this is bbc news i'm clive myrie live at westminster. the headlines at ham. borisjohnson‘s new—look cabinet meets forfirst time, and the prime minister tells them they have a momentous task ahead. we they have a momentous task ahead. are now comn leaving we are now committed all of us to leaving the european union. on october the 31st or earlier. no ifs, no buts. it follows one of the most radical reshuffles of all time, with staunch brexiteers appointed to the biggest offices of state, following several big name departures. in the last few minutes boris johnson has arrived in the houses of parliament.

borisjohnson spaces as backbencher since the cull now it is the remain as who are the rebels behind the prime minister. i'm shaun ley with the rest of the day's news. forecasters predict today will be the uk's hottest day on record — temperatures could reach 39 degrees. i'm a stone's throw away from heathrow airport were later today we could see the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. nissan cuts its workforce by 12,500 worldwide after reporting a 98% drop in profits. and what goes up, must come down — a french inventor fails in his attempt to become the first man to cross the english channel on a jet—powered fly board.

a very good morning to you from a scorching westminster and, boy, were the fireworks flying yesterday after the fireworks flying yesterday after the most radical reshuffle in decades. borisjohnson the most radical reshuffle in decades. boris johnson holding the most radical reshuffle in decades. borisjohnson holding his first cabinet meeting this morning. the new prime minister moved quickly yesterday to install hardline brexiteers innkeepers to help fulfil his pledge to take the uk out of the eu by the end of october, with or without a deal. let's show you some of the pictures from inside the cabinet meeting first thing this morning, mrjohnson at the head of the table giving key roles to leading brexiteers, including michael gove, priti patel at the home office, and jacob rees—mogg, now leader of the house of commons. here is what borisjohnson had to say to his new team today. well, good morning, everybody. it is wonderful to see this new team assembled here, respecting the depth and breadth of talent in our extraordinary party. and, as you all know, we have a momentous task ahead of us.

a pivotal moment in our country's history. we are now committed, all of us, to leaving the european union. on october the 31st or indeed earlier. no ifs, no buts, but we're not going to wait until october the 31st to get on with a fantastic, new agenda for our country. borisjohnson sharing his first cabinet meeting as prime minister. following on from that meeting, mrjohnson headed to the house of commons, where he is due to address mps for the first time as prime minister. these are pictures of him making his way from downing street to the commons. ajourney way from downing street to the commons. a journey he way from downing street to the commons. ajourney he has made in the past as foreign secretary, is a member of the cabinet but now, as he said, the buck stops with him. he is the man in charge and he is due to give his first statement as prime minister to the commons around about 25 minutes‘ time, our assistant political editor norman smith is in

central lobby at the commons now. is he going to flesh out more what he said yesterday on the steps of number ten? i think it'll be a similar speech we will get from borisjohnson, so similar speech we will get from boris johnson, so more similar speech we will get from borisjohnson, so more on the do or die pledge, we are definitely leaving on october 31, and i suspect we will get a lot more on the optimistic upbeat rhetoric, this is a country we should never be as demented, he will castigate the doomsters and the pessimists. and i think we will get more, too, on his domestic priorities which he began to sketch out yesterday, this idea of 20,000 more police officers, trying to increase education funding, particularly outside of london. talking, too, about social ca re london. talking, too, about social care in the broadest of terms at the moment. we don't have any detail about the specifics about the sort of changes boris johnson about the specifics about the sort of changes borisjohnson might be planning. i guess the most interesting thing will be the mood. now, iam interesting thing will be the mood. now, i am sure overwhelmingly tory

mps will seek to rally round boris johnson, even those probably who have been booted out of the cabinet. it is too early for anything like a backlash or revolt but you wonder whether we might get a nuance, a frisson from some of those alarmed at the pace at which mrjohnson now wa nts to at the pace at which mrjohnson now wants to resolve brexit. and the consequences if he can't, namely of leaving without any agreement. that is pretty much a cabinet on the back benches following yesterday's massacre of cabinet ministers. you talk about the mood, we won't get any detail, then, this will all be broad brush strokes? we won't find out how he will pay for 20,000 police officers or social care? no, it is far too early for that. at the moment, it is setting the scene for his premiership. this isjust to provide the acoustics for the boris johnson premiership. so it isn't a day for detail. it is a day for the

big picture. but we've already heard from some of those who are still in the cabinet, and it is quite clear, as many people have said, this is fundamentally a do or die cabinet, the point put to the attorney general geoffrey cox remains in the cabinet and was asked this morning whether it amounted to a no deal cabinet. yes, we'll leave on the 31st of october. what's top of the agenda, sir? well, i think we will be reviewing the situation generally, and, of course, the issue of brexit but, make no mistake, this government is committed to leaving the european union. as for those who have been booted out, they are keeping their powder dry for the moment. i think showtime will only arrive if mrjohnson‘s brexit plan begins to unravel and we start careering towards no deal. any mordant, former defence secretary, many people eyebrows going up because she wasn't one of the people

pencilled in for the drop, particular given mrjohnson has said he wanted to increase the number of women in the cabinet. this morning, she was being pretty diplomatic. well, we have a new prime minister, and we have a new cabinet. and i think it's incumbent on all of us to get behind them, to support them, to enable them to be the best they can be, and do the best job they possibly can for our country. we've got to deliver brexit and we've got to deliver it well so we set our country up for success, and they have my full support in that. thank you. what did boris say to you yesterday? you know, funny old time is here, really, because i was watching the chamber and we had jacob rees—mogg at the despatch box. only a few weeks jacob rees—mogg was leading the charge against the prime minister, he was the man, remember, who walked out of here to trigger that no—confidence vote in mrs may,

saying he was putting in a letter demanding a contest. now he is the face of the government when it comes to business questions. actually, i think he rather enjoyed the post. plenty of historical allusions to the history of parliament, and there was even a joke about the possibility of provoking parliament. the issue of prorogation is absolutely marvellous because the honourable lady asked for new sessions, then asked me to promise we wouldn't pro rogue. we can't have both because we can't to get a new session without provoking. the prime minister says he views prorogation as an archaic mechanism and doesn't wish to see our cake mechanisms used, as i am bound... laughter. asiam laughter. as i am now bound by collective responsibility, that is also now my view. there is a san day to make

sense, almost, the shock waves are almost reverberating around westminster after yesterday's cabinet bloodbath. but i think the brutal reality of it now is that mr johnson has basically banked everything on getting brexit done by october 31. and if he fails, there really is no hiding place. he has his true believers around him, the court of king boris, there is no philip hammond to blame for being too miserable, there are no recalcitrant remain ministers to blame for not trying hard enough to prepare for no deal, there is no olly robbins to blame. this is boris johnson and his true believers. and if it all goes wrong, there is only one person to blame and it's the prime minister. yes, he said the buck stops with me. thank you, norman smith. i'm pleased to say joining me is the conservative mp

robert courts and deidre brock of the snp. nothing yesterday from boris johnson on climate change in that speech outside number ten. is that a concern for you because you are absolutely, this is the single biggest crisis facing us at the moment. what he mentioned was genetically modified food which i can tell you won't play well in scotla nd can tell you won't play well in scotland but apart from that the fa ct scotland but apart from that the fact he did mention it is a huge concern. and future trade deals potentially, some are pointing to chlorinated chicken, that is the one that comes out all the time from the united states. dealing with those environmental standards, that is something you believe this government has got to do. absolutely andi government has got to do. absolutely and i can't tell you how many times i raise it, it is also about geographic protected indicators which we haven't had guidance that the government will protect. we need to hear food and the government will protect. we need to hearfood and drink coming into the country will be complying with the country will be complying with the same standards that our farmers and fishing people have to comply with and we have yet to hear that from this government. robert he

talked about other things and i think that will please many in the country who feel that perhaps theresa may's government was broke but with brexit. but it is the main issue and it will sap government energy, won't it? i don't think it'll sap it but brexit is the main issue. what we saw from boris's speech was the focus on the domestic agenda, people want to hear is talking about more police officers and more money going to schools and hospitals, so it is all that has well and you will expect to see a lot more of this over the days and weeks ahead. one suspects he put it out there because they are things he passionate in and he wants to reform and reform and change and improve but also to try to bring the country together. this is the tweet you put out yesterday after the speech. you said, "the speech showed boris johnson is determined to unite the country behind a positive, optimistic programme for government"

but given the ideological fault lines within this government, ie, there aren't any, they are focusing on leaving on october 31 with or without a deal, how will he bring a country that is completely split on brexit together with that kind of cabinet? firstly what you have to do is deal with brexit because you have to show people that whilst we are leaving with the eu, we are not leaving with the eu, we are not leaving europe so all the things people value in terms of the eu membership, so close trading links, cooperation, friendship, travel, all those things will happen. words are good but you have to show action so until we are past that stage that you can show people they will still have all those things they value so much, you won't bring the country together which is why we have to get on and do it. second you've got to show we've got this positive optimistic energetic vision for the future which is what you saw in spades from boris yesterday talking about schools, hospitals, making sure he's making clear it is a positive, liberal, optimistic vision for the country and i welcome it, it

is exciting times. are you excited? no! ithink is exciting times. are you excited? no! i think this is a fantasy that is frightening! today we heard the chief treasury minister suggesting that the £39 billion we owe to europe and in some way help to pay off some of boris's great funding announcements. you know, that is done to make the money that mr hammond has hoarded away in the treasury are supposed to be spent underfunding treasury are supposed to be spent under funding some of these brexit measures we know are costing the country, the uk already so many millions of pounds. and many millions of pounds. and many millions to come. and, yet, we are still hearing of we will get there in the end. it's madness! many people out there are very concerned about this. mrjohnson needs to be dealing more in fact in hard reality. that isjust plain wrong. what you're seeing very much is a programme for government and is relying on what we've done in the past. it's relying upon the strong, growing economy with got because

