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applause. while many meps applauded, members of the brexit party heckled. its leader appealed to meps to reject ursula von der leyen. nato has condemned the seizure by iran of a british—flagged ship what you've seen from ursula von der in the gulf. leyen today is an attempt the organisation has issued a statement saying it supports for the european union to take british efforts to resolve control of every single aspect the issue through dialogue. of our lives. the stena impero tanker and 23 crew she wants to build a centralised, undemocratic, updated form of communism that will render nation are being held at a port in iran. british airways has suspended state parliaments... all flights to cairo for a week over security issues. it said the security situation in the egyptian capital would be yelling. further assessed but didn't elaborate. the german carrier, lufthansa, also cancelled its saturday flights where the state controls everything, to cairo, saying passenger safety where nation state parliaments... where nation state parliaments is its number one priority. will cease to have any there have been celebrations relevance at all. in washington and houston marking i have to say from our the moment 50 years ago that perspective, in some ways, neil armstrong became the first i'm really rather pleased. because you've just made human being to walk on the moon. brexit a lot more popular crowds of visitors participated in the united kingdom. in a new year style countdown thank god we're leaving! to the moment the astronaut took what he memorably called a "giant leap for mankind". hear, hear. ursula von der leyen said whatever happened, the uk would remain an ally,
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now on bbc news — partner, and friend of the eu. but it may be worth remembering that she doesn't take up her newjob officially until november the 1st, the day after the uk is supposed to have left. the week in parliament. now, one of theresa may's last duties as prime minister will be to answer mps' questions on wednesday. her penultimate pmqs saw her asking as many questions as she answered. it was dominated by angry exchanges withjeremy corbyn over hello and welcome to the week in parliament. which of the two leaders had was this theresa may's the biggest problem with racism last commons defeat and the new prime minister's first? in their own party and the way each of them were tackling that problem. the labour leader wanted to talk about the environment. theresa may wanted to talk the ayes to the right, 315. about the labour party. the noes to the left, 274. just today, 60 distinguished members catch them while you can — of the labour party have written at prime minister's questions, the leaders compare legacies. in the newspapers, "the labour party the real disgrace is his handling welcomes everyone "except it seems jews." this is your legacy, mr corbyn. of racism in the labour party. activists protesting, you still haven't opened your eyes. mps leaving, staff resigning... you still haven't told the whole truth. deported british citizens you still haven't accepted your responsibility. which she's now had you have failed the to compensate them for. i think, she might look to her own test of leadership. apologise now! party and her own government's records as well.
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and 50 years on, that one small step for man... as the world held its breath and came together, and watched in awe these amazing events in black and white footage on our television screens. anti—semitism has no but first, they've travelled place in our society, thousands of miles, faced thousands of questions even answered some of them. over the past six weeks, no place in any of our parties, and no place in any of our dialogue. we've learned thatjeremy hunt was once an entrepreneur neither does any other and that borisjohnson likes making model buses. form of racism. and within days we'll know which of them will be our next prime and when 60% of tory party members minister. think islam is a threat to western civilisation... the last hustings, in london's docklands, was dominated by a smoked kipper produced by borisjohnson to make a point about eu regulations a point that turned out and the prime minister has said to be a red herring. as it's the uk government rather she will act on islamophobia than the eu that sets within her own party, those particular rules. but the former foreign secretary is still the favourite to win the leadership. i hope she does. and as we know he's promised to take the uk out of the eu by the end i look forward to seeing that of october — do or die. being dealt with as we will deal deal or no deal. with any racism that occurs if the uk's spending within our own party as well. watchdog, the office for budget responsibility, we deal with islamophobia is to be believed, no—deal could see
