can go evidence is against him, he can go in a public forum and try and rebut it. ~ ,, in a public forum and try and rebut it. c r, l, in a public forum and try and rebut it. ~ ,, l, l, in a public forum and try and rebut it. what are the legal ramifications of this process. _ it. what are the legal ramifications of this process. ultimately, - it. what are the legal ramifications of this process. ultimately, it - it. what are the legal ramifications of this process. ultimately, it is i of this process. ultimately, it is an illegal probed zest despite what we've been discussing about the legal advice both sides have had access to, it's ultimately a political process isn't it? fix, access to, it's ultimately a political process isn't it? a lot of his body going — political process isn't it? a lot of his body going out _ political process isn't it? a lot of his body going out saying - political process isn't it? a lot of his body going out saying he's i political process isn't it? a lot of. his body going out saying he's not getting a fair deal. this isn't a criminal court, he is not being subject to criminal sanctions and it's really important to note that the committee at the end the day, is only going to make recommendation. that recommendation then has to be endorsed by the house of commons and thenif endorsed by the house of commons and then if it turns out that they decide that he has committed a serious contempt and trying to spend him for the ten day period, johnson would be subject to... when not

looking at a criminal process, were looking at a criminal process, were looking at a criminal process, were looking at the political process wherejohnson has the opportunity to persuade the committee and house of commons and the his own consistuent is that he's been hard done by. really good to have you with us, thank you for your thoughts and insight. ijust want thank you for your thoughts and insight. i just want to bring thank you for your thoughts and insight. ijust want to bring you some news. in the midst of this hearing this afternoon, boris johnson may be breaking off to vote on the proposed brexit deal that the prime minister rishi sunak has brought in to try to bill break the deadlock in northern ireland. we are hearing that the european research group of eurosceptic tory mps is

recommending its vote against the government in this vote on so—called stormont break. this is according to the chairman of that group, mark pulsar. this is adding up to rishi sunak�*s political problems because the indications are that boris johnson has already said that he will vote against the government. as is liz truss, the former prime minister who has indicated she will vote against it as well. the european research group of eurosceptic tory mps is recommending its members vote against the government as well. it doesn't mean that this won't past because the conservatives can rely on the opposition labour party to back their so—called stormont break around the brexit trading arrangements, post—brexit trading arrangements, post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland. of course, tricky for the prime minister rishi sunak is a piece of

legislation passes through the house of commons because it is backed by the opposition, rather than his own mps. more on that as we get it. let's return to inflation and the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the government needs to "stick to the plan" after the rate of inflation rose unexpectedly. the office for national statistics says prices rose by 10.4% last month — as measured by the consumer prices index. that's up from 10.1% injanuary. our reporter nina warhurst is in altrincham. hello from a cafe in altrincham in greater manchester. and today's numbers on inflation rising might have come as a surprise to many of the experts, but not to the customers in here and not to the owner who we'll speak with in a moment. come on and meet lucy and little toffee. and you are costing me a lot more than you were a year ago. yes, certainly. i've noticed dog foods gone up and things like chewies and treats, etc. and vet's bills as well. this one's had £15,000 worth of vet bills.

so that has really, yeah, increased in price, i've noticed. and you're putting off big spend decisions aren't you? for the moment. yeah, not really booked any holidays for this year. it's just proving to be too expensive really to consider. so yeah. not doing as much as i would have done normally. she looks like she's worth it though, if you can afford it thank you, toffee. thank you, lucy. who can blame people for putting off those big decisions around spend when you look at the basics? so, for example, the price of eggs have inflated by more than a third over the past 12 months, olive oil going up by more than 40%. so businesses like this having to make some real big decisions. this is chris who owns the cafe that we're in. good morning. you're not particularly surprised that inflation seem high. no, i'm not. and over the last six months, we've already seen so many price increases with food and drink. things were already tough enough. as it is, our electricity, even with the government support, has gone up by 266%. we're about to lose some of that

support, obviously, in april, along with rising wage increases. it's getting to an absolute tipping point for the hospitality industry. and you're in a position where you don't want to pass that on to customers because they can't necessarily afford it. absolutely. you know, we are against chain companies on a high street and there is only so far you can push your prices. you know, we did last september put our prices up by 20p, which in a percentage term was only , 6% when everything else is rising so drastically higher. it's just getting to a stage where there is no profit. and at some point we do need it to come down on a drastic scale or have some support with that. those margins are getting finer and finer. thank you. interestingly chris was saying earlier, earlier that even when inflation does start to come down, prices are still going up at that point and the next few months could be crunch time for lots of small businesses. so what would you like to see in terms of support? well, you know, inflation has been a real problem for businesses over the past 12 months,

but it hasn't been the only problem. we've got an energy support crisis coming down the line with the energy tap being turned off from the government. support ends in april. we've got business rate re—evaluations landing on doorsteps as we speak. again, real big problems for businesses with costs increasing. so we need to see inflation come down. the government's forecast is it will be below 3% by christmas time, but it's an awful long time away. and that's obviously assuming that nothing happens out of the blue like a banking crisis or something geopolitical. so we really need to see inflation come down. it's actually killing businesses at the minute. it's such an unpredictable beast, isn't it, as we learned this morning. thank you very much. the government is trapped into its own target of halving inflation by the end of the year. that becomes increasingly challenging now. they say they are supporting businesses by capping energy prices for the time being and supporting households, they say, to the tune of more than £3,000 this year. but it doesn't take away from the fact that yesterday's surprising price is rising for the month of february. but even if they begin

to come down at home, we will be feeling that stretch. it will have to go much furtherfor even longer. and the nominations for this year's bafta tv awards have been unveiled today. the bbc drama series the responder, and the medical memoir this is going to hurt, lead the nominations with six each. earlier i spoke to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson on this year's bafta nominations. it's worth saying the baftas in britain. those two says you mentioned lead the way. the responder, in which martin freeman he know best from the office, he played a liverpudlian cop struggling with his mental health and having to do night shift. it was written by her real—life cop in merseyside. and

based on his own experiences. and the other show leading the way, also based on real experiences of real—life doctor, adam k, this is going to hurt which stars ben wish or who you know from the james bond movies and it's about a junior doctor and all he went through his years of training. adam k, based on his own memoir. this was a year in britain where tv watching was dominated by the queen and she is nominated, there are nominations for two events involving the queen and the live event category because there are nominated for both the party, the palace, thejoy and celebration of the queen's platinum jubilee. that was the one that had the sketch with queen elizabeth ii and paddington bear. that is

nominated on the bbc is also nominated on the bbc is also nominated for its coverage of the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii. a real reflection of some of the year's tv viewing there. that was our entertainment _ year's tv viewing there. that was| our entertainment correspondent. every year, millions of the butterflies migrate from canada to mexico on a 2000 mile journey. butterflies migrate from canada to mexico on a 2000 milejourney. the world wildlife fund said the numbers are down by nearly a quarter this year alone. the butterflies go to mexico during the winter to hibernate. experts say climate change is having a considerable impact on the butterflies migration pattern. forthe impact on the butterflies migration pattern. for the first time, like celebrating the holy month of ramadan have been switched on in london. ramadan marks the month that the quran was revealed to the