we've ta ken difficult growing economy with got because we've taken difficult decisions already. because we have it, that is why we have the physical headroom to invest. but that physical headroom, philip hammond made it clear, that was to deal with no—deal brexit. and if that is where we are heading as a nation and boris johnson if that is where we are heading as a nation and borisjohnson has made it clear, no ifs or buts, out by october the 31st, deal or no deal, that money will be used for that so where is social care going to come from all those 20,000 police officers. it remains to be seen. it's because we have a strong economy and more jobs created than ever before, that is why we have the money coming in we will be able to use. it is very important that we are ready to leave with no deal because only by being ready can you avoid it. it's terribly important to understand this that only few can prove you're ready and able to walk away with you have been negotiating leveraged to get what we all want, which is a compromise withdrawal agreement so that we leave with a deal. very briefly, will you reach

out to the likes of philip hammond on the backbenches, jeremy hunt? the immigration minister is now on the back bench, sacked from a post yesterday. she asked slightly curly question of the agriculture minister about seasonal agricultural workers. i think it'll be very interesting, the noises coming from the backbenches for this government in the future. thank you both. good to see both and thank you forjoining us. let's get the view from europe now to this huge shake—up yesterday and boris johnson taking now to this huge shake—up yesterday and borisjohnson taking over as prime minister. joining me from brussels now is our correspondent adam fleming. we've been hearing from the european union over the last few weeks and months that there is going to be no change to the withdrawal agreement, there is perhaps a bit of wiggle room with the political declaration around it. do you see any of that changing in the way borisjohnson might hope? not at the moment. it is still early days. yesterday after boris johnson's first speech outside

downing street to the reaction was quite explosive. people use the word ra nt to quite explosive. people use the word rant to describe it and the message people kept on sending me was this is going to be a bumpy ride. once people had settled down and combed through the speech and looked at it in detail, they were looking for things and they found things where they thought they could work with borisjohnson it they thought they could work with boris johnson it wasn't they thought they could work with borisjohnson it wasn't quite as dramatic as it disappeared. but they are waiting for some actual detail from the boris johnson are waiting for some actual detail from the borisjohnson government that they can work with and they don't know when that detail will come. members of borisjohnson's team, like his new europe adviser, they will come in the next couple of days and weeks to lay the groundwork, will they? will they have to wait until the 24th ofjune where borisjohnson will come face—to—face with lots of eu leaders? or will it be after that? no one knows exactly what he wants and no one knows exactly when they will find out what he wants. back to your original question, though, and thatis

your original question, though, and that is the area where the eu is looking at. could there be further reassu ra nces looking at. could there be further reassurances around the existing withdrawal agreement to address his concerns of the like theresa may got earlier this year, and could there be quite radical change to the political declaration, the other bit of the brexit deal that sketches out the shape of the future relationship and is the blueprint for the next phase of negotiations, could that be made to look as the outline of a canada made to look as the outline of a ca na da style made to look as the outline of a canada style free trade agreement, which is the sort of thing boris johnson wants? we will leave it there, thank you very much, the perspective from brussels. much more from here at westminster but now, back to the studio. the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson has told his new cabinet they have a "momentous task" ahead of them at what he said was "a pivotal moment" in british history. the uk is expecting its hottest day on record, with temperatures of up to 39 degrees forecast in southern and eastern england.

the japanese car giant nissan has announced 12500 job losses worldwide, after reporting a 98% drop in profits. in sport, england are back out at lord's hoping to claw back the deficit from their embarrassing opening day of the first test against ireland. they are 15—0 wickets, hundred seven runs behind in their second innings. seven time world champion adam peaty tells the bbc has followed team—mate duncan scott and protests against swimmers with doping offences. and a howler from liverpool goalkeeper as the european champions draw 2— to again sporting lisbon in theirfriendly in new york overnight. that is the sport, more for you later. let me bring you some breaking news we have just had let me bring you some breaking news we havejust had in let me bring you some breaking news we have just had in the last couple of minutes, about the president of

tunisia, who has died. he was the man who took office in 2011. it was the first of the country's to experience the arab spring uprisings, the one country in which democracy did take hold, and the president had been in poor health for some time, he was 92, he had been foreign affairs minister back in the 19805 when the revolution happened and the president of the country for many years before fled asa country for many years before fled a5 a result of the uprising, the new president was elected. there have been concerns about his health a few weeks ago, he had apparently recovered but it's been confirmed out of tunisia the president has died, he'd been in office now for eight years, some concerns about the stability at the moment with a degree of protest they've been in tunisia in recent months. that is beji caid essebsi.

britain is set for record—breaking heat today, as temperatures are predicted to rise beyond 39 degrees cel5ius. while for families enjoying the school holidays the heatwave is a chance to bask in tropical temperatures, for others the extreme weather could mean disruption or danger to health. rail operators are urging commuters to avoid train5 if they possibly can. public health england has issued a heat—health warning. joining me now to discuss the consequences of the heatwave is bob ward, policy director of the grantham research institute on climate change and the environment at the london school of economics. thank you for coming into the studio to talk about this. it is good news for many people but for others a source of concern. let's talk about the health risks, and where they are acute for people if temperatures are regularly getting up to the late 305. regularly getting up to the late 30s. the people who are most at risk are those who have underlying health concerns, usually re5piratory illnesses. la5t concerns, usually re5piratory illnesses. last year we had four periods of heatwave conditions, 863 people across the country died, mostly older people, and quite often

they are living in homes that are poorly adapted for the heat and they tend to overheat. often they don't even make it a hospital, they can die alone so it's very important we are vigilant and if you know anybody who is older or in poor health, keep an eye on them today, make sure that their home isn't overheating and if they are showing any signs of overheating, call the emergency service5. overheating, call the emergency services. what about the impact in cities? presumably, something we talk about in london a lot, you end up talk about in london a lot, you end up with a microclimate affecting cities, with all the extra heat generated by traffic building and people pushes the temperature up further than the official reading. exactly, cities are doubly lethal. a5 exactly, cities are doubly lethal. as you describe, there is something like the urban heat island effect, road5, buildings absorb more of the sun's energy and it is several degrees warmer but also the bright sunlight creates a lot more air pollution and, so, those who have underlying health problems can suffer both from the heat and from

this additional air pollution effect as well. the one's world meteorological organisation has had the last four years have been the hotte5t ever recorded on the planet. if we are in a period, whatever the arguments of the course, if you're ina arguments of the course, if you're in a period of higher temperatures, 5u5tained period of high average temperatures, what are the applications for this country? how well or prepared rb for this? britain was largely built for the climate of the last century and our climate of the last century and our climate has now changed. it is now warmer and wetter, a5 climate has now changed. it is now warmer and wetter, as well as our average temperature increase income it means extremes are increasing. but we are poorly adapted. there was a report earlier this month that pointed out that we are not well adapted, that a lot of our homes and workplaces are overheating because of poor de5ign. workplaces are overheating because of poor design. we are also struggling to deal with flood ri5ks and in workplaces in particular, if

it is too hot, productivity goe5 down, as well as the problems with infrastructure, with people not being able to travel because rail5 are potentially buckling or tarmac sta rt5 are potentially buckling or tarmac starts to melt on the roads. thank you very much for that, very appropriate you mentioned rail because we can talk now to our correspondent. network rail is warning of disruption in areas where track5 were at risk of buckling with many railfirms advi5ing pa55enger5 not to travel. that's because of the danger of track5 buckling. you're at eu5ton, what are they saying? it is unprecedented weather, and serious disruption on the rail network. especially in london and the south—east and anyone travelling to and from london and the south—east. a5 and from london and the south—east. as you said, some of the train companies are actually warning all their pa55enger5 not to travel at all. greater anglia, south—eastern, other companies issuing pretty severe warnings other companies issuing pretty 5evere warnings for people to check

their particular train5. 5evere warnings for people to check their particular trains. with me as nicking from network rail. you look after the infrastructure. just explain to us what the problem is with the rail network in the hot weather. what we've seen today as we have 20,000 miles of track and as it heats up to anywhere between 38 and 58 degrees, it expands. because it expands, it could become buckled creating the potential of an unsafe environment, so what we have to do is thin the services to ensure our passengers are safe and we can keep the railway moving. what about those people who say our rail network isn't up to it, doesn't work in cold weather or hot weather. in the hot weather or hot weather. in the hot weather we are seeing now, this is unprecedented, and i used to work in australia up until five weeks ago. used to suffer from exactly the same but the temperatures were more like in the 50 degrees. it is around how you stress your railway to keep it safe and that is the challenge we are facing today. long term, what can we do? long term if temperatures we re can we do? long term if temperatures were going to move on on a normal basis and escalate we would change

ourengineering basis and escalate we would change our engineering standards allowing us to move into a different set of temperature ranges. it'll be very hot today but are we expecting this problem to be relatively short lived? as it stands, the impact is today. there will be residual issues as you understand from trains and drivers and crews being in the wrong place so it will continue over to tomorrow as well a little bit. in it, thank you. nick king from network rail. the rail5 are beginning to get very hot right about now so people who have come into london, they've managed to get in ok but they might have problems getting home this afternoon, when we are expecting to see those peak temperatures. thank you very much, and d. let's pause for a moment to look at the house of commons, mp5 are waiting for borisjohnson to arrive to make his first statement as prime minister. we will be returning to clive myrie 5hortly

we will be returning to clive myrie shortly to get the latest. and to hear from the shortly to get the latest. and to hearfrom the prime minister a5 shortly to get the latest. and to hearfrom the prime minister as he addresses the house of commons. his colleague jacob addresses the house of commons. his colleaguejacob rees—mogg addresses the house of commons. his colleague jacob rees—mogg i5 currently completing bu5ine55 questions, the weekly 5lot which is led by the leader of these. he got the post last night as the cabinet was the post last night as the cabinet wa5 reshuffled. bori5 the post last night as the cabinet wa5 reshuffled. borisjohnson should be in parliament 5hortly wa5 reshuffled. borisjohnson should be in parliament shortly and we will return in just be in parliament shortly and we will return inju5t a be in parliament shortly and we will return in just a few minutes. before that, let's take a look at the weather pro5pect5. good morning. today is the day we could well reach the highest recorded temperature in the uk. the magic number as it stands i5 recorded temperature in the uk. the magic number as it stands is 38.5 celsius recorded in august 2003. today we expect temperatures to reach 39 degrees. in the south—east of england. lot5 reach 39 degrees. in the south—east of england. lots of sunshine acro55 the uk today, it has been a very warm start, a little bit of cloud for northern ireland into the north of scotland, some showers popping up later in the afternoon in wales but it's all about the temperatures,

really. my 205 for scotland, england and wales, temperatures into the 305, 39 celsius a5 and wales, temperatures into the 305, 39 celsius as i mentioned in london. we are to the west of london, northolt and heathrow, that sort of area. through tonight, 5torms widely acro55 sort of area. through tonight, 5torms widely across england and wales, pushing up into scotland and we will see some lightning, some torrential rain, but it won't get much fresher —— it'll be fresher on friday, temperatures into the low 205.