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the british economy slide into recession and public borrowing double. in the conservative party. the chancellor, philip hammond, has been doing his sums, to the amusement of any allegations of islamophobia are dealt with unlike his way in the labour party where he is a cabinet colleague. failing to deal with anti—semitism. this party opposes racism in any form whatsoever in our society. and coming from a prime minister now the chancellor told the house who encouraged the hostile recently that a disruptive no—deal brexit would cost up to £90 billion. environment, sent "go is that a figure you agree with? home" vans around london, and deported british citizens which she's now had to compensate them for, i think she has to look at her own party well, firstly, that's a prediction for 2035. and her own government's and i'm sure the chancellor himself would say that it is very difficult for any finance ministry records as well. with certainty to predict 15 years after the implementation period. secondly, that figure... . .assumes no government the real disgraces his handling intervention. now, again, there are teams of racism in the labour party. within the treasury working activists protesting, on what government intervention mps leaving, staff resigning. would be taken in the event of no deal. what would his great heroes of attlee, bevan, and benn think? look what he has done to their party. we will never let him
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do it to our country. hear, hear! the snp leader linked president trump's recent controversial comments about congresswomen of colour with the prime minister's own record stephen barclay believes the chances of a no—deal and quoted a retiring conservative brexit are "underpriced". mp, guto bebb. philip hammond is so worried about the prospect he stayed in number 11 rather than vote isn't a member from aberconwy against moves to make leaving correct, prime minister, without a deal more difficult. when he warns that the tories he was among 30 conservative mps are appealing to the type who were absent or abstained of nationalism that on a bid to stop a new prime minister suspending, has seen ukip grow? or proroguing, parliament to force through a no—deal brexit. something boris johnson has while the tory party shares more pointedly refused to rule out. with the extremes of donald trump 17 other tories voted against their own government, and nigel farage, isn't any wonder, including margot james, mr speaker, that scotland looks who resigned as a culture minister on in horror? to do so. the conservative party is a party for the whole of the united kingdom, and the only party in this house the vote was on an amendment which is appealing to blatant to a technical piece of legislation nationalism is the party that wants on power—sharing in northern ireland. but its impact will be rather wider. to take scotland out of the uk. hilary benn again. i'm sure they'll think of something nice to say about each other for her last question time.
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time now for a brief look at some so, i suppose this amendment has a secondary effect which would be other news around westminster. to ensure that the house would be the minimum age for playing sitting at a crucial time the national lottery may be increased from 16 to 18. for our country which is what i believe the country would expect. the culture minister, mims davies, and i don't think that we can accept said she would consult circumstances if i may coin on whether the age limit should rise the phrase in which we were for all lottery games orjust games sent missing in action. such as scratch cards. this is supposed to be a debate on the northern ireland executive in addition to the option to raising the minimum age for all national formation and it is now being hijacked and turned games, national lottery games, into something to do with brexit, and retaining the current limit and to do with every other issue of 16, i am also seeking views on a differentiated approach. under the sun except the formation of the executive which now looks that would increase the minimum age for instant win games only. more unlikely as a result of this this includes scratch cards piece of legislation. mr speaker, i entirely accept and online instant win games. that the honourable gentlemen is right to be somewhat miffed about what he called a hijack but what i would call mps have approved a change in the commons rules to allow allegations of historical bullying a situation where needs must. and harassment at westminster to be investigated. at the moment, only claims made about behaviour since the last what have we come to in britain general election can be looked at. where we have to have amendments to ensure that parliament the change follows the publication can still operate? of a report on the issue the uk government's own analysis from a senior lawyer.