prophet muhammad. the holy month begins tomorrow and during time, practising muslims will only eat between sunset and sunrise. let's join the prime minister's questions. you're watching politics live, we have about five minutes until prime minister's questions. that of course will start a very busy afternoon in parliament because straight afterwards, we can see the chain by the filling up in fact. it comes ahead of the debate and crunch vote on the new deal that has been proposed by rishi sunak�*s government for more free flowing trade between northern ireland and the rest of great britain and also a break on further or future great britain and also a break on further orfuture eu regulation. meanwhile, in another part of the house of parliament. that's going to

kick off at tpm, they will break off and vote on the northern ireland deal and then they will all go back on what will be possibly up to five hours also of evidence being given by borisjohnson and the committee, the privileges committee. we won't know the results for the outcome of the verdict of that privileges committee probably for a few weeks orso committee probably for a few weeks or so while they digest it. but let's talk to the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason. how big a date this? is editor, chris mason. how big a date this? , , , , , �* , this? is pretty big isn't it. this time last week, _ this? is pretty big isn't it. this time last week, whittle, - this? is pretty big isn't it. this time last week, whittle, the l this? is pretty big isn't it. this - time last week, whittle, the budget which was in the wednesday. it's overshadowed by a bigger moment. a couple of bigger moments with the

debate and vote on the windsor framework as well as this set piece occasion involving borisjohnson was masses for two reasons. because of his future and its reputation but actually there's a bigger reason, which is one of truth. but central building block of public debate and whether or not mps could believe what a former prime minister is saying when he was addressing the commons, addressing his revelations surrounding partygate. 0ver commons, addressing his revelations surrounding partygate. over and above his reputation and what it might mean for above his reputation and what it might meanforany above his reputation and what it might mean for any political future he might harbouran might mean for any political future he might harbour an ambition for. very important people watching, they want to hear what boris johnson very important people watching, they want to hear what borisjohnson has to say about the substance of the claim that have been made and what was going on at the time. politically, how difficult is to date for rishi sunak on both fronts? festival on the boisterousjohnson then, he has made a career out of being an attention structure. as a

good reason why we saw rishi sunak with our colleague overrun bbc breakfast early this week because that was something of a sweet spot where he could talk about what he sees of. the deal with the european commission on this northern ireland brexit deal and talked up the budget just another ago. before, brexit deal and talked up the budget justanotherago. before, he brexit deal and talked up the budget just another ago. before, he had the crunchy return of borisjohnson not only reminding people of all those revelations that brought about his downfall, brought about the liz truss and what about the cratering of the conservative opinion poll ratings. but also this moment, this vote on the windsor protocol where we are seeing borisjohnson getting up we are seeing borisjohnson getting up from that evidence session in a couple of hours' time in the grimond room of the house of commons, walked

down the road and vote against the prime minister is attempted, and liz truss oh also voting against it. were going to see you and talk to you after prime minister questions. thank you very much. listening to all of that, or anything changed by the end of today do you think? i think you have a sense of the flavour in terms of the mood in the party towards my boris johnson flavour in terms of the mood in the party towards my borisjohnson and rishi sunak with their windsor framework vote. i suspect lots of people are ready made up their mind either way when it comes to mps in the tory party and some of those watching at home. where does that leave sir keir starmer? _ where does that leave sir keir starmer? eitherway, this is where does that leave sir keir starmer? either way, this is going to be _ starmer? either way, this is going to be a _ starmer? either way, this is going to be a good day for the labour

partx — to be a good day for the labour partx the _ to be a good day for the labour party. the key election strategist said that — party. the key election strategist said that the narrow path for a tory victory— said that the narrow path for a tory victory is _ said that the narrow path for a tory victory is through unity and discipline and today is the biggest test of— discipline and today is the biggest test of that. discipline and today is the biggest test of that-— test of that. what do you say in resonse test of that. what do you say in resnonse to _ test of that. what do you say in response to that _ test of that. what do you say in response to that because - test of that. what do you say in response to that because it - test of that. what do you say in response to that because it is l response to that because it is difficult to watch this, will you be watching the proceedings this afternoon? i watching the proceedings this afternoon?— watching the proceedings this afternoon? , ., afternoon? i will indeed but i do think it will _ afternoon? i will indeed but i do think it will be — afternoon? i will indeed but i do think it will be interesting - afternoon? i will indeed but i do think it will be interesting to - afternoon? i will indeed but i do | think it will be interesting to see if keir starmer answers the question about his own pension. labour having made a big deal over the budget and heindeed made a big deal over the budget and he indeed has his own piece of legislation which is called the keir starmer pension statutory instrument, enabling him to have an uncapped pensionerfrom the instrument, enabling him to have an uncapped pensioner from the time instrument, enabling him to have an uncapped pensionerfrom the time he was director of public prosecutions. since you have raised it, just to explain to viewers, as you know in the budget, the fallout from the announcement byjeremy hunt, this £1 billion bung to people who are wealthy enough to put away tens of

thousands of pounds into their pension pot, he has got rid of that lifetime allowance and yet, is their hypocrisy because he has a unique, or had a unique pension settlement is director of public prosecutions. i did not know anything about this but this— i did not know anything about this but this is— i did not know anything about this but this is what we are seeing, curvehatts, _ but this is what we are seeing, curveballs, and the country needs to be. i curveballs, and the country needs to be. ~ .., curveballs, and the country needs to be. ~' .. ., curveballs, and the country needs to be. ~' ., ., tomorrow is the national day of reflection. bringing together communities to rememberfamily, friends bringing together communities to remember family, friends and colleagues we have lost. when the prime ministerjoin me in thanking stoke city councilfor prime ministerjoin me in thanking stoke city council for supporting my call for a postbox to heaven and on the second anniversary of the tragic

death of my constituent, two—year—old harper, who swallowed a button battery, will he think her courageous mother, stacey, for leading the campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of a button batteries and will he backed michael for legislation to ensure greater product safety? mr speaker, of course ijoin my honourable friend in thanking stoke city council and i am very sorry to hear of harper lee's tragic case in my thoughts are with her friends and family and particularly her mother, stacey. we are aware of the concerns about button batteries. the law is very clear that product available in the uk must be safe. the office for product and safety standards as police guidance on executive for manufacturers and is working with the child accident prevention trust to educate parents and childcare professionals on the battery safety for the leader of the opposition, keir starmer.— for the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., ~ , ., ~ ,,, ., ~ keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. toda we keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. today we remember _ keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. today we remember the _ keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. today we remember the innocent -

keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. | today we remember the innocent lives lost six years ago in a terror attack on westminster bridge. amongst those are tragically killed was pc keith palmer who sacrificed his life to protect others stop police officers up and down the country worked tirelessly every day to keep us safe and we thank them for that. to keep us safe and we thank them forthat. but to keep us safe and we thank them for that. but as we saw this week, those brave officers are being let down. dame louise found misogyny and racism in the metropolitan police. i accept those findings in full. does the prime minister? mr accept those findings in full. does the prime minister?— accept those findings in full. does the prime minister? mr speaker, i 'oin with the prime minister? mr speaker, i join with the _ the prime minister? mr speaker, i join with the other _ the prime minister? mr speaker, i join with the other gentlemen - the prime minister? mr speaker, i. join with the other gentlemen paying tribute to pc keith palmer and all the other police officers who have lost their lives serving and those who do so much to keep us safe. i was appalled to read the descriptions of the abhorrent cases of officers who have betrayed the public�*s trust and abuse their powers and let me be clear, it is