hello. you're watching bbc news. we are waiting to hear from bori5 john5on, we are waiting to hear from bori5 johnson, the new prime minister, making his first appearance in the house of commons, having been appointed yesterday by the queen, and formed his government, he will be addressing mp5 on his priorities on this, the last sitting day of the house of commons before the summer

recess. house of commons before the summer rece55. in a few moments, we will hear from clive myrie, rece55. in a few moments, we will hearfrom clive myrie, who is at couege hearfrom clive myrie, who is at college green outside the house of commons, watching to see as bori5 john5on ri5e5 commons, watching to see as bori5 john5on rises to the dispatch box to addre55 mp5 for the first time as prime minister. you are watching bbc news. ye5, prime minister. you are watching bbc news. yes, i'm clive myrie. bori5 you are watching bbc news. yes, i'm clive myrie. borisjohnson i5 you are watching bbc news. yes, i'm clive myrie. borisjohnson is about to address mp5 here in the commons for the first time since taking over as leader of the united kingdom, and p i ctu res as leader of the united kingdom, and pictures from the commons at the moment 5how pictures from the commons at the moment show the new leader of the i5, jacob rees mogg, taking que5tion5 there. we are expecting that statement from bori5 que5tion5 there. we are expecting that statement from boris johnson right about now, but we are told that timetable could 5lip right about now, but we are told that timetable could slip a little bit as those questions continue for the new leader of the house of lords to jacob rees mogg i5 the new leader of the house of lords to jacob rees mogg is the leader of the european research group, that staunch group of brexiteer5 in the conservative party, and now as leader of the commons, in an

extremely important position by way of putting forward the timetable with which the government will deal with which the government will deal with policy and its commitments in the run—up to that very crucial october 31, halloween, when bori5 john5on made clear, do or die, as he told the cabinet this morning. no if5, no but5, the uk will leave the european union. in the past hour or 5o, bori5 european union. in the past hour or 5o, borisjohnson european union. in the past hour or 5o, boris johnson made european union. in the past hour or 5o, borisjohnson made his way from downing street to the houses of parliament here, and his speech follows one of the most radical re5huffle5 in decades. this morning, the prime minister held his first cabinet meeting following the appointment of some staunch brexiteer5 to some very key po5t appointment of some staunch brexiteer5 to some very key post in his cabinet. he has insisted the uk will leave the european union at the end of october even if this means departing without a deal. tho5e p i ctu res departing without a deal. tho5e pictures you just saw they were from that cabinet meeting this morning. let's hear a bit of what he himself

had to say. well, good morning everybody, and it is wonderful to see this new team a55embled here, reflecting, i think of the depth and breadth of talent in our political party. and as you will know, we have a momentous task ahead of us, a pivotal moment in our country's history. we are now committed, all of us, to leaving the european union on october the 31st. 0k, on october the 31st. ok, we are going to go straight to the commons now. bori5 ok, we are going to go straight to the commons now. borisjohnson i5 making a statement. this new conservative government. but before i begin, i'm sure the whole house would join me in paying tribute to my right honourable friend, the memberfor maidenhead, for all she has given to the service of our nation, from fighting modern slavery to tackling the problems of mental ill health. she has a great legacy on which we shall all be proud to build. and our mission is to deliver brexit on the

315t mission is to deliver brexit on the 31st of october for the purpose of uniting and re—energising our great united kingdom, and making this country the greatest place on earth. and when i say the greatest place on earth, i'm conscious that some may accuse me of hyperbole. but it is useful to imagine the trajectory on which we could now be embarked. by 2015, it is more than possible that the united kingdom will be the greatest and most prosperous economy in europe. at the centre of a new network of trade deals which we have pioneered, with the road and rail investments we a re pioneered, with the road and rail investments we are making and proposed to make now, the investment in broadband and 5g, our country will boast the test technological connectivity on the planet, by unleashing the productive power of the whole united kingdom, notjust

london and the south—east, but of every corner of the uk, scotland, england, wales and northern ireland. we will have closed the productivity gap and scenes are at the no town is left behind ever again, no community ever forgotten. left behind ever again, no community everforgotten. our children left behind ever again, no community ever forgotten. our children and grandchildren will be living longer, happier and healthier lives, and our kingdom in 2050, thanks, by the way, to the initiative of the previous prime minister, will no longer make any contribution whatsoever to the destruction of our precious planets brought about by carbon emissions. we will have led the world in delivering that net zero target. we will be the home of electric vehicles, cars, even planes, powered by british made battery technology being developed right here, right now. we will have the free ports to revitalise communities, a bioscience sector liberated from anti—genetic

research rules, blight free crops that will feed the world, and the satellite navigation systems that are the envy of the world. we will be the seedbed for the most exciting and dynamic business investments on the planet. order. i apologise for interrupting the prime minister. there is far too much noise in this chamber. order. and far too many members who think it is all right for them to shout out their opinion at the prime minister. well, let's be clear. it isn't. the statement will be heard, and there will be ample opportunity in conformity with convention and as established by me over the last decade for colleagues to question the prime minister, but the statement will be heard, and it will be heard with courtesy. the prime minister. mr speaker, may i say i applaud you, andi mr speaker, may i say i applaud you, and i think there is far to much negativity about the potential of

our great country. i think you will ee, our great country. i think you will agree, mr speaker. because our constitutional settlement, our united kingdom, will be secure, our union of nations beyond question, our democracy robust, our future clea n, our democracy robust, our future clean, green, prosperous, united, confident, and ambitious, and that is the prize, and that is our responsibility in this house of commons to fulfil, and to do so, we must take some immediate steps. the first is to restore trust in our democracy and fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people by coming out of the european union and doing so on october the 31st. i and doing so on october the 31st. i and all ministers are committed to leaving on this date, whatever the circumstances, and to do otherwise would cause a catastrophic loss of confidence in our political system. it would leave the british public wondering whether their politicians could ever be trusted again to

follow a clear democratic instruction. i would like us to leave the eu with a deal. i would much prefer it. i believe that it is possible even at this late stage, andi possible even at this late stage, and i will work flat out to make it happen. but certain things need to be clear. the withdrawal agreement negotiated by my predecessor has been three times rejected by this house. its terms are unacceptable to this parliament and to this country. no country that values its independence and indeed, it self respect, could agree to a treaty which signed away our economic dependence and self—government as this backstop does. a time limit is not enough if an agreement is to be reached. it must be clearly understood that the way to the deal goes by way of the abolition of the backstop. for our part, we are ready to negotiate in good faith and

alternative, with provisions to ensure that the irish border issues are dealt with, where they always should have been, in the negotiations, on the future agreement between the uk and the eu. ido agreement between the uk and the eu. i do not accept the argument that says these issues can only be solved by all or part of the uk remaining in the customs union or in the single market. the evidence is that other arrangements are perfectly possible and are also perfectly compatible... order! perfectly compatible... order! perfectly compatible with the belfast or good friday agreement, to which we are, of course, steadfastly committed. my tea m of course, steadfastly committed. my team and my right honourable friend, the secretary of state for exiting the secretary of state for exiting the european union are ready to meet and talk on this basis to the commission or other eu colleagues

whenever, wherever, they are ready to do so. for our part, we will throw ourselves into these negotiations with the greatest energy and determination, and in the spirit of friendship. and i hope that the eu will be equally ready and that they will rethink their current refusal to make any changes to the withdrawal agreement. if they do not, we will, of course, have to leave the uk without an agreement under article 50. the uk is better prepared for that situation than many believe, but we are not as ready yet as we should be. in the 98 days that remain to us, we must turbo—charge our preparations to make sure there as little disruption as possible to our national life, andi as possible to our national life, and i believe that is possible with the kind of national effort that the

british people have made before and will make again. in these circumstances, we would of course have available the £39 billion in the withdrawal agreement to help us deal with any consequences. i have today instructed the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster to make these preparations his top priority. i have asked the cabinet secretary to mobilise the civil service to deliver this outcome, should it be necessary. and the chancellor has confirmed that all necessary funding will be made. —— made available. i will be made. —— made available. i will also ensure... 11.2 million has already been allocated. i also want to make sure that leaving the eu without an agreement under article 50 that though it is not just about mitigating

under article 50 that though it is notjust about mitigating challenges but also grasping the opportunities. this is not just but also grasping the opportunities. this is notjust about technical preparations, vital though they are. it is about having a clear economic strategy for the uk in all scenarios. something in which the conservative party has always led the way, and it is about producing policies which will boost the competitiveness and productivity of our economy when we are free of eu regulations. indeed, mr speaker, we will begin right away on working to change the tax rules to provide extra incentives to invest in capital and research. we will now be accelerating the talks on those free deals. and we will prepare an economic package to boost british business and length in this country's lead, which seems so bitterly resented by the benches opposite. lengthen this country's lead. as the number one destination