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shows the catastrophic impact the report contains serious a no—deal outcome would have yet allegations, including those relating to members who, some on the benches opposite are still courting no—deal. the default should be revoking article 50, and i quote, shout at, not a no—deal brexit. and it would be a democratic constitutional crisis if the very honourable member from uxbridge demean, belittle, and humiliate and south ruislip were to prorogue their staff on a regular basis, parliament. often in public. references are made, and again i quote, to staff being subject to unwanted sexual advances, often accompanied by touching, sometimes forceful. the bbc‘s director general, tony hall, has defended the broadcaster's decision to take away free tv licences from the majority of over 75—year—olds. the bbc announced last month that only pensioners in receipt i rise simply to of pension credit would support the amendment. receive their licences free like others, however, from june next year. i regret the need for it. it is needed because of the position adopted by one person, the person who is going to be our next prime minister who, the chair of the culture committee if i recall, did in fact campaign argued that concessions offered for parliamentary sovereignty in return for taking on the policy but is now dangling the threat had more than offset the cost of abolishing parliament over our heads. a threat which dictators to the bbc. even in banana republics are reluctant to deploy. it is shameful. as a bundle, and you may i say this very firmly to my friends query those numbers, it ends up being about £700 from northern ireland in this house. million has to be found. they have got to recognise but certainly the value that you got that there is nowhere in this united kingdom of ours that will be back from the closing the loophole more affected by a no—deal brexit from the iplayer and from ending top than northern ireland. slicing, and from the increase no part of the united kingdom. in the licence fee, it certainly seems to be greater than the £250
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this amendment is being moved million obligation you are prepared to take on for the over 755. or is being proposed by those if anything, it would seem that who voted to remain and speaking you are net gaining from this as someone who voted to leave, process, given your current policy of not honouring the original and as a minority in this place, i can assure the minister agreement but means that we on our side testing the over 755. of the referendum debate would in no can i just say... way countenance a prorogation of parliament. can ijust say, the idea so, in many respects, these people that we are not honouring the original agreement is wrong. are tilting at windmills! and i really refute that and i resented. we absolutely, absolutely we have reached a narrowing funnel are honouring the agreement we came in which our choices are getting to with george osborne and john whittingdale, fewer and fewer. to the t. we are running out of room. the time and voters' tolerance of us failing to address that central issue is running out! so, honestly, if you want to come so, the problem with this amendment for many of us isn't about more out and say things like you are not or less democracy. honouring it, you are wrong. it is that it is pretending to be this is absolutely crucial that democratic but in reality, i establish this because, you know, we are carrying out it is trying to prevent the democratic referendum decision what the government said we should from ever happening at all! do, to the t. mps discussed the plight of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran three years ago. last month, richard ratcliffe went on hunger strike in protest at the continued detention of his wife. he camped outside the iranian the ayes to the right, 315. embassy in london and was visited the noes to the left, 274. by more than 100 mp5, including john bercow. he spoke directly to mr ratcliffe,
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who was in the commons public applause. gallery. so, a hefty government defeat by 41 votes. this matter, the iranians need but what does it all mean? to know, will not go away let's try to make sense of it until mother and daughter, mother... all with experts from not one but two award—winning think tanks. professor anand menon from the uk in a changing europe, and wife... and joe marshall from the institute for government. i asked joe marshall how and husband are reconciled, significant that vote was. so that they can live as one. well, it is significant john bercow. in lots of ways. we've had lots of discussion what's been happening in the wider about whether or not mps can try world of politics this week? and prevent the prime minister ryan brown has our countdown. proroguing parliament and also about whether mps can try and stop at five, a new parliamentary baby no deal and prevent the government from pursuing that policy. meets the speaker as the labour mp and this sort of makes both tulip siddiq brings her no deal and proroguing son in to the chamber. parliament less likely. at four, a library founded so it's possible that there is a new opportunity for mps to sort by liberal prime minister william of take control of the order paper and and tried to stop the government gladstone could get more from doing no deal. and it makes prorogation likely accommodation under new plans. although not impossible for a prime minster to still try. the uk's only residential research library currently has 26 bedrooms. at three, brexit finally gets the better of a green peer baroness