and was unacceptable and should never have happened. we have taken a series of steps already in the government will also now work with the mayor and the metropolitan commissioner to ensure that culture, standards and behaviour all improve. at the heart of this matter or the people whose lives have been ruined tjy people whose lives have been ruined by what has happened and i know the whole house will agree with me that it is imperative that the met works hard to regain the trust of the people it is privileged to serve. i take it from that answer that the prime minister does accept the case findings in full, including the institutional failures. findings in full, including the institutionalfailures. nobody reading the report can be left in any doubt about how serious this is and doubt for a second that it is restricted to the met. the report lays bare how those unfitted to join the police or aided by patchwork betting systems that leave the door open. if the government backed labour's plan for a proper mandatory

national betting, we could end the force that sees different police recruitment standards in different forces. will he backed that plan so we can't make speedy progress with mark mr speaker, there is no need to back that plan because we are already taking action to tackle the issues that are raised in a report. it was actually two months ago that it was actually two months ago that i met with dame louise casey and the magic potion commissioner and we introduced a series of measures. for instance, the college of policing is currently updating the statutory code of practice for police officer vetting that all forces legally have to follow. all police forces are in the process of checking their offices against the police national database and in weeks, her majesty's independent inspectorate will report back on their reinspection of all forces vetting procedures. neither these steps will not undo the terrible damage that have been

previously committed but we this action and more to the victims and survivors to ensure that such tragedies never happen again. the roblem tragedies never happen again. he problem with tragedies never happen again. tie: problem with the prime minister's answer is, what he is referring to is not mandatory, how could it be right to have different standards for different police forces? no wonder the report criticised what she because the government's hands of attitude to policing over the last 13 years. but let scott it what it really is. share negligence. the report also exposes chronic failures by the police to deal with rape cases with officers using overstuffed or broken fridges containing the rape kits of victims. 0n containing the rape kits of victims. on his watch, rape charges or 1.6% yet the government still has not backed labour's plan to have proper high quality rape and serious sexual offences units in every police force. ~ , ., ~

offences units in every police force. , ., ~ ., force. why not? mr speaker, would louise casey _ force. why not? mr speaker, would louise casey also _ force. why not? mr speaker, would louise casey also said _ force. why not? mr speaker, would louise casey also said is _ force. why not? mr speaker, would louise casey also said is that - louise casey also said is that primary public accountability of the met sits with the mayor of london. she described that relationship between the mayor and the met as dysfunctional. i hope when he stands up, he will also confirm to the house that he will take up these matters with the labour mayor of london so he plays his part. but mr speaker, the way rape victims were treated by the crueljustice system was not good enough and that is why the government published an ambitious rape review action plan. it is right that we have extended operations across all police forces in the country, we have tripled the number of independent sexual violence advisors, we have improved the process of collecting phone

evidence and being cross—examined and since 2010 we have quadrupled funding for victim support services. that is a conservative government doing everything we can to support victims and tackle predators. people are fed u- victims and tackle predators. people are fed up to — victims and tackle predators. people are fed up to the _ victims and tackle predators. people are fed up to the back _ victims and tackle predators. people are fed up to the back teeth - victims and tackle predators. people are fed up to the back teeth with - are fed up to the back teeth with the government who never take response ability and just try to blame everyone else. they can shout. if they are proud of the fact that over 98% of rapists are never put before, if they want to shout about that, let them shout about it. you should be ashamed of yourselves. the truth is simple. after 13 years of tory government, crime is out of control and people are paying the price. before christmas, the bbc reported the shocking case of a woman in or in fourth had been beaten with a baseball bat by burglars three years ago. nobody had been charged that burglary and she couldn't sleep at night. under their watch, tragically, that is not an

unusual case. so can the prime minister tell us what is the charge rate for theft and burglary across the country?— rate for theft and burglary across the country? actually, since 2019, neighbourhood _ the country? actually, since 2019, neighbourhood crime _ the country? actually, since 2019, neighbourhood crime is _ the country? actually, since 2019, neighbourhood crime is down - the country? actually, since 2019, neighbourhood crime is down by i the country? actually, since 2019, i neighbourhood crime is down by 2596. neighbourhood crime is down by 25%. but he asks rightly about what is happening with rape cases so let me just tell him that we are on track to meet our target of doubling the number of rape cases that our itching our courts. since the rape review action plan was published, we have seen police referrals double, we have seen charges are double and last year, there was a 65% increase in rape convictions. but importantly, we also change the law to ensure rapists would spend more time in prison. but what did his shadow policing minister say? prison does not prevent crime. it tells you

everything you need to know about the labour party. you cannot trust them to keep britain safe. mr them to keep britain safe. ij�*i speaker, them to keep britain safe. ii speaker, the prime them to keep britain safe. i speaker, the prime minister them to keep britain safe. ii speaker, the prime minister stands there and pretend that everything is fine. he is so totally out of touch. he needs to get out of westminster, get out of kensington and mr speaker, i don't... it get out of kensington and mr speaker, i don't...— get out of kensington and mr speaker, i don't... it is a very important _ speaker, i don't... it is a very important day _ speaker, i don't... it is a very important day in _ speaker, i don't... it is a very important day in the - speaker, i don't... it is a very important day in the house, | speaker, i don't. .. it is a very i important day in the house, we speaker, i don't. .. it is a very - important day in the house, we do want _ important day in the house, we do want to— important day in the house, we do want to make progress. holding up is not advantageous to any of us. he not advantageous to any of us. hrs. needs not advantageous to any of us. needs to get not advantageous to any of us. he: needs to get out of westminster, get out of kensington and i don't mean to malibu, to the streets of britain. go there and tell people it is all financier what reaction he gets. the answer he did not want to give, although he knows it, is 4% of cases. 4% of burglaries are charged.

96% of theft and burglary cases not even going before the courts. burglars twice as likely to get away with it now as they were a decade ago. they should be ashamed of that record. that cul—de—sac and are in fourth has seen ten burglaries in 18 months but only one of them has resulted in a prosecution. rather than boasting and leaving others, why doesn't he tell the country when he is going to get the theft and burglary charge right back to where it was before they wrecked policing. mr speaker, first of all let me say north yorkshire is a lot further away than north london. i would like the lines as well but i would _ i would like the lines as well but i would prefer to hear them rather than during. come on, prime

minister _ than during. come on, prime minister. now then, we are going to make _ minister. now then, we are going to make progress. he he will be buying the teas for everybody after. it will be yorkshire tea! since conservatives came into power, crime is down 50%. violent crime down 40%, burglary down 56% why? because we have recruited 20,000 more police officers, we have given them the powers to tackle crime and we have kept serious offenders in prison for longer. all they have done is vote against greater protections for emergency workers. they have opposed tougher sentences for violent criminals and they are failing to give the police the powers that they need. it is the same old labour. soft on crime, soft on criminals the