in this continent for overseas investment, a status that is made possible at least partly by the diversity, the talent and the skills of our workforce, and mr speaker, i also want therefore to repeat unequivocally our guarantee to the 3.2 million eu nationals now living and working among us, i thank them for their contribution to our society and their patients, and they assure them and that this government they will have the absolute certainty to live and remain. mr speaker, i want to end by making clear my absolute commitment to the 315t clear my absolute commitment to the 31st of october date for our exit. asa 31st of october date for our exit. as a national participation in the european union is coming to an end, and that reality needs to be recognised by all parties, and today, there are some very brilliant officials, uk officials, trapped in meeting after meeting in brussels or luxembourg when they could be better deployed. they are deploying their

talents in preparation to pioneer new free—trade deals of promoting a truly global britain, and i want to start unshackling our officials to undertake this new mission right away. so we will not nominate a uk commissionerfor the new away. so we will not nominate a uk commissioner for the new commission taking office on the 1st of december. under no circumstances. this clearly is not intended to stop the eu appointing a new commissioner. mr speaker, today is the first day of a new approach which will end with our exit from the eu on the 31st of october. then i hope we can have a friendlier, constructive relationship is constitutional equals, as friends and partners, in facing the challenges that lie ahead. i believe that as possible and this government will work to make it so. but we are not going to wait until the 31st of october to begin building the broader, bolderfuture i have

described. we are going to start right away, providing vital funding for our front line right away, providing vital funding for ourfront line public right away, providing vital funding for our front line public services to deliver better health care, better education, and more police on the streets. i am committed to making sure the nhs receives the fundsit making sure the nhs receives the funds it deserves, the ones that we re funds it deserves, the ones that were promised by the last government in 2018, and these will go to the front line as soon as possible. this will include ageing funding for 20 hospital great an edge in winter readiness. i have asked for proposals for drastically reducing waiting times and gp appointments. to address the rising tide of violent crime in our country, i have announced that there will be 20,000 extra police keeping us safe over the next three years, and i have asked my right honourable friend the home secretary to ensure that this is treated as an absolute priority. we will give greater powers, powers resisted, by the way, by the party

opposite, to the police to use stop and search to help tackle violent crime. i have also tasked officials to drop proposals to ensure that if someone it is found guilty of the most serious sexual offences, they are required to serve a custodial sentence that truly reflect the severity of their offences. and policy measures that will see a reduction in the number of prolific offenders. on education, i have listened to the concerns of so many collea g u es listened to the concerns of so many colleagues around the house. we will increase the minimum level of per—pupil funding and return increase the minimum level of per—pupilfunding and return it to levels that began by the end of this parliament. we are committed to levelling up across every nation and region of the uk, providing support to towns and cities and closing the opportunity gap in our society. we

wa nt to opportunity gap in our society. we want to announce investment. roll—outs transport and housing that can improve the quality of people's life, fuel economic growth and provide opportunity. finally, we will also ensure that we continue to attract the best and brightest talent from around the world. no one believes more strongly than me in the benefits of migration to our country. but i i am clear that our immigration system must change. for yea rs, immigration system must change. for years, politicians have promised the public and australian points based system, and today i will actually deliver on those promises. i lastly immigration advisory committee to conduct a review of that system is the first step in a radical rewriting of our immigration system, andi rewriting of our immigration system, and i am convinced that we can produce assist in the british public can have confidence in. over the past few years, to be people in this

country feel that they have been told repeatedly and relentlessly what we cannot do. since i was a child, i remember respectable authorities asserting that our time asa authorities asserting that our time as a nation has passed, that we should be content with mediocrity and managed decline. and time and again,... time and again these are the sceptics and doubters. time and again, time and again, by their powers to innovate and to adapt, the british people have shown the doubters wrong. and mr speaker, i believe that at this pivotal moment in our national story, we are going to prove the doubters wrong again, not just with to prove the doubters wrong again, notjust with positive thinking and a can—do attitude, important though they are, but with the help and encouragement of a government and a cabinet that is bursting with ideas, ready to create change, determined

to implement the policies that we need to succeed as a nation. the greatest place to live... the greatest place to live... the greatest place to bring up a family. the greatest place to send your kids to school. the greatest place to set up to school. the greatest place to set upa to school. the greatest place to set up a business or to invest, because we have the best transport and the clea nest we have the best transport and the cleanest environment and the best health care and the most compassionate approach to care of elderly people. that is the mission of the cabinet i have appointed and thatis of the cabinet i have appointed and that is the purpose of the government i am leaving. that is why i believe that if we bend our sinews to the task now, there is every chance that in 2050, when i fully intend to be around, though not necessarily in thisjob, intend to be around, though not necessarily in this job, we will be able to look back on this period, this extraordinary period, as the beginning of a new golden age for our united kingdom. and i commend

this future to the house just as much as i commend this statement, mr speaker. jeremy corbyn. thank you, mr speaker. thank you, mr speaker. i welcome the right honourable gentleman to his position andi honourable gentleman to his position and i thank him for an advance copy of his statement. no one underestimates this country, but the country is... but the country is deeply worried that the new prime minister overestimates himself. he inherits a country that has been held back by nine years of austerity, that has hit children and young people the ha rd est. hit children and young people the hardest. their youth centres have

closed. their school funding cut. couege closed. their school funding cut. college budgets slashed, and with the help of the liberal democrats, tuition fees have travelled. —— trebled. their housing costs are higher than ever. theirjobs are lower paid. opportunity and freedom have been taken away. austerity was always a political choice, never an economic necessity. order. order! i indicated that people wouldn't shout down the prime minister. precisely the same applies to the leader of the opposition. don't try it. you are wasting your vocal cords, and above all, it won't work. the right honourable gentleman will be heard, and these exchanges will be heard, and these exchanges will take as long as they will take,

whatever other appointments people might have. the right honourable gentleman will be heard. stop it. jeremy corbyn. thank you, mr speaker. his predecessor promised to end austerity, but spectacularly failed to deliver. people do not trust this prime minister to make the right choices for the majority of people in this country, when he is also promising tax giveaways to the richest in big business, his own party's funders. so can he now indicate when he will set out the detail of the exact funding settlement for our schools, our ha rd—pressed local authorities, and police, so they can start planning now? we must also address the deep regional inequalities in this country. the northern powerhouse has been massively

underpowered. the midlands engine has not been fuelled. so will he match labour's commitment to a £500 billion investment fund to rebalance this country to the regional development banks and their national transformation fund ? he development banks and their national transformation fund? he has hastily thrown together a hard right cabinet, and i havejust a question is. i have just a is. i havejust a couple is. i have just a couple of questions, mr speaker, on those appointments. given his first appointment is the home secretary, the first home secretary for a generation to support the death penalty, can the prime minister assure the house now that his government has no plans to try and bring back capital punishment to this country? order!

and before appointing the new education secretary, was the prime minister given sight of the huawei lea k minister given sight of the huawei leak investigation by the cabinet secretary? i am deeply alarmed to see no plan for brexit. he was in the cabinets that accepted the backstop, and, of course, voted for it on march 13 this year. it would be welcome if he could set out what he finds so objectionable, having voted for it less than four months ago. can he explain this flip—flopping? the house will have both a sense of deja vu and trepidation, and a prime minister setting out rigid red lines

and an artificial timetable. there are some there is something eerily familiar about a prime minister marching off to brussels with plans to scrap the backstop. so why does he think he will succeed where his predecessor failed? however, ido will succeed where his predecessor failed? however, i do welcome the prime minister'scommitment to finally guarantee the rights of european union citizens. it is a great shame that this offer has only been made now, more than three years after this party put that proposal before this house. ourfriends, neighbours, family, should never have been treated as bargaining chips, causing untold stress and worry for people who have worked so ha rd worry for people who have worked so hard for this country and the communities that we make up. if the prime minister continues to pursue a reckless no deal, does he accept he

would be directly flouting the expressed will of this parliament? industry, business and unions have been absolutely clear about the threat that it poses. no deal means no steel, no car industry. food prices dramatically rising, and huge job losses. make uk, representing much of the manufacturing industry, says no deal would be the height of economic lunacy. companies from toyota to asda have been clear about the dangers of no deal. as the prime minister still guided by his f... business policy? mr speaker, there's recklessly advocating no deal will not be the ones losing out. the

wealthy elite that funds him and his party will not lose theirjobs, see their living standards cut or face higherfood bills. their living standards cut or face higher food bills. mr speaker, their living standards cut or face higherfood bills. mr speaker, if the prime minister has confidence in his plan once he has worked out what it is, he should go back to the people with that plan. labour will oppose any deal that fails to protect jobs. we will oppose any deal that fails to protectjobs. we will oppose any deal that will fail to protect jobs, workers' rights are environmental protections. and if he has the confidence to put that decision back to the people, we would in those circumstances campaign to remain. mr speaker... mr speaker, the office of...

