for saturday though isn't too bad for much of the country, particularly in england and wales. best of the sunshine here. maybe just one or two showers around. but it's scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, which starts to cloud up later in the day, and we'll start to see the rain pushing in and it will becoming breezy too. temperatures here 10—15 degrees. high teens, low 20s celsius across england and wales. then this area of low pressure moves in during saturday night and it turns wetter across many northern and western areas. and gradually that weather front will be sinking slowly southwards and eastwards throughout sunday. some of the rain could be quite heavy, persistent across northern areas, and then the showery rain starts to push in into parts of wales and into england. eventually reaching the south—east later on in the day. maybe something a little bit brighter to end the day across northern ireland, northern england. but a cooler feel to the day across the north. could just make 20 or 21 degrees across the south—east. that cold front sweeps

south—eastwards, introduces cooler air. and then for bank holiday monday, this second area of low pressure will be hanging around, bringing quite a breezy day, much cooler—feeling day. more cloud across the northern half of the country, perhaps more persistent rain here. whereas for england and wales, i think it's slightly to be a breezy with a mixture of sunshine and showers, most of these across western areas. and those temperatures nine to around 17 or 18 degrees. so it will be noticeably cooler. it looks like it remains pretty unsettled throughout next week as well, on the coolest side with plenty of showers, particularly across northern areas. a little bit of sunshine especially in the south.

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