only kernel investigation i've been involved in is the one that found him guilty of breaking the law. i have prosecuted countless rapists. i want tougher... order! i am determined to hear the questions, whether— determined to hear the questions, whether it — determined to hear the questions, whether it is the leader of the opposition or the prime minister. sorry? _ opposition or the prime minister. sorry? i_ opposition or the prime minister. sorry? i think you have got your first— sorry? i think you have got your first customer petit. we still have this problem. we will have no more. please _ this problem. we will have no more. please let _ this problem. we will have no more. please let us — this problem. we will have no more. please let us get through and let us show— please let us get through and let us show some — please let us get through and let us show some respect to both people at the dispatch boxes. keir show some respect to both people at the dispatch boxes.— the dispatch boxes. keir starmer. i have prosecuted _ the dispatch boxes. keir starmer. i have prosecuted countless - the dispatch boxes. keir starmer. i have prosecuted countless rapists| have prosecuted countless rapists and i supported tougher sentences but you have to catch the common noes first and when 98% of rapists are not even being put before the courts, that is a massive failure and if he wants to go to on fourth,

which is in yorkshire, why doesn't he go to that cul—de—sac and ask them about those ten burglaries that have not been prosecuted? the reality is, after 13 years of tory government, they have done nothing on standards, neighbourhood policing has been shattered and burgers and rapists walk the streets within punitive. it is the same every week from the prime minister weathered as the cost of living crisis, crime running out of control or the stage of the nhs. why is his answer to tell the british people that they have never had it so good? mr speaker, let me just address the issue of the other gentleman has raised because i said at the time that i respected the decision the police reached and i offered an unreserved apology but at the moment that happened, there was a full investigation by a very senior civil servant. the findings of which confirmed that i had no advance knowledge about what had been

planned having arrived early for a meeting. but he doesn't need me to tell him that, he has published book into the report's other much more frequently than i have. the prime minister needs to answer the question,... i don't think we need _ the question,... idon't think we need any— the question,... i don't think we need any more. prime minister? we are need any more. prime minister? are getting need any more. prime minister? , are getting on. we are having inflation by paying 50% of pupils energy bills and fuel duty. it is the same _ energy bills and fuel duty. it is the same for _ energy bills and fuel duty. it is the same for the _ energy bills and fuel duty. it is the same for the side. i don't need any more _ the same for the side. i don't need any more from the backbenches here either _ any more from the backbenches here either and _ any more from the backbenches here either and i— any more from the backbenches here either. and ijust say, not again. i am quite — either. and ijust say, not again. i am quite seriously, today is a very bil am quite seriously, today is a very big day. _

am quite seriously, today is a very big day, please, iwant am quite seriously, today is a very big day, please, i want to get this house _ big day, please, i want to get this house moving on. prime minister mr speaker, _ house moving on. prime minister mr speaker, we — house moving on. prime minister mr speaker, we are cutting nhs waiting despite _ speaker, we are cutting nhs waiting despite resolving pay disputes and getting _ despite resolving pay disputes and getting the doctors back and we are stopping _ getting the doctors back and we are stopping the boats with the tackle on immigration. that stopping the boats with the tackle on immigration.— on immigration. that is us delivering _ on immigration. that is us delivering on _ on immigration. that is us delivering on the - on immigration. that is us delivering on the people's| on immigration. that is us - delivering on the people's priority. cani can i think by right honourable friend for the efforts he has made to support the uk's steel industry? can i tell him that we remain very concerned aboutjob losses at british steel in scunthorpe so will he today reassure my constituents in north lincolnshire that we will never see the end of uk steel—making under his watch? mr never see the end of uk steel-making under his watch?— under his watch? mr speaker, the uk steel industry — under his watch? mr speaker, the uk steel industry and _ under his watch? mr speaker, the uk steel industry and have _ under his watch? mr speaker, the uk steel industry and have no _

under his watch? mr speaker, the uk steel industry and have no greater. steel industry and have no greater champion that my honourable friend but i know that this must be a concerning time for british steel employees and we stand ready to work with her to support them. she is right, industrial sectors including steel have been able to read and competitive government funds to help support them cut emissions and become more energy—efficient and the government has recently announced british industry supercharger refund can help boost competitiveness in uk's key energy intensive industries and i look forward to working with her to ensure a thriving steel industry in our united kingdom. i would like to begin by paying tribute to pc keith palmer who so tragically lost his life in defence of this parliament and indeed what we all stand for, democracy. what worries the prime minister most about brexit right now? is it the

likely 4% hit to uk productivity or is it three former tory leader is planning to build down his deal this afternoon? mr planning to build down his deal this afternoon? ~ ,,, ., ,, planning to build down his deal this afternoon? i ,,, ., ,, planning to build down his deal this afternoon? i ,,, ., «i : afternoon? mr speaker, the windsor framework represents... _ afternoon? mr speaker, the windsor framework represents... just - afternoon? mr speaker, the windsor framework represents... just to - afternoon? mr speaker, the windsor| framework represents... just to help the chamber... _ framework represents. .. just to help the chamber... i _ framework represents... just to help the chamber... i understand - framework represents... just to help the chamber... i understand it - framework represents... just to help the chamber... i understand it is - the chamber... i understand it is true _ the chamber... i understand it is true. i , : true. prime minister. the windsor framework _ true. prime minister. the windsor framework represents _ true. prime minister. the windsor framework represents a _ true. prime minister. the windsor framework represents a good - true. prime minister. the windsor| framework represents a good deal true. prime minister. the windsor - framework represents a good deal for framework represents a good dealfor the people and families and businesses of northern ireland. it restores the balance of the belfast good friday agreement and ensures that northern ireland's place in our precious union but what i would say to him, i was more intrigued to see the words of his own party's president who just this past week have described his own party as being, in a tremendous mess. the

reali is being, in a tremendous mess. the reality is that _ being, in a tremendous mess. tie reality is that whilst westminster is once again consumed by the damage being caused by brexit, the public at home are facing the biggest fall in living standards ever. the highest tax burden since the end of the second world war and inflation at 10.4%. when at the conservative party and indeed the labour party going to realise that brexit cannot work? :, : :, , going to realise that brexit cannot work? :, , ., , work? the actions that this government _ work? the actions that this government is _ work? the actions that this government is taking - work? the actions that this government is taking or - work? the actions that this - government is taking or ensuring that fully half of most energy bills are being supported by this government. we are also make ensure we are delivering for people with cutting nhs waiting lists and that is something we are happy to work with the scottish government to learn and share best practice on but we are also delivering on the people's number one priority which is to stop the boats and end illegal immigration.