take as long as it takes. i have got ple nty of take as long as it takes. i have got plenty of time. i am not particularly troubled by these matters. mr speaker, the office of prime minister requires integrity and honesty. so will he correct his claim that kipper exports from the isle of man to the uk are subject to eu regulations? will he also acknowledged that the 39 billion is now 33 billion, due over 30 years, and has been legally committed to be paid by his predecessor? this is a phony threat about a fake pot of money made by the prime minister. mr speaker, we also face a climate emergency, so will he take the urgent actions necessary? will he

ban fracking, will he back real ingenuity like the swansea bay tidal lagoon? will he increase investment in carbon capture and storage? will hit back in our solar industry and onshore wind, so devastated over the last nine years? will he set out a credible plan to reach net zero? mr speaker, i note the climate change denying us president has already labelled him "briton's trump and welcomed his commitment to work with nigel faraj. could britain take this opportunity to rule out once and for all that the nhs will be part of any trade deal with trump in the usa? will he make it clear that our national health service is not going

to be sold to american health care companies? mr speaker, people fear that far from wanting to take back control, the new prime minister would effectively make us a vassal state of trump's america. will he ask the new foreign secretary to prioritise the —— the release of nazanin zagharir, and working in the gulf to resolve the iran tension. instead, we have a hard right

cabinet, staking everything on tax cuts for the few and a reckless race to the bottom brexit. he says he has plucked, nerve and ambition. our country does not need arm waving gloucester. —— pluck. but competence, seriousness, and after a decade... after a decade of divisive policies for the few, to focus for once on the interests of the many. mr speaker struggled to discover a serious question in third but i will make one answer, one important point, is that under no circumstances will be agreed to any deal, any free trade deal that put the nhs on the table. it is not for sale. i'd remind the right honourable gentleman that for 44

yea rs honourable gentleman that for 44 years it is the nhs that has benefited from conservative policies and conservative government. because we understand that unless you support wealth creation, unless you believe in british business and british enterprise and industry, u nless british enterprise and industry, unless you have a strong economy, you won't be able to pay for a fantastic nhs, mr speaker! and that isa fantastic nhs, mr speaker! and that is a lesson the honourable gentleman doesn't get. i struggle to see the country a... i struggle to see the country a... i struggle to see the country he described in his description of the united kingdom today because the reality, mr speaker, is that unemployment is of course down since the 19705, crime is down since 1910, record investment, record inward investment, record inward investment, that is a fantastic new electric car factories... investment, that is a fantastic new electric car factories. .. order, order! mr macdonald, you are at

times a reckless delinquent. calm yourself, man. i know you get very i read because you feel passionately andl read because you feel passionately and i respect your passion but i don't respect or delinquency. calm yourself, take some soothing medicaments and you'll feel better asa medicaments and you'll feel better as a consequence. they don't like it but more homes were built in this country last year than in any year in the last 31 years by one. wages are outperforming inflation for the first time in a decade, the living wage, the living wage! a conservative policy! which i am proud to say, which i am proud to say, phwoar, ichampioned proud to say, which i am proud to say, phwoar, i championed in london, stolen by a wonderful conservative government. the living wage has expanded the incomes of those who receive it by £4500 since 2010, that isa receive it by £4500 since 2010, that is a fantastic achievement and it is a fantastic achievement and a conservative achievement. he asks about trust and who you can trust to

run... how on earth he asks about iran! mrspeaker. run... how on earth he asks about iran! mr speaker. the right honourable gentleman has been paid by press tv of iran. who reputedly sides with the muller of tehran rather than our friends in the united states. how incredible! that we should even think of trusting that gentleman with a stewardship of this country's security. worse than that by far, this is a right honourable gentleman are set on an economic policy, together with the shadow chancellor, who was sacked by ken livingstone for being too left—wing. sacked! sacked for fabricating a budget! he forged a budget! he forged a budget! he would raise taxes! you would raise taxes

on inheritance! he would raise taxes on inheritance! he would raise taxes on pensions. i am answering, i'm telling you... order, order, order. mr lay free, you are another overexcited denizen of the house, calm yourself, it would be therapeutic for you to do so. there is farm too much noise on both sides of the house and i fear the noise on the front bench is proving contagious, and i know to certain backbenchers are becoming over excitable and they must restrain themselves. i know the prime minister will be both passionate and restrained. the prime minister. tony with an effort i can muster my feelings here, mr speaker because the right honourable gentleman would put up on in her entrance, pensions, income to 50p in the pound, income! there he is! there he is, the forger of the budget of 1984, mr speaker. he would put up what might give him

a chance, he will put up taxes not just on home, mr speaker!! he speaks about trust, phwoar, in our democracy. he speaks about trust in our democracy. i have to say, the most extraordinary thing has just happened today. did anybody notice what happened today? did anybody notice the terrible metamorphosis that took place like the final scene of invasion of the body snatchers? at last, this long—standing eurosceptic, the right honourable gentleman has been captured, he has been calculated, he has been reprogrammed by his honourable friends and he has been turned now into a remainer! he's turned labour into a remainer! he's turned labour into the party, and all the fli p—flo ps into the party, and all the flip—flops he has performed in his

career, that is one for which you will pay the highest price. it is this party now, this party, this government that is clearly on the side of democracy. it is this party thatis side of democracy. it is this party that is on the side of the people who voted so overwhelmingly in 2016. it is this party that will deliver the mandate they gave to this parliament and which, by the way, this parliament promised time and time and time again to deliver and indeed the right honourable gentleman and all his colleagues promised to deliver it. and the reality now is that we are the party of the people. we are the party! we are the party of the many! we are the party of the many! and they are

the party of the many! and they are the party of the many! and they are the party of the few! we will take this country forwards, they will ta ke this country forwards, they will take it backwards! mr iain duncan smith. mr speaker, cani mr iain duncan smith. mr speaker, can i unreservedly welcome my right honourable friend to his place and cani honourable friend to his place and can i say to him today i think the eu will have listened, and realised the days of supplication are over, and that we are intent on a policy to leave the european union. can i urge him in the course of his attempt at the despatch box not to be too unkind to his opposite number. he hasn't just be too unkind to his opposite number. he hasn'tjust become a remainer. over the last 3.5 years, he's been trying to remain again and again and again, despite his own pa rty‘s again and again, despite his own party's determination. and can i ask him also, then, in the process of

his preparation to leave without a deal, if that were necessary, could he know not allow us to do this in private? could he instruct his right honourable friend that all of this should now be done in public, week by week, to tell the world, to tell the european union and our collea g u es the european union and our colleagues that we are nearly ready and then finally we are ready to leave, if necessary, without a deal? i think my right honourable friend very much for that excellent question and the point he makes. and it is vital now as we prepare for a better deal, a new deal that we get ready of course for no deal, not that i think that will be the outcome and not that i desire that outcome and not that i desire that outcome but it is vital we prepare business, industry, every community in this country that leads farm income of the relevant advice and my right honourable friend has wisely suggested there will be an active campaign to do so. mr ian blackford.

thank you, mr speaker. i should welcome the prime minister to his place, the last prime minister of the united kingdom. you know, mr speaker, it is often said the prime minister lives in a parallel universe. my goodness, that has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt this morning. it looked as if he was about to launch himself into outer space! mr speaker, there are questions to be asked as to the mandate the prime minister has for the office he now occupies. he has been appointed not by this house, not by the people but by the tory party, and what have they done? it horrifies me, mr speaker, the new prime ministerfinds his position through such an undemocratic process. indeed, mr speaker, it was the prime minister himself who

called the system a gigantic prod when gordon brown was parachuted into office, just like he was, 11 yea rs into office, just like he was, 11 years ago. mr speaker, scotland didn't vote for brexit, we didn't vote for no deal, and we most certainly didn't vote for this prime minister. will the promise to accept the first minister's call this morning for an urgent meeting of the heads of government, mr speaker. scottish government analysis has shown a no deal will hit the economy ha rd shown a no deal will hit the economy hard with the predicted hit to gdp of 8% threatening up to 100,000 scottish jobs. of 8% threatening up to 100,000 scottishjobs. and, just of 8% threatening up to 100,000 scottish jobs. and, just this week alone, we have seen the imf, we've seen the cbi, the tuc, the food and drink industry, the british chambers of business warning of no deal. the office for budget responsibility

have revealed that a no deal could lead to a plunge in the value of pounds and leave a £30 billion black hole in the public finances. what analysis has the prime minister made of no deal? when he was asked last week, mr speaker, he had no answer. he wants to drive us off the cliff edge and he doesn't even know the impact of the damage it'll cause. this is the of irresponsibility. economic madness, driven by ideology. the prime minister supported by his new right—wing ideologues on the front bench. mr speaker, a no dealfrom europe is the stuff of fantasy. time and time again, europe has made it clear that withdrawal agreement is not open for negotiating. last night, leo varadkar confirmed once again it won't happen. mr speaker, the prime

minister has no plan, he is full of bluster. but the consequences of his fa ntasyla nd bluster. but the consequences of his fa ntasyland will have bluster. but the consequences of his fantasyland will have devastating consequences. he is deluded. let me warn the prime minister now, try to ta ke warn the prime minister now, try to take scotland, try to take the united kingdom out of the european union on a no deal basis, we will stop the prime minister from union on a no deal basis, we will stop the prime ministerfrom doing so. this house. the prime minister. we won't let the prime minister do u ntold we won't let the prime minister do untold damage to the jobs and constituents of our country. parliament will stop this madness in its tracks. the prime minister was selected by 0.113% of the population. he has no mandate from scotland. he has no mandate in this house. scotland has had a tory government it didn't vote for full 36 of the last 64 years. mr speaker, the barnett for miller that protect

spending in scotland has been criticised by the prime minister, by the home secretary, and the foreign secretary. will the prime minister today rule out changing the barnett formula or is scotland under attack from this prime minister? the whole internal tory party crisis has been a democratic outrage. scott and's first minister has been clear that she is now reviewing the timetable for the second independence referendum. mr speaker, scotland won't stand by and let decisions be taken by won't stand by and let decisions be ta ken by charlata ns won't stand by and let decisions be taken by charlatans on our behalf. finally, mr speaker, can i ask the prime minister, do the honourable thing and call a general election, let the people of scotland have their say. mr speaker, i thank the right honourable gentleman for his suggestion, i'd point out that the people of this country have voted in 2015, they voted in 2016, 2017, what

they want to see is this parliament delivering on the mandate that they gave us! and including him! itake no prisoners, mr speaker. i take no criticism about my election from the party whose leader nicola sturgeon replaced alex salmond, as far as i know, without a vote. did she not? i tell you why i think the right honourable gentleman is completely wrong in his analysis, in his defeatism and his pessimism about our wonderful united kingdom, which he seeks to break up because let me tell you mr speaker if we can deliver a fantastic and sensible and progressive brexit, which i believe we can, and the whole united kingdom comes out as i know it well, what happens then to the arguments of the scottish nationalist party? will they seriously continue to say that scotla nd they seriously continue to say that scotland has joined the euro? will