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as she gets a little short with lord true. i am sure this is unparliamentary, i can't see the point of what you are saying. laughter. you're actually... yeah, as joe says, at two, contrary to popular opinion, a prorogation not impossible. there is more happening can mps stop borisjohnson in europe than brexit. or any other prime minister doing what they want in those terms or do this mep from a satirical german party supported this outfit they have to get the queen to protest the new to stop it? well, i thinkjoe was spot on. this has made it harder commission president. for a prime minister to prorogue parliament because parliament has at one, as we near the summer now to come back and sit recess, there appears to be some and they can make the point goodwill left in the commons. that this is against the will of elected mps. business secretary greg clark gives so it's symbolically important the opposition benches this model and symbolically as important to celebrate the lack of committee. as the fact that a number of ministers, high—profile conservative ministers, abstained on this which, as a signal to the incoming prime minister, could hardly have been more powerful. in a week marking the 50th but you're right, the prime minister anniversary of the first moon could still argue that this landing, we thought we'd look is a decision for the queen back through the eyes of a parliamentarian who watched and when it comes to brexit itself, the apollo 11 mission on tv we should bear in mind as a teenager. there is a difference between abstaining on a procedural motion which is what happened today and taking that far bigger decision to vote against your own government crossbencher lord mawson and party in either a substantive shared his memories during a debate motion or even more on space science and technology. so in a vote of no—confidence. guidance is internal. 12, 11, ten, nine, ignition
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so ultimately it will depend sequence start, six, of what conservative mps are willing to do. five, four, three, two, one, zero, but asjoe quite rightly says as a symbol, this is pretty powerful. all engines running. now, both candidates say they want a deal. borisjohnson says we are leaving do lift—off! or die, deal or no deal. can he actually say that? is parliament ready we have lift—off. for a deal or indeed no deal? many of us in this chamber, what more needs to be done? i suspect, are old enough well, it is very challenging to remember exactly where in both circumstances. we were and what we were doing the government has said a no—deal at that moment in time as the world circumstance but it doesn't need held its breath and came together to pass any more primary legislation. it says it can make do and watched in awe these amazing events in black—and—white footage with what it's got already on our television screens. even though that is not quite what it needed originally. but that could come unstuck if borisjohnson orjeremy hunt wanted to pursue a stimulus budget before a no—deal, i can certainly remember they might need to introduce where i was, and the sense of wonder a finance bill and there will also it sparked in me. be resolutions in parliament... i was 15 years old. it was only eight years before this that president kennedy had set nasa this mission and seven months since nasa made a bold decision to send apollo 11 all the way and they'd need mps to vote that through. to the moon on the first manned yes, exactly, and as we've seen, legislation can be targeted. flight on a massive rocket. finance bills have been targeted earlier this year. and also in a no—deal scenario, there is going to be a lot on that fine morning in 1965, of political decisions that need 7.5 million lbs of thrust propels to be taken in northern ireland very them into space and into history.
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quickly in the absence of a devolved administration in northern ireland. really going to have this taken by westminster because of limits after one and a half of what the northern ireland civil service can do. orbits of the earth, so, that really means imposing apollo 11 headed for the moon. direct rule in northern ireland three days later, the crew and it would be prudent is in lunar orbit, and one day for a government to legislate for that before a no—deal later, armstrong and aldrin climbed rather than afterwards. into the lunar module and begin theirdescent, parliament is about to disappear while collins is in orbit for its summer break. in the command module. if borisjohnson orjeremy hunt got that deal they expect or hope from europe, is there time to get through parliament before the end of october? collins wrote later "the eagle is the weirdest looking contraption i have ever seen in the sky." well, there are several layers there. one, it is there time to get a negotiator in europe because i'd when the lunar module rather suspect that the french have landed at 4:18pm edt, had enough of sacrificing their august holidays only 30 seconds fuel remain. for our brexit. and it will be hard to find people to negotiate with though the team we all know the rest. is still there in brussels. getting the actual withdrawal my lords, when you dig agreement agreed in parliament into the details of this amazing is the matter of an afternoon human feat of risk—taking in the sense that you have a vote on it and it passes but of course... and daring, you discover some interesting facts. it was costing a massive 4% of usa gdp at the peak, it took over 400,000 people working if only theresa may knew! together as a team to take these two indeed. but then of course, the heavy lifting starts. brave men alive there there is this big piece of legislation called a withdrawal and back to the moon. agreement bill which is the law you need to put the withdrawal brave men alive there during the final seconds of dissent,