is to stop the boats and end illegal immigration-— immigration. unemployment has declined significantly _ immigration. unemployment has declined significantly over - immigration. unemployment has declined significantly over the . immigration. unemployment has| declined significantly over the last decade but there are still vacancies to fill and specific groups to help. on monday, the employment minister and i visited a job centre where we welcomed employers to come and speak directly. will my right honourable friend join me in congratulating stop a job centres on the proactive work they are doing and what they come to visit the job centre in person? come to visit the 'ob centre in erson? :, i , come to visit the 'ob centre in erson? ., i, :, :, :,, person? can i fight my honourable ffiend person? can i fight my honourable friend and join _ person? can i fight my honourable friend and join him _ person? can i fight my honourable friend and join him in _ person? can i fight my honourable friend and join him in finding - person? can i fight my honourable friend and join him in finding all. friend and join him in finding all the staff at arnold job centre for their hard work. i shall keep his kind invitation to visit in mind. he mentioned the over 50s or as my friend the chancellor described them, our more experienced workers, and he was right to focus on them because together with the work and pensions secretary, we are putting in place a range of measures to help support them to return to and stay

in the liver market and that is something that not only will help us to continue bring inflation down but will support those people to have healthy, productive, fulfilling lives. , :, . , lives. the uk government recently confirmed that _ lives. the uk government recently confirmed that scotland _ lives. the uk government recently confirmed that scotland generated j confirmed that scotland generated and sent south 35 billion kilowatt hours of energy in 2021. that number will rise to 124 billion in less than eight years' time. for this multi—billion pound bounty, scotland full see no revenue, no manufacturing or supply chain jobs. in our land of energy aplenty, why should our people be cold and hungry and businesses failing as a result of his government's robbery? what has the prime minister to say in defence of this naked exploitation of scotland's people and its resources?—

of scotland's people and its resources? , :, , ., resources? this government is a strong supporter _ resources? this government is a strong supporter of _ resources? this government is a strong supporter of scotland's i resources? this government is a - strong supporter of scotland's north sea oil and gas industry. that would have us pay billions of pounds to foreign energy companies and then ship that energy here for twice the carbon emissions. it is a completely absurd policy that is bad for our security, bad for our economy and thatis security, bad for our economy and that is why we are better off with the conservatives in charge. the island has _ the conservatives in charge. the island has been _ the conservatives in charge. tie island has been getting a better deal in recent years and i thank him for that, especially before he was prime minister when he was working with me when he was in government to make that happen and i am grateful but the island remains the only sizeable island in the uk without a fixed link, separated from the mainland, which does not receive a funding uplift to support local governments services and this injustice has been ongoing now for

50 years and all the evidence shows that it costs more to provide local services in ireland than on the mainland. when the prime minister work with me and his ministers to overcome this injustice this year? can i fight my other friend for his continued campaigning on behalf of his constituents? it was a pleasure to spent many childhood holidays on the island. the council will develop from a 10% increase in their funding in cash terms with an expansion year and they have been awarded an additional £1 million in recognition of the unique circumstances of the island but i will ensure he does get a meeting with the minister for local government to carry on the good work that he and i started and make sure that his local constituency get the support they need. we constituency get the support they need. ~ :, «i :, :, need. we now know from the telegraph's _ need. we now know from the telegraph's lockdown - need. we now know from the telegraph's lockdown files i need. we now know from the i telegraph's lockdown files that during two, at the very heart of government, science was not being

followed and rational discourse had been abandoned. this had dark consequences for children's education, mortality rates amongst the elderly, the economy and access to the health service. lessons must be learned, mr speaker, but we cannot wait ten years for the independent inquiry to tell us what we should do next time when the inevitable epidemic arrives. when the prime minister agree to a short—term focused inquiry that can give us recommendations so that we do better next time? mr give us recommendations so that we do better next time?— give us recommendations so that we do better next time? mr speaker, as with any public— do better next time? mr speaker, as with any public inquiry, _ do better next time? mr speaker, as with any public inquiry, the - do better next time? mr speaker, as with any public inquiry, the process i with any public inquiry, the process and timing of the inquiry stages or for the independent chair to decide. the baroness intends to gather written evidence throughout this year with public hearings also starting this year. they held a polymerase hearing in february which covered pandemic preparedness and resilience and they have set out

dates for pulmonary hearings into core logical decision—making across the uk throughout this month but most importantly, he will recognise it is an independent inquiry and it is for the independent chair to set the terms. i :, ., ' ., the terms. more than 1.5 and in --eole the terms. more than 1.5 and in people living — the terms. more than 1.5 and in people living outside _ the terms. more than 1.5 and in people living outside london i the terms. more than 1.5 and in i people living outside london stand to be impacted by the mayor's new london wide ultra low emissions zone. labourand london wide ultra low emissions zone. labour and the liberal democrats are all for it, they don't care about the cost of living crisis. does my right honourable friend agree with me that the best way to protect commuters and small businesses from the spread of this unfair £12 50 a day tax is to vote conservative on may four? mr; unfair £12 50 a day tax is to vote conservative on may four? my other friend is absolutely _ conservative on may four? my other friend is absolutely right _ conservative on may four? my other friend is absolutely right and - conservative on may four? my other friend is absolutely right and i i friend is absolutely right and i think he also failed to mention that just this week we have seen labour in wales introduced more plans for further road charging as well, increasing cost pressures for public

and business and i would urge the parties opposite to listen and stand up parties opposite to listen and stand up for the public and small businesses just as the conservatives do. businesses 'ust as the conservatives do. ~ , , :, businesses 'ust as the conservatives do. _. ., do. when my brother was diagnosed with colitis eight _ do. when my brother was diagnosed with colitis eight years _ do. when my brother was diagnosed with colitis eight years ago, - do. when my brother was diagnosed with colitis eight years ago, it i with colitis eight years ago, it turned our lives upside down. i am incredibly proud of the man he is and all he has achieved whilst living with this limiting condition. stephen sharp has crohn's disease and he is like many of our constituents all over the uk, living with a life limiting condition, trying to provide for their families whilst holding downjobs trying to provide for their families whilst holding down jobs while living with a disease that reeks havoc on their body. when the prime minister and the house support the campaign to cut the clap and get diagnosis early for crohn's and colitis and will he meet with my constituent and i to look at what more can be done for awareness,

research and funding? can more can be done for awareness, research and funding?— more can be done for awareness, research and funding? can i thank the honourable _ research and funding? can i thank the honourable lady— research and funding? can i thank the honourable lady for— research and funding? can i thank the honourable lady for her- research and funding? can i thank i the honourable lady for her question and pay tribute to her brother and stephen for everything they are doing to raise awareness of this issue. i would doing to raise awareness of this issue. iwould be doing to raise awareness of this issue. i would be very happy to meet with her and stephen and it is a very difficult condition for people to live with and it is right they get the support they deserve and i look forward to the discussion with her. ma; look forward to the discussion with her. i , : :, , look forward to the discussion with her. , look forward to the discussion with her. i, , her. my constituent, jamie scott, sent her. my constituent, jamie scott, spent four— her. my constituent, jamie scott, spent four weeks _ her. my constituent, jamie scott, spent four weeks in _ her. my constituent, jamie scott, spent four weeks in a _ her. my constituent, jamie scott, spent four weeks in a coma i her. my constituent, jamie scott, spent four weeks in a coma and l spent four weeks in a coma and remains seriously disabled as a result of a covid—19 vaccination. he and his family continue to believe that mass vaccination is the right policy but it must also surely be right to ensure that those, that tiny menotti, who are seriously injured as a result, are properly compensated. in the absence of court cases, it is in no one's interest to litigate. the current limit on compensation is £120,000, even for