they seriously suggest, will they seriously suggest that scotland must submit to the entire panoply of eu law? and will say, mr speaker, will theyjoin schengen? law? and will say, mr speaker, will they join schengen? is law? and will say, mr speaker, will theyjoin schengen? is it really their commitment, mr speaker, to hand back control of scottish fisheries? just after this country, this great united kingdom, has taken back that fantastic resource?! is that really the policy of the scottish nationalist party? ! ? that really the policy of the scottish nationalist party?!? may that really the policy of the scottish nationalist party? ! ? may i suggest to the right honourable gentleman that isn't the basis on which to seek election in scotland. we will win on a manifesto for the whole united kingdom. sir edward lee. our history is littered with

prime ministers being dealt an extraordinarily difficult hand. but by pluck and determination finally winning through in europe. but to make this possible, every mp has to realise this is no longer a conscience issue. we have to learn to compromise and vote for something which may not be the perfect solution for us personally but is best for our nation. i thank my right honourable friend for his remarks and for the spirit in which he makes them, and i may say to the whole house that he speaks for many of us in saying we need to get this done, we can get it done and we will get it done. jo swinson. the 3 million eu citizens are ourfamily, our friends, million eu citizens are ourfamily, ourfriends, our million eu citizens are ourfamily, our friends, our neighbours, million eu citizens are ourfamily, ourfriends, our neighbours, our carers. yet, for three years, they've been made to feel unwelcome

in our country. they deserve better than warm words and more months of anxiety. they deserve certainty now. the prime minister has made assurances, so we'll keep back the bill of my lib dem colleague lord oates to guarantee in law the rights of eu citizens, or is he all talk and no trousers? well, can i thank the right honourable lady and congratulate her on her own election, and i join congratulate her on her own election, and ijoin her in insisting on the vital importance of guaranteeing the rights and protections of the 3.2 million who live and work among us for so long. of course we are insisting their rights are guaranteed in law, and i'm pleased to say that, and our settle m e nt i'm pleased to say that, and our settlement scheme, 1 million have already signed up to enshrine their rights. can i welcome my right honourable friend to his place as

prime minister, and welcome also the optimistic tone he is used in his opening statement. he has set our priorities for government but can i ask him to consider two other priorities for government? the people of northern ireland have been without a government for 2.5 years which has affected many but most deeply it affected those that were victims of historical institutional abuse and those people who were severely and physically and psychologically disabled through the trouble is through no fault of their own. could he commit he will deliver for those people? mr speaker, i want to thank my right honourable friend very much for what she has done, she's worked tirelessly to promote good government, with the restoration of government in stormont. and she has a record i think of what she can be very proud indeed. if and when stormont is installed it'll be thanks to her

ha rd installed it'll be thanks to her hard work and her efforts and her diplomacy. and i thank her very much. she is also right to insist on the proper way of sorting out these difficult legacy issues. it is common ground across house. it isn't right that former soldiers should face unfair prosecution... with no new evidence for crimes or for alleged crimes when those charges we re alleged crimes when those charges were heard many years ago and i thank herfor what were heard many years ago and i thank her for what she's done in that respect as well. mr nigel dodds. mr speaker, can i, following the right honourable lady, thank her for her service, public service to northern ireland, and can i warmly congratulate the prime minister on his appointment and thank him for the conversations we've had it we look forward to further conversations in the coming weeks to ensure we can have a sustainable conservative and unionist government

going forward. the alternative is unthinkable, in terms of national security and the union of the united kingdom. never mind the economic damage that would be inflicted upon this great nation of ours. i warmly welcome his positivity, his optimism. that is what this country needs and would he agree with me in terms of our shared priority, that the union comes first? that we need to deliver brexit with a deal, but we must be prepared for no deal if necessary? and, thirdly, we need to get that devolution settlement up and running. let us strain every sinew to strengthen the union, get a deal to leave on the right turns, and get stormont up and running again. thank you. i want to thank the right honourable gentleman very much for all the cooperation and support that has enabled the government of this country to carry

on and to protect the people of his country from the degradations of the party opposite because that is frankly what we'd face were they we re frankly what we'd face were they were it not for his encouragement and support. he is right and what he says about the primacy of the union, and he and i share the same perspective that we can do this by coming out as a united kingdom, whole and entire, getting rid of that divisive, anti—democratic backstop that poses that appalling choice to the british government and to the british people, to the united kingdom of losing control over our trade, losing control of our regulation or else surrendering the government of the united kingdom. the democratic government could accept that and i am entirely at one with the right honourable gentleman. cani with the right honourable gentleman. can i congratulate my right honourable friend to giving! getting a terrific start. his words yesterday outside number ten and today will have brought hope and inspiration to people and interests

right across the uk. you touched on one of them just now. the common fisheries policy has been a biological, environmental, economic and social catastrophe, which has ruined coastal communities and brought devastation to our marine environment. some recent comments by government ministers have alarmed those fishermen that perhaps the negotiations will involve the cfp as a bargaining chip. will the prime minister confirmed to me that, on the day we have, we will establish total sovereignty over the ee said and all the resources within it, we will become a normal, marine nation, like norway or iceland, and, from then on, we will negotiate on an annual basis reciprocal deals with our neighbours? i thank my right honourable friend for the truth on

these matters, as he has been for so long and he's quite right we have a fantastic opportunity to take back control of our fisheries and that's exactly what will do, we will become an independent coastal state. we will under no circumstances make the mistake of the previous government... the government in the 705 which created our fisheries away at the last moment because that was at the last moment because that was a reprehensible thing to do. we will ta ke a reprehensible thing to do. we will take back our fisheries and we will boost that extraordinary industry. the prime minister said in his statement that he had alternative arrangements for the border. i asked the chancellor, the former home secretary, what those arrangements, were, what the technology would be 17 times and he couldn't tell me. can the prime minister tell me what the technology is, what the arrangements are or is this just

more bluster and guff? thank you, mr speaker. as the right honourable lady knows, it is common ground between the uk and dublin and the eu commission that there are abundant facilitation is already available... trusted trader schemes, electronic pre—registering, all manner of ways of checking whether goods are contraband of checking whether goods are contra band or the of checking whether goods are contraband or the rules of origin and they can take place away from the border because i want to make one point we are all agreed upon, under no circumstances will they be physical infrastructure or checks at the northern irish border, that is absolutely unthinkable. mr speaker, it is great to have an optimist as prime minister. once we have left the eu, can we please have more service plots of land so that people

can bring forward their own housing schemes and will he encourage the housing secretary and senior housing minister to meet with the right to build task force as soon as possible, which has already for the mere expenditure of £300,000 from the nationwide foundation added 6000 to 11,000 extra dwellings to the pipeline already? i congratulate my honourable friend on the campaign he's waged for so long. he and i have discussed this, i tried to steal his idea years ago, and i supported unreservedly and make sure the relevant meeting takes place as soon as possible. the prime minister set out his new brexit policy but did he notice that yesterday the taoiseach said any suggestion that a whole new negotiation could be undertaken in weeks or months is not in the real world? if leo varadkar

is right, and, as a consequence, the house of commons votes in the autumn against leaving, the european union on the 31st of october without an agreement, what will the prime minister's policy be then?” agreement, what will the prime minister's policy be then? i thank you, mr speaker. ithink minister's policy be then? i thank you, mr speaker. i think what the right honourable gentleman has said is relevant of the kind of defeatism and negativity we have had for the last three years. why begin by assuming our eu friends will not wish to compromise? they have every reason to want to compromise and thatis reason to want to compromise and that is what we will do, seek a compromise and i respectfully say to the honourable gentleman and to all members that it is our collective responsibility to get this done. and both parties, both main parties in this house of commons, know full well the haemorrhage of support that well the haemorrhage of support that we face if we continue to refuse to honour the mandate of the people. if he talks to his constituents in

chesterfield, sorry, forgive me, leeds. i was thinking of his father. his father of course was right about the eu. if you talks to his constituents in leeds, he will know that they want him to honour the mandate of the people and that's what we will do. i very much congratulate my honourable friend on assuming his role and on his cracking policies and appointments so far. mr speaker, actions speak... mr speaker, actions speak louder than words and it says a great deal when the four great posts of states are held by descendants of immigrants. and we should take great pride in that. but can ijust turned the prime minister's attention very briefly to something that affects millions of people in this country, which is cancer. his predecessor

introduced the one—year cancer metric at the heart of the cancer long term plan in order to encourage earlier diagnosis. this could save tens of thousands of lives a year. with you look at that and commit to continue with that proud policy going forward? i thank my right honourable friend, the simple and short answer is yes. and my honourable friend the secretary of health is only too happy to talk to him at his earliest convenience. the prime ministerfaces a binary choice. delivering brexit on the 315t choice. delivering brexit on the 31st of october or maintaining his grip over the four nations of the united kingdom. we can indulge in bombast and gesticulation but the fa cts bombast and gesticulation but the facts a re bombast and gesticulation but the facts are irrevocable. so, can he confirm to me which is his heart's desire — leaving the european union

or retaining the united kingdom? he doesn't have to pick one, do or die. —— he is going to have to pick one, do or die. my short answer to the right honourable lady is of course the people of the whole united kingdom voted to leave the eu. and the people of wales, to the best of my knowledge, voted emphatically to leave the eu, and that is what we will do! my right honourable friend will do! my right honourable friend will be a wacky and i don't exactly see eye to eye on the question of the likely consequences of leaving without a deal but may i ask him to maintain his optimism about the possibility of achieving a deal, and to recognise their lies within this house i believe still a possible majority in favour of almost any