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agreement into domestic law. now, that is a major piece eagle's computer is sounding alarms, of legislation that's constitutional it turned out to be a simple case in part and the notion that you canjust rush that of the computer trying to do too through while feasible, strikes me as very, very unlikely. many things at once. i don't see the commons sound familiar? and particularly the lords agreeing to sort ofjust wave through a piece my lords, at a time of legislation of that significance. when we are in danger, personally, i do not think as a country, of talking ourselves to death, drowning in thousands there is time to leave with a deal by the 31st of october. of words and coming apart as a nation, this 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing anand menon and joe marshall. is a breath of fresh air. now, borisjohnson may have said lord mawson recalling apollo 11. we're leaving on october the 31st but the new president of the european commission has said she would consider allowing and creating new memories for those a further extension to that deadline. ursula von der leyen, of us too young to remember 1969. who served as defence minister in the german government that was the week in parliament. and is a close ally of angela merkel, was confirmed thank you for watching. as the replacement for jean—claude juncker winning a narrow majority among meps. i do hope you canjoin me on monday before that vote, in a speech to the european parliament night at 11 o'clock on bbc in strasbourg, she reflected parliament for the latest on the uk's referendum result from the commons and the lords three years ago. on a day when after months of suspense and intrigue, we finally find out who the next leader of the lib dems is. until then, from me, this is a serious decision. we regret it. but we respect it. david cornock, bye for now.
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applause. since then together, with the current government hello. of the united kingdom, saturday brought us a day the european union has worked hard to organise the orderly departure of the united kingdom. the withdrawal agreement concluded with the government of sunshine and heavy showers. of united kingdom provides certainty where brexit created uncertainty. in preserving the rights of citizens and in preserving peace sunday will be the drier day and stability on the island of ireland, these two priorities of the weekend for many of us. are mine too. now, this was the picture however, i stand ready for further extension on saturday in norfolk. of the withdrawal date... yelling. 00:13:25,231 --> 2147483051:43:27,331 ..should more time be 2147483051:43:27,331 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 required for a good reason. we had some huge shower clouds around, thunderstorms as well. those showers have now eased away towards the east. so what we're left with as we head through the day on sunday are long spells of sunshine and further rain. that's going to be arriving across north—western parts of the uk later on in the day. from the word go, a lot of dry weather with some sunshine, lighter winds than we had on saturday. through the morning, the winds pick up and the cloud increases across northern ireland, ahead of some rain arriving in the middle of the day. that'll spread across the western half of scotland in the afternoon. heavy, wet and windy here in the north—west. eastern scotland and the bulk of england and wales stay dry and fine all day, with temperatures
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about 20—25 degrees or so in the sunshine, typically the high teens where you've got cloud and the rain. and that rain is likely to affect the final day of the open at royal portrush. dry, i think, through the course of the morning, but things will turn pretty soggy during the course of the afternoon. through the afternoon into the evening, the attention turns to northern ireland and western scotland in particular, where rainfall totals are really going to be mounting up. could be some localised flooding as we head through into the early hours of monday. western scotland and also north—west of england seeing some of those torrential downpours. it's going to be quite a humid night, actually, first thing monday the temperatures already in the high teens. through the day on monday, the story improves and the rain we've got initially is going to work its way gradually towards the north. so for much of england and wales, i think, a dry day. again lots of sunshine, and with that south—westerly wind, the humidity and heat increasing. there could be a lot of low cloud around some of these irish sea coasts. temperatures up to about 29, possibly 30 degrees towards the south—east on monday. even across scotland and northern ireland, we've got those temperatures in the mid—20s. but through the middle part of this
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week, the heat is really going to be rising, and across much of central europe that heat will be setting in, and we could break the all—time temperature record in paris with 41 celsius possible by wednesday. that heat pushing up towards the uk. so into tuesday, then, another warm day everywhere. we could well see those temperatures above 30 degrees for several places across southern and eastern england. hot weather across the uk. it is looking dry for most of us, but increasing humidity, and that means there could well be some heavy and potentially thundery showers through the middle part of the week. so showers around in the north and the north—west, warm and dry towards the south—east. do keep an eye on the latest forecast. bye— bye.
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