very serious and lifelong injury, and anyone who is disabled by less than 6% gets nothing at all. that cannot be right. will my right honourable friend regarding the changing it? it is honourable friend regarding the changing it?— changing it? it is important to start by recognising _ changing it? it is important to start by recognising the i changing it? it is important to i start by recognising the importance of vaccines in protecting us all and not least the fantastic roll—out of the covid—19 vaccines across the uk. but i am very sorry to hear about the case that my right honourable friend raises. in the extremely rare case of a potential injury from a vaccine covered by the scheme a one—off payment can be awarded. this is not designed to be a compensation scheme and it does not prevent the injured person in pursuing a legal compensation claim with the vaccine manufacturer. we are taking steps to reform payment schemes by modernising the operations and providing more timely outcomes but of course i would be happy to talk to him further about this. the new inflation start _ to him further about this. the new inflation start this _ to him further about this. the new inflation start this morning - to him further about this. the new inflation start this morning show. inflation start this morning show

food inflation is at 18%, the highest in 45 years. millions are living in a food and fuel poverty because of this government's for years and political decisions to enable grotesque puppeteering at the expense of our communities. how on earth can the prime minister claim his plan is working or is it in his ayes? is it a success that sony people are struggling with their weekly food shop? the figures that have been recently published show that since 2010, there are 2 million fewer people living in poverty thanks to the actions of their seven previous conservative government. {lii actions of their seven previous conservative government. of course no one wants _ conservative government. of course no one wants to _ conservative government. of course no one wants to see _ conservative government. of course no one wants to see people - no one wants to see people struggling with week to week bills which is why it is imperative that we stick to our economic plans and we stick to our economic plans and we are on track to halve inflation by the end of this year. that is the most important thing we can do and in the meantime we have a range of programmes whether that is free

school meals to provide support to the most vulnerable families. est} the most vulnerable families. 60 million the most vulnerable families. sci million to the most vulnerable families. �*sc million to improve the most vulnerable families. 5c million to improve transport the most vulnerable families. 15c million to improve transport links, and last week the most opposing part of the budget, the £22.5 million to level up to ten town centre. there's government has put a vote of confidence in my communities. delivery is going to be on this project. can he ensure that we absently get this delivery on time and realise the potential of my communities?— and realise the potential of my communities? . , :, communities? can i pay tribute to his tireless _ communities? can i pay tribute to his tireless campaigning - communities? can i pay tribute to his tireless campaigning for- communities? can i pay tribute to his tireless campaigning for his i his tireless campaigning for his communities. we are investing across the west midlands and we will work with him to ensure that those investments are indeed developed, working with where the authorities.

those investments are going to transform people's lives and he deserves enormous credit for making that happen. deserves enormous credit for making that happen-— deserves enormous credit for making thathauen. :, , , ., that happen. households in gateshead have seen their _ that happen. households in gateshead have seen their energy _ that happen. households in gateshead have seen their energy bills _ that happen. households in gateshead have seen their energy bills triple i have seen their energy bills triple over the last two years. notjust the energy unit price increase but the energy unit price increase but the daily electricity has increased an average of 22p and 2019 to 58p for men next month. over £200 per year. to many of my constituents are picky those on lower income households this seems like a tax just having. these keys will continue long after an energy support schemes have ended. well the prime minister commit to ending the increase in standard charges and returned the 2019 levels or edit completely?—

returned the 2019 levels or edit comletel ? . ., . :, completely? thanks the chancellor, the government _ completely? thanks the chancellor, the government is _ completely? thanks the chancellor, the government is providing - completely? thanks the chancellor, | the government is providing support to the typical household energy bill. about half of that bill in winter, it is extended the budget. we went further, for those most vulnerable families. we will be ending discrepancy between union charges and those on prepayment meters and also providing generous cost of living payments worth £900 to the most vulnerable families. t0 to the most vulnerable families. to my constituents are my guests in a gallery today. in 2021, their son died by suicide. george was a member of the yorkshire regiment and had become depressed following one of his comrades who had taken his own life. in memory of george, adrian and carol have set up a support

group which marries up one veteran with another who is able to talk through and help them. the support group is called get emotions out, after george. but the plan is to join me in offering condolences to ageing and carol and also his support for the work that are now doing? support for the work that are now doin ? :, support for the work that are now doin ? . :, , support for the work that are now doing? can i 'oin my honourable friend in doing? can ijoin my honourable friend in sending _ doing? can ijoin my honourable friend in sending my _ doing? can ijoin my honourable| friend in sending my condolences doing? can ijoin my honourable i friend in sending my condolences to george's friends and family and find his parents for the brave work they are doing to raise awareness for the veterans mental health. support is available for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts including from the samaritans helpline and thanks to the excellent work of them veterans minister, we are working physically to support veterans mental health throughout the state mental health and veterans support. the funding was increase in the recent budget

and the service will be launched next month and i pay tribute for george's parents for the incredible work they are doing. my consistuent came to the — work they are doing. my consistuent came to the uk _ work they are doing. my consistuent came to the uk from _ work they are doing. my consistuent came to the uk from afghanistan i work they are doing. my consistuent came to the uk from afghanistan on work they are doing. my consistuent i came to the uk from afghanistan on a visa back in 2016. the home office have just refused her renewal and advised she should return to afghanistan. she is an educator. she is due to university court in september. it is a vocal opponent of taliban. she is married to a man who works for british forces and her family is currently being persecuted afghanistan. she has been trying started to get them here. there is no means of her applying for a visa. well he personally intervene as the immigration minister is yet to reply to me? it immigration minister is yet to reply to me? :, �* , immigration minister is yet to reply tome? :, �*, to me? it wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment _

to me? it wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment on _ to me? it wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment on individual. to me? it wouldn't be appropriate i for me to comment on individual visa case but i will ensure that the honourable lady gets a response from the home office with regard to that particular case. flan the home office with regard to that particular case-— particular case. can i ask the prime minister to — particular case. can i ask the prime minister to parade _ particular case. can i ask the prime minister to parade perjury - particular case. can i ask the prime minister to parade perjury to i minister to parade perjury to congratulate my consistuent, best known as a boy the tent whose three—year adventure camping outside is drawing to a close. he has raised money for the north devon hospice and will he wear chevron taking part in this final adventure great success? :, in this final adventure great success? . :, in this final adventure great success?— in this final adventure great success? . :, , :, :, success? can i 'oin my honourable friend in success? can ijoin my honourable friend in paying — success? can ijoin my honourable friend in paying tribute _ success? can ijoin my honourable friend in paying tribute to - success? can ijoin my honourable friend in paying tribute to max i success? can ijoin my honourablej friend in paying tribute to max and everybody else taken part in this fantastic initiative and congratulate them on raising such a considerable amount of money for a local cause. very well done. 65 billion local cause. very well done. 55;

billion revenue from scottish gas. but nothing for scotland. we got the renewable energy budgets, allocated £10 million as scotland but yet they want us to contribute are shared towards a 35 million nuclear power station. and the union can't scotland is energy that takes the powers. mr scotland is energy that takes the owers. i ,,, ., «i :, scotland is energy that takes the owers. i :, :, y scotland is energy that takes the owers. i :, :, powers. mr speaker, not only are we su ortin powers. mr speaker, not only are we supporting scotland's _ powers. mr speaker, not only are we supporting scotland's gas _ powers. mr speaker, not only are we supporting scotland's gas industry, i supporting scotland's gas industry, we are also providing £20 million and does want to work and provide clarity. he raised the issue of tidal power and i'm pleased to say that that is now included in the contract for difference allocations and 40 mw of new tidal stream power by four projects across scotland and wales, that this government