sensible arrangement and that i personally will certainly vote for any arrangement he makes for an orderly exit from the eu. i, i, i, i thank my honourable friend who has been zealous in pursuit of arrangements to prevent the no deal option and i share his desire not to get to a no deal outcome, and i'm delighted he is willing to put his shoulder to the wheel and work together to get the solution, to bring us together across the house because that is what the people want to see. iam sure i am sure if optimism was all it took to get things done, people would be waltzing across his garden

bridge and leaving via boris island. as it is, people need real solutions to problems. so does the prime minister agree with me that fixing the problem and social care requires an immediate cash injection as well as long—term funding reform? it is a system that works for disabled adults as well as older people, and above all, it means that deciding that funding cannot be left to individuals and families alone. we must pool our resources and share our risks to ensure security and dignity for all. cani dignity for all. can i thank herfor her question, and agree with the thrust of what she suggests, and can i suggest also it is high time in this house to work across party to find a cross— party work across party to find a cross—party consensus about the way forward ? cross—party consensus about the way forward? because that is absolutely vital. if the party opposite is not interested , vital. if the party opposite is not interested, we will fix it

ourselves. doctor julian lewis. can doctorjulian lewis. can i thank the prime minister for the letter he sent to the defence committee earlier this month pledging what he called an absolute commitment to fund defence fully. does he accept that events in the gulf have truly illustrated the fact that the size of the royal navy is now way below critical mass, ? will he join with the defence committee in wishing to reverse the reckless reduction in defence spending by successive governments from 3.1% of gdp in the 19905 to just governments from 3.1% of gdp in the 19905 tojust1.8% in like governments from 3.1% of gdp in the 19905 to just 1.8% in like for like times today. thank you. i congratulate my right honourable friend on the campaign he has waged for many years to support

our armed services, and i share with him a strong desire to increase spending, particularly on shipbuilding, which not only drives high—qualityjobs in this country, but is a fantastic export for the uk around the world, and the ships we are building now are being sold for billions of pounds to friends and partners around the world. does the government stand by the commitment made by the uk government inajoint eu— commitment made by the uk government in a joint eu— uk statement of december 2017 that, i quote, in a joint eu— uk statement of december2017 that, i quote, in in a joint eu— uk statement of december 2017 that, i quote, in the absence of agreed solutions, the united kingdom will retain full alignment with those rules of the internal market and the customs union which now or in the future support north— south cooperation, the economy, and the protection of the economy, and the protection of the 1998 agreement? thank you, mr speaker. of course, that is the ray

trap from which it is absolutely vital we now escape, because that december the 8th document effectively commits the uk to remaining in regulatory alignment in the customs union. we believe, and it is common ground, as i say, in dublin, in brussels, and elsewhere, that there are facilitation is to enable frictionless trade, not only for the northern irish border, but at the borders as well, in order for the uk to come out of the eu customs union whilst doing a free trade deal, that is what we are going to achieve. can i welcome my right honourable friend to his post, and i welcome it with enthusiasm. i so welcome it with enthusiasm. i so welcome it. can i ask the prime minister to come down to our seaside towns, which desperately need love and investment? he would be most welcome to come personally, and can i ask welcome to come personally, and can iask him welcome to come personally, and can i ask him to keep a focus on the future of seaside towns, and the

vital role they play in our communities? thank you, i thank my right honourable friend, and he is totally right to focus on seaside towns and coastal communities, because too often they have been forgotten, their infrastructure has been forgotten. our programme with this new government now is to unite this new government now is to unite this country, for infrastructure, better education, and with technology to bring opportunity, not only to cities, but to rural and coastal communities as well. mr speaker, but despite all the optimism, if the prime minister fails to secure some magical, mythical new deal with the european union, will he promise now at the dispatch box that the matter will return to the sovereign parliament so that we can decide what happens

next before october the 3ist? a simple yes or no would do, mr speaker. mr speaker, this parliament has already voted several times to honour the mandate of the people, to come out of the eu, and that is what we shall do, and i think that the right honourable lady herself voted to trigger article 50, unless... u nless to trigger article 50, unless... unless i am mistaken. i would encourage her to stick by the pledge she made herself. mr speaker, would my right honourable friend agree with me that whilst money for schools is very welcome, further education and apprenticeships are the best enabler of social mobility, giving people a second or third chance, and will he make sure that with apprenticeships and further education have the cash that they desperately need?

thank you, and i want to pay tribute to the right honourable lady also for all the work she has done in her career, and she is absolutely right to raise the issue of further education and skills, and indeed i had a long discussion on that very thing last night with the new education secretary, and that is going to be a priority of this government. it is a great thing that 50% of our country, 50% of kids should have the ambition to go to university, but of course, it is equally important that other kids acquire the skills they need, which can bejust acquire the skills they need, which can be just as valuable and lead to justice fantastic careers, and it is vital we need to invest now in further investment and skills. caroline lucas. mr speaker. the uk's air pollution is that illegal levels and sent us clear we need to do a lot to address the growing climate crisis. few will forget his pledge

to lie down in front of the bulldozers to stop the construction ofa bulldozers to stop the construction of a third runway at heathrow airport. luckily for him, luckily for us all, he is now in the steering wheel, at the steering wheel, and can now turn those bulldozers around. will he do it? will he scrap the third runway? i thank the right honourable lady. of course, the bulldozers are some way off, but i am following with lively interest the court cases, because i share her concerns about air quality and because i share her concerns about airquality and air because i share her concerns about air quality and air pollution, though i would point out parenthetically that under this conservative government, pollution has in fact fallen by 29%. she did not point that out, but i will study the outcome of the court cases with a lively interest. angela merkel has indicated there might be some flexibility on the backstop. does he believe, as do i, the french

and germans are likely to put the eu under more pressure to be flexible? i thank my honourable friend, and i think that we should approach the dell with these talks in the spirit of maximum optimism. optimism seems to bea of maximum optimism. optimism seems to be a quality deprecated on the benches opposite, but i think it is a well—founded optimism, because common sense dictates that now is the moment for serious and a sand for compromise, and that, i think, is what we are going to find. thank you, mr speaker. this morning's announcement of 12,500 job losses at nissan worldwide is really worrying, although at this stage, there is no indication that any of these job losses will be at the sunderland plant in my constituency. it does highlight the fragile nature of the automotive industry. this really should refocus our minds therefore on the existential threat that a no—deal brexit would have on

the automotive industry in the uk. so will the prime minister today rule out a no—deal brexit and commit to an active, innovation led industrial strategy that will protect our industrial towns and cities? mr speaker, i will indeed commit to that approach, because i think that is the right way forward, and if i may say so, the nissan in sunderland has the most efficient plant in the world, and a fantastic thing that thatis, world, and a fantastic thing that that is, and just in the last few weeks, she will have noticed that bmw has announced a huge investment to build electric minis at cowley, jl r's put £1 billion into electric vehicles in birmingham. and that, by the way, is how we will tackle the climate change issue, not with the hair shirtism is of the greens, but with wonderful new technology made in this country. cani

in this country. can i warmly congratulate my right honourable friend for lifting the mood of the nation? would he look at the distribution of the funds going into distribution, not only in further education, but the difference between the highest and lowest funded authorities? i think my honourable friend. that is of course what we're doing, the of the pledge that we are working with the £4.6 million that we have announced, and the objective, as i think members will know by now is to lift up per—pupil per capita funding for primary schools to any men everywhere are 4000 and the minimum everywhere are 4000 and the minimum everywhere are 4000 and the minimum everywhere are 5000 for secondary school pupils. —— a minimum of 4000. i want to maximise participation, and therefore there is a premium on brevity. i appeal to colleagues to be unselfish. and ask single sentence questions without preamble so they are also helping their colleagues. chris stevens. the prime

minister'sstatement is absent of the phrase work as‘ or employment rights. can he commit now that eu workers' rights will be protected in the event of brexit? not only that, mr speaker, but under the freedoms that we obtain, we will be able where necessary to enhance work as‘ writes in this country. —— workers' rights. will my honourable friend help to make the work of the 20,000 new police officers more effective by introducing preventive measures such as restrictions on houses being converted to houses in multiple occupancy, which are undoubtedly a magnet for anti—social behaviour? thank you. it is vital we look at prevention measures of all kinds. i am familiar with the problems she raises, and i will take it up with my right honourable friend the home secretary. mr speaker, the prime minister has listed again a long list of public spending commitments. i for one

listed again a long list of public spending commitments. ifor one can see the difference between optimism and fantasy, so either the prime minister is a fantasist, or he will tell us now how he is going to fund these. as the honourable lady knows full well, there is actually ample... the spending pledges i have made have been modest, mr speaker. so far. they have been modest. they are well within the fiscal headroom that she knows this country currently enjoys. and it is about time that money was spent. but if she is opposing... if the benches opposite and i opposing that spending, if they think that we should not put another billion into policing at the end of the 4.6 billion into education, then now is the time to speak. the front bench seem to have departed, mr speaker. while waiting to vote a fourth time for a negotiated agreement with the eu 27, can i ask my right honourable friend if he will recognise the achievement of the last three years

in dealing with abuse and lent his weight to make sure we are going on making progress that leaseholders are not abused or exploited? iam are not abused or exploited? i am well are not abused or exploited? iam wellfamiliar are not abused or exploited? i am well familiar with the problem that my right honourable friend describes the injustice that many leaseholders have been facing, and i congratulate him on the campaign that he has run, we will make sure we look after the interests of leaseholders who i think are being treated at the moment. —— cheated at the moment. mr speaker, the sixth principle of public life reads, honesty. holders of public office should be truthful. can the prime minister tell us in his public life so far, can he stand at that dispatch box and tell us that he has maintained that principle? i think that if the right honourable

lady looks at the british public and the my political career and what i have delivered, time and time again, when i have said i will deliver x, i have delivered x plus 20, and whether it was cutting crime in london or investing in transport or building more homes, by the way, than the labour mayor ever did, i am very proud of my record and stand and fight on my record. can i urge my right honourable friend the prime minister to continue all the efforts the government has so far been involved in to security of a future for the british steel industry, which is so important to the north of england? one way to do that would be to commit quickly to h5 three northern powerhouse rail. i think my honourable friend for his advice, and yes, i am a huge fan of northern powerhouse rail. i went up to manchester airport and saw the truly visionary and exciting plan

andi truly visionary and exciting plan and i think we should definitely be doing it. mighti and i think we should definitely be doing it. might i remind him, it is not just rails doing it. might i remind him, it is notjust rails in this country that are built by british steel in scunthorpe. it are built by british steel in scu nthorpe. it may are built by british steel in scunthorpe. it may be to the advantage of the house and to the pessimist opposite to know that the tgv in france runs on rails made in scunthorpe. mr speaker, the prime minister re ce ntly mr speaker, the prime minister recently appalled and offended many people when he criticised investigating historic child abuse as "spaffing money op the wall". what does he have to say to those who were victims of predatory paedophiles, especially those who are seeking justice, and will he now apologise? mr speaker, this country is proud of its record is a world leader in fighting child sexual abuse, and under this government, we will continue to lengthen that lead will

stop i i hope the prime minister agrees that having a general election might be something that the leader of the opposition wants, but it is not something the countries, and it will not resolve the brexit deadlock. will he bring back any brexit plan and put into this house, then put it to the people, because that is the way that we can finally break the brexit deadlock and unite the country, move on and get on to fixing the real problem is that britain faces, not least improving social mobility and achieving equality of opportunity? thank you. well, right honourable friend that i go back a long way, and she and i agree on so many things, but i'm afraid i must respectfully disagree, because i think that having a second referendum, which is now the policy of the party opposite... that's where they are. it wasn't before, but they are now the party of return or revoke. having a second referendum would i think be catastrophic for our union, because it would undermine, of course, our

most important case that when you have a referendum, the deeply divisive and toxic eventually take place once in every generation. that is what we said to the people of scotland. how can we look at them again and not have a second referendum in scotland if we have another referendum on the eu in the uk? it is simply the wrong thing to do. given the welcome change of his recognition of the benefits of migration, will he bring forward the reconsideration system proposed by the former home secretary no chance of the four overseas students. the accused of cheating by the us firm ets in its english language test so that we can give the students the chance to finally clear the name? i think the right honourable gentleman. i have been made aware by my right honourable friend of the issue to which he refers, and i will make sure that we write to him about what we are doing to address it, but

as he knows, i have a long—standing commitment to supporting the freedom of people of talent to come to this country. i think if you look to my political record i don't think you will find genuinely anyone who has done more to champion the rights of immigrants to the city or this country. i welcome the prime minister'scommitment to infrastructure. and in addition to his support of northern powerhouse rail, cani his support of northern powerhouse rail, can i also ask him to consider looking at ways that hs3 could be constructed from the north, thus maximising jobs in our region? mr speaker, i have asked the former chairman of crossrail two have a brief six—week study of the profiling spend on hs2 to discover whether such a proposal might have merit, and i will make sure i forward it to my right honourable

friend upon his conclusion as soon as possible. following the deeply troubling news from nissan today, has the prime minister spoken to the company about what impact this might have in sunderland? and following his statement here at the house today, what reassurance can he really offer to the tens of thousands of workers in sunderland and across the north—east his jobs and across the north—east his jobs and livelihoods depend on this and's continued success? mr speaker, the automotive sector globally are suffering a contraction asa globally are suffering a contraction as a result partly of the diesel crisis and the move to evs, and what is happening with demand in china. that is a fact. as far as i know, there is no impact, and we have already discussed this, there is no impact on sunderland yet. but i draw her attention again to the massive investment that are nonetheless happening in our country, in oxford, in birmingham, a world beating companies investing in british technology. it is worth billions of pounds i we should salute it.

may i congratulate my right honourable friend, welcome him to hisjob and honourable friend, welcome him to his job and wish honourable friend, welcome him to hisjob and wish him the very best of luck in achieving an amicable agreement with the eu. on the subject of viole nt agreement with the eu. on the subject of violent crime, which contains many of my constituents. in essex, we're already seeing the impact on the extra 360 police that have been added to the force, so can i thank for promising 20,000 more across the country and will essex get its fair share? i thank my honourable friend, and i want to pay tribute also to the work of roger hurst, the pcc in essex, who i think it is also helping to deliver the numbers achieved, but it is good news that we are going to have even more, 20,000 more, and my right honourable friend the home secretary is working on that right away. why does the prime minister refused

point—blank to answer any questions put to him about his relationship with former russian arms dealer alexander timerko, or indeed the owner of the evening standard, evgeny lebedev, who has written in glowing terms about vladimir putin and assad? what exactly do they have on him? i struggle to find a point in the right honourable gentleman's question, but if he has an allegation that he wishes to make, then i suggest he sends it to me in writing and i will be happy to address his point. cani address his point. can i congratulate him on a brilliant start, particularly supporting the health service? is he aware that his counterpart in india, prime minister modi has oversight of two health ministries, the health and family affairs ministry, and another, the one for traditional and complementary medicine, which has 7000 hospitals? will he make sure as

health secretary he is in contact with them? i thank my honourable friend very much and congratulate him on the heroic campaign he has waged to promote alternative medicines and therapies of all kinds, and i am sure it will be to the benefit of my right honourable friend the health secretary... i think it very important that we have an open mind about ayurvedic medicine and other such therapies, but we should approach on the basis of science first. this is guarantee for eu citizens extend to eu children and the british care system, and if so,

how is he going to achieve that without changing the existing arrangements? i believe that it does, and certainly, to local authorities, we will make sure they are aware of their responsibilities. may i welcome the prime minister to his place and thank him for the passionate, optimistic defence of free market values that we have heard today. could i ask him to look at the offer that we give our armed forces, in particular with a view to retention? cani particular with a view to retention? can i ask him also to visit raf brize norton to thank them for the ha rd brize norton to thank them for the hard work they do there, but also perhaps see where we need a little bit of help? i will be only too happy to visit my right honourable friend and brize norton. i have a feeling i may be going there in the course of my duties anyway, and i congratulate him on the campaign he wages and the interest he shows in our own

services, and particularly in the raf, and i am sure they will get the payday they need, and an improved payday they need, and an improved pay settlement on monday. minister agreed does the prime minister agree that the us, europe and the rest of the world face a climate emergency, and if he does, what is his plan? i'm glad he asked that question, because as he knows, it is this government in this part of it are leading the world in setting a net zero target, and of course, there are people who don't think it can be done. there are all sorts of sceptics and pessimist to think that this country can't pull it off, but actually, we can, and we have cut carbon emissions in this country massively since 2010, and we will

continue to do so, and when i was mayor of london, the population expanded by 200,000 during my tenure as mayor. we cut co2 emissions by 1496. as mayor. we cut co2 emissions by 14%. with new technology, and that is the approach we will adopt. thank you, mr speaker. i share my right honourable friend's optimism for a deal, not least if we are fully prepared for a no deal. as a kent mp, can i ask him to make sure that those preparations will keep freight flowing through kent's ports? it is vital that we give business in kent and hauliers of all kind the support they need and a huge amount of work, she knows, is being done. it is quite clear this is now a vote

leave government. contrary to what he said, to my friend for gateshead, it is clear there is the possibility ofa it is clear there is the possibility of a no—deal brexit. can i take impact to his words as part of vote leave? he said, no change between the border between northern ireland and the republic. the day before the referendum, he said he wanted to reassure people that voting leave would mean that there won't be a sudden change that this disrupt the economy, no change to the border, no sudden change to the economy. does he stand by his promises, yes or no? because that is the most sensible way forward. the house will have heard several times by now, the house will under no circumstances institute checks at the border in northern ireland, and as for a smooth and orderly departure from the eu, that is now in the hands of our friends the eu, that is now in the hands of ourfriends and the eu, that is now in the hands of our friends and partners, the eu, that is now in the hands of ourfriends and partners, and i hope

that they will see sense and compromise. for decades, members in this house across the political divide have been critical of other countries' democratic processes. what my right honourable friend agree with me that failure to deliver on the public monday to leave the eu would ensure that our credibility of the international stage would be irreparably damaged? my irreparably damaged? my right honourable friend is absolutely right, and it is a sad irony that the party opposites, which as i said earlier on, purports to be the party of the people, is now the party that seeks to thwart the will of the people, and it saddens a terrible message around the world. what did the prime minister meet cambridge analtyr about in 2016 when he was foreign

secretary? i have no idea. -- a bid approved by the department of health and social care. with the prime minister asked the chancellor to look favourably upon it? yes. my constituents are not looking for hand—outs. they want to be able to stand on their own two feet. they are ambitious. they want to get on in life and provide for their children. but sometimes, they have to rely on universal credit. as it is structured now, you don't get a penny for the first five weeks unless you take out a loan from the government. that loan puts them into debt from the moment they get into credit. could he please look at taking away that five—week problem? of the right honourable gentleman, i'm sure, knows that you can get a 100% advance on universal day one.

the party opposite wants to scrap universal credit, and i hear what they say, but it is the devolved welfare system that kept people trapped on benefits. 2000 people are going 200,000 people are going to be lifted out of benefits things to universal credit, and it has added massively to the incomes of 700,000 families across this country. on the hottest day on record, and with escalating intentions and run, does my honourable friend, the prime minister, agree the time is now for auk minister, agree the time is now for a uk nuclear renaissance. and can i add, mr speaker, that we are at the centre of nuclear excellence. i'd like to thank my honourable friend, she's right, it is time for a nuclear renaissance and i believe passionately nuclear must be part of our energy mix and she's right to campaignfor our energy mix and she's right to campaign for it, and it'll help us to meet the carbon targets the

pessimists on the other