delivering security across the uk. that brings us to the end of the rather rowdy session of prime minister's questions. it took so lindsay hoyle because a lot of effort to keep everybody quiet is that we could hear the exchanges between the leader of the opposition, said keir starmer and the prime minister as sunak. it may have them to do with a fat that is going to be a very busy afternoon in parliament because in about 20 minutes' time or so, that debate on the prime minister's new dealfor northern ireland will kick off and there will be a vote. we already know that former leaders and prime ministers are lining up to vote against it and we will talk about that in just against it and we will talk about that injust a against it and we will talk about that in just a moment. against it and we will talk about that injust a moment. let me introduce our guests that part of politics lie. graham stuart, energy security and that zero minister. and

of course, bbc petal editor, chris mason is here. we will talk about substance keir starmer in response to the louise casey report into the match points in police and the governments record on crime. what you make of the moves in pm cues? there is always that tribal spirit to it. a bit of noise and steam in the chamber. there seem to have a bit of extra vim and vigour to it. perhaps due to the significance of the day, both the debate that's about to come on this whole idea of the windsor framework, and then of course the theatre around boris johnson. she is this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe.

the reconstruction of notre dame cathedral in paris has undergone many challenges in the four years since it was gutted by a fire. and now with much of the structural work done, teams there are narrowing their focus to recreating the famous statues said to be its protectors from harm. stephanie prentice reports: they sit up high on historic buildings tasked with redirecting rainwater from roofs and also said to provide spiritual protection from the wrath of heaven by scaring off evil spirits. no self—respecting cathedral could operate without its gargoyles. but some of them didn't survive the fire in 2019. and a dozen of france's finest sculptors were called in. translation: it's very fine. there are edges that are very fine, well drawn. we have to reproduce them as they were originally done. it's our duty. these new creatures are being made out of clay or huge blocks of stone shipped down the seine.

but some of the older ones are also being saved. this is not viollet—le—duc. it is older. i think it dates from a restoration in the 18th century. you can recognize the style. it is very busy. you can see on the column that there are lots of little spikes. each piece takes at least three weeks to complete, and after that, of course, the task of getting them into position begins. translation: these are stones that will now be part _ of the cathedral for 400, 500, 600 hundred years. this is another element that shows that the cathedral is rising from its ashes. and notre dame or our lady is set to rise again as paris's gothic masterpiece in 2024. stephanie prentice, bbc news. the rate of inflation in the uk, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose unexpectedly last month to 10.4%. there was widespread expectation

that it would fall, but the office for national statistics said it had been pushed up by higher prices in cafes and restaurants, and the cost of food and clothing. the chancellor, jeremy hunt said falls in inflation weren't inevitable so it was important to "stick to the plan to halve it". our reporter nina warhurst is in altrincham. hello from a cafe in altrincham in greater manchester. and today's numbers on inflation rising might have come as a surprise to many of the experts, but not to the customers in here and not to the owner who we'll speak with in a moment. come on and meet lucy and little toffee. and you are costing me a lot more than you were a year ago. yes, certainly. i've noticed dog foods gone up and things like chewies and treats, etc. and vet's bills as well. this one's had £15,000 worth of vet bills. so that has really, yeah, increased in price, i've noticed. and you're putting off big spend decisions aren't you? for the moment.

yeah, not really booked any holidays for this year. it's just proving to be too expensive really to consider. so yeah. not doing as much as i would have done normally. she looks like she's worth it though, if you can afford it thank you, toffee. thank you, lucy. who can blame people for putting off those big decisions around spend when you look at the basics? so, for example, the price of eggs have inflated by more than a third over the past 12 months, olive oil going up by more than 40%. so businesses like this having to make some real big decisions. this is chris who owns the cafe that we're in. good morning. you're not particularly surprised that inflation seem high. no, i'm not. and over the last six months, we've already seen so many price increases with food and drink. things were already tough enough. as it is, our electricity, even with the government support, has gone up by 266%. we're about to lose some of that support, obviously, in april, along with rising wage increases. it's getting to an absolute tipping

point for the hospitality industry. and you're in a position where you don't want to pass that on to customers because they can't necessarily afford it. absolutely. you know, we are against chain companies on a high street and there is only so far you can push your prices. you know, we did last september put our prices up by 20p, which in a percentage term was only 6% when everything else is rising so drastically higher. it's just getting to a stage where there is no profit. and at some point we do need it to come down on a drastic scale or have some support with that. those margins are getting finer and finer. thank you. interestingly chris was saying earlier, earlier that even when inflation does start to come down, prices are still going up at that point and the next few months could be crunch time for lots of small businesses. so what would you like to see in terms of support? well, you know, inflation has been a real problem for businesses over the past 12 months, but it hasn't been the only problem. we've got an energy support crisis coming down the line with the energy

tap being turned off from the government. support ends in april. we've got business rate re—evaluations landing on doorsteps as we speak. again, real big problems for businesses with costs increasing. so we need to see inflation come down. the government's forecast is it will be below 3% by christmas time, but it's an awful long time away. and that's obviously assuming that nothing happens out of the blue like a banking crisis or something geopolitical. so we really need to see inflation come down. it's actually killing businesses at the minute. it's such an unpredictable beast, isn't it, as we learned this morning. thank you very much. the government is trapped into its own target of halving inflation by the end of the year. that becomes increasingly challenging now. they say they are supporting businesses by capping energy prices for the time being and supporting households, they say, to the tune of more than £3,000 this year. but it doesn't take away from the fact that yesterday's surprising prices rising for the month of february. but even if they begin to come down at home, we will be feeling that stretch.

it will have to go much furtherfor even longer. counter—terror police have launched an investigation after a man in his 70s was set alight as he walked home from a mosque in birmingham. neighbours told the bbc they helped to put the flames out and carry the victim to his home where he was treated by paramedics. police have arrested another man on suspicion of attempted murder — and they're investigating if there's a link with a similar attack in west london last month. the uk has accused russian president vladimir putin of "deliberately" spreading false information about plans to send ammunition with depleted uranium to ukraine. the ministry of defence say the material is standard, and has nothing to do with nuclear weapons. but the russian leader says russia will be "forced to react" if the decision goes ahead.

whether it was the treachery of traitors, the nostalgic comedy of derry girls, or the moving drama of i am ruth, british viewers have been spoilt for top television in the last year. and the nominations for this year's bafta tv awards have been unveiled today. the bbc drama series the responder, and the medical memoir this is going to hurt, lead the nominations with six each. earlier i spoke to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson on this year's bafta nominations. the baftas reward british television, shows shown in britain, so a very british slant. those two shows you mentioned lead the way, the responder, in which martin freeman, which people probably still know best from the office, played a liverpudlian cop struggling with his mental health and having to do night shifts. it was written by a real—life cop in merseyside,

tony schumacher. based on his own experiences. the other show leading the way also based on own experiences of a real—life doctor, adam kay, the show is this is going to hurt and stars ben wishaw who people will know from the james bond movies. it's about a junior doctor and all they went through in the years of training to be a doctor and has got nominations, ben wishaw the leading actor, and also the writer of that show, adam kay, based on his own memoir. this was a year in britain where tv watching was dominated by the queen and she is nominated, there are nominations for two events involving the queen in the life events category, because there are nominations both for the party at the palace, the joyous celebration of the queen's platinum jubilee, you will remember that was the one that famously had the sketch

with queen elizabeth ii and paddington bear, that is nominated, and the bbc is also nominated for its coverage of the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii, a real reflection of some of the year's tv viewing there. the twin sister of a woman who was shot dead by her partner in west sussex, has met with home office ministers in herfight to change gun licensing laws in the uk. kelly fitzgibbons was killed along with her two daughters, almost three years ago. since then, her sister emma has been campaigning for tougher laws on gun ownership, after it emerged that their killer had lied repeatedly on his application. kathryn stancyzsyn travelled to westminster with emma. ava was just an absolute delight. and then lexi came along, who was the opposite. i always say this — the opposite of ava. just always looked mucky,

always had crazy, wild... she had our fitzgibbons curly hair. kelly was just... just so lovely. in 2020, emma ambler�*s twin sister kelly was shot dead by her long term partner, along with their two daughters, ava and lexi. rob needham had a valid gun licence, but afterwards it was revealed police knew he'd lied about drug use and mental health episodes when it was granted. emma believes that cost three lives and is now campaigning to change gun licensing in the uk. she's travelled from birmingham to london for a meeting with the home office to voice her concerns. nervous. but i think when i go in there... i'm so passionate about this. hopefully that will that will drive me and push through. i'm going to say there are so many changes that need to be made. hopefully, we can have an honest discussion about what those changes are. emma says there's evidence current guidance isn't

being followed robustly enough, but also that there are issues with the law itself, particularly around medical record checks, the cost of licences and the frequency of reviews. an hour later, the meeting is over. how was that? it was good, i think. there was a commitment that they were going to revise the guidance again. and this is going to be relaunched and republished towards the end of the year. and again, there's a further commitment that we can be involved in that and have our say. emma's meeting comesjust a week or so before the third anniversary of the deaths of kelly, ava and lexi. it also comes in the same month that a report following the deaths of five people in a mass shooting in plymouth suggested that root—and—branch reform of gun licensing is needed with more training for police and judges and an urgent review of all licences granted in the last five years. hi.

thank you for coming in today. no, thank you for taking the time to meet me. while in westminster, emma has been invited to talk to luke pollard, the plymouth mp, with similar worries. two devastating stories, one common cause. whoever wins next general election... yeah. ..i would like there to be a review of guns. i would like that to be with the intention of updating legislation and the guidance and the licensing system. so we can say that those people who we've lost didn't die in vain. won't be quiet. and we're going to keep raising the profile until we feel something's happened. the home office says it has already taken steps to tighten firearms licensing, including social media checks and the sharing of gp information. it also says it will respond to the keyham inquest findings in due course. for emma, this is a path she never imagined taking, but it's a path she says she's determined to follow.

it all feels very surreal and very odd that i'm here. kelly is giving me every little bit of power i need to push and to get some changes made. as we all know, the cost of living crisis is hitting the majority of us in the pocket. well, here is one of the most creative methods to make ends meet you're ever likely to see. kenyan farmer anthony muigai is using chicken poo to run his farm. taking the energy it provides to cook food and fuel his car. let's have a look. hi. my name is anthony. i am a farmer. i use chicken poo to power my farm. we collect the chicken poo every morning. we just sweep it, put it here, that's clean for the day. so now we go and feed the biogas.

we are mixing this chicken poo with waterjust to make it flow easily in the biogas. so here is our biogas. we pour it in, this is the inlet, the outlet is on the other side. with biogas, the biggest cost is the initial outlay, but running it, i would say it costs almost nothing. the initial outlay was approximately $900. biogas flows through that pipe, comes into these gadgets. it's to remove any sulphurs and those bad smells. this is now hot water. with biogas, we heat the water for the fish pond. but this is the same thing that you can use for showering in the morning. now i need to show you how biogas powers my house. come with me.

this gas, we use to cook virtually everything. i do not need to worry about running out of gas or i don't have money to buy gas, as long as my chickens keep on pooing. if you look at the kind of farming our farmers are doing. the returns are minimal, so the only thing that can make sense is recognising that you don't only get meat from a chicken. now it's time to power my car with biogas. this pipe brings biogas from my biogas plant and this one is taking biogas inside the generator. so i connect the charger. and we are ready to go. who would have thought chicken poo could power a car? it's amazing! goodbye.

the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow appeared in court yesterday in utah accused of crashing into a man in a skiing accident in 2016 causing a head injury and broken ribs. terry sanderson alleges he was hit from behind but ms paltrow says it was mr sanderson's own fault. the incident occurred in february 2016 at the deer valley resort where ms paltrow was skiing with family. from today, you can apply to volunteer as part of the team for the first time, london's west end has been lit up with 30,000 lights to mark the start of ramadan. the lights were switched on by the mayor of london, sadiq khan, who is one of more than a million muslims in london celebrating. coventry street, which links leicester square with piccadilly, is illuminated. just a note for viewers in the uk. if you want to follow the debate about rishi sunak�*s new brexit deal,

you will find it on bbc parliament. hello good afternoon. it was a sunny start this morning. stormy skies over argyll and bute and across western scotland for the rest of the day. gusts of wind inland. over the next few days, no few days chaining very unsettled for the whole of uk but also mild for the whole of uk but also mild for the rest of the weekend. still some heavy rain across shetland moving towards orkney and then back to shetland again. heavy foundry downpours elsewhere. very mild for

the time of year. there will be some strong winds around as well. the winds gust around western coasts. there could be some various flood warnings in place issued by the environmental agency. through this evening and overnight, there will be more heavy and foundry downpours leading eastwards, more share heavy showers, elsewhere clear skies, touch of frost in sheltered spots of scotland but elsewhere, attempt is between seven and nine celsius. on thursday, the system is lining up nicely on the atlantic. it will be swinging through the next few days, bringing more heavy downpours, likely to be thunder, lightning and hail. possibly some longer spells of rainjust moving into

hail. possibly some longer spells of rain just moving into the self is that a lead and east anglia by the end of thursday. temperatures between 12 and 15 degrees celsius. friday, not along and let set to change. it is likely to be the windiest day of the week for england and wales. some heavy foundry downpours. also some bright spells in between. temperatures mild for the time of year, that is going to be changing the time of year. we will see some colder air filter down from the north with some chilly northerly wind.

today at one: an unexpected rise in the cost of living, with food prices rising faster than any time in the last 45 years. inflation last month jumped to 10.4%, despite hopes that it might fall. things are only going to get tougher for the hospitality industry, and i think for many, it is going to tip them past breaking point, unfortunately. thejump in inflation comes just ahead of a key decision on interest rates. we'll be live with our economics editor. also this lunchtime: why did you mislead parliament? boris johnson about to face mps investigating whether he knowingly misled parliament over lockdown parties in downing street. and mrjohnson is one of two former tory prime ministers who say they'll